Butterscotch Sapodilla

Butterscotch is one of the most highly regarded premium dessert-quality sapodilla varieties. Known for its intensely sweet, rich butterscotch flavor, this variety produces small to medium fruit with smooth brown skin and soft, fiberless flesh. While the fruit size is smaller than other types, its exceptional eating quality makes it a favorite among sapodilla collectors and flavor enthusiasts.

• Origin: Florida, USA

• Fruit Size & Shape: Small to medium, round to slightly oval

• Skin Color: Smooth, brown exterior

• Flesh: Dark brown, soft, creamy, fiberless

• Flavor: Extremely sweet, with rich butterscotch, caramel, and brown sugar notes

• Season: Mid to late season (typically late spring to summer in Florida)

• Seed Type: Contains several small, shiny black seeds

• Growth Habit: Compact to moderately vigorous; responds well to pruning

• Climate Suitability: Excellent for tropical and subtropical climates; not frost-tolerant

• Disease Resistance: Very good; easy to grow with minimal care

• Common Uses:

  • Fresh eating for premium dessert fruit

  • Backyard growing for collectors

  • Specialty fruit markets

• Harvest Tips: Pick when fruit softens slightly and separates cleanly from the stem

Grown and grafted at Zill High Performance Plants, offering one of the richest and sweetest sapodilla experiences available.