Casimiroa edulis (White Sapote)

Native to Mexico and Central America, this fruit tree belongs to the citrus family and can grow about 15 to 60 feet tall. Its compound leaves usually have five leaflets. Small cream or pale green flowers grow in branched clusters and are pollinated by insects; some varieties need another tree nearby for good fruit production. The thin-skinned fruits ripen greenish-yellow to golden yellow, with sweet, creamy flesh eaten fresh or used in milkshakes and desserts. The seeds are poisonous. Named varieties are propagated by grafting or budding. Photographed in Florida, USA.