Ciku - Sapodilla Tree in Malaysia

Check out this ciku tree! It was taken from my dad's home town in Kampung Rasa, Selangor. The ciku, also known as Sapodilla is quite a common fruit here in Malaysia. Its taste is very sweet and juicy while the black seeds are quite big and long. You wouldn't want to swallow one of it! After having one or two cikus, my lips usually get sticky. Hrmm.. I wonder why. Maybe because its bark is rich in white, gummy latex.

The ciku tree usually begins to yield fruit about 3-4 years after planting and after that yields twice a year with flowers continuing all year round. This fruit is native of Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras and was introduced to the Philippines during the Spanish times.