Chikoo is called as Sapota in English. It is also called as noseberry, mud apples, Sapodilla and Sapodilla plum. It is a brown
fruit with a rough skin but sweet brown pulp inside. The
fruit is a large
berry. Inside, its flesh ranges from a pale yellow to an earthy brown color with a grainy texture akin to that of a well-ripened
pear. The trees can survive only in warm, typically tropical environments, dying easily if the temperature drops below freezing. From germination, the Chikoo tree will usually take anywhere from five to eight years to bear fruit. The sapodilla trees yield
fruit twice a year, though flowering may continue year round.