Question about black sapote flowering

[Lory]

My 3 years old black sapote seedling is flowering for the first time.
Flowers are really weird, just pale green and not fragrant.













I know this species is Dioecious having separate female and male trees.
My questions are:

- are these flowers male or female or ermaphrodit?
-  just in case there are female, since there are no other trees of the same species around, how can they get pollinated? will they still set fruits?

Thanks in advance for helping!

[michsu]

This is the flower and the forming fruit.. i have a few fruit developing now.. very exciting.. first time for me..

[Tropheus76]

First I have heard about the dioecious thing. Mine too is flowering for the first time. Seems like 3 years is the key. I figured they were similar flower types to persimmons since they look almost identical.

[palmcity]

My 3 years old black sapote seedling is flowering for the first time.
Flowers are really weird,  since there are no other trees of the same species around, how can they get pollinated? will they still set fruits?
Thanks in advance for helping!

I have only 1 black sapote that was planted about 10 years ago, maybe longer time flies.
There is no known black sapote around neighborhood as far as I know.
The tree has no problems flowering and setting fruit unless it becomes very dry without watering. It does not need as much water as ex. grumichama to set flowers and fruit; but it can not be too dry. The large fruit hide very well within the dark green leaves and are still on the tree while it is flowering. My trunk and major limbs look gross with various cracks and fungus/lichen that would appear to kill most trees like an orange tree; however, no effect on slowing it's growth progress.  I only occasionally water in dry periods and only occasionally fertilize lightly and it does well in full sun. The fruit will be ripening soon, turning into the ugly rotten looking brown skin and slimy black flesh. 
Of which the black slimy flesh is surprisingly delicious.    

Snowflakes / Flowers...   Never the same... 

[Future]

I have yet to identify a male flower on my trees.  They are also flowering as early as 3yr old.  2nd year flowering but no confirmed fruit yet.

[Guanabanus]

I long ago heard of this dioecious issue, but so far, I have never seen a male Black-Sapote.

[Doug]

I too had read that black zapote was dioecious, but when I asked the people-in-the-know at CATIE here in Costa Rica they told me is isn't true and that all of their trees bear fruit. BTW, just for kicks I have three black zapote trees planted in one hole for three years now, and all are doing great and growing like weeds....but no flowers yet.

[Lory]

Thank you everybody for your replies and feedback i feel very excited now to see the first fruits, i keep my fingers crossed 

[Future]

My 3 years old black sapote seedling is flowering for the first time.
Flowers are really weird,  since there are no other trees of the same species around, how can they get pollinated? will they still set fruits?
Thanks in advance for helping!

I have only 1 black sapote that was planted about 10 years ago, maybe longer time flies.
There is no known black sapote around neighborhood as far as I know.
The tree has no problems flowering and setting fruit unless it becomes very dry without watering. It does not need as much water as ex. grumichama to set flowers and fruit; but it can not be too dry. The large fruit hide very well within the dark green leaves and are still on the tree while it is flowering. My trunk and major limbs look gross with various cracks and fungus/lichen that would appear to kill most trees like an orange tree; however, no effect on slowing it's growth progress.  I only occasionally water in dry periods and only occasionally fertilize lightly and it does well in full sun. The fruit will be ripening soon, turning into the ugly rotten looking brown skin and slimy black flesh. 
Of which the black slimy flesh is surprisingly delicious.    

Snowflakes / Flowers...   Never the same...

Solo tree's fruit have seeds?

[Future]

Rats got my first fruit...

[Lory]

S..t