Nombre cientifico de la Pera

[irrrrrnal]

Good Morning,

I'm almost positive that I've seen that fruit at Highland Farms Supermarket.
They carry the hard to find products and I'm there almost every day. If you have one close by, check them out.
Have a nice Day!

[Lambada]

Originally Posted by Granrey

Thanks everybody but somebody already told me the name. "Casimiroa Edulis" It's also called: Zapote blanco.

I wish I could find this fruit in Canada. LOL This fruit is one of my favorites.

White Sapote - Casimiroa edulis

Glad you located it! I don't think I've seen that zapote here in DR - the one I'm more familiar with has a brown skin, red flesh & a large polished seed which looks like a piece of mahogany.
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[Granrey]

Originally Posted by Lambada

Glad you located it! I don't think I've seen that zapote here in DR - the one I'm more familiar with has a brown skin, red flesh & a large polished seed which looks like a piece of mahogany.
Mamey on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

This fruit is not common in DR. I think is only found in the Cibao region. My family is from Cavia, Puerto Plata. I was born and raised in Sto. Dgo. City.

When I was a kid, I would go every summer vacation to my grand parent's house.

When I first tried this fruit I was about 4 years old and my grand mother (God has her in heaven) gave me to try it. I was skeptical but I tried and I like it so much that every time I was going to her house, she would make sure there was a container full of it waiting for me.

I would mention about the fruit to my friends in the city and they would all say that they have not seen it and that pears do not grow in DR. LOL

[Granrey]

Originally Posted by irrrrrnal

Good Morning,

I'm almost positive that I've seen that fruit at Highland Farms Supermarket.
They carry the hard to find products and I'm there almost every day. If you have one close by, check them out.
Have a nice Day!

They don't have and store in Edmonton.
:-(

[Norma Rosa]

Originally Posted by Granrey

I found a pic on the internet

DR Pera

The autor says is called: "pyrus communis" but when I do a search I find different fruit.

It could be a mistake

Not common in the DR, but we had a tree of this Dominican pear in our backyard in Angelina, San Pedro de Macorís. A handfull of people care for this fruit - the pulp is very mushy.
Few years ago, while in Los Angeles, California, I came across this tree in a park in West Hollywood. The park keeper told me that someone from Central America had planted the tree. The fruit was of better quality (firmer pulp).