Anybody growing Green Sapote?
Is anyone growing Green Sapote (Pouteria viridis)? I'd really like to hear about where it is "working", where it is miserable, is it vigorous, etc.
I'd sure like to grow it -- I know that some pioneers grew it in the nearby Fallbrook area. Here's a plant-tag photo from Daleys Fruit in Australia. |
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I have hopes of growing this one, though all but one of my seedlings failed. I will probably just buy a plant.
-Ethan |
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I came across this posting in the 2004 Rarefruit newsgroup archives, written by a person in Santa Barbara:
A quick report on my Green Sapotes here in coastal Southern California. I have two varieties: TREC 32 and Makawao. These are grafted, the first onto Mamey rootstock and the later on Green Sapote seedling rootstock. They are both only two years old but both show slow growth even through our winters which have often this year been in the mid 30s (colder than normal). The Makawao is fullly exposed to the prevailing winter winds and shows it with the leaves turning a copper color as if cold stressed. The new growth leaves tend to fall off although the main branch continues to add length and the growth tips remain viable. The TREC 32 is sheltered from the winds and is in a protected area behind my house. Its leaves remain a vibrant green and all growth continues throughout the winter months. Neither have flowered/fruited as yet and are only 3 feet tall so far. |
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Richard,
I have a Green Sapote seedling growing in Glendora, CA. It's about 5ft tall. Right now it's pushing new growth but has not flowered yet. It seems to like the cool winter. For what I have read, seedlings take anywhere from 8 to 10 years to fruit. By the way last year a contacted the person you're referring to in you post with the 2 Green Sapote trees. One of the trees had a fruit on one tree and 8 on the other one. I visited Quail Botanica Gardens in San diego last year and they have 3 Green Sapote trees growing there. Two of them had fruit on them. I posted some pictures on Cloudforest cafe forum. Racor |
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Racor, that's really awesome! :2216:
Would you happen to know what variety the seeds were from? Thanks! |
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I purchased this tree from Roger Meyer Nursery. According to him, he brought the seeds from Australia and is supposed to be from a large Green Sapote variety unlike the ones seen here. But there is no variety name.
BTW, I found some grafted Green Sapote trees online at TopTropicals and I had to purchase one. I just hope it will survive shipping stress and winter temps. Racor |
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I have a seedling I'll be planting out this month. Tasted one and it was fantastic, superior (to me) to mamey. I realize it'll be a long time and with variability of seedlings, who knows what will happen. I may graft a friends onto mine.
Gary |
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So green Sapote is pink and white sapote is green.The white sapote in my pic is on it's own no one waters or fertilizes this tree. |
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still that white sapote is really impressive Can't wait til my white sapote is as mature as yours! |
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RIchard, you started this thread, What has your experience with green sapote been like? If you notice my previous post, I mention the one that was given to me and is now some 8+ feet tall. Has your fruited yet? any info would be appreciate :) |
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you should purchase one! If I could make it to so cal I would find and purchase a grafted Green sapote. My seedling tree, that was given to me, puts on amazing amounts of growth and is unphased by winter, it's completely the opposite of Mamey sapote. It grows great here even in my cool summer weather! |
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This morning I visited Roger & Shirley Meyer in Fountain Valley CA to purchase a Green Sapote (Pouteria viridis). They have 2 or 3 dozen plants about 3 years old in 5 and 15 gallon pots. At $35 each for the 5 gallon pots I just couldn't resist -- I came home with three! You can contact them here: XotcFruit.
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Here's an update to an article I wrote a few years ago: Guide To Sapote Named Fruits
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