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| About the Author Tommoz Dural 3rd September 2015 7:33pm #UserID: 7219 Posts: 340 View All Tommoz's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author David Springwood 3rd September 2015 8:32pm #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Tommoz says... David, I am including the Kasper cultivar as a named cultivar. I assume that it is the same as 'Schnyder', bred by Kasper Schnyder. Interesting story, he came from Switzerland to Australia on a holiday many decades ago and never left. Now he's in his 70s and moved house and the trees are gone. What does it taste like? I'm sure it has to be better than 'pumpkin pie'. | About the Author Tommoz Dural 3rd September 2015 9:09pm #UserID: 7219 Posts: 340 View All Tommoz's Edible Fruit Trees |
David says... Yes you are correct, its the same man. I reported long ago how I came upon Kasper, and also the fact that the current tree I have is in fact an approach grafted tree from his original orchard, and yes sadly all the trees are gone.Over the years nearly 20, the tree has not performed well in regard to setting fruit. This problem to me indicates a nutritional problem which I have yet to solve.Having tried micronutrients, lots of zinc and boron, still not the right combination, the tree is now coming into bloom .Looking at the branches the tips are covered in bud lumps that are swelling. Will try this year spraying with zinc and boron while still in the bud stage to see if this makes a diff. I would welcome any input as how to make this tree now 5m high to set fruit better, also thought of a companion tree to cross pollinate, but to find trees is not easy, and have not had success so far. | About the Author David Springwood 4th September 2015 7:05am #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
Tommoz says... I really don't think it is a nutrient issue but a pollination issue. My feeling is that this cultivar is self-infertile, but Mr Schnyder never knew it because his other trees pollenised it. According to the Rare Fruit Council: "There is a problem of cross pollination within the whole Sapotaceae family, incompatibility between plants and pollen sterility." http://rfcarchives.org.au/Next/Fruits/MameySapote/MameyGreenSapote1-89.htm Graft on a scion of a seedling and it might just do the trick. | About the Author Tommoz Dural 4th September 2015 9:13pm #UserID: 7219 Posts: 340 View All Tommoz's Edible Fruit Trees |