My Edibles: White Sapote Trees NSW

White Sapote - Seedling (Seedling) ^6/10

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I don't know what variety this is as I bought it from Diggers and they didn't say. I've read that it will survive down to -5 when mature, and the fruit sounds amazing, so I thought I'd give it a go. Doing well in the ground so far, planted in early spring and protected with an empty water tube, so we'll see how it copes with winter.

Planted: 2011

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Sheep manure, lucerne hay

When I Fertilise: Spring

White Sapote - Seedling

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I think this one has died in the winter. Frost?

Pollination: Self Pollination

White Sapote - Seedling (Seedling) ^8/10

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Organic Status:Organic

White Sapote - Lemon Gold (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - Steady grower.  Still waiting to try the fruits from this cultivated variety.

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Horse manure, worm castings and dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic

White Sapote - Kampong (Grafted)

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Planted at the very top of my orchard, a hard spot as it will never benefit from any good things like mulch, water or fertilizer which I will not be dragging up the hill.  Hopefully it will be tough enough to thrive up there. 

Planted: 2011

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Summer

White Sapote - Golden Globe

White Sapote - Reinecke Commercial ^8/10

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter, seasol

Organic Status:Partially Organic

White Sapote - Ortega (Grafted) ^8/10

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter, seasol

Organic Status:Partially Organic

White Sapote - Lemon Gold (Grafted) ^8/10

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter, seasol

Organic Status:Partially Organic

White Sapote - Hawaiian Supreme (Grafted) ^8/10

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter, seasol

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

White Sapote - Golden Globe ^9/10

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

White Sapote - Chris (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: - A small plant I originally had sent to Country Victoria, in the ground for three years with no growth during a prolonged drought. Now replanted in deep soil at the base of Mt Warning, looks like some promising new growth already in the damper conditions

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pest Control: Nil to date

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Still the same size as it was three years ago... growth always yellows off midway through the season

White sapote - Pike

Comments: - Planted in dappled shade, the tree appears healthy so far and flowering, especially on older wood. Sourced from at nursery at Tweed Heads, have planted it in close proximity to "Ortego" which is in full bloom. Ants seem to like the flowers, maybe they will be useful pollinators.

White Sapote - Lemon Gold

Comments: - Another find at a local fruit stall, this plant was so pot bound it was growing through the plastic into the ground below. Seemed to have transplanted ok, have bought it as a pollinator for "Vista".

Comments

Is it iron deficient? Phil - your plants are beautiful! The colour of them says it all..

Grew so fast the wind snapped off the sappy new growth - it was a little top heavy anyway

White Sapote - Dade

Comments: - Discovered by chance at a run-down nursery at Surfers' Paradise, an established tree which looked like it had been there for some time and overlooked. Already in flower, have started hand pollinating with pollen from the Ortego planted nearby. Having only just gone into the ground, flowers may abort before the fruit develops.

White Sapote Vista

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A small grafted tree originally from the famous specimen in Louis Glowinski's Melbourne garden. Struggled in the dry conditions for a few years in Victoria, now growing in a more suitable climate.

Update March 2010

Disaster - this tree was run over by the ride-on mower. No hope of salvaging it as it was chopped below the graft. Have managed to source another from Perry's in SA. Lucky for me, a difficult plant to find.

July 2010

The long awaited replacement tree has finally arrived from Perry's, and has taken prime position in full sun, just outside the gates of the swimming pool. Have married it off to a 'Lemon Gold" so here's hoping for a fruitful union.

Planted: 2009

Comments

Too much sappy top growth, pruned to allow better framework of branches

White Sapote - Lemon Gold (Grafted) ^2/10

Comments: -

died of unknown causes in the first year after planting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

White Sapote - Golden Globe

Pollination: Self Pollination

White Sapote - Chris

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 Growing well and producing lots of flowers. No fruit set yet..  Another variety (Golden Globe) planted nearby last year as a pollinator.

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

white oil for scale

White Sapote - Seedling ^5/10

Comments: -

first year

Planted: 2009

Pollination: Self Pollination

White sapote

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

White Sapote - Seedling

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

white sapote (Seedling)

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

White Sapote - Lemon Gold (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

Plants in deep soil are growing exceptionally fast, others outside deep soil much slower

Planted: 2007

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

None - easy

Organic Status:Organic

White Sapote - Seedling

White Sapote - Lemon Gold

White Sapote - Hawaiian Supreme

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Sharing hole with 'Lemon Gold for pollination. Hawaiian is heavily infested with brown scale while Lemon Gold is untouched.

White Sapote - Lemon Gold

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Sharing hole with 'Hawaiian Supreme'. Seems quite hardy.

White Sapote - Hawaiian Supreme

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In same hole as Lemon Gold. Hawaiian has problems with brown scale whereas Lemon Gold is untouched.