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Black Sapote Sex at Bunnings

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Fruity Tooty starts with ...
Hello, thanks for taking the time to read this.
Recently I brought a two Black Sapote trees from Bunnings. Pretty sure the are seedlings and are about 1 meter high.
I plan on planting them in the ground soon, but at the moment have moved them to large pots to grow.
I didn't know too much other than they are nicknamed Chocolate Pudding Fruit and even though they don't taste chocolaty to me, they are still really yummy!
So while researching how to best care for my trees, I have learnt there are male and female sapotes that need to be cross pollinated. I have no idea if mine are male, female or hermaphrodite. The plant tag doesn't say anything about the sex or cross pollination, only that they will fruit and how to care for them.

I'm ringing Bunnings to clarify when they are next opening, but just wondering if anyone else is familiar with Bunnings Black Sapotes?

Thank you.
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ivepeters says...
I got mine from Bunnings as well.
Produces large amounts even without another one.
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peetah says...
I have flowers on my seedling black sapote and I heard that seedlings won't fruit! has anyone got fruit off of their black sapote seedlings?
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ivepeters says...
I got mine from Bunnings as well.
Produces large amounts even without another one.
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BJ says...
If you have two you will get fruit. Chances of getting a non fruiting (male only) BS is slim. To get two would be extremely unlikely. Many will only put out male flowers for a few years, then put out both male and female flowers when the tree is more mature. The same is true of some other species. Grafted ones are best, but seedlings should produce alright fruit.
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Diana says...
Hi Fruity Tooty,

I got this tip from a tropical fruit world tasting and it seems to be right- if you eat the black sapote with fat (cream or ice cream), it tastes much more like chocolate. If you eat it on its own it tastes like persimmon.
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TMary says...
Do seedlings come close to their parents? My friends gave me a delicious fruit and I managed to raise a seedling - I wonder if it would ever fruit in Sydney.
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sternus1 says...
whatever your black sapote problems are mary, If it makes you feel any better, mine are probably worse. My Bernicker hates me and everything I've ever done to try and make it happy. Plan on buying another one when they become available, think I have a dud.
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MaryT says...
Well I have read through the long thread about them and there seems to be a large number of people having trouble with it so I presume it's going to be difficult, especially in Sydney. Still I will do my best and see what happens. It is only tiny at the moment. It might not turn out to be like its parent either, even if it survives. They are dear friends who gave the fruit to me to try for the first time.
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Diana says...
Hi all,

Mine is seed grown (unknown variety) and hasn't cropped either. It is only two metres high though. I have heard that they like a _lot_ of water, someone said theirs went crazy after being flooded. Mine has also ony grown during periods of very high rainfall.
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Andrew c says...
Hi for the melbournians my superb is doing very well but not my ricks late. Both grafted Trees from daleys, superb has two fruit setting after two years of flowers falling off. I keep it under the verandah facing north and away from frost. Not sure how it got pollinated but its not crossed with the ricks late as there aren't even leaves on the plant let alone flowers?
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Original Post was last edited: 27th April 2014 9:18pm
Fruity Tooty says...

Thanks for the feedback ivepeters, it's great to hear yours from Bunnings is going well!
Thanks for the info BJ, I was alittle relieved when I read that and Bunnings confirmed that when they are mature, they will grow both sexes!
wow, thank you for the tip Diana! When I go to the markets on the weekend, Ill see if BS is still available and try some with icecream, cant wait!.
Thank you for all your replies, I appreciate it.
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