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Markmelb starts with ... Hi - Has anyone had any great tasting white Sapotes yet? Ive had some from my 2 y/o Pike that didnt have any seed (possibly unpollinated ) that tasted pretty good like pear custard - but i had some from a tree i know that tasted simliar but had one that tasted like lemon merangue pie - really pleased ive got six different on the go at present and my Hawaiian Supreme and Sue Belle have started to flower already - hows everyone else going with flowers? | About the Author Markmelb , 21st May 2014 6:54pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author vlct glenelg 21st May 2014 9:18pm #UserID: 8152 Posts: 311 View All vlct's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author peetah pooraka 22nd May 2014 7:38pm #UserID: 543 Posts: 92 View All peetah's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 22nd May 2014 8:28pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Markmelb , 22nd May 2014 9:11pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Terrence vaucluse 23rd May 2014 8:54am #UserID: 9957 Posts: 18 View All Terrence's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... 10 years - you need to look around for a couple of grafted ones - my one year old plants already flowering - try and get a Vista and Pike or Vista and Reineke or golden globe?? Or a suebelle instead of Vista (fruits and flowers all year) do some more web research and borrow glowinskis book from your library on growing fruit in australia - when you try a sapote like I have finally this year youll understand - cheers | About the Author Markmelb , 23rd May 2014 12:47pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... Seedlings take 7-12 years to fruit in Victoria. But like all life they flower for a few years before coming fully mature and fertile. Although I have one 15 years of age which hasn't flowered yet. The spring flowering is the main crop, some flower in Autumn but the fruit quality isn't nearly as good on those crops. The named varieties aren't anything special, seedlings taste the same. Much more important to match the variety to your climate. | About the Author Jason Portland 23rd May 2014 5:35pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... Hey - Jason Your probably quite correct - Ive tasted what could be a seedling and compared well with my pike that was seedless size of a squash ball - havnt tasted my Hawaiian Supreme yet similar size and flowering on ends of new growth at present - one or the mate of the tree I know tasted like lemon meringue - I have a seedling too thats not showing any flowers yet - my Lamb Hass are getting quite big and did some pruning on my 2.5mt Hass in pot today and tied longer branches down like im doing with Lamb Hass - I reckon the LH may grow 25 -30% bigger b4 I harvest - Hey just saw an Avocado sensor linked to a smartphone App to test ripeness of an Avo - may be only good at supa market tho - saw a good video on the California Avo collection on Youtube today - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z5ONrV67MY | About the Author Markmelb , 23rd May 2014 6:58pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Terrence vaucluse 24th May 2014 1:29pm #UserID: 9957 Posts: 18 View All Terrence's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Markmelb , 25th May 2014 9:32am #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... Markmelb, Pike never gives a fruit smaller than a cricket ball if pollinated well and usually bigger than that. How far away are your pollinators?. I also got the tiny seedless fruit on mine for a couple of years until my pollinators came online. Fruit size ultimately depends on how many seeds fertilised inside the fruit. I think there's potential for 5 seeds but a big fruit will usually have 3. If you get all 5 pollinated It'll be grapefruit sized. Pollination probably gives you a better flavour too. | About the Author Jason Portland 25th May 2014 9:43pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... Thanks Jason - I had hawaiian supreme and wilson sitting right next to each other and Pike - maybe not quite online yet but taste was as good as pollinated ones with 2 to 3 seeds - the HS is flowering profusely at present and others not - SueBelle just starting to show flowers so i guess time will tell but i just love this new growth spurt they are showing at moment | About the Author Markmelb , 25th May 2014 9:50pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JohnMc1 says... All mine are flowering well atm, including a seedling for the first time. This is by far the heaviest set from all the recent rain and damp soil. My White Sapotes are planted on a slope with large Eucalypts nearby, giving me a hard time keeping the water up to them. If this is the "off" flowering period, I'm in for a heavy crop in spring. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 26th May 2014 8:04am #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Terrence vaucluse 26th May 2014 10:57am #UserID: 9957 Posts: 18 View All Terrence's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Markmelb , 26th May 2014 4:34pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 26th May 2014 5:19pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author vlct glenelg 26th May 2014 5:25pm #UserID: 8152 Posts: 311 View All vlct's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Terrence vaucluse 26th May 2014 5:42pm #UserID: 9957 Posts: 18 View All Terrence's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Markmelb , 26th May 2014 6:51pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 26th May 2014 8:16pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... JohnMc1, in Mexico they flower with the beginning of the rainy season (September? ish) just before it gets cold. They actually go completely leafless there during the dry season. Then flower.. and new growth. Here in Southern Vic is a little different because they don't go completely dormant and flower either in Spring or Autumn depending on the variety and how the seasons were for rain etc, although most of mine flower only in Spring. | About the Author Jason Portland 26th May 2014 8:39pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 26th May 2014 8:41pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... There's a few varieties which have multiple names, I've got a feeling Homestead is one of those?. In my experience anything with wooly leaves has been a dud in my climate. Although one of my seedlings is a wooly leaf and seems to be making good fruit set right now.. Doesn't mean it's going to taste any good here, but probably be a very good tree further North. | About the Author Jason Portland 26th May 2014 8:46pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 26th May 2014 9:59pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... Heres a pic of my Hawaiian Supreme flowers - can anyone tell if they are perfect to self pollinate - the second is my Bernicker Sapote slowly growing - would you believe its 19.4c outside in Melb and only a 5 days to winter - Well winter shouldnt start till the shortest day on 22nd June when I plant my garlic - Yum
| About the Author Markmelb , 26th May 2014 10:06pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author peter3000 adelaide 26th May 2014 11:06pm #UserID: 8166 Posts: 98 View All peter3000's Edible Fruit Trees |
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