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| About the Author peetah 28th April 2013 8:24pm #UserID: 543 Posts: 92 View All peetah's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... peetah there are many types of canitel which are often referred to a yellow sapote.Ross sapote,lucuma and tataruba could also be called yellow sapote. Good ones are moist and bad one are dry in the flesh.Bad ones taste like mealy sweet potato and boiled egg.Good ones have fruity flavors,a hint of caramel and a little sweet potato taste.They are worthwhile.
| About the Author Cairns 28th April 2013 9:04pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author VF 28th April 2013 9:20pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Cairns 28th April 2013 9:53pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... The Ross sapote I bought off eBay three years ago is doing well here. Over 2m and very healthy. I can only hope the seller was honest and knew what he was selling, let alone being a good one, talk about a long shot.. A seedling Canistel I bought about the same time has been flowering for the past two years but no fruit set. One of the grafted cv's, an Aurea has set two fruits, they're the size of a grape, don't know how long they will hang on for or how long they will take to ripen, first year. | About the Author JohnMc1 28th April 2013 10:49pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author VF 29th April 2013 7:05am #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... well....it's only 2 fruit VF, as exciting as it is, I'm reserving my elation till the day they're picked. Is it producing the fruit out of season? Should I be removing the fruit? My 4yo seedling is producing flowers right now. The Aurea was an outstandingly multi branched structured tree right out of the box. I've only had it 2 years, and it's in a 25lit growbag. | About the Author JohnMc1 29th April 2013 7:53am #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... My trees are a little younger than yours, so I'm interested to see if others have advise. I'm guessing the fruit is growing at the right time, as TFW starts selling them about August. Good luck with your fruit. My Fuyu Persimmon had only 2 fruit last year, this year ~35, so hope it bodes well for next year for you. | About the Author VF 29th April 2013 9:32am #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... What are the botanical name/s of the Ross sapote and the canistel and lucumo? Are they all from the same family? This is on my fruit hit-list - but can anyone recommend which one (or two) I should be looking for in particular please? I am confused with all the names :-O Gorgeous looking fruit there Mike - lucky u! (again! hehe..) (ps - got a fair few fruits on my B17 starfruit on their way - first ones...looking forward to seeing how they taste! :) | About the Author amanda19 29th April 2013 10:42am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author gardenererer mt viv 29th April 2013 2:39pm #UserID: 7920 Posts: 14 View All gardenererer's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Canistel, Lucumo, and Ross Sapote are all Pouteria species to my knowledge and I have a few different varieties. I read from one grower that even if you don't usually like the taste of other Pouterias, you will definitely like Ross Sapote. So I got some Ross Sapotes sent from Paradise Distributors last year. Their prices and postage is reasonable and I'm happy with the plants. Cheers! http://www.paraplants.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&category_id=19&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&manufacturer_id=1&page=shop.product_details&product_id=466&Itemid=1&vmcchk=1&Itemid=1 | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 29th April 2013 5:29pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Sapote is a state of mind rather than a taxonomic classification and can mean matasia and many other fruits from many latin american families.It is best shouted while gringoes are doing the samba or chacha. Yellow sapotes are not just any Pouterias like abius,mammeys,or starapples but a special group and specifically canistel, Pouteria campechiana.Is Ross Sapote the same species?I am sure taxonomists have had sleepless nights agonising over this and most are 'overwrought with ambivalence' but probably no.White sapotes are not called yellow sapote in any country regardless of fruit characteristics.The name white sapote is carved in stone and very stable. | About the Author 29th April 2013 5:47pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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gardenererer says... Sapote is a corruption of zapote which I think means 'soft' in a native South American language. Casimiroa tetrameria is commonly referred to as yellow sapote or woolly -leafed sapote . Aptly named as it it is yellow and soft. Glowinski claims that the better white sapotes have yellow sapote genes mixed in. So in everyday parlance a sapote is something soft ,round and tropical. | About the Author gardenererer mt viv 29th April 2013 6:10pm #UserID: 7920 Posts: 14 View All gardenererer's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... I should burn my Glowinki book.Tzapotl is the aztec term for soft sweet fruit. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/sapote_ars.html Sapodilla is frequently called sapota. http://www.crfg.org/pubs/ff/whitesapote.html While C.tetrameria is called yellow sapote in a couple of references the name is not in practical use anywhere for this species. | About the Author 29th April 2013 6:30pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author VF 29th April 2013 8:22pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... C. Tetrameria is the wooly sapote in most references. Canistels are the yellow sapote, and Ross is either a variety or close relative. John Mc, the Ross was likely from the 'Ross Younghan' tree in the BBG here. They are good, and a favorite of the bats, who hammer the tree but leave the Aureas a few meters away. I think the heritage of the 'Ross Younghan' is via Seymour Younghans, a cohort of Whitman and founder of RFC Miami who must have made this selection. They can look like donut peaches, far flatter than the types I've seen mike post previously. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 29th April 2013 10:20pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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