My Edible Fruit Trees: White Sapote Trees SA

White Sapote - Vernon (Grafted) ^9/10

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So far this has been my most productive white sapote in terms of growing, wouldn't even stop growing throughout winter in a small planter bag outside.

Bought as a pollinator variety and recently planted into the ground, hopefully it flushes new growth and begins to fruit in a few years.

Planted: 2016

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

White Sapote - Seedling (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: - Never tasted a Sapote before so thought i'd give this one a go, so far doing extremley well - when i first got it, thought it was going to die - arrived in a terrible state but have nursed it back to health. Still looking very spindley not sure if thats how they look?.

Planted: 2015

Height 2 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seasol, Osmocote

Pest Control: None.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

White Sapote - Chris (Grafted) ^9/10

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

White Sapote - Kampong (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Self fertile selection, so I have high hopes for this variety, arrived with nice large tropical looking leaf formations.

White Sapote - Macs Golden (Grafted) ^8/10

White Sapote - Ortega

White Sapote - Golden Globe ^8/10

Comments: - Was my first white sapote tree, thought it had died but these things are extremely resilient, sprung back to life in spring and has put on large amounts of foliage, can't wait for it to fruit in a few years.

Planted: 2015

Height 60 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

White Sapote - Lemon Gold

White Sapote - Reinecke Commercial

White Sapote - Kampong (Grafted) ^6/10

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hasn't enjoyed the cold as much as the seedling variety - lost leaves over winter but new buds forming.

New leaves covering plant now in mid spring, looking healthy. Grasshoppers eating new leaves.

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

White Sapote - Seedling ^9/10

Comments: - growing well, suprisingly undamaged by frost.

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

White Sapote - Kampong (Grafted)

Planted: 2013

Height 80 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Hey VLCT you're in Glenelg so was wondering if you'd had any luck with your white sapote fruiting yet? Could you hit me with an email at peterantoniw@msn.com to discuss this.

Hi there, ive just startrd growing this in Adelaide as well, was wondering if it has fruited and how it does in winter, for me the leaves roll up.

Hey Luke, Any white sapote will grow fine I'm Adelaide and fruit, just expect it to look a bit ratty in the first year as it adjusts to the Adelaide climate and will probably drop leaves in the first year of winter etc but will make a full comeback.

Cheers Peter91, eased my worries on the leaf curl. Seems the growth spurt just before winter didn't have time to harden off and curled up like little tubes.

white sapote vernon ^8/10

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Lovely looking tree and has grown very rapidly. New growth has been burnt in it's first Summer, but this year with shadecloth on hottest days no problems. Flowering and tiny fruits set, so far none have matured. Fingers crossed this year.

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

White Sapote - Lemon Gold ^9/10

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tree purchased 2008 (Daley's) was small but healthy, has more than doubled in size but seems a little less vigorous than our seedlings which were from a large tree in the next street.

Planted: 2008

Height 0.8 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: surface compost

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

constant battle to defeat (so far just manually) earwigs, grasshoppers, etc which devour the growing tips.

Organic Status:Organic