Green Sapote Pouteria viridis Tasting Florida Tropical Fruit
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Watch as we talk way too long about Green Sapote. Fruits were purchased from Lara Farms. larafarmsmiami...
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from south orlando my grafted green sapote finally after 3 years fruiting hopefully in 12 months fruits will be ready i plant my fruit trees high density and it seems to help.just had younghans white sapote fruit 2 have survived but the fruits where big and extremely tasty creamy.starting to bud again .i use black kow mixed in soil and organic fertilizer.
Thank you so much for the tips! I love planting stuff close together, so I will give it a try in one of my more food forest style areas of the yard.
I am very glad to hear that it's not just our grafted green sapote tree that died. I know of one grafted green sapote tree around here that has made it to at least the size of a 25 gallon tree. I know that they purchased the tree in at least a 7 gallon size from a guy in Hawaii. This is in pinellas. They go by ' ylang ylang nursery' on etsy and I assume they could give some great insight.
Also, try getting a mamey from a Latin grocer near you, the larger magana flavor is kinda mid, the smaller pantin is much better. You must scratch the skin and ensure that it is deep red underneath before you buy it. Most stores sell them way before they're red when scratched and those taste like garbage. Finding a properly picked fruit in the store is pretty uncommon. In our stores it's probably 1/10 that are picked at the right time
Love the channel and the insight you both(and your kids) bring. Thank you.
Thank you! This is very helpful. I’m not ready to give up yet 😊
Great video👍 Mine grow very easily from seeds and grafts so far for 3 years
I live in Lakeland and have a grafted green sapote on mamey rootstock. The tree gree excellent the first couple of years then I had some issues with it after a seriously wet summer.. it has struggled for the past few years but after some soil testing last year and noticing my potassium levels were way down i began getting the potassium levels up and over the last year especially right now at this moment it is rebounding well. I have noticed the tree really wants water but it like many trees doesn't want to sit in water. I should do an update video on it soon. I did get a fruit two years ago. Typically flowers right about now so I'll be checking for flowers soon. I really want this tree to thrive as its rare up here. Back to watching your video.
Mine was planted on a small mound, the soil came from a swamp, having 7% organic matter, the native sandy soil is now covered in rich broken down material from years of mulch. The pH has been around 7, i believe a bit lower in the mulch soil than the native. As i said before consistent water is definitely something I have noticed as a benefit. People say this is a slow growing tree but i have seen mine at times go through very fast non stop growth flushes when watering is consistent.
Very nice score on these rare fruit! We currently have 13 species of Pouteria here in our garden and consider the plants of this genus to constitute one of our main focuses. As mentioned previously in the comments, we have our plant here in St Pete, and it is in a 25 gal pot, and holding 7 fruit since it’s very first flowering in October. Didn’t expect it to fruit this quickly as we have only had it 3 years! Ours is the Hawaiian cultivar ‘Makawao’ which is characterized by a more rounded fruit than the normal form (as shown in your video) and has a notably darker almost crimson pulp. We believe ours is grafted on mamey rootstock. The last and only time I had a fruit of viridis was in Guatemala in 2016 where they were a very rare and I only found them once compared to the ample mamey present everywhere. The flavor was lighter and more floral than mamey. This ‘Makawao’ is said to taste richer than normal viridis. Lara has some of the only reliably fruiting and large established P. viridis we know of in FL besides the one at The Fruit and Spice Park. I have also heard of numerous growers in CA with it as well even as far north as the SF Bay Area. We wonder if they know the varieties or if they are seedlings? Plants from seed should take 6-9 years to fruit as with many other Pouteria species. Green sapote has been pretty easy for us to grow, but very slow. The first year we had it it did nothing and we were very concerned but last year it sprung new growth and has been trucking ever since. I have just given it rich organic soil, some azomite and composted manure. We grow everything as organic as possible and use only natural fertilizers besides the occasional Iron drench. This plant does not care about our coldest winters and could survive and continue to flower and fruit with no protection here (Zone 10A). The large grafted mamey we have also is faring well with our cold but is 16+ feet tall in ground. This grafted green sapote is very special in that it will apparently fruit in a pot! We will be making some grafted plants of this variety available for purchase very soon!! Keep an eye out for our fruit tasting and review video of this ‘Makawao’ variety which ought to be in late August - September 😊
Do you have any grafted for sale?
Happy Birthday Craig!!
Thanks for sharing
Out of all places I'm growing a Green Sapote in California in the bay area zone 10a. I purchased the tree from Plantogram like 3yrs ago I believe. It is probably grafted onto Mamey rootstock and it has flowered for me but no fruit set. I agree it's fussy! My experience is that the branches die or wilt and I cut them back. Not sure why they dry out. From what I read, Green sapote is from the higher elevations/mountainous areas of Guatemala so its from cooler areas and take a lower temps. Not sure if its the PH or not but my soil is clay but have amended the soil in my garden.
Julian Lara told me it needs to be planted in a well drained area, well fed, with added chelated iron. I’m going to plant them like a do avocados this next time.
@SulcataGrove That should work well for you. Eventually, you'll get a root system that will allow it to flourish and will only need water during long spells of no rain.
If earthworms 🪱 are happy, then the green sapote roots should be happy.
I have a big Green Sapote that I planted out of a 25g a year and a half ago. It started well by flushing a lot and I assume it will again this spring. But the tree has always come off very dry, has a lot of cracks in the wood and is very dark gray looking. It’s in sandy soil but the soil stays moist (I’m in south orlando) yet I frequently find my self having to snip a branch because it is all dried out and dead. Probably the most complicated tree I have. It flowers a little but never has made fruit set so far
Thank you so much for sharing about your experience with your tree. That sounds like our trees the first year or two. I’m wondering if they like a lower soil pH? I hope your tree ends up fruiting for you.
How long does she take to fruit from seed?
Lara farms sells the fruits? I can't find it on their website
When they are in season, they are listed on his website.
@@SulcataGrove oh that's right I forgot they are a winter type fruit. Thnq ✨
@@RuberSocks he seems to update his Facebook page when he lists new stuff.
@@SulcataGrove Oh that's useful! Thank you!
white vs green sapote, which taste better? and which of sapote including black can take the cold hardiness in zone 8B?
They are all totally different, unrelated fruits. White Sapote is more closely related to citrus and black Sapote is related to persimmon. I haven’t grown any in 8b, so don’t have any first hand experience with cold hardiness. All are more cold hardy than mamey
Any seeds available for purchase?
well ive tried a few sapotes. but i found them all to be terrible. maybe i need to try a fresh one
Fresh or at least not harvested too early, should be better. Craig and I both liked the green sapotes better than any mamey we have tried.