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Cutting back on sapodillas
« on: July 22, 2015, 03:50:51 AM »
I started with a few of the better locally available varieties of sapodilla after seeing and sampling around 15 types at a research station.They are being selected out from worst to best in terms of fruit quality and productivity.
Prolific wasn't good enough or productive so I pruned it a couple of days ago.It was keen to give up its spot and contribute to the garden in a more earthy way.


Sawo manila is now in line for the chop unless there is a remarkable change in form.


The 2 Krauseys I have are way better than others I have trialled or tried in taste,almost continually bear and are very productive.




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Re: Cutting back on sapodillas
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2015, 05:56:38 AM »
Krausey it is then. I'll keep the others for now because they are a very slow grower in the open ground here.

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Re: Cutting back on sapodillas
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2015, 09:01:46 AM »


Sawo manila is now in line for the chop unless there is a remarkable change in form.

Am I crazy or is this not the picture you were intending to post.  I can't make I out for the life of me.
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Re: Cutting back on sapodillas
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2015, 09:06:56 AM »
Oh, wait.....is that a stump among other tree cuttings?
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Re: Cutting back on sapodillas
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2015, 09:31:51 AM »
Don't be stumped,it had a good life for nearly 10 years but yielded to the competition.

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Re: Cutting back on sapodillas
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2015, 12:13:57 PM »
Is the "Prolific" sapodilla an Australia cv or is it the same type that originated in the US (Homestead 1941) ?
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Re: Cutting back on sapodillas
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2015, 03:40:42 PM »
It is the homestead variety.Ponderosa,brown sugar and a few others that are from Homestead I presume are also available at times here.

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Re: Cutting back on sapodillas
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2015, 06:03:41 PM »
I have the Ponderosa variety, I've been told it has very large fruit, but that's all I know about it. We (Australia) also have several varieties from south east asia, like, Krasuey from Thailand, BKD110 and  Tropical  from Singapore, Sawo Manila from the Phillipines amongst others.

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Re: Cutting back on sapodillas
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2015, 07:45:51 AM »
I'm giving my prolific the chop. It's name is a joke, I'm sure.
I still can't track down a krasuey after a few years, so I got a Tropical to keep my Sawo Manila company.