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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: 1988GD on June 09, 2015, 07:55:40 PM

Title: Skinny Sapodilla
Post by: 1988GD on June 09, 2015, 07:55:40 PM
I purchased a 15 gallon sapodilla that already had 8 fruits on it but the tree seems to be skinny and rubbery. I was wondering if it will ever thicken up or could it have been in a pot too long. It's about 7ft tall?
Title: Re: Skinny Sapodilla
Post by: murahilin on June 09, 2015, 09:23:29 PM
I had a very similar experience with a 15g sapodilla tree I bought a few years back. It was staked for too long so it was very rubbery and thin but I removed the stake when I planted it and the entire tree bent 90 degrees about a foot off the ground. Thanks to it being so rubbery it surprisingly did not break. I staked it back up using two stakes about a foot away on adjacent sides of the trunk and tied to each and around the tree in order to encourage the tree to build up a stronger trunk over time. I removed the stakes maybe about a year later and now the tree is growing well and producing decently.
Title: Re: Skinny Sapodilla
Post by: 1988GD on June 09, 2015, 10:01:54 PM
Thanks for your help it's my first fruit tree so I didn't know what to look for lol