Most commonly available large fruited varieties (near me in Central FL markets), are just not as sweet and nice as a small makok.
I've had an amazingly nice tasting large sapodilla..I don't remember the cultivar though...it was planted at the broward rare fruit councils garden, and the fruit had a much lighter colored flesh...no grit, and a large round shape.
I think another reason I enjoy the small fruits is because I eat them skin and all...sapodilla skin is like a potato skin to me...the best part sometimes!
So I agree to disagree, even with myself.
As long as its sweet, I'll eat one, and love it.
NOW this brings me to my next question...
what if there was a cultivar capable of producing pantin Mamey sapote sized sapodillas?
(I'd like to see a world record pic of sapodilla come to think of it!)
and conversely, what if there is a cultivar capable of producing sapodillas sweet as sugar with no grit, about the size of a extra large strawberry....and it produced loads of fruits???
which would you want??
I would probably want both!
or the one I could grow in a pot, and/or keep dwarf, and also have an extended season if possible.
rob,
I disagree.
the fruits are easy to sell and ship...and also less of a commitment to a buyer.
I prefer smaller sapodilla for selling and eating.
I am going to have to disagree with your disagreement ...as I see this on a weekly basis. Most customers do not want the small Silas Woods.
I agree with Rob's disagreement. If I'm going to wait for a sapodilla to ripen, I'd like it to be more than two bites. My 4-6 ounce Alanos tease me. Sapodillas should really be the size of a large tangelo