I am the forum member mentioned above that had a young small Hasya Sapodilla make it through a 25* night here in Lakeland a few years ago. The tree was unprotected, in fact I left it to die that night and was shocked to see not even a single leaf was burnt on it.
Hi C24,
Very interesting about the survival of 25ºF. by your young Sapodilla in Lakeland one year.
If you don't mind me asking i'd like to know how big/tall/old that young Sapodilla of yours was at that time.
I ask because I have a young Sapodilla in a one gallon pot at 9-inches tall. I realize that at this small size it wouldn't likely survive very much cold weather, but still, it would be good to have a sense of how large/old one needs to be to have developed some cold tolerance.
While mine has been very slow growing all year up 'til now, it has just this month begun showing a noticeable growth spurt and is suddenly producing much larger leaves than before! This cultivar of mine is a 'Makok' seedling, BTW. With its sudden growth spurt I am thinking that it might benefit from being moved into a slightly larger pot, a two-gallon, maybe.
Once again enquiring minds and all that. . . .
Paul M.
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