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Fruit Holding White Sapote from the Nursery Today
« on: January 08, 2022, 06:47:57 PM »
Today I went to one of the local Nurseries in town and after climbing into the deepest reaches of their pots I found a real treat-

A white sapote that was absolutely loaded with little fruitlets- I wasn't planning on getting it but it was too good of an opportunity to pass up, especially for the price-

A pic to show my lack of preparedness



With that said I managed to get the beauty home and while some of the flowers were definitely lost, I figure I probably would have to reduce the amount of fruit on the tree anyway in order to get some of them to fully ripen and develop properly-

It is in a 15g pot but I will move it up to fabric as soon as the weather allows-

Can anyone give advice as to how many fruit I should leave on? The guy thought it was a redlands variety but couldn't be sure




















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Re: Fruit Holding White Sapote from the Nursery Today
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2022, 08:19:36 PM »
What's the name of the nursery?

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Re: Fruit Holding White Sapote from the Nursery Today
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2022, 10:38:14 PM »
I would wait a little longer and let some fruits fall off naturally, then thin out to 1-2 fruits per branch. Your tree is not that large yet so to much fruits may delay the growth this year. That's a nice looking tree you got.

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Re: Fruit Holding White Sapote from the Nursery Today
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2022, 12:32:21 AM »
What's the name of the nursery?

JRN- to anyone in the area these people are fabulous suppliers

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Re: Fruit Holding White Sapote from the Nursery Today
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2022, 12:01:11 PM »
I would wait a little longer and let some fruits fall off naturally, then thin out to 1-2 fruits per branch. Your tree is not that large yet so to much fruits may delay the growth this year. That's a nice looking tree you got.

Thanks so much! I will do just that-

I couldnt believe it was there to be honest, a nice little new years present

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Re: Fruit Holding White Sapote from the Nursery Today
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2022, 02:07:24 PM »
Looks like JRN Nursery 2

Them and Fairbanks are about the only places I can find mango trees around here. Great bonsai trees as well!
« Last Edit: January 09, 2022, 02:18:18 PM by impatientgardener »