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brian

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sapodilla recommendation?
« on: February 24, 2022, 12:13:20 AM »
I have only tried two sapodilla fruit and both I think tasted like pure brown sugar, too sweet for me.  Is there much variance in the available cultivars?   Anything with a bit of tartness?

I saw the Lara Farms post and they claim to have
Alano (dwarf tree)
 Morena Hasya (makes very good large fruit)
 Makok (dwarf tree, from Thailand)
Tical Molix (almost completely red flesh)
Thomas (seedless)
Silus Woods (dwarf tree)
 Butterscotch

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Re: sapodilla recommendation?
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2022, 02:27:30 AM »
I have an Alano but I have not let it hold fruit yet. Next year I will. I bought it from Ongs nursery as a grafted variety from their tree. It is not dwarf. Maybe dwarf compared to other sapodillas. Nonetheless, they had ripe fruit from the Alano I bought and another variety (I believe Silas). They gave me a few fruit to try. ALL as you describe. Pure sugar bombs, very little change in flavor profile.

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Re: sapodilla recommendation?
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2022, 08:49:20 AM »
There’s a significant difference in flavor between some of those, but I’m not great at describing it.

Butterscotch, Thomas, Tikal and Hasya are my favorites from that list. Alano is my least favorite.

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Re: sapodilla recommendation?
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2022, 09:45:42 AM »
Thank you, maybe I will get an opportunity to try a few different types when I am down there.  They may very well end up simply being one of those rare fruits I don't like, though.

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Re: sapodilla recommendation?
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2022, 09:59:53 AM »
Butterscotch is the best I've tasted. Saps don't really have a tartness.

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Re: sapodilla recommendation?
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2022, 02:26:32 PM »
I have an Alano but I have not let it hold fruit yet. Next year I will. I bought it from Ongs nursery as a grafted variety from their tree. It is not dwarf. Maybe dwarf compared to other sapodillas. Nonetheless, they had ripe fruit from the Alano I bought and another variety (I believe Silas). They gave me a few fruit to try. ALL as you describe. Pure sugar bombs, very little change in flavor profile.
Alano is not a dwarf--but a beautiful tree however.  I grew it next to the street, and no one stole any fruit (except the squirrels)!  Get Butterscotch, Brian, if you're going to keep it in a pot and/or a greenhouse.  Yeah, they're pure sweetness, but they blend well with other fruits like in a smoothie.
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Re: sapodilla recommendation?
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2022, 02:57:11 PM »
Does the butterscotch has sandy/gritty texture or smooth flesh to taste?


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Re: sapodilla recommendation?
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2022, 07:04:07 PM »
Does the butterscotch has sandy/gritty texture or smooth flesh to taste?

Supposed to be grit less.