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AndrewAZ

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Hoping these are flower buds on my sapodillo??
« on: May 31, 2021, 12:15:57 AM »



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Re: Hoping these are flower buds on my sapodillo??
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2021, 02:15:08 AM »
You are correct

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Re: Hoping these are flower buds on my sapodillo??
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2021, 09:41:31 AM »
When flowers start to open just a little, lightly squeeze once or twice to hand pollinate. Seems to have greatly increased fruit set here on Silas Woods.

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Re: Hoping these are flower buds on my sapodillo??
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2021, 01:38:54 PM »
No fruits on my tree last year.
I must have squeezed too many times.

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Re: Hoping these are flower buds on my sapodillo??
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2021, 09:56:11 PM »
Is this technique applicable to other sapotacae?  I have a bunch of different types flowering now

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Re: Hoping these are flower buds on my sapodillo??
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2021, 02:11:03 AM »
I get small fruits on my sapodilla every year, but they still do not grow to full size fruits, only to about 2-3" before they fall off. I have hummingbirds nesting on my tree so maybe they do the pollination for my plants (2).



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Re: Hoping these are flower buds on my sapodillo??
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2021, 02:50:51 AM »
I get small fruits on my sapodilla every year, but they still do not grow to full size fruits, only to about 2-3" before they fall off. I have hummingbirds nesting on my tree so maybe they do the pollination for my plants (2).


How old is the tree?
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Re: Hoping these are flower buds on my sapodillo??
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2021, 09:48:17 AM »
At least 7 yrs old, its about 6 ft tall.