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Prune flowers on young vernon white sapote?
« on: November 11, 2020, 02:37:28 PM »
My vernon white sapote is putting out  a lot of flowers unprotected  in zone 7A/7B  North Carolina. I bought it this  spring at an Indio, CA home depot for  about 40 bucks. I gave it a 10 inch chop around July when it was about 4 fwet talk to try to make it bush out since it was growing straight up. It seems to be sticking with it's upright growth habit. Here's my question. Should I clip the flowers? I have it in a 5 gal pot and it has regrown to about 4 feet tall. I don't know if flowering at this size is precocious or not but I doubt the fruit will survive the winter unprotected. We are at an unseasonably warm 75 daytime high/45 nightime low period. Any advice would be welcome.

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Re: Prune flowers on young vernon white sapote?
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2020, 02:40:37 PM »
Mine flowered last janurary and kept fruit for the first time...I would probably chop the flowers though to focus on growth.

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Re: Prune flowers on young vernon white sapote?
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2020, 05:28:09 PM »
Are you growing in ground or in a pot? My is potted.

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Re: Prune flowers on young vernon white sapote?
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2020, 06:08:20 PM »
When it fruited it was in a pot...I assume you are going to put the tree in your greenhouse as it will die unprotected.

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Re: Prune flowers on young vernon white sapote?
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2020, 08:28:04 PM »
Well....I'm pushing zones, Baby!!! I am actually not planning on putting it in the heated greenhouse. I will give it a frost cover and maybe a barrel of water but my plan is to let it struggle and hope that it thrives. I am doing the same experiment with my avocados.

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Re: Prune flowers on young vernon white sapote?
« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2020, 03:05:55 PM »
Well....I'm pushing zones, Baby!!! I am actually not planning on putting it in the heated greenhouse. I will give it a frost cover and maybe a barrel of water but my plan is to let it struggle and hope that it thrives. I am doing the same experiment with my avocados.

Should be ok. Mine didn't even blink an eye at 26f.

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Re: Prune flowers on young vernon white sapote?
« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2020, 03:34:00 PM »
Let us know how it works out...I know it works with citrus.