I’ve got a 2 year old Silas Wood in a 15 gal holding fruit in Polk county…gorgeous tree and one of my favorites in the yard…thank you for helping us backyard growers with all your knowledge and advice Alex and Paul you guys rock!
First question about spacing at 21:17 😂. It warms my heart that you always ask questions and greatly appreciate the focus on backyard growers. Your videos are fantastic for both teaching how to grow fruit and preserving the history for future generations. I have no doubt that you’ll leave a lasting legacy.
Melaleuca is what youre thinking of Alex. When we bought our property in Homeland(far West Lake Worth/Lantana) a few acres were solid melaleuca. We also are constantly removing Australian Pine and Brazilian Pepper(aka Florida Holly.) Recently we’ve acquired an Earleaf Acacia infestation.
wow thank you from san diego your videos are amazing thank you i have some unique trees from the middle east hopefully i can tell you about them in the next live chat . you are happy and kind person stay that way
Great video! Sapodilla is also the most salt tolerant fruit tree I know of. Know of many trees over washed by hurricane storm surges with no harm. Also one of the densest and most high quality woods on earth.
Awesome video thanks for providing great information on sap. Question when do butter scotch flower and when the fruit is ready to be picked in what month? Don’t want to put my in the ground and the fruit is ready to be pick in the cold months.
Thanks for watching. Thus far all the (limited) fruit from our Butterscotch tree have actually matured in August, at least the last 2 years, but that may not be representative of its season in your area. The sample size is just too small. We have a lot more experience with the other sap cultivars we grow.
How about grafting and creating a cocktail Sapodilla tree? I have been told that using scions/budwood is more complex/challenging than grafting onto a mango tree. Could you check this with Alex and let us know. TIA.
Great video Paul, I have a Makok variety it's about 2 years old in a 15 gallon pot beautiful and healthy always loaded with flowers but can't seem to figure out why it will not produce. Maybe I need another one next to it To produce?. Thinking not getting a More a Islam live in zone 10 near central fl. Orlando ,Oviedo any suggestions Paul ???.
We fertilize them quarterly using a 8-2-12 palm tree fertilizer . They also benefit from foliar nutrition. The UF/IFAS guide for sapodilla in Florida has a very helpful table for application rates and frequency.
I’ve got a 2 year old Silas Wood in a 15 gal holding fruit in Polk county…gorgeous tree and one of my favorites in the yard…thank you for helping us backyard growers with all your knowledge and advice Alex and Paul you guys rock!
Thanks for watching. Silas Wood is such a great tree
First question about spacing at 21:17 😂. It warms my heart that you always ask questions and greatly appreciate the focus on backyard growers. Your videos are fantastic for both teaching how to grow fruit and preserving the history for future generations. I have no doubt that you’ll leave a lasting legacy.
Thank you for your comment it means so much. I'm happy to help, to learn and to teach.
Thanks!
Thank you. So nice of you.
I am watching for India very nice video
A sapodilla episode! Nice. I’m growing Tikal, Makok, Hasya, Morena and what seems like a mislabeled Molix, which I suspect is an Ox.
Melaleuca is what youre thinking of Alex. When we bought our property in Homeland(far West Lake Worth/Lantana) a few acres were solid melaleuca. We also are constantly removing Australian Pine and Brazilian Pepper(aka Florida Holly.) Recently we’ve acquired an Earleaf Acacia infestation.
wow thank you from san diego your videos are amazing thank you i have some unique trees from the middle east hopefully i can tell you about them in the next live chat . you are happy and kind person stay that way
Great video!
Sapodilla is also the most salt tolerant fruit tree I know of. Know of many trees over washed by hurricane storm surges with no harm. Also one of the densest and most high quality woods on earth.
Growin Sapodilla in Jacksonville, I have seen them handle a light freeze. They have been more hardy than Mangoes, Jackfruit, and even Longans.
I agree! I have a few sapodilla in containers in Bay Area 9B, and they are more cold tolerant than mangoes and moringa.
True. I’ve had freezes that have killed some of my mangoes, but I’ve never lost a sapodilla to a freeze.
This gives me hope! I’m in the Gainesville area and have wondered if I could grow sapodillas here. What variety or varieties are you growing in Jax?
nice video , learned alot !
Thus amazing new friend here❤🎉
Awesome video thanks for providing great information on sap. Question when do butter scotch flower and when the fruit is ready to be picked in what month? Don’t want to put my in the ground and the fruit is ready to be pick in the cold months.
Thanks for watching. Thus far all the (limited) fruit from our Butterscotch tree have actually matured in August, at least the last 2 years, but that may not be representative of its season in your area. The sample size is just too small. We have a lot more experience with the other sap cultivars we grow.
My butter scotch is fruiting now. It's January
What is the dwarf variety mentioned at 40:28? Thanks!
Makok
I would love to purchase a Thomas! Is it possible?
How about grafting and creating a cocktail Sapodilla tree?
I have been told that using scions/budwood is more complex/challenging than grafting onto a mango tree.
Could you check this with Alex and let us know.
TIA.
It can be done, although grafting sapodilla is definitely more challenging than mango or avocado even for nurseries.
Great video Paul, I have a Makok variety it's about 2 years old in a 15 gallon pot beautiful and healthy always loaded with flowers but can't seem to figure out why it will not produce. Maybe I need another one next to it To produce?. Thinking not getting a More a Islam live in zone 10 near central fl. Orlando ,Oviedo any suggestions Paul ???.
needs more time
Any tips on fertilizing? Thanks.
I don't fertilize my Sapodilla, I find they grow pretty well. I don't know much about fertilizing them.
We fertilize them quarterly using a 8-2-12 palm tree fertilizer . They also benefit from foliar nutrition. The UF/IFAS guide for sapodilla in Florida has a very helpful table for application rates and frequency.
Any tips on growing and getting them to fruit in Arizona?
I don't know about growing in Arizona
The sap of the sapodilla was the original chewing gum, introduced to the US by the great President López de Santa Anna.
Sorry for my misspelling, Morena type. To see if it helps.or Alano
Man made pie, God made Sapodilla who do you Trust?
Malaleuca or paper tree from australia eating up south fl
Yeah, Malaleuca is awful. In SWFL, the earleaf acacia is a huge problem too.
Yes, Malaleuca was the invasive species we forgot the name of
It was interesting see Alex forget a name of a plant. No wasted mind storage place on invasive plants 😆
@@mwnemofortunately there aren’t as many of them as there were 20 years ago or so., so it’s easier to forget them