Black Sapote growing from Seed (forum)

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Can you get fruit from growing a seed from from the fruit of that tree. I've read that it is not true to seed. I bought a tree from someone here in South Florida in a 3 gallon pot. Tree looks great and the grower had many growing from seed. Can you elaborate a bit regarding this topic? I'm referring to the Black Sapote.

Time: 27th July 2016 5:42am

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Manfred says...
Yes, you will get fruit. No, it may not be the same as the fruit from the parent plant. There is a 25% chance it will be better, a 25% chance it will be worse, and a 50% chance it will be about the same.

The chance that a seedling won't have fruit is about the same as the chance that a chid will be born without a nose. It does happen, but only to other people. Fruit is as fundamental to plants as noses are to people.

Most of my black sapotes are seedlings planted after Cyclone Larry, when fruit plants were hard to get. I suspect that most came from the same parent, but some fruits are bigger than others, and some are creamier and some are chocolatier. Sometimes I prefer one, sometimes the other. Some people prefer one, some, the other.

In southern Florida, you should expect fruit after about three years in the ground. I don't know how being in a pot would affect that.

See if you like the fruit. If not, plant another.


Time: 27th July 2016 8:59pm

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Mike Tr says...
They are pretty true to type and three years might be pushing it. Some outcrossed ones can be a little different.Big ones like Mossman,Tahitian,Maher and Flying Saucer typically produce seedlings that have large fruit.Fleah quality is usually more to do with climate,nutrition and ripeness than variety.

Time: 28th July 2016 11:30am

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sealuva says...
Thank you all that have responded. Lastly can you recommend a fertilizer and how often to add it?
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Time: 30th July 2016 4:22am

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