Showing posts with label White sapote. Show all posts
Showing posts with label White sapote. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 15, 2020

White sapote cv. Vernon

 Vernon is a very good cultivar and performs great in Davis, CA.  My tree came from Home Depot in Woodland in 2015.  It produces every year in November- December.  The tree is still small, around 5 ft tall. 

The pictures are from the 2020 harvest.


Wednesday, November 25, 2020

White sapote cultivar Fisch

I have a small graft of Fisch white sapote on my Golden Globe tree. The Fisch graft was from 2018 and produced two ripe fruits in November 2020. The fruits are pretty different from most white sapote cultivars I tasted.  Fisch fruits are dense and do not macerate when overripe. The skin is not bitter and very thin. The flavor is very nice with citrusy notes.


BRIX and pH Values for Various Yangmei Cultivars

  I measured the BRIX and pH values for 9 different selection of yangmei on June 15, and for 5 selections on June 24. Whenever possible, 3 f...