Hi there,
I live in Castlemaine Australia where it can dip below 0 on winter nights, but it probably wouldn’t get below -6.
I have been looking into different varieties, but it’s hard to find the most cold hardy variety.
First and foremost I want one that can survive in my garden, but I’ll be planting it in a semi-protected spot.
Secondly I want it to have yummy fruit, I do want sweetness, but I also value a good flavour. 1 reason I don’t like custard apples is because they’re just sweet with no flavour.
Thirdly I’d like it to have big fruit, and or is a heavy producer.
I heard “Northrop” was a cold hardy variety, but I’m really not sure.
Let me know what varieties you think would work the best!
Thanks in advance.
At maturity, White Sapote produces more fruit per square foot of canopy than any other fruit tree. So don’t be concerned about small crops.
White Sapote contains a large number of seeds in the center of the fruit. Some cultivars have a reasonable pulp-to-seed ratio, but the larger-fruited varieties do not.
As for taste, the important question is “how bitter is the skin”. Here in the states we have found that cultivars with low bitterness in semi-arid southern California have higher bitterness in the humid U.S. southern states – and vis a vis.