I'm from Houston and I planted a couple of seeds in 2016, it is now 2022 and only 1 tree made it to maturity. Earlier this year the leader branch was getting too high, so I decide to air layer it and get two plants from a single tree. It was a success and I cut it down and it was placed in a different pot. Not knowing there were 2 flowers on the newly air layered tree. It is now November 2022 and one of those flower is now a small fruit the size of a grape. I am hoping next year, the mother plant will have plenty of blooms...at least now I know the tree is mature.

I'm in Mesa 9b, Phoenix area. I've had trouble getting fruit set. My 12 foot tree has several varieties grafted on. The first and only fruit an Alano is currently on the tree. Lots of bloosoms, no problem with heat or cold, trying different things to get fruit but nothing seems to help. Keeping well watered during set time and extra P and K is on the list. Lowering pH is going on as well as foliar blooming help. Going to try blossom set again. Some blossoming is during various times besides early June main timing. No insects seem to care but honey, sugar, soda pop is supposed to attract pollinators. Rolling the blossoms with fingers hasn't seemed to help. I've heard a very large 30ft tree in town fruits heavily but no confirmation. I might try ripping up some blossoms and brushing some pollen on. Early morning should help.

Odd, Florida has hot sunny weather and rain at flower time but they grow fine there!

Thanks for this video. I was planning to buy a Chico Sapodilla but not after watching this. (I'm in Tucson). We are on average 6 degrees cooler than Phoenix but our lack of humidity is the same: many days we have only 10%-14%. This tree grows well in FLORIDA because it requires a tropical humid climate to fruit well; it likes moisture in the air with the heat, but doesn't like heat without moisture. In Phoenix and Tucson we don't have that moisture. I've hosed off my sidewalk and within a minute or two it's bone dry. As you said, if you put in a greenhouse environment maybe, but too much work for me. Too bad, because it sounds like a great tasting fruit, but living in the desert we learn to stick with what grows without too much effort. My Glenn Mango grows well here and it fruits, but have to take it in during that 1-1 weeks of 25F-28F of winter.

thanks, you explained it very well.

Are most of the trees in this video grown in pots. Looking so lush I was thinking they were mostly in the ground until you showed some low shots picking up a fallen fruit.

90s in Florida and no problems like you said with heat

Thanks for sharing how to take care of the sapodila trees.

I just saw a star apple!,did it flower?

I have butterscotch and they get full size and it’s flowering now dec18

Do sapodilla have male plant which flower but not bear fruit

Just wondering, we live in SW Florida. The Sapodilla fruits fine. It may be because you have fry heat. We have heat with high humidity. What if you put it under more shade and use a mister to create moisture and humidity?

how can your fruits grow and set fruit on a set up like that which is overcrowded or too closed?

Sapota plant growing from seed or not

I am in a tropical country, my Sapodilla bears many flowers, but, failed to make fruit.

In Thailand-- Lamut..

Do you have AIBU? Do I need to have more than one tree for cross pollinate in order to get fruits? Appreciate your reply.

Maybe in Arizona but in Florida full sun normal fruiting

I can't remember how long it has been since I've heard anyone as negative as this guy. I can't figure out how he even gets up in the morning.

Wrong... mine white sapote tree grew from seed and within 3 years it produces over 100 fruits... yes, i counted lol.