Sapodilla Growing in the Florida Home Landscape - Orange County ...
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<strong>Sapodilla</strong> <strong>Grow<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Florida</strong> <strong>Home</strong> <strong>Landscape</strong> 8<br />
Table 1. <strong>Sapodilla</strong> cultivars <strong>in</strong> <strong>Florida</strong>.<br />
Cultivar<br />
name<br />
Country of<br />
orig<strong>in</strong><br />
Prolific United<br />
States<br />
Russell United<br />
States<br />
Tikal United<br />
States<br />
Fruit shape<br />
and sk<strong>in</strong> color<br />
round to<br />
conical, ovate,<br />
sk<strong>in</strong> light<br />
brown, slightly<br />
scurfy<br />
round to<br />
conical to<br />
ovate, sk<strong>in</strong><br />
brown with<br />
grayish-brown<br />
patches,<br />
scurfy<br />
ellipsoid to<br />
conical, sk<strong>in</strong><br />
light brown,<br />
slightly scurfy<br />
Fruit size 1<br />
M, 170-225 g<br />
(6.0-7.9 oz)<br />
L, 284--454 g<br />
(10-16 oz)<br />
S to ML 80-323 g<br />
(3-11 oz)<br />
Pulp color<br />
and<br />
texture<br />
light tan to<br />
reddish tan<br />
and<br />
smooth<br />
p<strong>in</strong>kish tan,<br />
granular<br />
light<br />
brown,<br />
smooth<br />
Quality CFF<br />
rat<strong>in</strong>g 2<br />
very<br />
good<br />
good,<br />
mildly<br />
fragrant<br />
very<br />
good,<br />
fragrant<br />
Yield 3<br />
Season<br />
H VG May-<br />
Sept<br />
H P May-<br />
Sept.<br />
L VG Ma<strong>in</strong>, Dec.<br />
- March;<br />
m<strong>in</strong>or,<br />
May-<br />
Sept.<br />
1, S=small; M=medium; ML=medium-large; L=large.<br />
2, CFF, Caribbean fruit fly rat<strong>in</strong>g; L=low potential for <strong>in</strong>festation; M=moderate potential for <strong>in</strong>festation; H=high potential for <strong>in</strong>festation;<br />
U=unknown potential for <strong>in</strong>festation not known.<br />
3, Yield rat<strong>in</strong>g; P, poor; F, fair; G, good; VG, very good.