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Originally Posted by Richard
Oh its going to town!
People in the CRFG say its 10 to 15 years to fruit, so I guess thats another supporting data point.
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It sure is! The Mamey Sapote is not even on the CRFG Fruit Facts. My local chapter arrived at a consensus, some time back, that it could not fruit in California - embracing conventional wisdom. Here are two references that wikipidia cites:
Sapote,
Mamey Sapote - Pouteria sapota they both claim that the tree has been found to be too tender to fruit in California. This tree has evolved, adapted and survived our climate. I got frustrated asking the so call experts about the Mamey Sapote in our zone so I when straight to the source: the Cuban community. Within 5 minutes they directed me to a fellow Cuban who had one in his back yard. This tree is 20' and 13 years old.