{"product_id":"white-sapote-casimiroa-edulis","title":"White Sapote - Casimiroa edulis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhite Sapote - Casimiroa edulis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCasimiroa edulis\u003c\/em\u003e comes from the highlands of Mexico and Central America, which is why it handles light frost and cooler nights far better than the tropical fruit trees it is usually shelved beside. It grows into a broad, spreading evergreen with distinctive palmate leaves and produces apple-sized green fruit whose flesh is sweet, soft and custard-like. It is one of the few genuinely subtropical fruit trees that will crop in Sydney, Perth and warmer parts of Adelaide as well as in Queensland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy White Sapote\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: More frost tolerant than mango, custard apple or lychee once established, widening where it can be grown.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy Cropping\u003c\/strong\u003e: Mature trees can carry very large crops, often more than a household can eat fresh.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHandsome Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Glossy compound leaves with five to seven leaflets give it a distinctive, tropical look year round.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeep Shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: The dense spreading crown throws genuinely useful shade over a lawn or outdoor area.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVigorous Establishment\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grows away quickly on a good site, reaching bearing size faster than most tree fruit.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBackyard Shade and Fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Serves as the main shade tree on a suburban block while producing an edible crop.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubtropical Food Forest\u003c\/strong\u003e: Forms the upper canopy layer above citrus, bananas and understorey edibles.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural Windbreak Interior\u003c\/strong\u003e: Useful inside a shelter belt where its brittle wood is protected from the worst gusts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tolerates coastal conditions provided it is set back from direct salt-laden wind.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m, though it is a shade tree rather than a screening plant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 7 to 9m, and keep it well clear of paths and structures\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and early autumn, avoiding frost periods in marginal districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, free-draining loam; will not tolerate waterlogged or shallow compacted soils\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice a week through the first two summers to build a strong root plate, since the tree is fast above ground and can outrun its roots. Mulch to 100mm, stake young trees against wind because the wood is brittle, and shorten leading growth early to keep the crown low and pickable.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6 to 12m, occasionally taller on ideal sites\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 8m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen, semi-deciduous in cooler districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Highland Mexico and Central America\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Greenish yellow, insignificant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795289702686,"sku":"ND-1782-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/zYG1AlsjC8UlF6kimNJ2A_5r6jSCl4.jpg?v=1787312762","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/white-sapote-casimiroa-edulis","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}