Check the listing for details. Vernon White Sapote Tropical Fruit Trees. Color: White. Listed at 79.95 USD. You are bidding on Vernon White Sapote Tropical Fruit TreesThe Casimiroa or white sapote as it is also known is native to the Mexican highlands and Central America.It's a wonder the tree ever fell out of favor when the taste of fruit from white sapote cultivars can be exquisite: like a creamy custard, with hints of peach, pear, lemon, banana, caramel and vanilla. It’s wonderful raw, scooped out from the rind with a spoon, and excellent in drinks. It also has a slight soporific effect and was used by the Aztecs as a sleep aid.The trees have a very appealing drooping habit with long branches that can almost touch the ground. They are fast growing with two main spurts, once in early spring and again in early autumn. Casimiroa trees fruit prolifically and a healthy mature tree can produce 1000 fruit per year. They are also long lived and can crop for 100 years or more. Fruits should be picked when they are just beginning to soften and change colour from green to yellow, if picked too soon they are astringent. DescriptionA medium to large tree which can grow up to 20+ feet high. The small flowers are formed in large groups and may occur off and on a few times per year, with fruit ripening 6-8 months later. There are green skinned varieties, yellow skinned varieties, and many in between. Pick fruits as they begin to soften, but do not wait too long as fallen fruits tend to smash when they drop due to their soft flesh. Mature trees can produce hundreds of pounds of fruit every year.HardinessThe white sapote is subtropical to tropical, surviving temperatures to 22F for short periods of time.Growing EnvironmentWhite Sapote's prefer a climate with moderate humidity, though trees have performed well in high-humidity area such as Hawaii. It colder areas, white sapotes do well in sunny locations, it warmer areas shade may be provided. Water often, although trees can withstand short periods of drought. White sapote's have large tap root systems that require deep soil. PropagationBetter varieties are usually propagated by grafting or budding, which produce fruit in 2-3 years. Seedling trees produce in 6-8 years.UsesFruits are excellent when eaten ripe. Unripe fruits have a bitter taste, and flesh very near the skin can sometimes have a bitter taste. Usually the flesh is scooped out with a spoon and eaten raw.This is grafted plant, plant around 3~4 feet height in 3 gallon pot. similar to pictures abovePlants shipping without container. will be wrapped and fastened safely in our packaging Thank you!CAUTION: PLANTS ARE SENSITIVE TO COLD. IT IS BUYER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO WATCH WEATHER BETWEEN CALIFORNIA AND YOU LOCATION WHEN YOU PURCHASE, I'M OBLIGATED TO SHIP AFTER PURCHASE. Feedback:Please leave us positive feedback and five stars across the board. If for ANY reason you are unsatisfied with your product, please contact us before leaving a negative feedback. We will do everything to ensure the entire transaction will be flawless in the end. We guarantee you will never be ripped off.Return Policy:We promise the item you purchase is the item we described within this auction. If the item arrives and is not as described, you may return the item for a refund. A return request must be submitted within 14 days after we have proof that you received the item. Shipping & Handling:We do combine shipping Please email me for combine shipping quote. we only ship to the lower 48 States. This excludes: Alaska/Hawaii, US Protectorates and APO/FOP. hope you understand. Thank You. Questions or Comments:If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us via eBay's messaging system. All questions will be answered within 24 hours, Thank You.