Ii also sampled the smathers white sapote. Fruit was medium sized, maybe the size of a tennis ball or larger. Tree seemed productive. No bitterness. Varieties: Homestead, Dade. White sapote varieties do not come true to seed and therefore must be vegetatively propagated by grafting or budding onto seedling rootstock. The pulp is sweet, white to off-white and smooth. It's strange how though in reality I haven't found any individual's in florida fruiting them successfully. Flowers. Redlands white sapote picked September 4, 2015. Quantity. How you space your trees depends how much pruning you are willing to do. I space white sapote trees 4.6 m (15 ft) apart and prune to keep fruit within easy reach. Spacing. White sapote trees are not picky about soil conditions but optimal growth occurs in well-drained soil with a pH between 5.5 and 7.5. I now have two white sapote trees: Redlands and sue belle. Very nice, vanilla custard flavor with denser flesh than other white sapotes I have tried. I also recently tasted redlands white sapote at the fruit and spice park. White sapote is a drupe with a thin, greenish-yellow to yellow to golden yellow peel, 2 ½ inches to 4 ½ inches (6-11 cm) or more in diameter, and weigh between 2.5–24.7 oz (70–700 g). Some varieties or seedling fruit may have a slightly bitter aftertaste, especially the pulp near the peel. Fruiting Season: May - July. Seeds should be planted within 3 weeks of harvesting from the fruit, and seedlings may begin to bear in 7 to 8 years. Flavor is excellent. Very tasty custard-like pulp melts in your mouth. Sweet and very good flavor. Regular price $62.28 Sale price $80.96 Shipping calculated at checkout. Add to Cart. Reputed in Mexico to have soporific effect. White sapote trees may be propagated by seed or vegetatively. At treehouse nursery on pine island I saw several 7 gallon Redlands white sapote fruiting in their pots. For home production most draining sites and soils are suitable. White Sapote Redlands Tree for Sale, 3-Gal Container from Florida. I picked up the sue belle when I saw a fruiting sievelike at Excalibur and it tasted great. Little tree fruiting in 1 gal container. Flavor was sugary and sweet and one dimensional. Re: Taste of Redlands white sapote « Reply #23 on: December 17, 2015, 02:57:41 PM » white sapote does very well in Central FL, producing so much fruit it often goes to waste. Sapote dormil - Sleepy Sapote. White Sapote Origin: Central America. Thin skinned fruit does not ship well.