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White Sapote
Casimiroa edulis Llave & Lex
Rutaceae
Origin: Native to central Mexico.
Common Names:
Golden Sapote, White Sapote, Sapote, Zapote blanco, Casimiroa.
Distant
affinity: Citrus, Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos Correa), Wampi (Clausena
lansium Skeels), Wood-apple (Feronia limonia Swingle)
Family Rutaceae,
'Sapote' comes from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word Tzapotl, used to describe all soft, sweet
fruit.
As a member of the Rutaceae family, Casimiroa edulis is also a larval
host plant for Swallowtail butterflies.
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Cochitzapotl
White Sapote (Casimiroa
edulis), also known as Cochitzapotl in Nahuatl (meaning '"sleep-sapote") is
a species of tropical fruiting tree in the family Rutaceae, native to
eastern Mexico and Central America south to Costa Rica. Mature trees range
from 5–16 m tall and are evergreen. The leaves are alternate, palmately
compound with 3–5 leaflets, the leaflets 6–13 cm long and 2.5–5 cm broad
with an entire margin, and the leaf petiole 10–15 cm long. The fruit is an
ovoid drupe, 5–10 cm in diameter, with a thin, inedible skin turning from
green to yellow when ripe, and an edible pulp, which can range in flavor
from bland to banana-like to peach to pear to vanilla flan.
The pulp can be creamy-white in green skin varieties or a
beige-yellow in yellow skin varieties and has a smooth texture similar to
ripe avocado. It contains from one to five seeds that are said to have
narcotic properties.
In the past 40 years, extensive experiments have been carried out on the
Cochitzapotl's seeds that have yielded the identity of many
pharmacologically active compounds, including: n-methylhistamine, n-dimethylhistamine,
zapotin and histamine. Various chemical compounds have been extracted from
the fruit and seed and show potential uses in drugs for sleep aids,
cardio-vascular regulation, anti-convulsive, and sexual enhancement.
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You are bidding on live bare root seedlings
with vigorous root systems 8-18 inches tall with * leaves born and grown in
Hawaii.
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Eating this fruit has long been known to produce drowsiness, as noted by
Francisco Hernandez de Toledo in the 16th century. Although Europeans
were not the first to note this quality, they destroyed the 99% of the
pre-extant literature of Mesoamerica. The Nahuatl name Cochitzapotl
itself is a record of the fact that people knew the plant induced
drowsiness.
Cochitzapotl fruit ripens six to nine months from bloom. Fruit color ranges from apple-green to
orange-yellow at maturity, according to cultivar. The fruit shape is round,
oval or ovoid, symmetrical or irregular.
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Cochitzapotl can grow 30 to 40 feet tall and make a dense shade. The
tree has a habit of molting a few times per year and most of the palmate
leaves will drop suddenly leaving the tree nearly bare of foliage. That is
normal for this tree. New growth is a coppery-red color. Cochitzapotl is successful wherever oranges can be grown. In
California mature trees are found from Chico, southward. It does poorly in
areas with high summer heat such as the deserts of the Southwest, and in the
high humidity of the tropical lowlands of Hawaii and Florida. Otherwise, it
can take a lot of abuse, but is brittle in wind. Established trees withstand
occasional frost to 22° F., although young trees can be damaged at 30° F.
The tree does best where the mean temperature from April to October is about
68° F. White Sapotes are also tolerant of cold wet roots and north sides of
buildings. Cochitzapotl seedlings get large quickly.
Foliage: The White Sapote has glossy, bright green, palmately compound,
hand-shaped leaves with 5 - 6 inch leaflets on a long petiole. New growth is
usually reddish, becoming dark green with age, pale green beneath. Stress
such as either prolonged cold or abnormal heat, will cause defoliation and a
subsequent new growth flush. Leaves will burn in hot winds, which may also
scar the fruit or cause it to drop.
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Cochitzapotl forms a medium to very large evergreen tree,
15 to 50 feet, according to cultivar and soil. It is deciduous under drought
and other stress. The tree casts a dense shade. Growth is rapid, in flushes.
It is densely branching, drooping at maturity. Young trees tend toward a
single, limber stem for first 2 years often requiring staking. White sapotes
have a taproot and other fibrous roots that are wandering and greedy like
citrus.
Cochitzapotl has small greenish-yellow, odorless flowers, are born in terminal and axillary panicles. They are hermaphrodite
and occasionally unisexual because of aborted stigmas. They follow growth
flush and often bloom again several months later. The flowers are
attractive to bees, hoverflies and ants. The pollination tendencies or
requirements of various cultivars have not yet been fully determined.
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The fruit's skin is very thin and smooth,
with a waxy bloom, and is sometimes bitter. Green-skinned varieties have
white flesh; yellow skinned varieties have yellow flesh. The flesh has a
custard-like texture and a sweet delicious flavor reminiscent of peach or
banana, although sometimes with a hint of bitterness. Cochitzapotl fruit becomes
pungent and unpleasant if overripe. The fruit contains 5 - 7
short-lived seeds thaat resemble a greatly enlarged orange seed. They range
in size from 1 - 2 inches in length. The fruits also usually contain several
aborted, thin, papery seeds. White Sapotes can bear within 10 years from seed.
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Polynesian Produce Stand
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All good things take time, so
I grow my plants and rare palms in  my
ebay store.
Much more to
check out or just get a little education on in my store.
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Shipping
ATTENTION USA BIDDERS!
 All live plants are shipped bare-root wrapped
 in moist
sphagnum moss to ensure the plant’s healthy
transit to you. All live
plants are Inspected By USDA Plant Inspectors before they are
shipped to insure you get healthy pest free plants and seeds.
We ship via USPS Mondays-Wednesday with Delivery
confirmation.
 All
plant materials are required by LAW to inspected and certified by
USDA prior to export Hawaii to the US Mainland.
After
Inspection, USDA stamps released for export Hawaii to the US
Mainland. All items are delivered to USDA Inspection Station at
Honolulu International airport.
USDA
Certification charge
is included in Shipping and Handling
@ $5 fee per
item/species.
There is a
packing & custom boxing fee.
Last and
usually least is USPS postage (shipping).
ATTENTION INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS!
We can ship live plants to the US only. Only Domestic Shipping and Handling
includes USDA Certification.
We ship Seeds Internationally.
All International shipments are at Buyer's
Risk. Please spend no more more than you can lose!
Proper Permits and Documents are the
BUYER's responsibility.
Please request any documents prior to shipping.
For foreign customers, please check your laws concerning permitting and customs,
additional shipping and handling costs may apply.
The additional charge for any Phytosanitary Certificate is not included in this offer.
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ON LIVE PLANTS is available only under these conditions!
All international orders
are shipped at the
BUYER's RISK
(shipped with or without
documents) and no refunds or replacements are offered for Dead On
Arrival, loss, confiscation, Customs Seizure, unanticipated charges,
etc.
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Payment
We
accept online payments only through PayPal, Cash payments are only acceptable for
in-person payments and cash-on-delivery (COD). Cash payment can not be sent through the
mail.
Please only one Paypal payment. SO THE COMBINED SHIPPING RULE WILL CAN
BE USED. Multiple paypal payments are NOT eligible for
discounts.
We will ship once a week - ON or BEFORE WEDNESDAYS, because
of the special stamps needed to ship plants and cuttings to you. This can only be
done at the Dept. of Agriculture. If payments are not met before that MONDAY, your
items will be shipped the following week and lose the combined discount opportunity.
Non-paying bidders may receive negative feedback and will be reported as an unpaid item to
eBay.
COMBINED
SHIPPING POLICY
INTERNATIONAL
SHIPPING is not included in this offer.
INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING ON LIVE PLANTS on a case by case
basis.
We will combine shipping for auctions won on the same week paid with same paypal payment.
This policy is good for auction items bought and paid for in the week ending MONDAY.
Payment must be received
within 7 days of the auction ending.
Combined
Discounts Won Auctions
For 2-3 winning auctions, the combined discount is 10% of the total Shipping and Handling
charges. For 4-7 winning auctions, the combined discount is 20% of the total Shipping and
Handling charges. For 7+ winning auctions, the combined discount is 30% of the total
Shipping and Handling charges.
As each order is packed and prepared separately you will pay the quoted S/H charges
individually per item. If you buy the same species in that item it does calculate out the
discount (i.e.: additional item $3.61). My stores' combined shipping is built in for same
items rather than a varied selection. Includes postage, USDA certification and inspection,
proper packing and delivery to Airport for prompt delivery. I can’t really change any
of these. If you want one of this and one of that, it gets hard to discount much as each
different species requires it's own prep & packing, then at USDA each has to be
unwrapped and inspected then repacked. USDA requires me to clean and prepare every last
piece before we drive them to the Inspection Station on the other side of the island. It
takes my wife and I, a day to pack items and get ready to ship. The whole next day we
drive around the island and get inspected (2-3 hours), then drive to the Airport Post
Office to drop off. It takes the same work with the same type item if you can understand.
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LIVE PLANTS ARE PERISHABLE.
For this reason uninsurable.
When you order a plant we assume you are prepared to care for it.
Please have potting media and a container prepared for your plant
before it arrives. Shipping can be stressful on a plant, and any
mistakes that you make upon arrival can stress the plant further,
which is not good. Proper care is critical upon arrival. It is your
responsibility to know how to care for the plant.
Not every plant that I order through
the mail survives, and I am aware of that and accept the risk when I
order. This is the risk that you as the buyer accept, because there
is no way to know what kind of conditions it will endure in the trip
to your door. My responsibility ends when a live plant is delivered
to your door. Live arrival is guaranteed, eternal survival is up to
you.
Do NOT email me a week after potting your plant, and make a claim it
arrived damaged. From delivery confirmation, you have only 48 hours from
delivery confirmation to make any claim.
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All claims need to be supported with
Photos of the damaged plant(s) as packed/unpacked, the box if damaged,
the packing materials and any documents. I am very reasonable and
understanding, anything can happen to small plants in transit.
The expense to send it to you is most
of your payment. To send any replacement (s), I try to piggy back with
your next order.
Replacement is not an option for
CUSTOMS SEIZURE.
ALL OF MY ITEMS ARE SHIPPED USDA
CERTIFIED WITHIN THE U.S.-
USDA and USPS fees are included in the actual cost of shipping and
Handling.
Please do not leave a 1 or 2 in my
detailed seller ratings for postage fees or any reason really because I
will have to charge even more rather than to ship items the best way and
use the least expensive way. These are coming from Hawaii. The only
thing inexpensive here in Hawaii are my items!! I do ship all my items
promptly via best method--if you feel like the combined shipping fee is
wrong, please wait to be invoiced and check back with me-I value your
business and will work diligently to keep you satisfied. I am very
generous and reasonable with reasonable people, just ask.
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`ana mai. E kipa mai hou!
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Rare Palm Seeds
Fresh
Highest Quality
Seller warrants seed to be of the variety and quantity advertised.
Safe delivery is guaranteed and seeds lost or damaged during shipment will be replaced at
seller's expense. Claims must be made within 7 days of shipment. All other replacements,
refunds, returns and exchanges will be made at the sole discretion of the seller.
Seed is a live product which depends on many important related grower skills such
as proper planting time, seed depth, type of soil, irrigation, proper use of fertilizers,
weed controls, fungicides, insecticides, disease free soil, and reasonable weather
conditions during the growing period. Germination is affected by such factors as
temperature, moisture content, light intensity and contamination of planting media. These
factors are totally out of the seller's control and are the buyer's responsibility and
risk. Consequentially, the seller cannot unconditionally guarantee seed to perform
properly regardless of conditions or the buyer's methods or mistakes.
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