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Presentation to the Suncoast Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Club
by Alexander Salazar



Determining Fruit Maturity


Fruit will often begin losing “scurf” and smooth out.
Brown color lightens and skin may take on grayish tone.
Small ‘tip’ at bottom of fruit will fall off.
Scratch test: underneath skin color changes from dark green to light green/yellowish color at maturity.

Scratch test

When harvested fruit bleeds no or little latex, this is a signal fruit is physiologically mature.

Fruit bleeds no or little latex



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Bibliography

Salazar, Alexander. "Growing Sapodilla in Florida." Suncoast Tropical Fruit and Vegetable Club Lecture, 9 Jan. 2019, Nokomis, Florida.

Photographs

Salazar, Alexander. "Determining fruit maturity." Tropical Acres Farms, 9 Jan. 2019.

Published 16 Jan. 2019 LR. Last update 1 Feb. 2026 LR
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