I decided to go ahead and harvest the fruit for the Plinia sp. "Anomaly" lottery, about a week early, so I can ship for Xmas! Also, because I would be so angry if they got eaten by a rat (or even my dog...who I think ate some off this rare tree before!) Check out the strange shape of the fruits. I took a pic of the 5 fruits I harvested today, and then another with a comparison of Plinia cauliflora hybrid (Precoce).
One thing I notice about this variety already (when compared to precoce) is that it seems to have a smoother pulp, with less fiber (when eaten early at least). When you harvest the Precoce (red jabo) fruits early, the texture is a bit more fibrous. I still have yet to taste a perfectly ripened Anomaly fruit...i keep picking them early, in fear of losing the seeds.
another extreme bloom a few days ago...
pics from today, the fruit was just ripe enough to impatiently pick early...lol...better early than never.
here are the 5 fruits I pulled from the tree today, they got that funny Q*bert shape, with the nub at the base.
these seeds have a bit of anxiety I'm sure! they gotta be thinking...please don't send me to some cold dungeon half way across the globe! They want a one way ticket to Hawaii...but it's not that simple...
comparison of Anomaly and Precoce (red jabo)
