That fruit quality can and does vary depending on lots of things is a given. The Hamlins that I am specifically referring to are from scions that I grafted 6 years ago on a cold hardy, mature citrus here. I regret that other Hamlins elsewhere have not had the same outstanding quality where you have gotten your Hamlin report cards. It may be that very hot Summers, followed by some long waiting in Winter with lots of 30 to 50 degree weather, and finally eating the fruit in February/March after the fruit have been picked and allowed to age without more sap being supplied....has made for a more concentrated flavor. It works here year after year. On the other hand, the South LA folks with mature "Louisiana Sweet" (Hamlin) orange trees in their back yards value them greatly, as do the neighbors and relatives that get to share the bounty there. They are grafted to Carrizo Citrange there, which makes a big tree with big fruit, although this r/s is not as cold hardy as TF. The 3 gallon tree that I bought for graftwood and then planted has grown well for the 6 years w/o being allowed to fruit, since I wanted it to get thicker sooner for greater cold hardiness. As for the pineapple taste component percentage "10%", trying to quantify is inexact when you don't have a lab or the budget to pay one.........The store bought,older, riper Sumo fruit seemed to have lost rather than gained in flavor quality, unlike the Hamlin oranges here. Just like satsumas ordinarily do over time.
