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Tropical Fruit Buy, Sell & Trade / Re: Top tier selections of Opuntia sp. Waiting list. Please post under here for add.
« on: September 27, 2015, 09:56:28 PM »Null, would you say that Torrance PCH is one of the best tasting varieties in your collection?
Simon
I would say Torrance PCH is in the top 5. It has a great watermelon flavor, I would really need to do blind tastings with a few people to gauge how it would compare. The overall size, taste, texture, and seed size/count make it a top tier fruit. If you only wanted 1 Opuntia ficus-indica I would say it would be a solid choice. PARL 244 is really good though as well. Its tough though, I would need to do a tasting sometime in the future.
Prickly pears range in taste from Honey/Banana flavor to Raspberry sour flavor, with a lot representing a similar taste to melon and watermelon like flavors.
Did you obtain Torrance PCH from publicly available sources (e.g. a vacant lot)? Or did you cultivate it yourself? I work in Torrance, not far from PCH so I'd be interested in a drive-by if you could share the location. I'm interested in getting some red-fleshed Opuntias if they taste good.