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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #100 on: April 26, 2012, 12:21:06 AM »
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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #101 on: April 26, 2012, 06:11:11 AM »
Hi Adam,

Thanks for sharing...your trees look awesome!!!!
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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #102 on: April 26, 2012, 06:36:09 AM »
Adam, here is a preview for you of your coming attractions:
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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #103 on: April 26, 2012, 10:29:19 PM »
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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #104 on: April 26, 2012, 11:55:04 PM »
The pitangatuba is not that tart, so no miracle fruit is necessary in my opinion. Very easy to eat out of hand as is, especially if you let them ripen fully on the plant.
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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #105 on: April 27, 2012, 08:37:40 AM »
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I am looking forward to your report!  Pintagatuba with miracle fruit!  What a true miracle! Excellent!

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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #106 on: April 27, 2012, 05:13:41 PM »
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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #107 on: April 27, 2012, 08:34:20 PM »
Hi Adam,

I am so glad you like them! I think you should be able to nibble neonitidas almost all year long. Mine are almost ready. I will post pictures soon. But I can already see that your fruit looks a little more oval than mine.

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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #108 on: April 28, 2012, 09:37:57 AM »
Adam,
Thank you for your report.
Miracle fruit and pitangatuba are the perfect match!  Pitangatuba by itself blended with some sugar or honey, priceless!
Tomas, some of mine have rounder fruits and others produce more elongated fruits. All of them are delicious!

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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #109 on: April 28, 2012, 01:12:36 PM »
Very interesting thread.  I have never heard of this one before.  Star-Cherry (or Starcherry) is a very good name.  The hyphen or one-word spelling both indicate that it is not a variety of true cherry.  Other examples: Sugar-Apple, Pineapple.
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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #110 on: April 28, 2012, 10:05:27 PM »
Very interesting thread.  I have never heard of this one before.  Star-Cherry (or Starcherry) is a very good name.  The hyphen or one-word spelling both indicate that it is not a variety of true cherry.  Other examples: Sugar-Apple, Pineapple.

Pitangatuba is a great fruit, very flavorful. I'm sure you would like them. Personally i prefer the rainforest plum Eugeneia candolleana, but i think there are very many unknown great eugenias out there wating to get "discovered".

Mod Edit: I created a new post based on all the replies about the E. candolleana in this post. Here is a link to the new topic: http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=1140.0
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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #111 on: April 29, 2012, 05:01:03 PM »
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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #112 on: April 29, 2012, 05:08:44 PM »
I was delighted when i first tried pitangatuba, because i too had heard they are too acid to eat out of hand, but i didn't find this to be the case at all. And i'm not one that is keen to eat super sour fruits like Eugenia victoriana or Eugenia stipitata. This fruit is nothing like that! I personally don't like fruits too much that you are totally dependent on presence of miracle fruit in order to swallow. Also i find that miracle fruit changes the tastes of fruits too much and i personally prefer not to use them unless absolutely necessary.
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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #113 on: April 29, 2012, 06:12:34 PM »
Adam,
I just ate another pitangatuba today! I picked another one for tomorrow before the possums/squirrels savor it.  I wish I had a nice plump miracle fruit to prep my taste buds!  Well, I guess I can live without it.
Pitangatubas have a strong and fragrant smell. The possums and squirrels have stolen a bunch of them.

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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #114 on: April 30, 2012, 01:34:24 AM »
Adam,
I just ate another pitangatuba today! I picked another one for tomorrow before the possums/squirrels savor it.  I wish I had a nice plump miracle fruit to prep my taste buds!  Well, I guess I can live without it.
Pitangatubas have a strong and fragrant smell. The possums and squirrels have stolen a bunch of them.

Have you ever tried pickling the pitangatubas? I just had a flash of intuition that they might be great that way? Ditto for surinams. Might be great to mix the 2 in a jar for very lively color combo.
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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #115 on: April 30, 2012, 11:11:34 AM »
I would prefer a sweet pitangatuba juice or a nice ice cream!
I did not learn how to eat pickles while developing my food taste preferences!

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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #116 on: April 30, 2012, 12:47:42 PM »
don't know if I'd prefer these pickled.

they are almost too large, with too succulent and juicy of a texture to eat pickled (especially whole fruits)

most food items i enjoy pickled are savory, not sweet, and with a crisp or firm texture...like cucumber, carrot,
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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #117 on: April 30, 2012, 07:27:11 PM »
don't know if I'd prefer these pickled.

they are almost too large, with too succulent and juicy of a texture to eat pickled (especially whole fruits)

most food items i enjoy pickled are savory, not sweet, and with a crisp or firm texture...like cucumber, carrot,

Starfruit is awesome pickled and is sweet/tart. That is what gave me the idea to try star-cherry pickled also.
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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #118 on: May 02, 2012, 12:24:51 AM »
anyone else detect a piney taste to this fruit?



I'm starting to enjoy this one without miracle fruit (being a purist, and liking sour tastes).  but I know it's just too acid for some, and they will much prefer it prepared as ice-cream (sorbet or whatever) and with miracle fruit, of course.
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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #119 on: May 02, 2012, 12:29:06 AM »
and I forgot to mention...

the high cost of seed, (and high demand) , coupled with the difficult of separating seed from pulp, while maintaining the integrity of this fruits shape, renders it a problematic pickleable product.

maybe just eat with miracle fruits or prepare (like sorbet icecream, etc).
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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #120 on: May 02, 2012, 08:48:39 AM »
Hi Adam,

When I eat them and thinking about the taste, at first my taste buds are confused because there is something unique about the flavor. But after a few seconds then I get that apricot flavor in my mouth. Were you the one mentioning that you sensed a little pineapple flavor? For me there may be a tiny hint of  pineapple flavor but the best comparison I can come up with is the reminiscence of a sour apricot, with intensive aroma. I don't really know what a piney taste is.

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PS. Looks like the fruit gets a little larger the second year of fruiting (but I see no difference after the 2nd or 3rd fruiting the same year). At least for me.

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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #121 on: May 02, 2012, 11:01:27 AM »
Ya Tomas,

I sensed a pineapple flavor, but also a pine taste, like pine leaves...

Did you get this taste to?

Yes! I hope fruits get bigger!

My youngest bearing tree is starting to pick up pace, after making it's first fruit, now it wants to set more!  I see about 4 now set on this tree!


Hi Adam,

When I eat them and thinking about the taste, at first my taste buds are confused because there is something unique about the flavor. But after a few seconds then I get that apricot flavor in my mouth. Were you the one mentioning that you sensed a little pineapple flavor? For me there may be a tiny hint of  pineapple flavor but the best comparison I can come up with is the reminiscence of a sour apricot, with intensive aroma. I don't really know what a piney taste is.

Tomas

PS. Looks like the fruit gets a little larger the second year of fruiting (but I see no difference after the 2nd or 3rd fruiting the same year). At least for me.
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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #122 on: May 02, 2012, 03:03:58 PM »
I just potted another pintagatuba that was planted in the ground.  They do much better in a pot.  The ones in pots are twice as big as the ones that were planted in the ground.  In my opinion, pitangatuba grows very well in pots.

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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #123 on: May 02, 2012, 03:20:46 PM »
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Re: Eugenia neonitida
« Reply #124 on: May 02, 2012, 03:32:34 PM »
Adam,

Great container harvest! All I got the last week from the containers, 12 blueberries and 6 Goji berries.
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