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Tropical Fruit => Tropical Fruit Discussion => Topic started by: buddyguygreen on May 06, 2018, 05:54:55 PM
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First fruiting of my black Surinam, it’s about 4 years old. Second fruit on my red Surinam that’s about 5 years old. The black are by far much sweeter. My red had bitter cherries when it first produced but now they are much sweeter yet still not as sweet as the black.
(https://s18.postimg.cc/to4cp6wat/B89966_F9-81_E0-4029-_A3_E5-11_A197_AA50_F2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/to4cp6wat/)
(https://s18.postimg.cc/to4cp6ol1/C8_BA75_E3-_DFDF-4441-_AB0_D-_E1_E7_C5666_A5_D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/to4cp6ol1/)
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What variety of black surinam?
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I noticed the same thing about my red Surinam.
When it first fruited... the taste was sour and astringent.
Now... 2 years later... the taste is very sweet with almost no astringency.
Reminds me of Satsuma with a subtle vanilla tone.
Really good for a mystery seedling.
Kevin
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What variety of black surinam?
zills black surinam
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First fruiting of my black Surinam, it’s about 4 years old. Second fruit on my red Surinam that’s about 5 years old. The black are by far much sweeter. My red had bitter cherries when it first produced but now they are much sweeter yet still not as sweet as the black.
(https://s18.postimg.cc/to4cp6wat/B89966_F9-81_E0-4029-_A3_E5-11_A197_AA50_F2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/to4cp6wat/)
(https://s18.postimg.cc/to4cp6ol1/C8_BA75_E3-_DFDF-4441-_AB0_D-_E1_E7_C5666_A5_D.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/to4cp6ol1/)
I grew up in South Florida. A house down the street had a hedge of "Florida Cherries." As a little kid, I remember there were dark/black ones and bright red/orange ones. The black ones were always the best tasting. Now I know they were Surinam Cherries. I live in California now. Maybe I will see if I can find one here.
Blast from the past...
Clay
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Have tried the orange recently which are very sweet
(https://s18.postimg.cc/crxnfm08l/orange_surinam_c.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/crxnfm08l/)
(https://s18.postimg.cc/w9savxupx/orange_surinam_b.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/w9savxupx/)
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Has anyone tried black star surinam?