Author Topic: Eugenia candolleana (Read 103221 times)

Felipe · « **Reply #75 on:** October 08, 2012, 06:50:30 PM »

Great shots Adam! Thanx for sharing

Is the fruit sweet or acidic like most/many eugenias?

HMHausman · « **Reply #76 on:** October 08, 2012, 06:57:45 PM »

Quote from: ASaffron on October 08, 2012, 03:49:22 PM

Thanks for posting this very descript account of your tasting experience. This one picture is very interesting to me for some reason. The flesh, as you describe, looks very firm and not like many of the other Eugenias I have encountered. Do you think this fruit was completely ripe? With limited availability of fruit it may be hard to really say when the peak of ripeness occcurs. I would be most interested in your account of trying different fruits at slightly different stages of ripeness. Thanks in advance.

edself65 · « **Reply #77 on:** October 09, 2012, 07:23:31 AM »

Great pictures and comments Adam! Thanks for always inspiring all of us with the plants you fruit! The Rain Forest Plum seems to be a must have for all eugenia collections!

Ed

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #78 on:** October 09, 2012, 10:23:48 AM »

Harry

keen observation!

the fruit could have softened more, but it was almost totally black, and tasted amazing!

I wasn't about to wait for a bird to peck it, or for it to fall into my hand!

it could have stayed in the tree longer...I think it would have been more juicy, succulent, but not too much softer.

the texture really is very firm, the opposite of a bad grumichma!!

Quote from: HMHausman on October 08, 2012, 06:57:45 PM

Quote from: ASaffron on October 08, 2012, 03:49:22 PM

Thanks for posting this very descript account of your tasting experience. This one picture is very interesting to me for some reason. The flesh, as you describe, looks very firm and not like many of the other Eugenias I have encountered. Do you think this fruit was completely ripe? With limited availability of fruit it may be hard to really say when the peak of ripeness occcurs. I would be most interested in your account of trying different fruits at slightly different stages of ripeness. Thanks in advance.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #79 on:** October 09, 2012, 10:26:16 AM »

btw...when some fruits are ripe, the seed rattles around like a pitangatuba, or avocado.

this is another reason I decided to go ahead and eat the fruit!

Tomas · « **Reply #80 on:** October 09, 2012, 12:50:44 PM »

Hi Adam,

This is great news for an Eugenia collector like me! I was happy to see on your picture that it's a fair amount of flesh. So not really a flavor of plum in your opinion?

Tomas

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #81 on:** October 09, 2012, 01:34:17 PM »

Quote from: Felipe on October 08, 2012, 06:50:30 PM

Great shots Adam! Thanx for sharing

Is the fruit sweet or acidic like most/many eugenias?

if there is any acidity, I'd say the acid to sweet ratio is about 10% acid , 90% sweet.

it's not acidic really at all to me.

fruitlovers · « **Reply #82 on:** October 09, 2012, 04:08:37 PM »

Take a lot at my previous photos. When fruit is fully ripe it has some purple veins in the pulp. Also they are quite juicy when ripe. I notice the ones not fully ripe have a bit of bitterness to them. They are best when they fall into your hand, but i understand about the birds possibly getting there first. Anyway soon you will have enough for you, the birds, your friends, your neighborhood, etc. They are very productive plants!

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #83 on:** October 09, 2012, 04:15:45 PM »

not a trace of bitterness.

I think its a matter of preference when to eat these!

I eat my fruits as early as possible...and that's how I ate this fruit!

It was divine!

(the black coloration is what alerts birds to the fact that the fruit is ready!!! If an animal could have seen the fruit, it would have jammed it into it's mouth and ran away, to take pics and write a review online before I could...

. U can eat them early or late! I didn't have the option to wait...so no we know what the fruit looks like and tastes like when eaten at the earliest stage of ripeness...LOL)

fruitlovers · « **Reply #84 on:** October 09, 2012, 04:23:02 PM »

Quote from: ASaffron on October 09, 2012, 04:15:45 PM

not a trace of bitterness.

I think its a matter of preference when to eat these!

I eat my fruits as early as possible...and that's how I ate this fruit!

It was divine!

(the black coloration is what alerts birds to the fact that the fruit is ready!!! U can eat them early or late! I didn't have the option to wait...so no we know what the fruit looks like and tastes like when eaten at the earliest stage of ripeness...LOL)

I notice that fruits from different plants taste differently. Also that there was difference in taste from first fruiting to other fruitings. So i think you're in for some surprises. Glad you liked the fruit so much. I was also surprised by it's good qualities.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #85 on:** October 09, 2012, 05:05:13 PM »

I'm sure u r right Oscar.

I have two more fruits that I thought would fill out more, and they stayed small and turned black overnight.

I'm going to risk it, and let them hang around longer...maybe they will taste different.

So far I'm glad it has been extra impressive....much more than Pitomba, and cherry of rio, and grumichama. Funny enough, E. uniflora has grown on me...and a good selection of E. unilfora out shines almost all Eugenia fruits I can think of.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #86 on:** October 09, 2012, 08:28:19 PM »

hi Tomas,

it didn't remind me of any plum ive ever eaten, more like a Eugenia, and the best I've had!

Quote from: Tomas on October 09, 2012, 12:50:44 PM

Hi Adam,

This is great news for an Eugenia collector like me! I was happy to see on your picture that it's a fair amount of flesh. So not really a flavor of plum in your opinion?

Tomas

Berto · « **Reply #87 on:** October 09, 2012, 09:36:13 PM »

I love them and find them sweet and tasty! One of the best eugenias, no doubt!

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #88 on:** October 31, 2012, 08:43:11 PM »

Only about 2 fruits I can see on my tree!

I promised to share them with a few friends of mine

So hopefully we will see how the UPS service treats them, if a bird doesn't treat itself first.

Sorry to my friends who I'm sending these fruits to! but I can't stop the lizards from pooping on the plums. LOLOL wash them before you eat them!!!

they look like they'll be ready to eat early next week!!!

Flowers are still coming! all over!

kh0110 · « **Reply #89 on:** October 31, 2012, 11:40:08 PM »

Very nice looking tree and in a container on top of that.
The seeds I have are still trying trying to finish sprouting.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #90 on:** November 07, 2012, 09:57:27 PM »

I had a pair of rainforest plums that stayed on the tree for much longer than I expected.

I had to take a short trip, and left them on the tree for 3 days longer than usual.

So I hope they were perfectly ripe!

I promised I'd let my friends taste these, so each one got sent to a buddy.

Here are the fruits before picking, and as I packaged them up. ( in a jewelry box, between the cotton insert for cushion)

Tomas · « **Reply #91 on:** November 08, 2012, 10:40:01 AM »

Hi Adam,

Do you have any idea if rainforest plum fruits many times in a year similar to pitangatuba?

Tomas

luc · « **Reply #92 on:** November 08, 2012, 05:51:57 PM »

Quote from: Tomas on November 08, 2012, 10:40:01 AM

Hi Adam,

Do you have any idea if rainforest plum fruits many times in a year similar to pitangatuba?

Tomas

At least 2 x a year here Tomas .

edself65 · « **Reply #93 on:** November 08, 2012, 10:28:26 PM »

Finally got to try the Rain Forest Plum today thanks to Adam! This is now my favorite eugenia! This is a must grow eugenia! Thanks again Adam!

Ed

edself65 · « **Reply #94 on:** November 08, 2012, 10:32:09 PM »

I really liked the nice firm texture! The flavor was like better than the best Grumichamas that I've tried!

Ed

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #95 on:** November 08, 2012, 10:34:55 PM »

Dang Ed!!!

That berry looked sooo juicy and much more darker fleshed than the one I ate (super early, as I always do

)

I have to try one like the one you ate!

It looks way sweeter! but still firm!

I wonder if the fruit got really hot in the UPS truck? or facility?

I guess I now know how to properly package perishable precious plums.

HAHA..

thanks again for sharing the photos and enthusiasm for this amazing Eugenia.

Take care...until the next batch of fruit!

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #96 on:** November 08, 2012, 10:37:58 PM »

Quote from: Tomas on November 08, 2012, 10:40:01 AM

Hi Adam,

Do you have any idea if rainforest plum fruits many times in a year similar to pitangatuba?

Tomas

It fruits very similar to pitangatuba!

At least 6 months of the year!

If I play my cards right, my tree will continue blooming and fruiting in a greenhouse...as long as the tree doesn't go dormant!

Then it won't fruit for a good 2-4 months or longer...depending. (these are all estimates...so quote me if you want, but don't sue me...

)

They have a very long and abundant fruiting season.

edself65 · « **Reply #97 on:** November 09, 2012, 10:05:23 AM »

Yes Adam it was very juicy for a fruit that size. Also it still had really nice firm flesh. I has able to cut it into quarters and let everyone in the house try the fruit! I told them it was a rare opportunity to get to try the Rain Forest Plum!

Thanks,
Ed

Quote from: ASaffron on November 08, 2012, 10:34:55 PM

Dang Ed!!!

That berry looked sooo juicy and much more darker fleshed than the one I ate (super early, as I always do )

I have to try one like the one you ate!

It looks way sweeter! but still firm!

I wonder if the fruit got really hot in the UPS truck? or facility?

I guess I now know how to properly package perishable precious plums.

HAHA..

thanks again for sharing the photos and enthusiasm for this amazing Eugenia.

Take care...until the next batch of fruit!

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #98 on:** November 09, 2012, 11:17:14 AM »

Ed,

thanks for the update!

more fruit will be heading your way!

Ross sapote (less than 2 weeks away) and rollinia (earlier next year)

and whatever else I can send.

I'm trying to make Harry and David jealous.

Lol.

thanks again for the details about the fruit!

edself65 · « **Reply #99 on:** November 09, 2012, 11:18:46 AM »

Adam have you grafted any of the Rain Forest Plum? I was wondering if Cherry of the Rio Grande would be a good rootstock?

Ed

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Author Topic: Eugenia candolleana (Read 103221 times)