'Red Delicious' and 'Braeburn' and 'Fuji' all look similar too.
exactly
these pix should help. Because of the colder night temps in December the taste is more lemony with an improve citrusy taste.
From your experience, how late can an Ilama fruit ripen in California before the cold nights effect the taste in a negative way? Is December usually the dividing line between good quality and poor quality fruit by January or early February?
Bob
I think we have reached that point. I have 8 left I don't expect them to sweeten up much
Guillermo
Good information for me to know. Now I understand why you suggest we get Ilama to bloom as early as possible. I have one fruit on the unknown "Twiggy" Ilama that is at least a few weeks away from ripening. I didn't get flowers to open until the end of July this year, so it looks like it won't be ripen until late January or February...if it even ripens at all. The fruit have picked up some speed in growth this month, but now we are getting cold nights, so I fear the fruit quality will go down. At least I have learned something about how the plant cycles through the flowering and fruiting stages.