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I picked my first Pickering yesterday. It fell into my hand when I touched it.
Quote from: achetadomestica on June 02, 2021, 05:00:33 PMI picked my first Pickering yesterday. It fell into my hand when I touched it.Pickering makes it easy! It absolutely ripens on the tree! And you don't need a ladder or a fruit-picker (pole).
SWFL 1/2 my lemon meringue falling dead ripe. Pim Sen Mun and Okrung about 1/2 harvested, Some NDM ripening, Fairchild has scattered fruit ripening. Some Coghall are ready, others waiting, Carrie showing color break. Some Jean Ellen breaking color. All others still green.
How do you determine when your okrung are ripe? I have an okrung seedling that put out 3 fruits for the first time this year. I guess I will find out if I picked the right sprout.
Tasty Glenns coming in. Clean fruit, aromatic, fiberless, juicy, and a pleasant peachy flavor. Quite sweet this year. If it only had some acidity.
Quote from: Galatians522 on June 10, 2021, 10:37:47 PMHow do you determine when your okrung are ripe? I have an okrung seedling that put out 3 fruits for the first time this year. I guess I will find out if I picked the right sprout.A slight yellowing but very slight usually before they fall.The fruit is usually fine to take inside and ripen another few days as so small and compact damage is seldom a problem with the drop especially if a young tree. I usually let them ripen till I see brown areas forming as these brown areas do not taste good but the fruit is sweetest when they start to form so you may want to let at least the first start to almost get a spot before cutting and eating to taste the max sweetness and it is sweeter than some others like phillipine at this stage.Problems: tree is not a consistent bearer and this year my 7+ year old tree only kept 1 fruit. Last year I did not get many either but the year before I had a nice crop. I did get another fruit this year on one of the trees i multiple grafted 2 years ago but I did not know it was okrung until I cut into it as it is so similar to phillipine often if both drop greenish to minimal yellowing and if I don't check the fruit for the creased area looking like a butt crack on one of okrungs sides.
QuoteHow do you determine when your okrung are ripe? I have an okrung seedling that put out 3 fruits for the first time this year. I guess I will find out if I picked the right sprout.Galatians522, how old/large is your seedling tree? Any pics?