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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Painter cherilata in San Diego
« on: October 06, 2023, 12:38:09 AM »
Painter Cherilata grown unprotected on a east-facing hillside in San Diego. It was grafted on a cherimoya rootstock in 2021. The fruit self-pollinated last summer and grown to about a golf-ball size before winter hit and it stayed the same size through the winter. The fruit continue to grow bigger once the weather warmed up in the spring. Since this was my first cherilata, I wasn’t sure when to pick it. So, I let it dropped on its own about two weeks ago into a mesh bag. It took a few days more for it to soften up. The fruit stayed firm with a mesmerizing ruby color inside and out.
Some people described its flavor as strawberry yogurt. I would agree that there were hints of that. I could also taste some good sweet dried plum flavor as well. The texture was a little uneven with some part of the fruit firm, while other parts are custardy. All the seeds from this fruit had not developed and remained small soft wrinkle shell. The seed sacs were unappetizing though. By the way my family ate all of it up quickly, I would say it is tasty. Not bad for the first fruit on this small young tree.
Some people described its flavor as strawberry yogurt. I would agree that there were hints of that. I could also taste some good sweet dried plum flavor as well. The texture was a little uneven with some part of the fruit firm, while other parts are custardy. All the seeds from this fruit had not developed and remained small soft wrinkle shell. The seed sacs were unappetizing though. By the way my family ate all of it up quickly, I would say it is tasty. Not bad for the first fruit on this small young tree.
