Quote from: Bob407 on August 15, 2015, 12:38:40 AM

I haven't had the chance to taste a PPC or an AP yet. So far I'm still smitten with Lisa. I have had a few Bradleys that had a delicious custard flavor, not as complex as some but still pleasant. I am looking forward to tasting Dream again at some point. It really did remind me of one of the cherimoyas a kind member sent me from California. I remember pineapple with some other flavors floating in the background.

i thought you tasted PPC before?

Adam, I kept missing the window of opportunity.

Does anyone have a picture of an annona bullata fruit and its leaves? I can't seem to find anything online.

Mike, those are some attractive fruits with lots of flesh. I came across a purple and a white tree here, but nothing that impressive.

Adam, was the core edible?

Adam,

Everything I grafted on those particular reticulata seeds took well and all have been vigorous. I need to get some more seeds of that type.

Masa is the winner for late season mangos so far. I still haven't found a tree of either the Cigarillo or Piña type. Overall, Grefé is the best mango to date.

I have recently become an enthusiastic fan of eugenia stipitate (araça boi). Terrific in smoothies combined with avocado and stevia -- maybe with some milk or kefir too. My preference is for the sourness to be comgined with sweet.

Stipitata is high on my list of favorite sour fruits. I appreciate them out of hand. Intense sour, very delicious.

Saigon Market in downtown Orlando is a good option.

A pic of the plant and another showing the juice staining my hand. It isn't apparent from the pic but the plant has a bushier habit. I don't know if this is a result of growing in a very dry climate. I will have to visit the area after some heavy rains, whenever that may be, to see if the fruit gets any bigger.



There are some imperfections on the skin but this fruit was not spoiled
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My grafted tree is growing so slowly. It has a flower but is not in the position to hold fruits yet. It went straight into a five gallon bucket. I will have to take a pic of the new leaves, they look nice. If this tree produces fruit that is pink inside I will be content. Every one in the area verifys that it is. We will see.

I've never seen one with that beautiful red color inside, the fruit looks superior to the yellow colored inside variety,  I hope the tree is too; very attractive and interesting looking fruit; truly amazing.

Yes Leooel, very interesting. The shape reminds me more of a miniature tomatoe than the typical acerola shape that I have seen.

Quote from: Bob407 on July 25, 2015, 10:10:23 AM

 All the acerolas I have eaten before turned from yellow to a darker yellow upon ripining.

i thought it was normally a red fruit when ripe ?
ive had exactly 1 fruit turn ripe on my tree, so, im no expert
but... it was red...
i didnt notice it until i saw it red, so, i dont know if it had a yellow stage or not...

google images show them mostly red, with some yellows and oranges.

Nice! Do you have any pics? I don't know whether this is common or not. I'm curious what experiences others have had with acerola.

Jooave, the taste was different than typical acerolas that I have had. It is very juicy and not mealy.  It reminded me of some of the red fleshed dragon fruits that I have tasted. I'm not sure if this feature is common or ? The plant is bushier than other acerolas that I have seen and the bark is a bit different, I don't know if this growth habit is a result of growing in a dry climate. However, it looks different than other acerola trees that I have seen around.