Caimito - when to harvest?

[Jungle Yard]

Looking for an advice on when to harvest star apple (caimito) fruits. Mine have just started to change color, but no purple yet. First time fruiting! 

[digigarden]

Well there's green and purple

the "green" one is starting to become light green-yellow ish and they are a bit overripe...the purple one will be looking mostly purple.

[Jungle Yard]

That I know!
But at what point do I harvest purple fruits for the optimum taste?

[skhan]

The more purple the better.
I wouldn't pick it if it's not more then 2/3rds purple

[Jungle Yard]

Thank u. Do they fall off the tree when fully ripe?

[roblack]

You can let them go full purple, and still let them hang on tree for a while. They will start to soften a bit. Have heard that if they ripen longer, not as much latex and fruit is better.

[Jungle Yard]

Thank you

[skhan]

Thank u. Do they fall off the tree when fully ripe?

They don't fall off the tree.
They will rot and dry on the tree if not picked.