congrats on the fruit
i think they will get better with time...
not only because the tree is young and just fruiting for the first time, but also because you are just learning when and how to pick them.
I notice the first crop of the year is not as good as the later, summer/ fall crop...some of the fruit definitely will fall of prematurely if the tree is stressed (even slightly)
they are an excellent fruit for juicing.
there is a way to eat them so you don't get latex on your teeth (some have less latex than others, and the stage of ripeness will be a factor as well)...you have to put the whole fruit in your mouth, and mash it against the roof of your mouth with your tongue, then slightly chew the pulp with your molars, and then force the seed out from the pulp....kind of like breaking a water balloon with your mouth. Sometimes I just swallow the juice and spit out the fiber and seed....but I always try to avoid biting into the fruit with my front teeth.
I have a seedling from Adam that just started to flower. The fruit are rather large but seem to fall off the tree before they are more than 1/4th yellow.
The first bite is resinous and very sour, but the middle is sweet and tastes kind of like that mystery flavor airhead. The fruit overall is quite soft, almost to the point of being unpalatable. It can be fairly sticky on the teeth and lips from latex after biting into it. The middle taste being very tasty almost like candy is making me interested but the deterrents so far are making me wonder if i should leave it in the ground where i have it as a specimen plant since they are attractive bushes.
As the plant gets older should it start holding fruit until they turn more yellow/sweet? Is the latex content fairly consistent or will is lessen with ripeness? Are they good for juicing?
