Just ate a few more Younhan's Gold fruits from my tree. It is still excellent tasting. The brix =19, which is pretty high for a white sapote.
I still think it is one of my best tasting white sapote fruit. This is the 3rd year of fruiting on my tees.
Thanks for the updated taste report. I was thinking of buying a grafted "Vernon" tree today but might just end up waiting until Lara Farms restocks "Younghan's Gold" trees based off of your reports. I was able to get a "Campbell" tree from them this past summer but it's still pretty small. I'm looking forward to seeing if it actually tastes like flan and lives up to the hype, though.
Speaking of Brix readings, is "Younghan's" noticeably sweeter than the other varieties you grow? I was reading your other thread ("2023 White Sapote Taste Test") as well and saw that you ranked "Younghan's" above "Vernon" and "McDill" there - would you say that "Younghan's" is much better than those other two in terms of flavor and sweetness?
How would you describe the flavor of "Younghan's" - is it "lemony" or complex in other ways (i.e. flavors similar to vanilla, flan, caramel, brown sugar, butterscotch, peach, or banana)? I heard that "Vernon" has a sort of caramel-like flavor but I'm not sure if that's just hype that's spread by nurseries to sell more trees, any chance it really does taste like caramel? And how would you describe the flavor of "McDill"? I've heard it has more of a simple flavor but is very sweet. Thanks again for any info you're willing to share.
By the way, has anyone here tried "Denzler"? I've been wondering if that variety is worth growing. There don't seem to be any taste reports on it and I was thinking of ordering a 1 gallon tree of that variety from Lara Farms as well once Julian has them back in stock.