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The skin color and really the shape should have given it away. Sophie is more a yellow color and Julie here is greenish, maybe with a hint of green gold, and usually a rediish/pinkish blush. Hard to describe but Julie should be more boxy (not "smoothed" corners) in shape. Sonetimes a hint if coconut can be found in Julie but its not a given.
I tried a Sophie Fry at tropical acres this year. It was a small fruit and completely golden yellow in color. It tasted like a toned down Carrie, a less intense flavored Carrie. I can definitely see how Carrie was a seedling of Sophie Fry.
Quote from: MasonG31 on July 21, 2021, 10:58:15 AMI tried a Sophie Fry at tropical acres this year. It was a small fruit and completely golden yellow in color. It tasted like a toned down Carrie, a less intense flavored Carrie. I can definitely see how Carrie was a seedling of Sophie Fry. Thank you for that description.Sounds like something I definitely would like.Hopefully it is more vigorous than Julie
Quote from: bovine421 on July 21, 2021, 05:03:35 PMQuote from: MasonG31 on July 21, 2021, 10:58:15 AMI tried a Sophie Fry at tropical acres this year. It was a small fruit and completely golden yellow in color. It tasted like a toned down Carrie, a less intense flavored Carrie. I can definitely see how Carrie was a seedling of Sophie Fry. Thank you for that description.Sounds like something I definitely would like.Hopefully it is more vigorous than JulieI would rethink this decision. There is a reason why its not propagated nor widely available (not even at Walter's). There are far far vetter varieties to plant.
Sophie Frey’s biggest drawback is the size of the fruit. Ours had a fairly substantial crop though, which probably impacted the individual fruit size to an extent. Most people that tried the fruit this year seemed to enjoy it.