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[Elizabeth Hilborn <ehilborn@mebtel.net>]

My 6 year at site Shenandoah has finally produced a crop. My 2 year at 
site Potomac produced a single flower which apparently was enough to 
pollinate multiple Shenandoah flowers.

The taste of the fuit was very good, but what really caught my attention 
was the variability among the fruits; some of them had creamy white 
flesh, some pale yellow and some a peach color. The flavors differed 
among fruits too- from a vanilla-custard to a tutti fruity sweetness, 
and the one I had today tasted just like a very ripe banana.

I guess it is normal for fruit sizes to differ depending upon the fruit 
growing alone or in a cluster- I did observe that as well. Has anyone 
else noticed this kind of color and flavor variability from a single 
selected variety?

Betsy Hilborn
7a NC