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[Lee Reich <leeareich@gmail.com>]

I have always been amazed at the differences in flavor and size of fruits on 
a single tree. When you factor in degree of ripeness, the flavor differences 
become even greater, although much of the flavor difference might be due to 
differences in ripeness because all the fruits on a tree do not ripen 
together. The spread is greater than for many fruit trees.
. 
Lee Reich, PhD
Come visit my farmden at http://leereich.blogspot.com/
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Books by Lee Reich:
A Northeast Gardener's Year
The Pruning Book
Weedless Gardening
Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden
Landscaping with Fruit
Grow Fruit Naturally

On Sep 24, 2013, at 8:45 PM, Elizabeth Hilborn wrote:

> 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
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