American/Hybrid persimmon taste test

[jcguarneri]

I think this post on one of the pawpaw threads is the best demonstration of how things get labelled bland:

Pawpaw Varieties

No offense, going off the options of Blake that it’s an ultra sweet low acidity aromatic mild flavored pawpaw with Stellar delicate flavors & aromas. I classify that as bland because I prefer pungent. Soil & environment probably play big roles in flavor profile. My apologies! I modified the post. [20221023_205151]

The most likely thing to me is different taste preferences rather than different strains of Prok, which I know I’ve also suggested as a possibility. One person’s “mild flavored” is another person’s “bland”.

@TNHunter the other advantage of JT-02 is that it is supposed to be more reliably fruitful than the legacy hybrids Nikitas Gift and Rosseyanka. NG in particular has a reputation for dropping fruits for many years before really settling in. My armchair opinion is that NG and Rosseyanka should no longer be planted widely. They were major breakthroughs when released, but there are much, much better options available now.