They would beg to differ. You have trialed many of their selections, so I will take your word for it. I have harvested wonderful pluots from other varieties, but none have born fruit as consistently as FG here.
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I had Geo Pride Iām pretty sure from the same fruit vendor that had dappled dandy and flavor grenade and it was pretty good, but not as good as the flavor grenade to our palate. She also had flavorosa and it had this floral flavor that didnāt mix well with the plum flavor for some reason.
I have not tried flavor King, but Iāve heard good things about it. How is it different than flavor supreme and flavor grenade, is it worth getting if I have those two?
How about Splash?
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IMO you need FK but not Splash. I like Geo Pride, F Finale, F Punch, and Flavor Treat.
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Flavor King is in itās own class.There is probably some of that floral flavor,but it is a wow,which is exactly what two people said,when I gave them a fruit,for the first time.One was an older fruit seller at a farmers market.To me,they have a deep fruit punch flavor.
Splash has a nice sweet taste.
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Good to know, I will get Flavor King next year.
We also loved Honey Punch but cannot find a tree.
That was a bit of an over statement. But FS is clearly the best pluot Iāve eaten with FK next. Havenāt eaten them all or even close. There are now thousands one could find by dozens of breeders worldwide.
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Iād rate it better than DD or FQ. Just no where near FS or FK.
Unlike most pluots FS has a strong acid kick to it. To me it has to be ripe enough to tame the acid down in order to be at itās best. But neither the acid nor the sweetness is what puts it over the top. Itās the flavor. Itās flavor is supremeā¦
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This is my Flavor Supreme. I have quite a few years to wait to see about the pollination issues.
One year old rootstock and a 4 week old graft.
Iām getting lots of bloom second leaf. That tree can be 6-8ft tall by fall. Next year should be your first year of hoping for more set next year.
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I totally agree with fruitnut. Flavor Supreme is one of those fruits that when Iām eating a tree ripened FS, I frequently consider that it might be my favorite fruit. There are a few other fruits I feel that way about, so itās not officially my āfavoriteā, but man! it is good enough to hijack a Flavor Grenade thread.
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I have my Asian plums near each other and then European plums near each other but all in the same section. The Asian part has a Toka.
I drove 200 miles to pick up a Toka, as I heard they have gobs of pollen. I have not tried a Toka plum yet but from pics they look like a smaller plum. Thatās OK as long as they taste good.
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Well that was a first. I added my comment to your post.
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Iām confused as well. I know I didnāt write that!
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I have eaten tree ripe FS and they are great, but really, I donāt think you can improve on the flavor of old fashioined Elephant Heart whom Iām guessing is a parent of these red-fleshed pluots. They also store very well when picked firm-ripe.
The problem is that here, EH is not a very consistent cropper at most sites and is also somewhat prone to freeze related cambium kill, traits I fear it shares with those red-fleshed pluots FN is raving about. He grows his in a greenhouse. .
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Iām in a comfy 9b and happily donāt have to sweat freeze problems.
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As am I (9a), but last year it happened. Probably wonāt be that cold that late again in my lifetime.
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This is SUPER useful for me. On my 4-1 pluot, I have Flavor King, Flavor Queen, Flavor Supreme and Dapple Dandy. I didnāt know FS needed such management. Thank you!
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Thank you! Super helpful.
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interesting. Of the 4 in my multi graft, these 2 are currently the most vigorous. Iāve been debating adding more varieties on top of them to try more things out and balance the vigor. Iām going to see what fruit sets this year and decide based on that. But this is super useful info. Thank you!
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For reference, Iām assuming this is before thinning? When you thin, how much of that will you remove?