The harvest of Flavor Treat , one of my favorite pluot varieties has finally arrived.
This year they have not been watered very much, and the tree had a good fruit load, so the size is not as large as other years, in which it has exceeded 220 grams, but being in deficit irrigation, it has concentrated sugars and flavor , achieving a stratospheric flavor this year.
My two daughters (the oldest is 24 years old and the youngest is 14 years old) are already becoming experts in pluots and they love this variety.
It is a variety that must be eaten to discover the incredible flavor it has.
Some photos of Flavor Treat, harvested this morning.
Hi Jose,
This one is looking very good indeed. The brix is outstanding. Have you measured it right after picking? If so, please do another measurement in a week just to see if it can gain more sugars. This year, after right picking time my Dapple Dandy scored 22% and my Flavor Queen upped to 25%, and I think that’s not the limit.
Hello Candyflipper.
I totally agree with you.
Pluots they perform in post-harvest very well .
But the brix measurement must be carried out when the fruit has just been harvested. If you make subsequent measurements, they are only data of your own interest, but for a fruit forum the brix measurement should be that of the day of harvest.
They are harvested practically at the same time.
Both are in the same flavor line.
Having a smaller caliber size I give it less importance, but it is also an excellent variety.
Thank you for such info. But then again, will you measure brix of Angelino plum picked right off a tree? Another big issue is the right picking time (most people don’t do it right anyway)
But in any case, if I pick a pluot, or basically any other fruit (be it apple or especially pear), it would be wise in uttermost cases to keep it in a dark storage for a certain period of time depending on cultivar and variety.
Yes , what you mention is especially necessary with pears.
Most varieties of European pears (especially the very old varieties) need obligatory a period of tunning in cold to express their maximum texture and flavor potential.
If it is not done we will eat pears with a wooden texture and a raw potato flavor hahahaha
Cold storage is a necessity, but pears require a few days of room temperature to get their full taste potential.
Regarding pluots - where does it state, that brix should be measured straight after picking?
Thanks in advance
Yes, that’s right, if the pears are left for a few days at room temperature after cold tuning, and the result is incredible (maximum potential).
There is no rule about when to take brix measurements on pluots, but I consider that if I harvest a variety of pluot, and wait a week to take the photographs and do the brix test, I would not be being honest with my fellow forum members, since the brix level would be higher.
Another very different thing is to make a measurement on the day of harvest, show the photographs of said measurement, and make a second or third measurement, but specifying the days that have passed since harvest.
It is for reasons of honesty.
Is this variety sold under another name? The only web search hits that come up are this forum, the old forum (hozz or the like), and a few online produce sales sites.
Several people on this forum have mentioned they like the taste, but it isn’t even on the Dave Wilson site. I assumed by the name it is a Zaiger developed variety.
I did manage to find Flavor Finale on DWN to see chill requirement (500) and that it’s off patent.
It’s not on the Dave Wilson site. It’s good it’s off patent as perhaps someone here has a healthy tree and is willing to share scion, but I don’t know what the listed or experienced chill requirement is to known if it’s worth asking.
It’s on your list of favorites. Flavor Finale is at 500 hrs which already is marginal for me, at least to be an every year producer, but may be worth a branch.
Flavor Supreme is well beyond the chill requirement I should try, unfortunately.
I’d say 500 chill hours is worth a branch grafted. That’s my guess at the limit I should be looking for here.
Their website needs work. If you search for Flavor Treat there is no return on the search even though it’s shown on the page you linked, so no information for that variety.
I did speak with them last week about clarifying information on their varietal pages as some patents are not under the common name they are sold under. There iss no cross reference. I also suggested they add the expiration dates if possible when they list the patent number.
Hi Fran.
Flavor Treat, matures one week after Flavor Finale.
The flavor of both is quite similar, although Flavor Treat is more powerful.
As for the Flavor Treat caliber, it is much larger in size, and if medium thinning is carried out, fruits weighing over 200 grams are obtained.
For my taste it is one of the best varieties.
Were you participating in the Spanish Infojardin forum?
We know each other ?
Yes, you’re right, I was on the old Spanish Infojardin forum, about 1 year before closing the forum, unfortunately I found that forum too late or, in other words, it was a shame not to join it before.
Apart from participating in the same tread, we don’t know each other outside the forum.
