Since the offender is OGW, it might be worth sending them a note.
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Well, they didn’t respond to my inquiry asking for more detail re Cardinal, which I had bought. I didn’t expect any response to an inquiry about other varieties. Maybe it would be more effective if lots of other people sent them notes.
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I think it is worth being blunt with them.
As in:
‘I don’t want to grow it for 5 years only to find out it is the same as Izu’.
Simply asking them a polite question isn’t the same. They probably don’t know. But a blunt comment will force them to inquire with Northwoods and get a real understanding.
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Found a use for some of these fuyu laying around. Swap out super soft fuyu for pumpkin in pumpkin pie. It taste exactly like pumpkin pie, but is much fluffier. I don’t really care for fuyu, but the pie was pretty good.
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For anyone interested in getting scion wood from Cliff, I suggest checking with him now to see what he still has available.
Another reason to get your orders in his year is that he has posted a fair bit about the expected cicada broods in his area this year, so if he has a big emergence he might not have much scion wood to offer next year based on how badly they tore up my persimmons here a few years ago.
I pretty much took last year off so I missed this! First, I’m blown away by both the size and numbers of saijo you got! You know its one of my favorite fruits I grow so I’m thrilled to see you having this much success.
HOWEVER, I have to join the folks saying those were picked too soon! ha. It’s just personal opinion and to each his own. I know they will eventually soften up and loose must astringency, so I know this way can be done. However, in my experience Saijos picked at this stage and allowed to ripen on the counter just aren’t nearly as good as those allowed to ripen and soften on the tree. Also, why not leave them and let the sugars fully develop and the astringency completely go away and so on? Birds will pech a few but with all the fruit you have, loosing a few is worth picking them fully ripe and the improved taste amd texture that comes with that. At an absolute minimum, leave a few on the tree until they soften and turn dark orange and then compare those with your counter-ripened saijos. It you don’t detect much difference, then ok. If you do, then pick later next year. Just a thought.
BTW…the Asian pear you sent me years ago as a small grafted tree finally has a good load of fruit this year! I’d have to check the label to remember the name but you know what i’m talking about. It has had a few in the past but they’ve never made it to ripe. This year it probably has 25 fuit and I’m sure some will make it.
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