Who is your MVP?

[Eykca]

Ok, I know the season is early, but, so far, who is your MVP (Most Valuable Pomegranate). My wife and I play this game each year overall with our fruit trees (the winner this year was the Blenheim Apricot), but as this is a pomegranate forum, let's keep it to pomegranates. Personally, I have been very impressed with a younger tree in my collection, my Al Sirin Nar. The picture doesn't do it justice, but it has set about 20 fruit, 10-12 of which are already 2.5 - 3 inches in diameter. All posts must have pics!

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[greenfig]

Nice!! I will snap a pic tomorrow too!

How do you describe the taste of Al Sirin Nar? Is it soft seeded?

[Eykca]

I could certainly re-word what UC Davis has to say about the variety and sound like I know what I'm talking about, but this is the first year my tree might grow fruit to maturity, so I have no personal experience. On the other hand, the aggies have the following to say:

Large fruit, with hard seeds, soft peel, and large arils. With its sweet-tart juice, it could be useful for juice applications. Seeds may be too hard to be sold as a whole fruit.

It is worth noting, they put the Al Sirin Nar on the short list of "new" varieties that my have commercial viability. https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postde ... tnum=23907

I have 5 of the varieties on the list, but my trees are all pretty young (2-3 years old) so, again, I have nothing to offer other than what the "pros" say.

[greenfig]

I could certainly re-word what UC Davis has to say about the variety and sound like I know what I'm talking about, but this is the first year my tree might grow fruit to maturity, so I have no personal experience. On the other hand, the aggies have the following to say:

Large fruit, with hard seeds, soft peel, and large arils. With its sweet-tart juice, it could be useful for juice applications. Seeds may be too hard to be sold as a whole fruit.

It is worth noting, they put the Al Sirin Nar on the short list of "new" varieties that my have commercial viability. https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postde ... tnum=23907

I have 5 of the varieties on the list, but my trees are all pretty young (2-3 years old) so, again, I have nothing to offer other than what the "pros" say.

Thanks for your feedback! Please keep us updated.
My new varieties this year are Austin, Syunt, Medovyi Vahsha, and Kara-Kalinski. They are still small but grow nicely.

I think my MVP are Parfianka and Desertnyi, so productive and tasty that I cannot pick one