Info about California White

[greenfig]

I saw this offered online but not much could be found elsewhere.
They claim white rind and pink/arils, soft seeds. Anyone knows anything beyond this?

https://onegreenworld.com/product/calif ... omegranate

[alanmercieca]

All I know is that One Green World's description does not sound to me to be like the 'White' cultivar from 'L. E. Cooke'. I don't recall how hard the seeds were in the fruit of the 'White' cultivar, yet certainly not what I'd call soft, not hard like Wonderful, and certainly not harder than that. Also 'California White' is tart, 'White' when not fully ripe is tart, yet when properly ripe not what I'd call tart. Also the skin of 'California White' sounds less colorful than the skin of 'White' Yet who knows how accurate that definition for 'California White' is.

I had listed White (L. E. Cooke) on here viewtopic.php?t=171

[greenfig]

Thanks! The biggest difference I see is the color of arils, white vs. pink/red. I agree with you, if their photo is accurate and it’s of the actual cultivar they are selling, that is not White.
The closest I could find was Anar Yazd. Maybe it’s the same fig but rebranded?

https://paradisenursery.com/product/per ... megranate/

[alanmercieca]

Thanks! The biggest difference I see is the color of arils , white vs. pink/red. I agree with you , if their photo is accurate and it’s of the actual cultivar they are selling, that is not White .
The closest I could find was Anar Yazd . Maybe it’s the same fig but rebranded?

https://paradisenursery.com/product/per ... megranate/

I noticed the aril color difference, yet a more mild winter vs a more cold winter can make the aril color of a pomegranate different, how different that appears to depend on the cultivator. As far as I know no real study has studied the effect that winter temperatures can have on aril color. Other things can effect aril color as well like differences in nutrients. I also wonder if the night temperatures when the fruit is ripening can effect aril color as well. That seems to happen for us.

Their description for 'Anar Yazd' says "no acidity", and as far as I can tell with acidity comes tart. Which makes me think that it's not 'California White".

As I can see that you too sometimes type fig instead of pomegranate. A habit, so used to thinking and writing about figs.

[greenfig]

“As I can see that you too sometimes type fig instead of pomegranate. A habit, so used to thinking and writing about figs.”

Oops
Just a habit, I guess

[greenfig]

I am tempted to order a Ca White. Maybe by December it will have thick enough twigs to graft. I have no room for a new tree but eyeing a few stand alone suckers on the in ground established trees.

From my pom grafting experience, suckers are the best because they get all the energy. Every time I graft a side branch, they don’t grow very well.

[alanmercieca]

I have not tried grafting pomegranates yet, and that is good to know. The good thing about collecting cuttings from one's own tree, is that you have backups as long as you keep the tree, you don't need to arrange for more cuttings if the grafts fail. I find that every pomegranate bush that I have in a pot grows at a different rate, I have no idea if it would grow fast enough by December, yet there would be next year if not this year!

[greenfig]

I received my tree in 1 gal yesterday. Looks good, with massive roots. I think it will grow nicely, still have 2-3 months left