There are six matured sineguelas trees at the Orchard and this is the first season when we are able to taste the small, oblong fruits.
Sineguelas (aka Spanish Plum, Spondias purpurea) is a deciduous tree introduced from tropical America by the Spaniards. It grows to a height of 5 meters and bears smooth-skinned, oblong fruits that are about an inch long. When ripe, the fleshy skin and pulp of the fruit is eaten, leaving behind a large, stony seed.
Thanks to the Orchard's previous owner who selected and planted the seedlings years ago, the fruits turned out to be good tasting. The pulp is thick and sweetish, with a hint of sourness and that unique sineguelas taste. The fleshy part easily separates from the seed, making it probably among the best sineguelas varieties I ever come across.
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| The fleshy part easily separates from the seed, making it probably the best sineguelas variety I ever tasted. |
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| A cluster of low hanging green fruits - it will take about a week more before these ripen. |
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| When ripe, the small fruits turn dark. |
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