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Originally Posted by chong
I wonder if anyone knows if Mr. John Chater is still in business.
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From p.12 of the Sept. 2006
Fruit Gardener, none other than the famous fruit detective
David Karp writes:
"In cool coastal areas, commercial pomegranates are well-adapted as ornamental shrubs but usually bear sour fruit. S. John Chater, who became a legend among California rare fruit growers, did not accept this situation: he bred pomegranates in his Camarillo backyard for several decades until his death in 2001, searching for new varieties that would bear tasty fruit under mild conditions. Many are low-acid. A Golden Globe, for example, which I tasted in his yard, is a huge blond fruit with pink, honey-sweet arils that have small, soft seeds. Born in Lebanon, Chater was a maintenance worker at a local hospital and wrote unpublished books of philosophy, but his real passion was pomegranates, which he delighted in sampling and discussing with visitors. He patented his best-known variety, Eversweet, which is available at many nurseries."