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Originally Posted by mrbungalow
They look nice, taking into account the frosts you've had in northern CA.
Just one question; Isn't Manzano, Apple, Hawaiian Apple, and Brazilian the same cultivar?
Erlend
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It depends upon who you talk to.
You, talkin' to me? (as most bullies says, LOL)
Manzano is the La Tundan variety in the Philippines. Very tart and crunchy when semi-ripe, thus the term Manzano (or Apple) and should be eaten really soft ripe to enjoy these. Light years different than Dwarf Brazilian (Santa Catarina Prata). The Manzano is taller by about 3 ft than the Dwarf Brazilian in my yard. When the Dwarf Brazilian were planted in Hawaii, they grow crazy and as common as Apples in the mainland, and so the term Hawaiian apple. Whoever equated Manzano and Hawaiian apple to be the same cultivar must have been under the influence, just my speculation.