“The seeds in those pod are pale and white because the embryos are just solidifying from their clear gel-like endosperm state, not because of criollo ancestry. When mature, they would have the normal purple coloration.“
Dan O’Doherty in Hawaii corrected my original statement, which turns out to be wildly inaccurate:
“These pods were harvested too early, but the pale and white seeds indicate there’s likely a high Criollo content and the tree is producing high quality cacao.”
Learn something new every day.
These come from a friend’s yard in Heredia.
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