Chompoo
Variety of Longan · Dimocarpus longan
Aromatic longan with pink-tinged flesh and a floral flavour.
Also known as: Chompoo, Champoo
🇹🇭 Thailand
Taste & characteristics
Taste
sweetfloralaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Thailändische Selektion
- Pollination
- dioecious – separate male and female plants
- Fruit weight
- 12 g
Description
Fruit
Medium fruit whose translucent aril shows a delicate pink tint (chompoo = pink); sweet and floral-aromatic.
Growth
Moderately vigorous tree; prized as a gourmet and specialty cultivar.
Yield
Moderate yields; mostly for the high-value fresh market.
Notes
Traded as a delicacy for its pink flesh colour and aroma.
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