ripe means soft, tender, fragile, fragrant; not appropriate for shipping; easily spoiled
supermarkets, farmers markets, roadsides sell appearane only, w/o fragrance or taste, and not sweet or tasty. those places sell green immature fruit that likely will never ripen; junk, compost material
i'm looking for RIPE prunes, ripe nectarines, ripe peaches to pick or already picked. cost is not an issue if it is RIPE
i live in spanish fork