From which stage of ripeness may Shehecheyanu be recited on a new fruit?

Synopsis

Shehecheyanu on a new fruit may not be said until the fruit is fully ripened. A blessing said before the fruit is complete may be retroactively valid or a blessing in vain, depending on the authority.

Early Acharonim
Late Acharonim
Lenient
Strict
Lesser cited
Major authority

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