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You are not going to find many or any. Yucatán produce the most something like 500 tons that’s commercially. There few backyard trees over the city and the rural area in the Yucatan o
Península but nothing like nances, mangos, caimito, sapotes etc ..maybe Raul or someone else that lives in the west coast can chime in
I have the same issue with Annona reticulata. Mine is too tall and I can't reach the fruit. Then the fruit bat's eat them.
Should I cut it during the dry season or in the rains. (we don't have a cold season here in Uganda)?
In Florida most people prune their annonas in the early Spring before the trees come out of dormancy.
The trees push new growth and flowers. Do you have a destinct flowering season in Uganda?
Try asking fruitlovers, don’t know which variety he sells, but probably what does well in Puna Hilo side of island
Maybe you can try an atemoya/cherimoya hybrid. The LM3 one tastes mostly like cherimoya but looks like atemoya.
Also, are you forcing the tree to flower st all? Does it go dormant ever and defoliate? You may need to defiliate the tree to get it to flower. They dont just flower without losing the leaves.
Another approach would be to plant a bunch of seeds from a cultivar that is known to do well in a low chill, high rainfall area such as McPherson on Hawaii island. Search the forum, I think it has produced close to 1000’.
I have nearly identical temp range as you and am curious how your efforts proceed. IMO, it is worth the effort for a good cherimoya.
So you are getting say 14c minimums to 28c max consistently? Maybe a 3c swing either way? Why not just a good atemoya?
All depends on packing and temperature. If you could keep them cool in an ice chest it would help a lot. But 3 weeks is too much for most. If you could cut the time down to 2 weeks you could have a lot of success. You might also want to practice grafting before you make the trip.
Truly Tropical did a little video experimenting with mango scion viability under different time/temp conditions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEIATEPT0cM
I can't recall exactly what the results were, but I generally think anything over a week old (even if wrapped properly) is facing an uphill battle to take.
Also...
I have repeatedly tried to get on www.flyingfoxfruits.com website and I can't access it (from Uganda). Is it still running?
I see his posts on YouTube what is the best way to access or get in contact?
Thanks
Turn on the VPN USA and you will be able to enter the site.
