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Well the local news are all saying 39-40 degrees this Friday.. Time to take drastic measures.
My soursop is a young potted one. It defoliated at about 45 when I first got it. I'm afraid to even put the thing in the garage because temps can get that low. It is a house plant in the winter from now on. One of the most ultra-tropical I have. Looking good so far this year, getting AM sun only.
How did you get your tree so bushy? Tipping and pruning early? My breadfruit about the same height, but just straight up stick with about 7 leaves on top. Growth pattern irritates me. Don't want to end with a pine tree lookalike. Guessing it depends on variety as well.
Quote from: Doglips on February 17, 2015, 10:11:44 AMMy soursop is a young potted one. It defoliated at about 45 when I first got it. I'm afraid to even put the thing in the garage because temps can get that low. It is a house plant in the winter from now on. One of the most ultra-tropical I have. Looking good so far this year, getting AM sun only.They are pretty hardy about the same as rollina in my area. The cold hardiest Annona I grow is ilama followed by sugar Apple, atemoya, cherimoya and custard apple
best of luck, hate the cold.
https://www.skyfieldtropical.com/encyclopedia/images/id,77/Soursop growing happily in a marginal zone, facing north (exposed to winter cold). Freezes will defoliate it, but warm weather brings vigorous new growth.
Quote from: JF on February 17, 2015, 10:16:49 AMQuote from: Doglips on February 17, 2015, 10:11:44 AMMy soursop is a young potted one. It defoliated at about 45 when I first got it. I'm afraid to even put the thing in the garage because temps can get that low. It is a house plant in the winter from now on. One of the most ultra-tropical I have. Looking good so far this year, getting AM sun only.They are pretty hardy about the same as rollina in my area. The cold hardiest Annona I grow is ilama followed by sugar Apple, atemoya, cherimoya and custard appleHow is Ilama and sugar apple more cold hearty than Cherimoya?My Rollinia went through high 30's unprotected without defoliating. I can't see how Soursop would even still be alive. My mountain soursop seedlings are not even happy but the Rollinias have new growth . Is it not true that many more people are fruiting Rollinia in SoCal than Soursop? I thought you had the primo soursop tree in SoCal.
Quote from: Bush2Beach on February 19, 2015, 12:01:55 PMQuote from: JF on February 17, 2015, 10:16:49 AMQuote from: Doglips on February 17, 2015, 10:11:44 AMMy soursop is a young potted one. It defoliated at about 45 when I first got it. I'm afraid to even put the thing in the garage because temps can get that low. It is a house plant in the winter from now on. One of the most ultra-tropical I have. Looking good so far this year, getting AM sun only.They are pretty hardy about the same as rollina in my area. The cold hardiest Annona I grow is ilama followed by sugar Apple, atemoya, cherimoya and custard appleHow is Ilama and sugar apple more cold hearty than Cherimoya?My Rollinia went through high 30's unprotected without defoliating. I can't see how Soursop would even still be alive. My mountain soursop seedlings are not even happy but the Rollinias have new growth . Is it not true that many more people are fruiting Rollinia in SoCal than Soursop? I thought you had the primo soursop tree in SoCal.