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swapnil.tailor

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How long before cherimoya from seedling fruit?
« on: December 06, 2017, 12:32:20 PM »
Hello,

I bought some cherimoya from Asian market and wondering if i grow tree from the seeds, how long before they start fruiting? I am in 9b zone (san jose, ca).

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Re: How long before cherimoya from seedling fruit?
« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2017, 01:38:45 PM »
I'm curious too.  I'm in zone 6 (w/ greenhouse) and I just sprouted some cherimoya seeds from grocery store fruit.

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Re: How long before cherimoya from seedling fruit?
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2017, 01:53:53 PM »
It depends how well you take care of them. If you water and fertilize properly, they will probably fruit in about 4-5. I fruited a couple Cherimoya from seeds but it was a long time ago and I wasn’t taking notes.

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Re: How long before cherimoya from seedling fruit?
« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2017, 05:32:38 PM »
4-5 years is about right. I fruited an seedling Atemoya from Taiwan in 4 years in a pot.

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Re: How long before cherimoya from seedling fruit?
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2017, 06:20:02 PM »
Hello,

I bought some cherimoya from Asian market and wondering if i grow tree from the seeds, how long before they start fruiting? I am in 9b zone (san jose, ca).

It will take 4-6 years in our zone.
I grew several from seeds, 1 flowered in 4.5 years, the second one just started flowering this year so 5.

Flowering doesn't guarantee a fruit, so it's definitely got some more growth to establish.
Remember, to protect the trees from frost. It goes into dormancy around late fall to early winter.