Cherimoya season right around the corner

[JF]

My cherimoyas are starting to size up....some baseball size. It looks like the first fruits will be ready by Halloween. What about you guys??
Pierce

Booth

Lucida

Rosa

[PltdWorld]

Yeah, mine too!  But I didn't hand pollinate this year (what a dummy!).

Still flowering too, so there's still hope.

Btw-nice looking fruit!  Thanks for sharing the photos!

[JF]

Yeah, mine too!  But I didn't hand pollinate this year (what a dummy!).

Still flowering too, so there's still hope.

Btw-nice looking fruit!  Thanks for sharing the photos!

Pltd, I did not hand pollinate those cherimoyas only atemoyas and custard apple. I did pollinate about ten flowers from my cherimoya trees with other annona's pollen.....I have 4 or 5 hybrid annonas.

[cuban007]

J, looks like another successful year with your annonas. The Rosas look delicious. Have you tasted them before? If so, how are they???

[JF]

J, looks like another successful year with your annonas. The Rosas look delicious. Have you tasted them before? If so, how are they???

Thanks 007. Rosa is from Madeira Portugal the scions we grafted in May.

[Ethan]

Some beautiful fruits JF, congrats on another bumper year!

[Californiatropicals]

I'm glad to say That I will be getting my first cherimoya harvest this year! There are lots of fruit on my Fino De Jete but the most impressive is on my chaffey

it went from this is mid June:


To this in late July



and even larger now.. I don't know why this particular fruit is growing faster than any of the others, but I am still excited about it! 

[Luisport]

Let me make a stupid question for most experienced. There are any major diferences regardind growing, to cherimoya and annona squamosa? Thank's! 

[thao]

Cherimoya are a native from the highlands somewhere in south America that is on colder climate and thus, can tolerate a colder growing temps. Sugar apple, are not as cold tolerant, but tolerate the heat better and grow in the lower plain elevation. Anyone wanna add anything else I miss?

[Luisport]

Cherimoya are a native from the highlands somewhere in south America that is on colder climate and thus, can tolerate a colder growing temps. Sugar apple, are not as cold tolerant, but tolerate the heat better and grow in the lower plain elevation. Anyone wanna add anything else I miss?

Thank you so much!!! 

[Californiatropicals]

Cherimoya are a native from the highlands somewhere in south America that is on colder climate and thus, can tolerate a colder growing temps. Sugar apple, are not as cold tolerant, but tolerate the heat better and grow in the lower plain elevation. Anyone wanna add anything else I miss?

I'd echo exactly what you say.

I grow a few annonas. Cherimoya grow the best for me in my cooler summer climate.  In fact, they grow like a weed. On the other hand Sugar apple grows very slowly here.. puts on more growth neat a hot patio/south facing wall.. but still slow. Gonna have to make a green house for it.

I've also noticed my Paw paw plants grow slowly.. I think they need higher heat. Custard apple and rollinia are slower than cherimoya but faster than sugar apple or paw paw.   They may adapt to my climate as time passes. Time will tell

[cuban007]

J, looks like another successful year with your annonas. The Rosas look delicious. Have you tasted them before? If so, how are they???

Thanks 007. Rosa is from Madeira Portugal the scions we grafted in May.

My graft took but I have not gotten any fruit yet as you have. Let us know how it tastes.

[cuban007]

Cherimoya are a native from the highlands somewhere in south America that is on colder climate and thus, can tolerate a colder growing temps. Sugar apple, are not as cold tolerant, but tolerate the heat better and grow in the lower plain elevation. Anyone wanna add anything else I miss?

Thank you so much!!! 

In my experience with sugar apples here SoCal, they do not like a lot direct sun light. The leaves in mine start turning brown right away if exposed to direct sun light  the whole day.

[Triloba Tracker]

Here are Mr. Caimito's and my cherimoyas!

Grown from seed from a commercial fruit.  At one point earlier in their lives we tried having them outside, but they didn't seem to like it.  Plus I read about their native habitat being a little milder, so we brought them inside and have them in our south-facing window.  They've grown in spurts ....a few months ago they seemed to shoot up, then they stagnated for a long time.  We added some 13-13-13 about a month ago and they have put on lots of new, big leaves as you can see.  Not sure if it's the fertilizer or ??

I do wonder what the best approach is for us in Middle Tennessee - summers can get pretty hot and humid.  This summer has been very mild, however, but VERY rainy. 

Any tips?  Or maybe that's another post/thread. ...

[JF]

J, looks like another successful year with your annonas. The Rosas look delicious. Have you tasted them before? If so, how are they???

Thanks 007. Rosa is from Madeira Portugal the scions we grafted in May.

My graft took but I have not gotten any fruit yet as you have. Let us know how it tastes.

007, I will do that but you can join Behl and I in our Cherimoya tasting in January.

Californiatropicals, congrats!

[ScottR]

Joe, you guy's are lucky down in the heat of southern Ca. my fruit is only about the size of big marble, but all varieties are still flowering and I'm making like a bee often. You can all ways thin fruit if I get to big of set! Nice fruits enjoy!

[Californiatropicals]

Joe, you guy's are lucky down in the heat of southern Ca. my fruit is only about the size of big marble, but all varieties are still flowering and I'm making like a bee often. You can all ways thin fruit if I get to big of set! Nice fruits enjoy!

JF, 

Thank you very much!  I am really excited, I'll be asking around to see how I can tell when it's ripe! 


Scott,
 
I'm actually in Northern California, SF bay area to be exact. They grow really well in my location!

[Ethan]

Nice job CT!

[JF]

Joe, you guy's are lucky down in the heat of southern Ca. my fruit is only about the size of big marble, but all varieties are still flowering and I'm making like a bee often. You can all ways thin fruit if I get to big of set! Nice fruits enjoy!

Hi Scott, I've had Santa Ana's winds in fall break branches that were loaded with fruits....if you have a young cherimoya tree I would thin fruits.

[ScottR]

Well I wait to see how much fruit set I get before I thin! My trees are any where from maybe 15 yrs to 5yrs. old newly grafted back up varieties of some of the varieties I have. Which I just planted a few days ago in the ground 4-varieties per hole cuz I'm running out of premium space. I try to post some pic's soon.

[msk0072]

Here are Mr. Caimito's and my cherimoyas!

Grown from seed from a commercial fruit.  At one point earlier in their lives we tried having them outside, but they didn't seem to like it.  Plus I read about their native habitat being a little milder, so we brought them inside and have them in our south-facing window.  They've grown in spurts ....a few months ago they seemed to shoot up, then they stagnated for a long time.  We added some 13-13-13 about a month ago and they have put on lots of new, big leaves as you can see.  Not sure if it's the fertilizer or ??

I do wonder what the best approach is for us in Middle Tennessee - summers can get pretty hot and humid.  This summer has been very mild, however, but VERY rainy. 

Any tips?  Or maybe that's another post/thread. ...

One note about your plants. I think you need bigger pots because of the taproot of cherimoyas

[Triloba Tracker]

One note about your plants. I think you need bigger pots because of the taproot of cherimoyas

Thanks for your advice, Mike!!  I was actually afraid I had them in too big pots - they look awfully silly to me, and I was thinking it might promote root rot (from my limited reading on the subject). 

But I hadn't thought about taproots. ..I will definitely look into that. 

[PltdWorld]

Here are a couple photos taken today.

The low hanging fruit (literally, it's about 18" off the ground)...



And some out of reach...

[cuban007]

J, looks like another successful year with your annonas. The Rosas look delicious. Have you tasted them before? If so, how are they???

Thanks 007. Rosa is from Madeira Portugal the scions we grafted in May.

My graft took but I have not gotten any fruit yet as you have. Let us know how it tastes.

007, I will do that but you can join Behl and I in our Cherimoya tasting in January.

Californiatropicals, congrats!

J, when you get a chance post some pics of you Annonas. I want to compare your fruit development to mine. I will do the same as well.

[JF]

J, looks like another successful year with your annonas. The Rosas look delicious. Have you tasted them before? If so, how are they???

Thanks 007. Rosa is from Madeira Portugal the scions we grafted in May.

My graft took but I have not gotten any fruit yet as you have. Let us know how it tastes.

007, I will do that but you can join Behl and I in our Cherimoya tasting in January.

Californiatropicals, congrats!

J, when you get a chance post some pics of you Annonas. I want to compare your fruit development to mine. I will do the same as well.

here are some pics I took to give you an idea of size.  About 100 fruits have set between both trees with 10 fruiting varieties.....Behl has over 250 fruits set in one of his trees.

[Felipe]

About 100 fruits have set between both trees with 10 fruiting varieties.....

WOW!!! JF a.k.a. Chirimoya King!

[JF]

About 100 fruits have set between both trees with 10 fruiting varieties.....

WOW!!! JF a.k.a. Chirimoya King!

Gracias Felipe...there are lots of other folks in this forum deserving of that title