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Check these babies out. Cookie Monster ordered a box of Heaven from Park Hill Orchards again.This year's supply isn't quite as big as last years. Last year we ordered like 40 pounds worth !!I just started digging into these babies, starting with the Pierce. The pierce are insanely sweet and incredibly delicious. Taste like little green balls of vanilla and honey. When my wife had the first one, she told me, "I'd move back to California just to grow these." It sounds like a joke, but I actually gave the idea some thought !!I just wish that God would have planned it differently -- mangoes in the winter and moyas in the summer!! That way I could eat mangoes in the beautiful south florida winter and then move to socal to eat cherimoya during the awesome socal summer!!Now I'm having trouble deciding which are better -- moyas or mangoes!!
ohh man, you're missing out. Between living in socal for 30 years and living south florida for almost 9, I'd say that it's probably the #1 best fruit of all the dozens that I've tried. In fact, cherimoya was the "gateway" fruit for me.The bummer is that most floridians only know cherimoya from the ones they buy at publix, which is like comparing a mexican grown / imported tommy atkins to a lemon zest grown in your own backyard. I actually threw the publix moyas in the trash (and they weren't cheap!!).
You're probably looking at the other Park Hill Orchards. The one that I got these beauties from is in SoCal and doesn't have a website yet. You can contact the owner @ chippiwa@hotmail.com. The quality of his fruit is exceptional and he's nailed the shipping -- fruits come in perfect shape and are ready to eat the day after receipt of the box.
haha JF, you got most of them. Big sister and Honeyheart are the others.Moya is the cool cat word for cherimoya, which very unfortunately doesn't fruit in FL :-(. Atemoya, which can be grown and fruited in FL is pretty darn close though.I was going to do a taste test, but darn how can anyone give these things less than a 10+?? They're all insanely awesome.The Pierce are super sweet with edible skin and little to no tart. So far they are my wife's favorite. The Sabor are very appropriately named -- boy they got some flavor. They are really sweet with a nice tart and real complex flavor. The skin isn't as nice as the pier.You're probably looking at the other Park Hill Orchards. The one that I got these beauties from is in SoCal and doesn't have a website yet. You can contact the owner @ chippiwa@hotmail.com. The quality of his fruit is exceptional and he's nailed the shipping -- fruits come in perfect shape and are ready to eat the day after receipt of the box.
I just tried a Dr. White from Quang Ong's tree, I think it would have been in the top three at the recent tasting at Ashok's place.
Quote from: Cookie Monster on January 04, 2014, 04:47:08 PMhaha JF, you got most of them. Big sister and Honeyheart are the others.Moya is the cool cat word for cherimoya, which very unfortunately doesn't fruit in FL :-(. Atemoya, which can be grown and fruited in FL is pretty darn close though.I was going to do a taste test, but darn how can anyone give these things less than a 10+?? They're all insanely awesome.The Pierce are super sweet with edible skin and little to no tart. So far they are my wife's favorite. The Sabor are very appropriately named -- boy they got some flavor. They are really sweet with a nice tart and real complex flavor. The skin isn't as nice as the pier.You're probably looking at the other Park Hill Orchards. The one that I got these beauties from is in SoCal and doesn't have a website yet. You can contact the owner @ chippiwa@hotmail.com. The quality of his fruit is exceptional and he's nailed the shipping -- fruits come in perfect shape and are ready to eat the day after receipt of the box.for those of you wondering, I wrote to the above email address and got the following reply:James, My cherimoya sales are over for the season. Please check back in mid October when my next harvest should be near. Last season a 10+lb box was $65 which included Priority Mail shipping to anywhere in the USA.Thanks for your interest,Peter at Park Hill OrchardsBummer!
I'll try to maintain my composure, but these ARE cherimoyas we're talking about!
CMSabor is self pollinating.....it will set a consistent crop every year without hand pollination. Honeyheart is another top tier cherimoya that will leave a lasting taste. Did you get Campas?