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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #75 on: August 31, 2017, 10:35:55 AM »
The leaf size surprized me too, they get really big.  I was also surprised they take the heat so well also.  Was worried it would be too hot here but seems ok so far.  Not sure if the fruit is more sensitive to it than the foliage.

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« Reply #76 on: October 29, 2017, 01:01:09 PM »
Heres a recent photo.  Trees did pretty good for their first summer.  I have been pruning constantly every few weeks.  Any long branches I tip and strip.  Hopefully Im not going overboard with the tipping.

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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #77 on: October 29, 2017, 02:10:29 PM »
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« Reply #78 on: October 29, 2017, 05:05:36 PM »
Compact, bushy and healthy looking cherimoya tree;
Wished I read this thread before I planted mine;
Good job, Spaugh!  :)
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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #79 on: October 29, 2017, 05:22:45 PM »
Hey its never to late to pug it and start over.  I know at some point it becomes too painful to do that. 
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« Reply #80 on: October 29, 2017, 05:35:13 PM »
Spaugh is absolutely correct. You can chop it down to knee level around April/May and it will sprout many new branches as long as the tree is healthy.

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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #81 on: October 29, 2017, 06:05:43 PM »
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It taste like it’s whipped and airiness of strawberry shortcake with tones of raspberries, amazing !





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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #82 on: October 29, 2017, 08:55:10 PM »
Hey its never to late to pug it and start over.  I know at some point it becomes too painful to do that. 
Spaugh is absolutely correct. You can chop it down to knee level around April/May and it will sprout many new branches as long as the tree is healthy.
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Hey, since I got 5 grown up cherimoya trees now, I might just do that on 1 or 2!
Got to preserve (transplant) a couple of the favorite scions ahead of time, though...
Never thought of being able to "redesign" a tree before! ;D
Thanks to a lot of you in this forum...
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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #83 on: October 29, 2017, 10:11:04 PM »
Hey its never to late to pug it and start over.  I know at some point it becomes too painful to do that. 
Spaugh is absolutely correct. You can chop it down to knee level around April/May and it will sprout many new branches as long as the tree is healthy.
Simon

Hey, since I got 5 grown up cherimoya trees now, I might just do that on 1 or 2!
Got to preserve (transplant) a couple of the favorite scions ahead of time, though...
Never thought of being able to "redesign" a tree before! ;D
Thanks to a lot of you in this forum...

Ah yeah thats an issue if you have multigrafted trees.  Makes it even harder to lop it off. 
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« Reply #84 on: October 30, 2017, 12:16:41 AM »
Cherimoya Killer
Anona Rosada
It taste like it’s whipped and airiness of strawberry shortcake with tones of raspberries, amazing !






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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #85 on: October 30, 2017, 08:53:21 AM »
When it comes to fruit, it seems everything is better in California.  That used to be true regarding quality of life also--nowadays not so true.  (But I still love my home state.)
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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #86 on: October 30, 2017, 11:52:15 AM »
Nice evolution Spaugh, you tree outgrew mine even if they started at slightly comparable size. How tall is it now?

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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #87 on: October 30, 2017, 02:02:26 PM »
Maybe 4ft or about 130cm ?  Pugging and top pruning definitely has kept the trees short and bushy. 
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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #88 on: November 08, 2019, 06:26:34 PM »
Hard to believe this is the same piece of dirt 3 years later.



The cherimoyas are in the bottom left area.  Same trees that were little twigs in the photos earlier in this thread.  They are really tall now, try need constant trimming.



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« Reply #89 on: November 08, 2019, 06:37:39 PM »
This is the first year I pollinated (what a pain!).  We did get some good fruit set.  Interestingly some of the fruit on the same trees look completely different from being pollinated with differwent pollen.

















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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #90 on: November 09, 2019, 07:32:21 AM »
Nice evolution of your orchard Spaugh. It is clear that you are providing your trees with good care.

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« Reply #91 on: November 09, 2019, 08:00:15 AM »
Amazing fruits from your labors of love.

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« Reply #92 on: November 09, 2019, 11:03:37 AM »
Congratulations my friend! Very nice evolution!   ;D

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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #93 on: November 09, 2019, 04:35:51 PM »
Heres a recent photo.  Trees did pretty good for their first summer.  I have been pruning constantly every few weeks.  Any long branches I tip and strip.  Hopefully Im not going overboard with the tipping.



Damn, I've got some work to do.  Whackamole come soon.

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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #94 on: July 16, 2020, 01:45:05 PM »
To behlgarden thanks for saying to remove the leaves on nodes after topping.  I tried some branches with and some without doing this and the difference is huge.  The branches with leaves removed start regrowing in just a week or 2.  The others just sit and dont grow.

I refloat this thread to ask Spaugh, Behl or Simon a question: Should I remove all the leaves in each topped branch or just the last ones and in that case how many? My guess from reading this thread is that every removed leave should produce a new branch, right? My tree is speeding up this year and I'd like to keep it in control.

Thanks!

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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #95 on: July 16, 2020, 01:50:06 PM »
You can cut the branch back then remove 2 or 3 leaves.  Thats what I do at least.  Just remove the leaves that point in the direction you want that new branch to go. 
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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #96 on: July 16, 2020, 02:05:50 PM »
Super helpful post thanks guys.
Brad it was nice seeing some of your old photos!

My cherimoyas from seeds you sent me a while back are getting lengthy and burning in this stupid heat but they're looking good.
Should I top mine once it cools off a bit more or just wait for spring? I'm in no rush with these trees.
-Kris

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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #97 on: July 16, 2020, 02:26:48 PM »
You can cut the branch back then remove 2 or 3 leaves.  Thats what I do at least.  Just remove the leaves that point in the direction you want that new branch to go.

Thank you Brad, got it!

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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #98 on: July 16, 2020, 04:41:16 PM »
Kris, move the trees in the shade if they are in pots and its too hot.  My young cherimoyas seem to take the heat slightly better than avocado.  I sprayed a lot of newly planted trees with surround.  It doesnt stick that well on cherimoya fuzzy leaves so I just did a few and lwft the rest unprotected.  For sure it works well on avocados though.  As fo pruning, I would do it now and not wait for next year. 

I just snapped this pic today so you could see how the trees filled in.  This year they are pretty much mature size and have a heavy crop it looks like.



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Re: Top these cherimoyas?
« Reply #99 on: July 16, 2020, 07:08:44 PM »
Definitely doing better than my avocados. I put 6 tree in two holes as an experiment. About to pot up some seedlings I've been too lazy to do anything with so I'm not worried if the experiment fails... It's been 110 here and I don't even want to go outside.
-Kris