Well all 6 cherimoya trees I planted over fall and winter made it. Every single one of them was NOT rootbound at all. They all pretty much fell apart when taken out of the nursery pots and I was concerned I damaged roots etc transplanting them. But they have all started to push new branches and leaves out. They all got beaten and battered in the rain/wind/cold and had dropped all leaves. I thought they might have died. But it looks like they are all alive and well. Temperatures here the last 6 days: 90, 92, 95, 92, 90, 88. The heat is making everything grow. I planted 6 mangos over winter also and all are growing and budding now too.
So the question is, is now a good time to go ahead and trim them down and start shaping them?
Varieties of cherimoyas planted:
2 honeyhart
1 vietnamese
1 Dr White
1 Fino De Jete
1 Booth
If these do well as my avocados I will probably put in 10 or 20 more of them.