Author Topic: Cherimoya Season 2019 (So Cal) (Read 10555 times)

Seanny · « **Reply #50 on:** January 30, 2020, 05:20:37 PM »

Last summer weather was cool so Atemoya are taking a long time to mature.
My African Pride that were pollinated last June are ready.
My other AP that were pollinated last July are not ready.

The year before my AP were ready by Christmas.

AP with light green skin and a little yellow tint are ready.

Seanny · « **Reply #51 on:** January 30, 2020, 05:24:34 PM »

These AP were eaten last week. Yummy!

spaugh · « **Reply #52 on:** January 30, 2020, 05:43:37 PM »

This is how they looked a month ago. Will check them again soon and see if they look better.

So far I havent been impressed with the fruits but Im waiting for the 10 or so on there now to get really ripe before making a decision on top working the AP tree. It has some kind of off taste I really dont care for. I'll probably switch it over to cherimoya unless these ones are much improved.

JF · « **Reply #53 on:** January 30, 2020, 06:37:04 PM »

Hi Brad
I’ve been jumping from Yucatán to OC this winter and can only say last year I sold over 800lb of anonas to less than 100lb this season. Most of my anonas have either split or dropped due to the early rains and the low temps. My strategy for next season is prune early and hand pollinate by May.

behlgarden · « **Reply #54 on:** January 31, 2020, 02:10:42 PM »

Quote from: linsecte on January 26, 2020, 10:17:30 AM

Behigarden, Thank you for this topic. I noticed you enjoyed sabor ? Please look my topic (often on top of list because i now add photos every day). I put some photos of sabor but maybe thé graft here failed and it gives fruits from a very bad rootstock ? My fruit IS very little, hard and No taste....

dont know were your post is. why not post here

Seanny · « **Reply #55 on:** February 01, 2020, 01:40:07 AM »

Brad,

I’ve not detected off taste from mature AP.
Let your AP hang as long as possible.
Eat them in Spring.
Compare them to fruits from other trees.
Then decide if they deserve a spot or 2.

For AP only,

prune in July. Pollinate in August.
Immature AP fruits won’t split over winter.
You get 1.5 lb fruits and a few 2 lb fruits in Spring.

Orkine · « **Reply #56 on:** February 01, 2020, 07:01:46 AM »

Quote from: behlgarden on January 31, 2020, 02:10:42 PM

Quote from: linsecte on January 26, 2020, 10:17:30 AM
Behigarden, Thank you for this topic. I noticed you enjoyed sabor ? Please look my topic (often on top of list because i now add photos every day). I put some photos of sabor but maybe thé graft here failed and it gives fruits from a very bad rootstock ? My fruit IS very little, hard and No taste....

dont know were your post is. why not post here

I saw a post from linsecte that he may be refering to.

http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=35958.msg376279#msg376279

shiro · « **Reply #57 on:** February 01, 2020, 07:11:53 AM »

And here for the rest:

http://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=35960.0

His posts are right after mine because I created the post for him.

SF · « **Reply #58 on:** February 03, 2020, 01:51:30 PM »

Brad, thanks for your post about AP ripening time. I have been wondering the same for a couple of months now.

Seanny, good to learn about the color indicator for ripeness check.

I have not tasted AP before, and am looking forward to the first set of fruits from my tree. Here is a collage of pictures of a few fruits hanging on the tree. At first glance they do not look like the AP pictures shared. The tree was labeled AP at the nursery. If it matters I did not hand pollinate these fruits.

Here is an unnamed cherimoya fruit, from a tree purchased via Craigslist. The fruit tastes good and has a good flavor. Can someone help me identify the variety? Thanks for any pointers.

spaugh · « **Reply #59 on:** February 03, 2020, 03:06:40 PM »

Your african pride looks the same as my AP fruit. I got my tree at atkins.

Seanny · « **Reply #60 on:** February 08, 2020, 10:53:54 AM »

Color transition to harvest is about 2 months.
Tag it then cut 2 months later.

SF · « **Reply #61 on:** February 18, 2020, 11:15:17 AM »

Brad, good to know about the AP from atkins. I bought mine from them as well.

Seanny, I may need to forget about these AP fruits and visit them back in April/May

I picked one of the fruits for ripening, but instead it just turned black, and shriveled/dried.

I am hoping to improve my cherimoya/AP tree management routines for the upcoming season - can someone share their insights about what works well for them. I am based in San Diego inland area, any specifics for the region is always helpful. Thanks in advance.

spaugh · « **Reply #62 on:** February 18, 2020, 01:59:49 PM »

They dont seem to require a lot of attention. My routine is spring pruning and defoliation in late february and march. Then leaf stripping late spring once they are flushing good. (strip leaves inside the canopy on larger branches to form flowers inside the tree on strong limbs). And pollinating in May and June. Then trim again mid summer to reduce height.

Heavy mulch once a year in spring. Then fertilize 3 or 4 times between now and december. I just use avocado fertilizer and gypsum.

Good luck, stop by some time if you want to poke around again. Im working on 2 new virgin acres of hillside here to ve filled with avocado cherimoya and dragonfruit.

SF · « **Reply #63 on:** February 19, 2020, 02:00:03 PM »

Brad, thanks a bunch for the info. Definitely helpful in getting my notes started (shared below). Can already see some minor omissions on my part based on your practices. Probably the other factor could be that I was not using viable pollen and/or not pollinating correctly. In how many weeks/months are the cherimoyas pollinated in may/june ready for eating?

I will take you up on the offer. Look forward to seeing your new acreage.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YgBtJKsKxFWlEYD_MwisAfuhWAq6CEdw734Kw0VQJRY/edit#gid=106463198

spaugh · « **Reply #64 on:** February 19, 2020, 03:41:00 PM »

They take around 6 months to be ready to pick. I am just doing what I learned from others here. Behl and Frank and Simon had given me the info on how to care for them. One important thing to note is when pruning you need to strip the leaves where you want new branches or flowers to form. Nothing will grow from that node unless you remove the leaf. Simon clued me in on pollinating only flowers inside the canopy on big branches. Dont set fruit way out where it will droop or get sunburned or be small from inadequate branch size.

Seanny · « **Reply #65 on:** February 19, 2020, 08:48:08 PM »

Gefner atemoya needs 210 warm days from pruning to harvesting.
Last summer was cool so 7 months wasn't enough.

marklee · « **Reply #66 on:** February 20, 2020, 09:46:09 PM »

I've picked hundreds of African Prides at a friends farm, we get them when they have a bit of yellow, and have a sticky feel to the skin.

Seanny · « **Reply #67 on:** February 21, 2020, 01:47:06 AM »

I didn't know about the sticky skin.

SHV · « **Reply #68 on:** March 05, 2020, 01:53:20 PM »

Just harvested some Cherimoya from one of my seedling trees today. They come in all shapes in sizes. I'm not sure how anyone could identify one variety from another when the fruit shape and surface texture is so variable.

spaugh · « **Reply #69 on:** March 05, 2020, 04:33:19 PM »

I picked some sticky yellow african prides. They were ok, not in the same league as cherimoya IMO.

RollingInTheWeeds · « **Reply #70 on:** November 01, 2020, 12:05:22 PM »

Quote from: spaugh on December 04, 2019, 02:27:28 PM

La verne is aware of the bumpo issue and said they would stop selling bumpo because they got the complaints.

Glad to hear that. Thanks!

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Author Topic: Cherimoya Season 2019 (So Cal) (Read 10555 times)