Author Topic: Annona reticulata Hybrids (Read 38063 times)

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #100 on:** April 20, 2013, 04:46:09 PM »

Sorry, I had to go back to the fridge for another bite...now I'm ready to type!

I was surprised to see some pink coloration in the flesh. The texture of the fruit is extremely creamy, but near the center, and around the seeds, there are arils that remind me of sugar apple flesh. There's the slightest bit of granular texture in the fruit, the rest is very smooth.

Its a very delicate, and even messy fruit to eat. It did remind me of a strawberry cream, annona flavor. Sweet, but not sweetest annona I've tasted...gefners and lisa atemoyas easily sweeter. Definitely a top notch fruit...wish I had some more, but very thankful to have tasted a good reticulata, fruited in a pot.

I still have another half of the fruit that I'm going to let people taste. I'm curious to see if someone is disgusted by it.

edself65 · « **Reply #101 on:** April 20, 2013, 04:53:34 PM »

Yeah I agree ! How did it taste Adam?

Quote from: HMHausman on April 20, 2013, 04:22:10 PM

What no comments? In this case, we need the 1000 words.....the pictures only tell half the story.

TREESNMORE · « **Reply #102 on:** April 20, 2013, 08:15:04 PM »

Nice Adam Its been a long wait. It has a good looking pink color and from what you say good flavor. Are you going to graft a few.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #103 on:** April 20, 2013, 09:15:35 PM »

Quote from: TREESNMORE on April 20, 2013, 08:15:04 PM

Nice Adam Its been a long wait. It has a good looking pink color and from what you say good flavor. Are you going to graft a few.

thanks Mike,

yes, I'll graft some, and plant some seeds...I'm wondering if the trees will bear fruits at a small size, even if grafted.

I was impressed by the size of the fruit, it weighed about 2 lbs.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #104 on:** April 25, 2013, 04:41:43 PM »

the yellow reticulata ripened today.

It definitely tasted different than the Red one, and wasn't quite as large. It had a certain green mango, banana, sugar apple flavor. It also had less grit (almost none)...even though the red one had almost none.

I really enjoyed it, but the red one was better.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #105 on:** March 02, 2014, 10:08:17 PM »

my friend hooked me up with some reticulata fruits, and I tried to eat an entire San Pablo...I could only manage to eat half.

I hear this variety is popular because it's a good producer, and the fruit is very colorful...but to be honest, I'm eager to taste some of the harder to find varieties.....the san pablo was delicious, but the texture and taste was not as good as the kimber red fruit.

I need more reticulata fruit!

gunnar429 · « **Reply #106 on:** March 29, 2014, 09:10:11 AM »

I know some people (as Oscar has stated) don't grow this for fear of bringing chalcid fly to other annonas. I love the way they look and even liked the one i had a few years ago from a friend's tree (creamy white inside)....but, i don't really know what i am getting into with chalcid fly. I am fine losing some of the fruit but don't want to be fighting each year to get mummified fruit. Any tips to keep the fruit safe? Can anyone (especially in South FL) share their thoughts?

Also, what cultivars do you like best?...there's very little I could find in the way of flavor reviews.

davidgarcia899 · « **Reply #107 on:** March 31, 2014, 11:47:01 AM »

Chalcid wasp is a problem with reticulata, but I haven't had much problem with it crossing over to my other annonas, they don't seem to like others one as much as reticulata. Custard apples are worth it! In my humble opinion

Guanabanus · « **Reply #108 on:** April 01, 2014, 10:13:45 PM »

Bag the fruits, when they are the size of a nickel or up to ping-pong ball size, with a bag big enough for the fruit to finish filling out in.

huertasurbanas · « **Reply #109 on:** May 28, 2014, 10:25:03 PM »

Quote from: Guanabanus on April 01, 2014, 10:13:45 PM

Bag the fruits, when they are the size of a nickel or up to ping-pong ball size, with a bag big enough for the fruit to finish filling out in.

I wonder why no one there use to do a trap for the fruit flies!

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #110 on:** October 15, 2015, 08:40:34 PM »

here is an updated pic of the Kimber Red custard apple...it's in a 25 gal pot, probably ready for a 50 gal.

maybe it will set some fruits, it's flowering now.

nullzero · « **Reply #111 on:** October 16, 2015, 01:21:19 AM »

Adam, how is the PR Yellow A. reticulata seedling doing for you?

Here is the PR Yellow you grafted;

A. reticulata, PR Yellow seedling, 1yr in ground

skhan · « **Reply #112 on:** October 16, 2015, 10:54:39 AM »

How is the productivity and taste of the PR yellow and Kimberly red reticulatas?

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #113 on:** October 16, 2015, 11:04:17 AM »

Quote from: nullzero on October 16, 2015, 01:21:19 AM

Adam, how is the PR Yellow A. reticulata seedling doing for you?

Here is the PR Yellow you grafted;

A. reticulata, PR Yellow seedling, 1yr in ground

Null,
the PR yellow i got from you is actually a grafted tree.

it's covered in whitefly, but doesn't seem to mind...

I just put it into a 15 gal...

with some luck it could fruit next year.

I'd like to taste this fruit to compare it with the other yellow reticulata I've tasted...(which was a seedling from the same batch as Kimber Red)

nullzero · « **Reply #114 on:** October 16, 2015, 11:23:56 AM »

I typo that, I meant to include that it was a grafted from a seedling. Maybe next year you get some fruit set, we can hope

.

gozp · « **Reply #115 on:** November 03, 2015, 02:45:16 AM »

This is a good thread. Thanks for sharing

carcarlo · « **Reply #116 on:** November 03, 2015, 09:55:44 AM »

Hi u all I have 4 trees of A. Reticulata and I have not had a problem with the wasp , but they seem to love my neighbor's Papayas.
My A. Ret. are thin skin creamy and 99.9% grit free, and with a taste of Sugar Cane juice, to me! Many of the members have gotten seeds from me in the last couple of years, and soon they will be tasting one of the best A. Ret. I have ever tasted. I'm planning on grafting 28 seedlings that I have in Spring, hopefully 2/3 will take for me, I have no ideal what cultivar it is, but it sure is awesome.
Carlos O

Guanabanus · « **Reply #117 on:** November 03, 2015, 08:10:39 PM »

That is a pure Annona reticulata.

This thread is supposed to be about hybrids that are part Annona reticulata and part some other species.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #118 on:** November 03, 2015, 08:16:18 PM »

Quote from: Guanabanus on November 03, 2015, 08:10:39 PM

That is a pure Annona reticulata.

This thread is supposed to be about hybrids that are part Annona reticulata and part some other species.

the thread definitely lacks information on hybrids.

a few of the trees I initially thought might be hybrid, now appear to be pure species.

I believe there are even a few trees at fruit and spice park labeled as reticulata hybrids, that appear to be pure reticulata.

the vinho tinto from Luc appears to be a hybrid though...possibly reticulata x squamosa?

lisar · « **Reply #119 on:** October 31, 2016, 03:16:08 PM »

Thank you Adam @ Flying Fox for the Kimber red! It is in the ground & I'll report on how it does here.

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #120 on:** October 31, 2016, 06:02:53 PM »

Quote from: lisar on October 31, 2016, 03:16:08 PM

Thank you Adam @ Flying Fox for the Kimber red! It is in the ground & I'll report on how it does here.

Wow!

Thanks for posting a pic!
It looks so happy now. It was desperate to get out of that 25gal pot.

I bet it will be about 15ft by this time next year....and it should set some fruit this winter.

It's going to love your microclimate.

I'm glad I was able to find a good home for the mother tree, and also able to keep a smaller grafted tree i made as back up....this is a variety worth propagating !!

TheDom · « **Reply #121 on:** October 31, 2016, 07:16:13 PM »

I found a pretty decent article from back in 2009 on legit A. reticulata x (A. cherimola x A squamosa) trihybrids. They crossed Pink's mammoth atemoya with a "Brown skin-coloured" reticulata, grew out 250 of them, and recorded their results. They had a huge variability in just about every trait imaginable, though they saw poor survival in the F2 generation and generally poor fertility overall in both F1 and F2. They conclude that back-crossing with A. squamosa due to its high fertility could be a good route to introduce some specific desirable genes from A. reticulata.
The abstract actually does a good job telling the whole story (like a good abstract should), but the full text is a good read too.

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10681-009-0059-5

What traits would y'all be excited to see from A. reticulata show up in an atemoya? I know red flesh, a small tightly packed seed area, and late season would be on my list.

Bob407 · « **Reply #122 on:** November 01, 2016, 06:08:38 PM »

I have a 47-18 seedling that has leaves that look like the original but very slow growing.

Bob407 · « **Reply #123 on:** October 01, 2018, 12:25:51 AM »

‘47-18’

FlyingFoxFruits · « **Reply #124 on:** May 12, 2020, 11:23:27 PM »

yep, this tree is amazing, but i must lettergo!

a nice tree, easy to grow, and the fruit is superb...

you'd be the only guy in town who had it...lol

https://www.ebay.com/itm/GRAFTED-Annona-reticulata-Kimber-Red-RARE-Custard-Apple-the-MOTHER-TREE/193459743575?hash=item2d0b196b57:g:71wAAOSw9~xeuJ~p

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