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Tikal reticulata X cherimoya cross ,red firm flesh,raspberry overtone flavor.Best quality fruit is in Winter and Spring in Florida.
I did that cross back in 2003 almost lost all do to 2004 hurricane charley 150mph+.It is Tikal reticulata X cherimoya cross.I have done atemoya and reticulata cross also so far not as good.
About names:When naming hybrids, the seed parent (mother) is named first.So far, I have never seen a viable "atelata", which means Sugar-Apple ("ata" or "ate" or "atis", Annona squamosa) crossed with/pollinated by Custard-Apple (Annona reticulata)."Atemoya" means Sugar-Apple crossed with Cherimoya (Annona cherimola); this name has also usually been used also for Cherimoya crossed with Sugar-Apple, because people were not distinguishing. "Atemoya" is the first of these "hybrid words" to name hybrid fruits, and was "coined" over a hundred years ago."Temoylata" means atemoya pollinated by Annona reticulata."Cherilata" is Annona cherimola pollinated by Annona reticulata.
It is true that Annona cherimola varieties usually don't produce enjoyably-edible fruits in Florida; however, they can be babied-along to produce fruits with viable seeds, for purpose of hybridization.In the 1980's and 1990's, at the Zill nurseries in Florida, I used 7 varieties of Cherimoya--- both as seed parents and as pollen parents--- to produce new "atemoyas", (including the 'Lisa'), and "Cherilatas", and "Cherilamas".
Four half-ilama hybrids set fruit, but aborted them at 1-2 inches. Growing conditions were bad, though.Australians claim they have fruited some decent ones over there.Ilama hybrids are definitely problematic, especially in poor soils that many Annona species have more tolerance for; however, I would encourage someone to try again, under more fertile conditions.