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TropicalFruitHunters
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USA, Columbus, OH, xxxxx Zone 5b
My little sugar apple forest!
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May 10, 2019, 08:02:22 PM »
Been a while since I posted on the forum. So thought I'd share something positive from the greenhouse. The larger plant is probably 5 years. Currently has at least 50 fruitlets developing and the plant is still pumping out flowers. I think we got around 10-15 nice-sized, very delicious fruit from it last year. It's definitely tops in the greenhouse right now. The smaller plants have around 10 fruit developing and they are still blooming as well. Wish all my trees performed like this.
My large cherimoya finally gave me enough blooms to work with this year and so far have about 28 fruit developing. I'm in the process of cutting the plant back by several feet and it seems to have kicked off some more blooms. Hopefully a good bunch. The cherimoya has been tough to get fruit set with hand pollination, where the sugar apple pollinates almost by waving the brush at the flower. So far the Honey Hart, Pierce, McPherson, and seedling portion has fruit developing. The Behl unfortunately does not at this time.
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Daintree
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Boise, Idaho - zone 6, with a zone 12 greenhouse...
Re: My little sugar apple forest!
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May 10, 2019, 11:21:32 PM »
Awesome!
Are the pink ribbons to mark the fruit, or were they to mark the flowers you had already pollinated?
None of my annonas have bloomed yet, but I am hoping for this year!
Carolyn
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TropicalFruitHunters
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USA, Columbus, OH, xxxxx Zone 5b
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May 10, 2019, 11:50:13 PM »
Marking the fruit that is developing. Once the tree fills out, it's so full it was hard to find the fruit!
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FMfruitforest
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USA, FL,zone 10a
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May 11, 2019, 06:19:12 PM »
Looking great, I love how well they produce.
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simon_grow
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USA, San Diego, CA, Zone 10a
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That’s awesome, especially considering what zone you’re in. I hope you get a bountiful harvest this year.
Simon
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scashaggy
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Miami, FL
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May 12, 2019, 08:32:06 AM »
Looks good.
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