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Annona heartland going small
« on: July 13, 2012, 04:21:16 AM »







They look kinda similar and these annonas have no variety name but both are tiny,heart shaped and very nice to eat.Heavy bearers of small fruit without hand pollination could be the way of the future commercially.The second is a small sweet atemoya of mixed parentage.I am sure annona enthusiasts could pin a species name on the first or could they?

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Re: Annona heartland going small
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2012, 06:10:54 AM »
The bottom one looks like what you end up with if you dont thin the KJ Pinks. Instead of lots of fruit in the 700g range, you get a thousand tiny but still quite good fruit.

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Re: Annona heartland going small
« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2012, 06:30:21 AM »
BMc The 2nd one could be and it didn't register with me.KJ's,PMs and APs were there and these looked different from the KJs as they were more irregular.The seller said they are from a seedling.Maybe there will never be maroochy gold or tropics suns there.

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Re: Annona heartland going small
« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2012, 08:57:03 AM »
Hi,

My Cherimoya tree is very productive and If i don't thin i get a huge loads of small fruits...they are just as tasty ;D




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Re: Annona heartland going small
« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2012, 11:38:27 PM »
Perhaps the first is a cherilata? (Annona cherimola  X  Annona reticulata)
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Re: Annona heartland going small
« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2012, 11:47:55 PM »
Thanks guanabanus I am delighted to see one person took an interest and a guess.
 


The first is actually just a tiny brown seeded atemoya that is closer to its cherimoya side.It is bland and a 3 out of 10 in the quality department.It seems to survive only due to it's similarity to the black seeded one in the second picture which is an absolute sensation in the taste department perhaps a 9.5 out of 10.
The intersting thing is that the persistance of the brown seeded mini is dependent on deception and the closer it looks the better and the vendor should also sell for the same price as the real classy mini.

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Re: Annona heartland going small
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2012, 02:27:25 AM »
Hi,

My Cherimoya tree is very productive and If i don't thin i get a huge loads of small fruits...they are just as tasty ;D




Delicious pile you got there. Send some over this way!  :P :P :P
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Re: Annona heartland going small
« Reply #7 on: July 14, 2012, 10:59:01 AM »
Hi,

My Cherimoya tree is very productive and If i don't thin i get a huge loads of small fruits...they are just as tasty ;D




Delicious pile you got there. Send some over this way!  :P :P :P

 ;D Will do so ;)
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