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Tropical Fruit Discussion / Re: Painter cherilata in San Diego
« on: April 05, 2024, 01:57:31 PM »
Hi Oolie,
They hang past dormancy. It takes about one year from flowering to harvest due to the cold. So, it's a good off-season annona fruit. Very cold tolerant to the Southern California weather. I have another tree planted at the lower-end of a south-facing slope, and it is doing just fine. For comparison, the grafted Birula is not doing so well in the same location due to the cold.
Luckily, no pest/disease issues during the hang time. The only problem I got last year was from deer mice nibbling on the skin of an almost ripen fruit.
Ken
They hang past dormancy. It takes about one year from flowering to harvest due to the cold. So, it's a good off-season annona fruit. Very cold tolerant to the Southern California weather. I have another tree planted at the lower-end of a south-facing slope, and it is doing just fine. For comparison, the grafted Birula is not doing so well in the same location due to the cold.
Luckily, no pest/disease issues during the hang time. The only problem I got last year was from deer mice nibbling on the skin of an almost ripen fruit.
Ken