Also thanks from my side for this interesting paper and thoughts for possible future crossing work!
Back to the thread here....I will give you a short update about my crossing trials of Paw Paw togehter with Cherimoya.
- From my spring crossings of Asiminia triloba flowers with Cherimoya pollen most flowers died after Setting fruit. Also many other "normally" Asimina flowers died - may be the wheather (cold period with some night freezes after flowering) may be the root cause. One fruit of a pollinated flower is still alive...
- The seeds of the fruit harvested in spring as result of last year done cross Chermioya flower with Asimina triloba pollen now are germinating - see 2 photos enclosed. One seed seem to germinate as a pair of twin plants...I will keep you informed concerning growth and viewable interspecific signs or properties...
- My mother plants of Cherimoya starts to flower again (see photo enclosed) - as early as never before - two monts later than Asimina triloba ended flowering....so I will be able to pollinate this tame with more fresh pollen whch I have stored frozen in my fridge - spollen of everal varieties of Asimina I will try to use. I will Keep you informed.
Now I am looking Forward concerning new pollinating Trials and growing of the Young seedlings. And with some luck I will harvest a fruit of Asiminia in autumn wihich flower has been pollinated with Cherimoya pollen.
So there are still many Options for success..we have to wait still some time and than we will see what has happened ;-)