I haven't tried a lot of varieties, but my favorite is Sugarcane.

Thanks Simon, will do!

My patience finally rewarded!😁 After at least 3 years of waiting and wondering if my jabo and miracle fruit trees would ever give me anything for all the tlc I gave them.

Thanks for seed offer. I can get them locally  from JF's tree.

Do you still have some left? If yes, I'll pm you my info.
Thanks!

I have some cherimoya trees in full sun and then some that get sun until 1 PM only. I actually found one in partial sun produce much heavier than full sun. Again, sun/summer in So California is very harsh in summer that burns fruits exposed directly to sun. On taste, the ones in shade are more sweeter as well.

4 trees in full sun, 4 in shade, so my sampling is pretty accurate for my area.

I've noticed this as well. Full sun in my area, hot summer above 100, burn the leaves and reduce yield. This year, I'm gonna put some light shade cloth over them.

Hi,

This Honeyheart has only given me about 5 fruits per season. The tree is about 5' tall, maybe 4 years old. I haven't really done much to it, basically just let it grow on its own. So now I've decided to prune it properly. First step was to strip off all the leaves. I have no idea which branches to remove. Please look at the photos.

"A" has some of the larger branches numbered for easier reference.
"B" shows some drastic pruning. Is that too much? Should I aim for something in between "A" and "B"? Which of the numbered branches should be removed?

What is your recommendation?

Thanks for your advice,

I used to get that a lot, with many of my seedlings of different seeds, not just jabo. I've since found out that it was due to too much water, causing root rot.

I have fruited 8 seedlings. Only one requires removal. One is excellent, top tier. The others are good. None of the seedlings resemble the parents. I planted 5 seeds from the same fruit, 4 trees fruited. They are all slightly different. One of the 4 was orange and the other 3 are yellow.  You can plant seedlings 10 ft apart and still get an ok crop. I planted some seedlings 5 feet apart. These trees are still young but one provided over 60 lbs fruit.

How many years from seed to fruit?
Thanks,

Best of luck Simon! My parents live in Orange, and are going through the same thing.  Hopefully your yard will not be too damaged.
Trung

I'm talking about the kind in south Florida that you can drink the juice from.

Thanks,

Thanks Mark,
Will do!

Trung

Wow, beautiful fruits! I've discovered that the hot and dry weather here in Bakersfield scorched the leaves of my cherimoyas, and generally negatively affect growth and production. Whenever the weather is cooler, there'd be new growth and even the existing leaves look healthier.  I'm planning on putting up some frames with shade cloth for next summer. My atemoya, OTOH, is impervious to hot weather, or cold. What a trooper!