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Aaron - forum member here
has a bunch of cool stuff.
He is in CA?
I got some cool ksu stuff from him.
that was my 1st fresh pawpaw custardy texture reminded me of its related cherimoya but softer the fruit had this almost flan taste going on I really enjoyed would make great ice cream i bet. I put all the seeds I got out of the fruits in the fridge ill plant them in a month or so. Crazy to think that pawpaw are the biggest native fruit to north America and almost went extinct during world war 2.
In aaronn message he states that planting in the spring maybe be the best bet due to pawpaw roots may not grow much during winter dormancy. I was reading the roots are sensitive. I like that Deer dont like Pawpaw either and you can plant them close 5ft spacing to emulate how they grow in the wild. Im thinlking about planting a row now and planting another row in spring to compare.
Deer eat them here, don't believe that hype.
… currently starting some cherimoya from seed.
Jack, since you’re starting cherimoya seeds, when they’re large enough to graft, you’ll be able to find several scion wood varieties of cherimoya, atemoya, and other hybrids here on the forum. If you’ve got enough seeds going, you can experiment grafting lots of different annonas to see what works well in your location. Generally, I’ve found grafting cherimoya to be easy, but have had some fail after a season. Extra grafts have been useful.
Thanks Aaron, thats a great idea. I've been a little intimidated with grafting since trying on citrus, but I'll give it another shot. I've got 14 seeds started. What size is large enough for grafting?
… currently starting some cherimoya from seed.
aaronn, what varieties of Paw Paw are you growing? You must be warm inland because by paw paws are still sizing up!
I’ve got a bunch of pawpaw varieties. The 3 in the picture, from left to right are a seedling I started like 15 years ago, Allegheny, and Potomac. First year fruiting for those last two. I also have Wabash, Susquehanna, Tallahatchie, Shenandoah, Atwood, Benson, Chappell, Green River Belle, Lehman’s Delight, Maria’s Joy, Prima 1216. I’ve got a multigrafted tree with Overleese, Tropical Treat, 275-56, VE-21, Jerry’s Delight, Halvin, Halvin’s Sidewinder, plus I added a bunch more varieties to it this year and grafted several individual trees of new varieties. I’ve gone a bit overboard.
Selling any? I dont mind driving to Napa to buy some pawpaw fruits.
aaronn, what varieties of Paw Paw are you growing? You must be warm inland because by paw paws are still sizing up!
I hope so, I wish everyone could be eating Achachairu’s.
It sounds like it will be a success either way for you having gone through the experience.
It took me awhile to figure out growing cherimoya from seed and getting them up to grafting size.
Some things take awhile to dial in where within your own microclimate things thrive.
Plant a paw paw orchard! That is the annona family that will do great with 90 and 100’s and low 20’s .
I think it is more cold incompatibility than anything else as Cherimoya is the only Annona that has a chance outside a heated greenhouse that far north and inland. And you'd still need some protection and the right variety to fruit Cherimoya in Napa.
It was a crappy year for Cherimoya in nor cal this year with the cold wet winter.
Aichacharu maybe with a heated greenhouse but will take a lot of dedication and years.
mangosteen you need a greenhouse in south Florida . so you can watch it grow for a season in CA, like growing durian , but it is an experiment that has 1 final outcome.I’m in Napa and my cherilata died at the graft last winter. I don’t think it was an issue of climate. More like something to do with the graft failing or something like that. But I’m not sure about that.
For true mangosteen you’ll probably need a greenhouse. All my small Garcinia seedlings died last winter (no purple mangosteen), but I’m trying again with some Achachas.
Good luck!
Aaron
Shame to hear. I was planning on just bringing the mangosteen inside during late fall. Where did you get your cherilata from? I've been having trouble finding them with shipping.
I got it from a friend on this forum. But, like I said, I doubt it’s a climate problem. It was doing great through the coldest part of the winter but declined suddenly, prior to flushing in the spring. I’ve had a few annona grafts decline after growing well for a season. I’ve heard there are weird graft compatibility and graft failure issues with annonas so I assume it’s something to do with that. I’ll give it another try.
I hear great things about Achacha (Achachairu), a relative of the purple mangosteen. I think it’s worth trying to grow here. I have several going and will provide more protection than I have in previous years in an effort to get one old enough to hopefully handle our winters.
I think longans should do well here.
I’m in Napa and my cherilata died at the graft last winter. I don’t think it was an issue of climate. More like something to do with the graft failing or something like that. But I’m not sure about that.
For true mangosteen you’ll probably need a greenhouse. All my small Garcinia seedlings died last winter (no purple mangosteen), but I’m trying again with some Achachas.
Good luck!
Aaron
Shame to hear. I was planning on just bringing the mangosteen inside during late fall. Where did you get your cherilata from? I've been having trouble finding them with shipping.
I wish I could grow lychee or logan in north cal 9b. Are you selling the fruit? Im interested in how it taste.I know some people in Northern CA 9b are getting fruit from Kohala longans. I’ve been growing some longan seedlings in Napa with virtually no protection and they seem very hardy, but very slow growing. Worth a shot!
