preferred rootstock for annonas like atemoya

[grant5185]

Is annona glabrata (pond apple) the preferred rootstock for atemoyas?   

[skhan]

In Florida cherimoya is preferred

[brian]

I can't speak from experience, but my recollection from various threads on this topic is the most common rootstocks are cherimoya and pond apple.  There's a table of known compatibility somewhere if you search the forum, though it isn't very complete.

[achetadomestica]

In Florida cherimoya is preferred

agree
I had an illama and I have a cherilata that were grafted on pond apple and both
had issues at the union. The illama was the worst and had a boot that looked ready to
snap. The atemoyas in my yard that were grafted onto cherimoya you can barely
see the union or not at all

[Orkine]

I have tried everything on pond apple and I can tell you that it is not the rootstock you want for Atemoya.
Perhaps for Cherilata but certainly not for atemoya.
You go to is Cherimoya as was previously noted.  Some people have also recorded some success with soursop though I have not had much luck with it.

If you have pond apple that you wish to graft to, then I suggest you get Cherilata or soursop scions.  You may also get some Cherimoya scions if you wish to use them as interstock to graft your atemoya on to.  I had some success with a couple of Cherimoya varieties on pond apple and then I grafted atemoya on to the cherimoya.

If you are going to buy seed to grow rootstock, just get cherimoya.


By the way, there is this old post though it has not been kept current, I have found it useful.
https://tropicalfruitforum.com/index.php?topic=16673.msg213803#msg213803

[vipinrl]

I have tried squamosa, reticulata, montana, muricata as rootstock for Atemoya. Grafts/ buds taken on all of the rootstocks.
The worst performance was by montana—stunned growth. Plants die after leaf out in winter.
Healthy bud growth was observed in muricata. But in this case also, no new leaf sprouts after winter.
The health of the bud/ graft plant depends on the variety of atemoya on reticulata rootstocks. For most varieties, the plant seems to be unhealthy with pale, narrow leaves and slender stems (but it survives).
There was absolutely no problem with squamosa rootstocks, here in the tropics. Plants grow healthy and some may flower within a year.

[grant5185]

My gratitude to all the responses.
I really appreciate the help.
I need some cherimoya rootstock then.  I’m getting some nice atemoya scions from a forum member and want to graft them next wk. 

[Seanny]

Graft to a big tree now.
Get rootstocks later then graft to them.

[Ermes]

Hello, the graft on cherimoya is perfect for the Mediterranean climate. My Gefner and Red Hybrid Atemoya fly.

[johnb51]

Cherimoya.