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Mike T

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Annona cornifolia fruiing
« on: February 08, 2021, 08:28:04 AM »


I have a couple of Annona cornifolia and they grow quickly with multiple thin trunks to around 12 feet and produce fruit fast in my climate. The fruit are small and bright orange and have a mild tasting orange flesh with small seeds.

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Re: Annona cornifolia fruiing
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2021, 08:51:29 AM »
It looks like something grown more as a collector's item than for its fruit. Still, I wonder if some larger and better tasting cultivars could be created if more people grew it. Or, it could be crossed with another species of Annona to create interesting hybrids, perhaps like a Cornimoya or an Orangesop.

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Re: Annona cornifolia fruiing
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2021, 11:14:42 AM »
Mike, do you know the cold hardiness of A. cornifolia?

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Re: Annona cornifolia fruiing
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2021, 04:42:23 PM »
Yrs these are not a large dessert fruit and I don't know about cold hardiness.

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Re: Annona cornifolia fruiing
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2021, 08:28:12 PM »


I have a couple of Annona cornifolia and they grow quickly with multiple thin trunks to around 12 feet and produce fruit fast in my climate. The fruit are small and bright orange and have a mild tasting orange flesh with small seeds.
Any pics of seeds? :)
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