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Sorry I can't offer much personally;On the 'California Rare Fruit Growers' Facebook page people bring them up a bit, I'm not sure if you're on there or not.Do you know the guy/page Man vs Fruit? I'm not sure if he's on here or not because I don't know who he is lol- but he has a great range of Annona and sells on eBay through this account: https://www.ebay.com/sch/akitu-trees/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=He's also well connected to other growers in the area (San Diego) and knows tips and tricks so hopefully he posts here, if not flick him a message on facebook
I heard in a fruit&spice park tour the lady said the Rollinia is the hardiest Annona there. So maybe planting a Rollinia in SoCal near a pond or something to increase humidity could work
That’s a weird thing to say, maybe they do not understand how Annona defoliation works? I’ve seen Rollinia fruiting in Goleta, so it is possible anywhere south of that.It can be done.Rollina is also extremely variable from seed with a wide native range and genetic pool and no named or known selections that can be traced somewhere . Finding the region in Central America or South America that has the most cold adapted Rollinia Deliciosa is a worthy search. Quote from: BayAreaMicroClimate on May 15, 2022, 01:41:58 PMI heard in a fruit&spice park tour the lady said the Rollinia is the hardiest Annona there. So maybe planting a Rollinia in SoCal near a pond or something to increase humidity could work