The Tropical Fruit Forum

I have Fuerte and many others

Cannonball has very large leaves along with the big fruit here's a picture of a 9 inch leaf but they can get a lot bigger than that depending on growing conditions

Ya I don't know if taste is any better than Hass it appears that it can have a hint of strings at times but fruit runs larger than Hass and Maluma seed is smaller, the tree itself is said to take heat better and production of tree itself is heavier than Hass trees,the  Maluma tree is smaller than Hass so better prospect for trellis growing or tight close tree plantings, my biggest mystery still is how well it takes the cold my trees need to see a winter or 2 before I have a better idea.

I read other post no one commented having a older fruiting tree but one had a young fruiting tree, , still too new in California slow to catch on it appears, I'm convinced it will get more popular once more see how good it is. Brokaw has none for a few years out.

Thanks so much for adding more detail it's sounds very promising and worth growing, what city is this grown in Florida, I would like to see if it can do well in Cal if it can handle under 32 and over 105 on high temps.

 First time I've heard the name , I'm interested in hearing more what the tree is like and fruit , if it has potential to be grown in Cal ,etc.

I have Aravapia, Duke, Stewart, Mexicola, Mex Grande, Big Black Johnson scions to sell you can pm me let me know

 Too Scott , yes some areas on or close to coast prob fine for grafting outdoors this time of year , the buds on cannonball look good right now that's why I'm offering scions at this time of year and I will prob sell scions all the way till March or April then stop till late fall.i also have a nice variety of size less than a pencil on small side all the way up to 3/8th thickness.i grafted on a branch on central coast of cali late Nov 2023 the graft did fine.

I would plant way more cannonball trees if it wasn't for my cold winters, they need protection at least for several nights a year until they get 8 to 10 feet tall or so the first few years are much more work, idealy it does best closer to ocean like bay area or parts of southern Cal that  never or rarely hit 29-30 degree or so, that to me is the biggest negative but still very much worth growing.The nice thing also is grafts almost always take if the grafter is somewhat skilled and grafted at best time of year, my scions are high quality right now( nice bud size) but for many in dec that means grafting in a greenhouse or house or the graft will go dormant or might even fail

Looking to add very large Pomegranate  fruit type looking for great tasting at the same time, is anyone growing the bigger types or a nursery they recommend in the San Joaquin valley in Cal with a great selection ? I've heard of the name ambrosia but not sure if that's the biggest or best tasting.

Another reason Cannonball superior to Nabal is not just because it's larger and more flesh to eat and more cold hardy,  but also cause the mother tree seems much less of an alternate bearer than Nabal.

Kaz if you get a video taste test on YouTube let me know, and ideal taste test would be a blind taste test , using Nabal,Reed, Marcus, cannonball, and nimlioh in the test but super hard to gather all thoughs at the same time

As far as I know Marcus pumpkin did not even exit when the cannonball seed was planted estimating 20 to 35 years ago, Marcus seems not as round to me and as far as taste I hear Marcus has a sweet watery taste though still good , cannonball closer to like a Nabal taste , prob just as good as a Reed if not better than a reed