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About the Author Ivan Adelaide 30th October 2012 2:24am #UserID: 7378 Posts: 15 View All Ivan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... After talking to Chester and a few other folks who are growing it, its apparent that it is a good option for the sub-tropics. It sets heavily in south east QLD and northern NSW. In Adelaide, you shouldnt have to find a variety that is suited to your climate as many should do well there and the proven spanish and californian varieties should work. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 30th October 2012 9:21am #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author Db Brisbane 30th October 2012 9:37am #UserID: 6427 Posts: 470 View All Db's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Ivan2 says... Thanks guys. I already have Campa cherimoya (still young and no fruit yet)and wanted to try another cherimoya variety. I can get White cherimoya but have been told the White variety is bland and has lots of seeds so I wanted to look at other varieties. Any other recommendations would be good. | About the Author Ivan 30th October 2012 12:18pm #UserID: 7378 Posts: 15 View All Ivan's Edible Fruit Trees |
Ivan2 says... Thanks guys. I already have Campa cherimoya (still young and no fruit yet)and wanted to try another cherimoya variety. I can get White cherimoya but have been told the White variety is bland and has lots of seeds so I wanted to look at other varieties. Any other recommendations would be good. | About the Author Ivan 30th October 2012 12:18pm #UserID: 7378 Posts: 15 View All Ivan's Edible Fruit Trees |
BJ says... Db, its supposed to be better than white. White seems to fruit in the western suburbs pretty well though the horse keeps knocking the fruit off, so I can report on taste. Hopefully will get to taste FF the end of this season. To be perfectly honest though, I'd go with a Paxtons Prolific atemoya over a White cherimoya here. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 30th October 2012 12:33pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author lenn1 sydney 30th October 2012 1:55pm #UserID: 7310 Posts: 23 View All lenn1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Db says... Thanks BJ, in that case I'll skip cherimoya for now, I'm already growing two PP, one in ground (flowering now) and one is pot but I'm planning to transfer it in ground soon... I also have Tropic Sun cust apple and it also has 3-4 flowers on new growth but I don't expect it to set fruit in this season... | About the Author Db Brisbane 30th October 2012 1:58pm #UserID: 6427 Posts: 470 View All Db's Edible Fruit Trees |
Ivan2 says... Lenn - I bought the Campas from Perrys. Custard apples are easy to grow down here. I have a mature Gefner, AP and two young PPs (yet to fruit). I haven't tasted Cherimoyas yet so trying to grow a few trees myself. If anyone know of a retail nursery where I can get the Tropic Sun custard apple please let me know. Any other places for other types of Cherimoyas appreciated. | About the Author Ivan 30th October 2012 2:09pm #UserID: 7378 Posts: 15 View All Ivan's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 30th October 2012 2:29pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Ivan 30th October 2012 3:05pm #UserID: 7378 Posts: 15 View All Ivan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Would you believe this is it's first crop? I'll let you know when I try one, it shouldn't be too long now, they've endured winter well. I now have a problem with pruning. It should have gone into and come out of it's brief dormancy like the other varieties, but it's still growing. I'm assuming I'll have to wait till most of the fruit has been picked before pruning, but it should be done before the new season shoots. Any suggestions as to the best time to prune? | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 30th October 2012 9:49pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author Db Brisbane 30th October 2012 9:53pm #UserID: 6427 Posts: 470 View All Db's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Ivan 30th October 2012 10:56pm #UserID: 7378 Posts: 15 View All Ivan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 30th October 2012 11:01pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Ivan, all the leaves are still fully green, no sign of any abscission at all. Do you wait for the carpels to separate a touch before picking? Or do you just wait for a decent size? I'm thinking, if I start pruning now, the tree isn't going to be able to provide nutrition to the fruit, unless it works like tomato vines, where the immediate leaves next to the fruit provide the nutrition to the adjacent fruit. . It's going to be a delicate balance between providing for the fruit and pruning before regrowth starts. All my other Cherimoya varieties have been pruned and have come out of dormancy and are throwing out fruit buds already. The fruit are obviously holding the tree back from it's brief dormancy. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 30th October 2012 11:14pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author terry13 31st October 2012 11:07am #UserID: 7380 Posts: 1 View All terry13's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Ivan 12th December 2012 1:40pm #UserID: 7378 Posts: 15 View All Ivan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Yes Ivan, very nice, well worth growing. They ripened very late compared to other Annonas I have. I pulled all the fruit over a couple of weeks and gave it a good prune. That pushed it into a brief dormancy before pushing out new growth. I prune my Annonas back to within 200mm of the previous years pruning each year to keep the skeleton strong. | About the Author JohnMc1 13th December 2012 7:09am #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author Ivan 13th December 2012 11:05am #UserID: 7378 Posts: 15 View All Ivan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author allybanana 25th September 2013 6:08am #UserID: 4544 Posts: 372 View All allybanana's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Tommoz Dural 5th August 2015 6:11pm #UserID: 7219 Posts: 340 View All Tommoz's Edible Fruit Trees |
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denise1 says... Though most cherimoya trees are self pollenating, there are things you can do to ensure a great crop. At the flowering season, First snip off the ends of twigs including 2 or 3 leaves. Then break off about 3 to 5 leaves from the middle of what leaves are left on the stems. Many flowers will push out and can be hand pollenated. Do it when humidity is highest and that can be helped by watering under the tree. If you know of a tree that bears heavily without digital intervention, look around the flowers for the critter doing the service and take them to your tree. My tree has its flowers set by a tiny flower thrips that is almost invisible, and flicks itself from flower to flower munching pollen and spreading it while on the job. There is no apparent reason that it visits many flowers instead of one being sufficient, it seems that it has a sense of duty to set the fruit. | About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 6th August 2015 6:35am #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
About the Author Waterfall WATERFALL,2233,NSW 6th August 2015 9:08am #UserID: 10026 Posts: 422 View All Waterfall's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 6th August 2015 9:22am #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author allybanana EDEN, NSW 6th November 2016 7:22pm #UserID: 4544 Posts: 372 View All allybanana's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 8th November 2016 7:39pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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allybanana says... Thanks linton The fruit in pic is only mid size I got two over 1kg last year on FF, but one of the best things is the extended crop as the flowers set fruit all summer and into early Autumn in my location Eden. Check the photos for the imature fruit that will rippen through summer and I even had one fruit mid winter. I am not sure if they would go as well in colder winters as the fruit might be destroyed over winter and be unable to ripen the following spring summer. I have had no sucess with cherimoya cuttings or layering for two years they appear to be stubborn when it comes to growing roots from stem tissue. They graft resonably easily, happy to send scions as they still have leaves at this time of year. I just break off leaves, let them heal for a few days then wrap in lab paraffin they last a while out of the fridge before grafting. I keep the lab parafilm on through grafting and let the buds push through it. I also grafted a few FF and Fino cherimoya onto seedlings this year happy to swap but the scion sprouts are still tender they need to harden first. | About the Author allybanana EDEN, NSW 9th November 2016 7:20pm #UserID: 4544 Posts: 372 View All allybanana's Edible Fruit Trees |
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