My Edibles: Cherimoya Trees NSW

Cherimoya - White (Grafted) ^6/10

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In spring/summer she grows so quickly she can easy get too wispy. Make sure you tip prune!!! I have to make sure to cut her back at least 30% when she loses her leaves otherwise the next spring she isn't strong enough to support all the new growth.

Planted: 2008

Height 1.25 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pruned By: 30% in Autumn and Winter

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chicken poo, seasol, charlie carp, worm castings

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Elephant weevils = only thing you can do is hunt them down, pick them off and squish them. Or put them in a jar and look at how freaky they are!

Cherimoya - Seedling

Comments: -

Leafless after winter. Waiting to see what happens.

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Cherimoya - White (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Another favorite - Very quick, easy to grow tree.    Fruits taste superior to custard apples and with much less seed.

Fruiting Months October and November

Planted: 2008

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pruned By: 30% in

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Horse manure, worm castings and dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly and Spring

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic

Cherimoya - White ^5/10

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This plant has been in the ground for years. When they say "Hand pollinate', they mean it. The only time it has carried fruit, I had methodically hand pollinated the few female flowers with pollen collected from the few males earlier. On that occasion, about 10 fruits developed until almost full and ripe, and HUGE; but then, overnight, the possums/bats etc munched them to nothing, so i've yet to taste one...

Planted: 2005

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: mulch, compost

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

If I ever hand-pollinate agin, I will have to address the possum/bat issue!

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

Do I need to do something else such as prune this plant to get more fruit, or do I really have to hand-pollinate each season?

Cherimoya - White (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

1st Photo taken 2009. Flowering Nov09.

Fruiting Months February and April

Planted: 1998

First Fruited: 2001 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Cherimoya - Seedling (Seedling)

Comments: - just got it will update later

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Cherimoya Spain

Comments: - Actually seedling trees from a collection of rare fruit in country Victoria, also brought with me when I moved early in 2009. Parent was labelled as "Spain", a hard to find cherimoya  - it will be interesting to see what the fruit are like.

Planted: 2009

Comments

Ringbarked by rabbits and replaced with a cool tolerant Canistel variety "Emma"

Cherimoya - Fina de Jete

Comments: -

Successful hand pollination spring 09.

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Hand Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Cherimoya - White

Comments: -

Managed successful hand pollination this year. Only 3 fruit set. Picked 2 too early. Left one on tree till fell off. Excellent tasting.

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 3 Fruit Per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pruned By: 10% in

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Cherimoya - White ^9/10

Planted: 2010

Height 400 metres

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Cherimoya - Sofia ^8/10

Comments: -

I want to taste the best fruit in the world and have an abundance of it.  Am going to Tropical fruit world in February so will try it then and make sure I like it first

Pollination: Self Pollination

Cherimoya - White (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

I have found that the Cherimoya requires moist soil but not over water logged conditions.Also i try and maintain a steady pH between 6.0-7.0 and generally use a manutec product for fertilising then alternate to blood and bone and also fish emulsion to prevent toxic build-up of metals in the soil.

Maintenance........just steady pruining to clean up dead or damaged branches and the flowers are VERY succeptable to wind damage not to mention leaves and branches

.In general a very hardy and well balanced plant though height has to be kept in check that way it doesnt grow out of control and also have to take into account branch angles for when fruits form-the fruit can weight alot and snap branches with ease!!

Fruiting Months April and May

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pest Control:

baythroid pest spray

Organic Status:Pesticides Used

Cherimoya - White

Planted: 2010

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Cherimoya

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Cherimoya - White

Growing: In the Ground

Cherimoya - White

Height 0.5 metres

Pollination: No

Cherimoya - Seedling

Cherimoya - Seedling

Cherimoya - Fina de Jete

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Not hardy to frost here

Cherimoya - white seedling (Grafted) ^1/10

Comments: -

Wont take -3/-4