My Edibles: Cherimoya Trees

Cherimoya - Forbidden Fruit variety (Grafted)

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Cherimoya has to be one of the most delicious fruits I've eaten. It is slightly warmer where I live than its' preferred range (by a couple of degrees), but I'm still hopefull of some fruit.  This variety is a bonus as it self-pollinates.

Planted early May - will need some shelter from cold winter winds.

Planted: 2012

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seasol and citrus feed

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 - White (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - This has gone in the ground in the west of Brisbane (toward iPSWICH) and has set fruit 2011. Seems to set well on its own in this area.

Planted: 2011

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Comments

Grows well on crappy acidic soil in west brisbane. Has set quite a few fruit soon after going in ground without hand pollination, so would seem fairly self-fertile here.

Cherimoya - Fina de Jete ^8/10

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came across this when i was trying to find out how to pollinate my Rollinia, now i want one of these but as there's no room, will have to try it in a pot when i eventually get it.

Cherimoya - White

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Cherimoya - Seedling

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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 - Sofia (Grafted) ^8/10

Planted: 2010

Height 100 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Cherimoya - White (Cutting) ^5/10

Planted: 2009

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: pig manure

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Cherimoya - White ^7/10

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This tree is going to be big!! Oops may have planted it too close to the house. I am pruning it like mad, lol. Nice smelling flowers but how do I pollinate it?

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Question:

Help! This tree flowers well, but how do I pollinate it? Many attempts have failed! I used a small paintbrush and poked it up into the flower to try to get some pollen and then followed by putting it into the flower at female stage. How much pollen do I need? How do I know if any has stuck?

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 - Seedling

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The current size of the plant is very small so I have to wait for a long while before I can try the fruit.

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Cherimoya - Balfour (Grafted) ^6/10

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

When I Fertilise: Spring

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

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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 - White (Grafted) ^10/10

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This fruit formed in autumn this year. I purchased the plant 2 years ago. Last winter, the pot was kept in a glasshouse, but this year it has been outside in a sheltered location. We have had about 20 mild frosts. The fruit has hung on over winter, and I am hoping it will ripen once the weather warms up. This is the first tropival fruit that I have produced in Melbourne.

Fruiting Months April

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 18 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

None

Question:

Can I keep it in a large container?

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 - White

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

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

Cherimoya - Seedling

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planted out 3 trees in one hole 10/1996 2 seedlings and one grafted var called southern kights this var seems to set fruit without hand pollination 07/2000 picked first fruit 09/2002 pick one weighing 650 grams

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hi rob,i am new in the forum and like to know where i can get a grafted sothern knight plant.ta

I got mine from the rare fruit society in adelaide you are welcome to a cutting if you are in the area ? regards rob

hi rob,thank you and where about are you.Will pick up asap to your convenience.

Hi rob, sorry.on 2nd thoughts,i will try to get a grafted one.thanks again.

ring me on 0414814347 and I will arrange a time to meet and give you directions

I doubt if you will get a grafted one as they are very rare

Cherimoya - White (Grafted)

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Planted next to a native hibiscus for shade. It is in it's first year, after that will probably remove the hibiscus and the shade it is providing.

Planted: 2010

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Cherimoya - Fina de Jete

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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

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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 - Seedling

Cherimoya - Sofia ^8/10

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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

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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 - White

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So tasty but so expensive at the shops!

Cherimoya

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun