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does anyone have any information about the sofia cherimoyas?

Time: 25th December 2011 8:57pm

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snottiegobble says...
I would like to know if there are cherimoya seedlings available in WA?
According to Glowinksi`s book they are the ideal fruit tree for warm temperate regions!

Time: 25th December 2011 9:55pm

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Jantina says...
I have a Sofia growing here at Mt Gambier, doing well but only 6 months in the ground.
Snottie, not sure how well they grow from cuttings, they graft well. I have a small Sofia and Fino de jete and a large flowering (much excitment) unnamed cultivar which Jason checked out and pronounced a good one (based on his experience with the leaves of ones he has eaten in Mexico. Perhaps do some research on cuttings, I'm off to work now.

Time: 26th December 2011 12:37pm

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snottiegobble says...
Jantina, it would seem that cherimoyas grow well anywhere along the south coast if Jason can grow them. Amanda said she saw one fruiting in Margaret River so that is promising. Although only 55ks from here they do get frost occasionally!

Time: 26th December 2011 2:38pm

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john says...
Cherimoyas take minus 4 deg C without blinking. (personal experience)

Time: 26th December 2011 3:09pm

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peetah says...
i bought a cherimoya about a week ago.i live in adelaide and it is extremley hot at the moment.do i have any hope of it living?how can i help it?

Time: 26th December 2011 4:07pm

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peter says...
hi peetah,
cherimoyas in adelaide are no problem
plant on a mound in well drained soil.
i have most of mine growing under
shade cloth, i have friut developing
on my biggest one and some more seem to
be setting without hand polination.
where did you get yours from and what variety is it,

Time: 26th December 2011 6:32pm

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peetah says...
i got my sofia cherimoya from daleys

Time: 26th December 2011 6:57pm

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Jason says...
Where I live is marginal for Cherimoya as far as fruit quality goes that is for sure but keeping the tree itself alive and growing is no problem. I'm probably in the coolest possible location of Anywhere on the mainland so everywhere along the South coast is OK. Apart from warm walls in backyards Tasmania would be pretty marginal

Time: 26th December 2011 7:46pm

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john says...
i don't know about Tasmania being impossible for cherimoyas. I read there is a commercial avocado farm on the N coast.

Time: 27th December 2011 4:14am

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Jason says...
I'd believe a commercial Avocado orchard in Tasmania but Avocados don't need anywhere near the heat a Cherimoya does. You probably want +5 celcius more on average to keep a Cherimoya in the same kind of health that an Avocado will do at 5c less.

Avocados, esp the Guatemalan race power along in cool wet weather. Avocados will self seed readily for me anywhere the fruit falls, to get a Cherimoya to do that here and survive the first 2 Winters is very rare (only happened once for me so far) so you can see they are growing out of their range

Time: 27th December 2011 10:49am

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klokanovic says...
Hi all,

Due to a lack of Fino's available I bought a Sofia recently for my Melbourne backyard.

Can anybody share their experiencees with this cultivar?

I haven't even taken mine out of its pot yet, so I cannot share any information :)

Time: 25th April 2012 3:29pm

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John Mc says...
Hi klokanovic,
I can't tell you a lot but in two years the Sofia has got to around 1200mm (4ft)high. It's growing as strongly as all the others including Fino de Jete, White and Forbidden fruits variety. The forbidden fruits variety is in it's third year with a nice crop happening with about 12 fruits for the first time. I'm figuring they should all fruit in the next fruiting season which starts in December.

Time: 25th April 2012 9:43pm

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allybanana says...
Hi Does any one know if Sophia is a early min or late maturer as very little is known about this cultivar. How does it compare with Forbbiden fruits variety, White and Fino? I have Sopia and Forbidden fruits and was wondering if i need an early variety to extend my harversting time. I tried to order bays from Treegrowrs but after a being a year late on the delivery they decided to keep my deposit, and still no trees.

Time: 18th August 2014 9:30am

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allybanana says...
I just tasted the first fruit from my Sophia and it was disapointing it lacked flavor and sweetness and was a bit cotton woolly like icecream bean. The fruit was pollinated very late and did not reach its full size until after the leaves had fallen in October. Even though the plant is very healthy the seeds inside are half sized. I hope very much that the crappy flavor is a result of late pollination and not that my EDEN NSW climate is not hot enough for it. I will try and pollinate the first flush of flowers this season, am I on the right track?

Time: 31st October 2014 7:18pm

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Jason says...
allybanana, same thing happens with my Fino here. None viable seeds and bland flavour. I think it's more to do with soil acidity than lack of heat but not entirely sure. It certainly doesn't taste like a Cherimoya does in ideal growing conditions. But some years if I'm very lucky I get one fruit with mature seeds and pretty good taste. Very rare though.

Time: 4th November 2014 6:53pm

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