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Cherimoya season yet?

13 years ago

I can't wait another 3 months for Cherimoya season to start! I'm already salivating over the thought of sinking my teeth into a perfectly chilled, perfectly ripened, glistening white juicy piece of Cherimoya. Excuse me while I wipe the saliva off my shirt, LOL!

Many of us had the pleasure of ordering excellent cherimoyas last season and I thought it was cool how many people shared pictures and gave descriptive explanations on the different attributes of each variety.

I didn't go through the old posts yet but I think I remmber that Dr. White, Fino De Jete and Selma were some of the more favored varieties. Since its another several months before the start of Cherimoya season (approx Jan-June)I thought it would be good to start a thread on Cherimoyas.

Please post pictures, questions, comments, info, ect...

To start, I would like to know if anyone here has tasted El Bumpo, Honeyheart and Sabor? If so, how did they taste compared to a Dr. White for instance? Was there noticeably more acidity?

Here in SoCal, our winters are generally very mild and I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of "stripping" the old leaves in order to help push the plant along with flowering and new growth. I've also heard people say that some drought stress during the winter (I think?) will help the old leaves fall off and stimulate flowering later on.

I recently purchased a grafted Dr. White and also a Honey heart. I also have two Dr' White seedlings, three Selma seedlings and two Hybrid seedlings. I'll post some pics once they get a few more leaves. I am seriously suffering from Cherimoya withdrawl! People, I need help!!!

Simon

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Comments (8)

yaslan
13 years ago
I can't wait til cherimoya season either! I too am salivating just thinking about it...LOL The fino was my all time favorite but I can't wait to try some of the others; like the selma.

Bo
rodneys
13 years ago
Having asked around on the 'net and noticing which ones were mentioned more frequently, I narrowed my cultivar list to 4 - Fino De Jete, Pierce, Honeyhart & Selma.

I have 3 grafted Honeyharts, 3 grafted Selma & 1 grafted Fino de Jete. They were grafted this past May so I don't expect fruit this season.

I have seedlings growing now to have Fino de Jete & Pierce wood grafted onto them.

I love cherimoyas. The cheapest I can buy them for is at a local farmer's market for $3-$3.50/lb.
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newgen
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My tree had lots of flower this past season, but I never bothered to hand pollinate them because I wanted more growth from the tree before fruiting. I can't wait either. Lots of cherimoyas for sale at the tropical fruit store I go to.
nullzero
13 years ago
I have 1 Elixir Cherimoya getting larger by the day (I wish I had more and some fruit on my Selma). I am hoping I will be able to eat the lone cherimoya, in 3-4 more months. Currently its the size of a small apple.
simon_grow
Original Author
13 years ago
rodneys, I'm surprised El Bumpo and Sabor isn't on your list!

newgen, I'm sure your patience will pay off. I'd much rather have all the energy going into building a strong foundation for the tree before letting it fruit.

nullzero, please do update us in a few months when you finally harvest your Elixir Cherimoya. I've never tasted this variety and would like to hear the details and see some pics if you take some :)
rodneys
13 years ago
simon grow, which cultivar do you favor more - El Bumpo or Sabor?
simon_grow
Original Author
13 years ago
I have tasted neither varieties and both are highly regarded according to what I can find online. I would probably choose El Bumpo just because I've read more comments about El Bumpo compared to Sabor.

I wonder if anyone on this forum has tasted both varieties and can chime in?
nullzero
13 years ago
Simon,

I will keep an update on the Elixir. I have heard good things about Sabor. I actually wanted to pick up a Sabor cherimoya sometime next year.

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