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Annona squamosa x cherimola

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Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Annona (uh-NO-nuh) (Info)
Species: squamosa x cherimola

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3 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Edible Fruits and Nuts
Trees
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Height:
10-12 ft. (3-3.6 m)
12-15 ft. (3.6-4.7 m)

Spacing:
15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Seed is poisonous if ingested

Bloom Color:
Pale Green
Brown/Bronze
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
Mid Spring

Foliage:
Evergreen
Deciduous

Other details:
Flowers are fragrant
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Propagation Methods:
From semi-hardwood cuttings
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; stratify if sowing indoors
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; germinate in vitro in gelatin, agar or other medium
Scarify seed before sowing
By grafting
By budding

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Profile:

3 positives
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Positive	Monocromatico	On May 10, 2004, Monocromatico from Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) (Zone 11) wrote: I have got addicted to this specially delicious fruit. I am saving seeds to plant on my yard after our house is done, I wonder if they will resist that much time (if not, it won´t be in any way a sacrifice to eat more Atemoyas to get more fresh seeds ^.^)
Positive	actoon	On Apr 6, 2004, actoon from Satellite Beach, FL wrote: Trees do well in Satellite beach and seem to be tolerant of Salt. They also lose their leaves in the winter and come back in March. Heavy watering is not necessary as they do not tolerate this. They require regular fertilization with a complete fertilizer. I have numerous in containers which grow quickly.
Positive	IslandJim	On Jun 8, 2003, IslandJim from Keizer, OR (Zone 8b) wrote: This is my favorite tropical fruit. The interior of that scaly looking apple is sweet and custard-like. I like to pick them when ripe, refrigerate them until they are cold, then split them in half and attack them with a spoon. Aside from that, they make an interesting looking small tree, but nothing to stop traffic. And some winters, even here in the upper reaches of zone 10, they lose most of their leaves. But they always come bounding back--and seem to bloom the better for it.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

,
Merritt Island, Florida
Palm Beach, Florida
Rockledge, Florida
Satellite Beach, Florida
Venice, Florida
Honomu, Hawaii

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