Cherimoya - Annona cherimola - 5 with High Germination Rate

• Freshly collected .
• Collected from high quality Campas fruit.
• Campas is a Spanish commercial cultivar.
• Green, slightly bumpy skin, medium sized fruit, delicious flavor.
• High germination rate (70%+).

Common Names: Cherimoya (U.S., Latin America), Custard Apple (U.K. and Commonwealth), Chirimoya, Chirimolla. Origin: The cherimoya is believed to be native to the inter-andean valleys of Ecuador, Colombia and Peru. Description: Cherimoya is a deciduous or semievergreen shrub or small tree reaching 7 m (22 feet) tall. The fruit takes many shapes depending on cultivar but is generally oval or heart shaped with smooth, scalloped or tuberculated skin. Mark Twain called the cherimoya "the most delicious fruit known to men.” The fruit is y and soft, sweet, white in color, with a set-like texture, which gives it its secondary name, custard apple. Some characterize the flavor as a blend of banana, pineapple, papaya, peach and strawberry. When ripe, the skin is green and gives slightly to pressure, similar to the avocado. Many people often chill the cherimoya and eat it with a spoon, which has earned it another nickname; the ice cream fruit. Adaptation: The cherimoya is subtropical or mild-temperate and will tolerate light frosts. Young growing tips are killed in the high 20°s F and mature trees are killed or severely injured at 25° F. If cherimoyas do not receive enough chilling, the trees will go dormant slowly and then experience delayed foliation. The a of chilling needed is estimated to be between 50 and 100 hours. The tree grows well in the coastal and foothill areas of southern California, doing best at a slight elevation, 3 to 15 miles from ocean. The cherimoya does not do well in excessive dry heat. Germination of : remain viable for more than a year if kept dry and protected from weevil and fungi. With 70° F bottom heat, will typically germinate in less than 2 weeks; they can require 40 days under normal ambient growing conditions. Seedlings should be transed to deep containers (approximately 18") when they are 3" tall to promote development of the tap root.