Looking for Cherimoyas
- To: "m*@ucdavis.edu"
- Subject: Looking for Cherimoyas
- From: K* P*
- Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 16:13:45 -0400
Hello all
I've been watching medit-plants for quite some time now but it's the first time
i'm writing.
I have some land in a coastal area in southern Greece and would like to try out
some cherimoyas (Annona cherimola). I've started some from seed and are doing
fine so far (Kali in case you're listening: thanks again for the seeds). They
seem to do quite well in our environment.
I tasted some last week, they're delicious. Now i'm anxious to get some grafted
trees. Although seedlings are supposed to bear close-to-type fruits in 4-5
years.
Is anyone aware of nearby nurseries (Italy preferably) that may have cherimoyas.
Thank you, Kostas
PS. I am wondering how come such an interesting tree with such nice fruits is so
little known. Am I missing something? I've read some articles on cherimoyas
(from newscrop, cfrg, ... web sites). Besides that hand-pollination is required
for good fruit set, it doesn't seem to have any other problem. Does anyone have
any hands-on experience?
