Re: Cherimoyas fruiting in Basque Country
david feix wrote:
>
> Jose,
>
> I would guess that you will not be able to get Cheimoyas to fruit for
> you in your location as it doesn't have enough heat build up to enduce
> fruiting. I do not have any direct experience with growing
> cherimoyas, but from where they do grow and fruit in Southern
> California and Southern Spain, I can tell you that it is distinctly
> warmer year round than your area along the north Spanish coast. Your
> situation sounds alot like the cooler parts of the San Francisco Bay
> Area, and you can probably grow the tree quite well, but maybe never
> get fruit. Your comment about the Avocado trees not fruiting in your
> area makes me inclined to believe this would be the case. If you do
> try to fruit the tree, I'd suggest giving it the hottest spot in your
> garden against a south facing wall, and a walled courtyard with daily
> heat build-up would probably be the best bet. Tiled or concrete
> paving at the base of the tree would also probably help to collect and
> release m! ore heat into the evening. I find that just such locations
> tend to favor the heat loving subtropicals that I grow in my Berkeley,
> California garden, and even then I get some years with good flower
> production and others without. Best of luck with your cherimoya, and
> I hope I don't sound too negative, but I've had decades of experience
> trying to grow tender subtopicals outside of their preferred climatic
> region, and sometimes feel like I could write a book on it.
>
> Regards,
>
> David Feix, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia(,for just a bit longer)
>
> */Jose Almandoz <jose@almandoz.com>/* wrote:
>
> Kostas Pramataris wrote:
>
> > 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.
> >
>
> Hi Kostas,
>
> Sorry I do not know about Italy, but you sure know cherimoyas are
> an important and
> very special crop in Southern Spain (Costa del Sol, coastal Malaga
> and Granada).
> 'Chirimoyas' (name in Spanish) are popular in the markets, and are
> qu! ite affordable
> and certainly delicious.
> As a coincidence, I was given yesterday a grafted tree of the
> variety 'Fino de Teje'
> with a price tag of 1250 pesetas (around US $ 7). the tree was
> bought in a garden
> center near Marbella, so sure it can be bought cheaper in a
> specialized fruit
> nursery of the area...
> I'd like to hear about your experiences comparing hardiness of
> avocado vs cherimoya.
> We can grow nice avocado plants (not fruits) in protected sites
> outdoors: I'd like
> to know if my new cherimoya tree has some future here. In the RHS
> Dictionary of
> Gardening I see they rate this plant as hardy in Z9...
>
> Greetings,
>
> --
> Jose
> San Sebastian, Basque Country, 43.3ºN 2.0ºW
> Coastal Northern Spain, SW Europe
> Z9, rainy oceanic climateE-mail: jose@almandoz.com ICQ: 2546223
Just thought I'd let you all know that with hand pollination they will
fruit and ripen in Berkeley, California where the summers are pretty
cool. I lost mine to a freeze but the plant whose seeds I started is
doing just fine.
Liz W
Oakland California
>
>
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