Re: Cherimoyas fruiting in Basque Country

Hi Liz,
Sounds as though the natural pollinators aren't available in Berkeley,
California. Since it sets fruit in our cool summers, it isn't the
temperature that restricts fruiting.
Elly Bade

On Sat, 29 Apr 2000, Elizabeth Waterman wrote:

> 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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