i am growing Cherimoya in The Netherlands. It has been -4C or 25Flast winter and its doing very well. Its loosing all leafes but it doesnt seems to be an issue since they will all come back in the sprng. I have grown about 300 trees from seed and 2 of them are doing well through the winters. discrded the rest :P
Very interesting! My cherimoya lost all but one leaf in its first winter season here in zone 10. What I’m surprised at is that it has one flower and a few leaf buds but has not leafed out despite the fact we are in mid May. I only planted it about a year ago so I hope it will adjust more and be more aggressive at leafing like yours is
Did you tree adjust? I'm having the same problem now. No leaves. Have had the tree for over a year. Also Zone 10. Don't know If i need more water or fertilizer?
@@jxhide sort of. It did leaf out ok later that year. This winter it didn’t loose all its leaves but it doesn’t have the vigor I would like. I’m not sure if it’s the soil, the lighting or the watering. I’m going to try to improve all. Hope yours kicks in sooner than later.
Looks super healthy Jeff, but then all your plants look great so your feeding regime must be spot on. Doesn't even look as if your cherimoya defoliated at the end of winter as they often do prior to the new growth appearing
Just pick one up myself. Im in Fresno so just a few hours from you. Im debating on planting it or leaving it in its pot and planting in the spring. What is your thought?
Nice looking tree. I'm growing paw paw tree in zone 7 east coast. They are related. I really like the large droopy leaves. Are you growing pineapples too? What is the palm with the pinnate leaves in the background that seem like they are about 10 feet tall? And is that you beccariophoenix alfredii to your right in the last shot? It looks like it's gotten huge.
Hmm, Let’s see, In the back ground I have BECCARIOPHOENIX ALFREDII, Chamadorea Elegens, Dyspsis Psmamiphilia , Chytophoenix something or another… Sorry Id have to look at the name tags, but you get the idea
Interesting. Good info. I'm in further Norcali, Chico 9a, avos doing great going on 3 yrs but failed at mangos and pineapple. Trying my hand with several diff types of jaboticabas
Both pineapple and mango will probably grow for you in Chico but due to out chilly wet winters they tend to rot out. Easy to correct by using garden phos several times a year. Mangos need to be planted very nearby a south wall and protect it the first couple years. Those huge Mango trees in Fresno are a great example.
@@TropicalGardenGuy You and I went over the Garden phos thing around a yr ago, appreciate that but I can't order it (at least Amazon won't ship it to me, they have it) nor find it locally, maybe Nevada. Also they only list half the ingredients so maybe there's a good reason it's not 'legal' in Cali?
Im in California and I got it from Amazon. With all the goofy laws here who knows. Ive heard that if sold as a fertilizer its legal, but as a systemic fungicide its not.
I planted from seeds a what I thought was Sugar Apple, but I actually think that it is Cherimoya due to rounded leaves. It is now maybe 5 years old. It is in the container and have not fruited. I hope soon!
Great video, Jeff. I live in the Eastbay tri-valley zone 9b. Your videos inspired me to dare growing tropical trees. This time I got a cherimoya from Hime Depot. I wanted to keep it in a container. Would you recommend a type of potting mix that is the most beneficial to it? Thank you and keep it up!
For long term potting I use a mixture of 1/3 peat, 1/3 sand and 1/3 fine perlite or pumice. For a year or less i use Miracle grow moisture control potting mix.
Mate, that's only 37.7 C! We had 48.6 and my seedling Cherimoya in pots were fine! I'm still interested in what you have to say, but 100f is extreme heat? C'mon. It's hot, but not that hot!
I’ve read that cherimoya don’t really have issues growing in the heat. The real issue is losing the fruit on the tree because temps over 80°f cause fruit drop. Probably the reason there are no cherimoya orchards in Florida like there is near Santa Barbara, California, Chile, and spain. Would be awesome to see a video disproving that the high temperature theory!
@@TropicalGardenGuy incomplete fertilization means, I need to put more pollen? And thank you so much for taking your time to respond. Very kind of you.
I use organic compost + 15/15/15 npk for my fruits I also. Use what we call minor nutrients(copper iron...) for my trees But for my new cherimoya I'm lost What to use and how to use and when?! Please help me I don't want to waste this legendary tree it's my most precious one in my garden
Just a heads up I doubt it's Vietnamese. Live in Vietnam for a while now and no one sells the fruit or the trees. Untill the last 6 month I hadn't found a tree seller with cerimoya trees for sale, bought two, and not sure I didn't just get hustled or it's a real cerimoya tree.
The tree is still young. I’ll be doing an update when it flowers and fruit. I did have a cherimoya many years ago, I had to hand pollinate , but the fruit was quite good!
i am growing Cherimoya in The Netherlands. It has been -4C or 25Flast winter and its doing very well. Its loosing all leafes but it doesnt seems to be an issue since they will all come back in the sprng. I have grown about 300 trees from seed and 2 of them are doing well through the winters. discrded the rest :P
Amazing! Which city do u live?
@@TropicalGardenGuy close to enkhuizen :)
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Very interesting! My cherimoya lost all but one leaf in its first winter season here in zone 10. What I’m surprised at is that it has one flower and a few leaf buds but has not leafed out despite the fact we are in mid May. I only planted it about a year ago so I hope it will adjust more and be more aggressive at leafing like yours is
Fingers crossed!
Did you tree adjust? I'm having the same problem now. No leaves. Have had the tree for over a year. Also Zone 10. Don't know If i need more water or fertilizer?
@@jxhide sort of. It did leaf out ok later that year. This winter it didn’t loose all its leaves but it doesn’t have the vigor I would like. I’m not sure if it’s the soil, the lighting or the watering. I’m going to try to improve all. Hope yours kicks in sooner than later.
Looks super healthy Jeff, but then all your plants look great so your feeding regime must be spot on. Doesn't even look as if your cherimoya defoliated at the end of winter as they often do prior to the new growth appearing
Thank Brett, it dropped about 50 percent of the leaves as these are wear the new branches have pushed out.
Just pick one up myself. Im in Fresno so just a few hours from you. Im debating on planting it or leaving it in its pot and planting in the spring. What is your thought?
i rarely keep plants in pots more than 6 mo
@@TropicalGardenGuy yes, if i dont plant it now I will do so right after any damager of frost.
Where in Fresno you buy the tree my friend.
Cherimoya is tougher than we think. In southern Spain where it is very hot and dry in summer, they produce a lot of cherimoya.
Yes that is true.
We see summer temps above 100f a lot and they take it no problem
That's a variety called fino de jete
Maybe I have one I'm in north Africa near spin so we have to go he same weather
Nice looking tree. I'm growing paw paw tree in zone 7 east coast. They are related. I really like the large droopy leaves. Are you growing pineapples too? What is the palm with the pinnate leaves in the background that seem like they are about 10 feet tall? And is that you beccariophoenix alfredii to your right in the last shot? It looks like it's gotten huge.
Hmm, Let’s see, In the back ground I have BECCARIOPHOENIX ALFREDII, Chamadorea Elegens, Dyspsis Psmamiphilia , Chytophoenix something or another… Sorry Id have to look at the name tags, but you get the idea
I planted some cherimoya seeds last year and my seedlings are about 9 inches tall now. attempting to grow these in Sonoma County zone 9b
Happy growing!…Jeff
Interesting. Good info. I'm in further Norcali, Chico 9a, avos doing great going on 3 yrs but failed at mangos and pineapple. Trying my hand with several diff types of jaboticabas
Both pineapple and mango will probably grow for you in Chico but due to out chilly wet winters they tend to rot out. Easy to correct by using garden phos several times a year. Mangos need to be planted very nearby a south wall and protect it the first couple years. Those huge Mango trees in Fresno are a great example.
@@TropicalGardenGuy You and I went over the Garden phos thing around a yr ago, appreciate that but I can't order it (at least Amazon won't ship it to me, they have it) nor find it locally, maybe Nevada. Also they only list half the ingredients so maybe there's a good reason it's not 'legal' in Cali?
Im in California and I got it from Amazon.
With all the goofy laws here who knows.
Ive heard that if sold as a fertilizer its legal, but as a systemic fungicide its not.
Ok. Cherimoyas need lots of water? I'm in Florida which has winter dry season. I lost a cherimoya years transplanted in winter here.
Not a lot, but i would water it if during dry periods.
Why the chirimoya fruit is very dry and falls down. How often to water? Which firtilizwe ro use and how often.
Irrigation, fertilizer could be issue. My You tree is doing fine
I planted from seeds a what I thought was Sugar Apple, but I actually think that it is Cherimoya due to rounded leaves. It is now maybe 5 years old. It is in the container and have not fruited. I hope soon!
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Cherimoyas are originally from Peru….by the way though….is Modesto in Kevin McCarthy’s country? Fresno is….
How many yrs will give fruits i have mine is already 3 years
Maybe this year
Do these trees thicken up when mature or do they grow tall and straight?
They thicken as the grow. The wind whips em back and forth and the trunk gets bigger
Great video, Jeff. I live in the Eastbay tri-valley zone 9b. Your videos inspired me to dare growing tropical trees. This time I got a cherimoya from Hime Depot. I wanted to keep it in a container. Would you recommend a type of potting mix that is the most beneficial to it? Thank you and keep it up!
For long term potting I use a mixture of 1/3 peat, 1/3 sand and 1/3 fine perlite or pumice. For a year or less i use
Miracle grow moisture control potting mix.
@@TropicalGardenGuy many thanks! 👍
How did your cherimoya tree do during your winter freezes?
Perfect
@@TropicalGardenGuy I am moving from an almost perfect 10a (vista, California ) to a zone 9a in Menifee
Mate, that's only 37.7 C! We had 48.6 and my seedling Cherimoya in pots were fine!
I'm still interested in what you have to say, but 100f is extreme heat? C'mon. It's hot, but not that hot!
I’ve read that cherimoya don’t really have issues growing in the heat. The real issue is losing the fruit on the tree because temps over 80°f cause fruit drop. Probably the reason there are no cherimoya orchards in Florida like there is near Santa Barbara, California, Chile, and spain. Would be awesome to see a video disproving that the high temperature theory!
I had a large cherimoya in my backyard many years ago. Heat didn’t bother it much.
Can you grow them in containers?
If container is large enough
Do you know if I can make a tea from its leafs? Thanks
Hmm, I’ve never heard about it with cherimoya
@@TropicalGardenGuy thanks for replying.
You should graft this tree with different varieties of Cherimoyas once the tree gets a little matured. They take grafts a lot easier than avocados!
I plan on it!
You forgot to add the title below the video.
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LOL, silly program was supposed to keep it private until i finished! …….All done… Thanks for letting me know!
Do you know why my fruit is staying small. The tree is growing , this is the 3rd year flowering. I hand pollinate but the fruit does not grow big.
Could be incomplete fertilization?
@@TropicalGardenGuy incomplete fertilization means, I need to put more pollen?
And thank you so much for taking your time to respond. Very kind of you.
When it has fruits, you need to fertilize every ten days, and water a lot
How long have you had the tree?
I planted it last fall! I bought tiny tree at lowes and put it into the ground around sept.
What do you do to make cherimoya bear fruit?
Plant a tree, water and fertilize. When they flower, hand pollinate to get fruit
What's your favorite way to eat cherimoya?
Fresh!
Really Valentina
My cherimoya is in arizona 110 to 115
Yea if healthy they can take some heat
Why haven't you tipped the top growth?? At 7 feet I would tip most Asian fruit trees.
I have so many trees that I like to create a canopy where I can walk under it.
I use organic compost + 15/15/15 npk for my fruits
I also. Use what we call minor nutrients(copper iron...) for my trees
But for my new cherimoya I'm lost
What to use and how to use and when?!
Please help me I don't want to waste this legendary tree it's my most precious one in my garden
Hard to say without seeing the conditions
Chirimoyas come from Peru 😊
Yup
Chirimoya comes from Peru and Ecuador
Thank you
Just a heads up I doubt it's Vietnamese. Live in Vietnam for a while now and no one sells the fruit or the trees. Untill the last 6 month I hadn't found a tree seller with cerimoya trees for sale, bought two, and not sure I didn't just get hustled or it's a real cerimoya tree.
Cherimoya and sugar apple are everywhere in Vietnam.
I’m just concerned you didn’t mention flowers , growth is not a problem I can have massive growth the question is flowers fruit
The tree is still young. I’ll be doing an update when it flowers and fruit.
I did have a cherimoya many years ago, I had to hand pollinate , but the fruit was quite good!
I have many cherimoya annonas some are self but I HP all of them
Yea that’s pretty much the way it is in Central Valley too!
I think they mean Vietnam variety
Yea that’s what I figured
How do you make your cherimoya bear fruits
Coming soon!
Actually chirimoya is from Peru South America
Agreed
Do you have a video on pruning them. Thank you
LOL, the don't come from Vietnam, or do they come from Dr. White.
I think so
Don’t grow in Florida & Hawaii they mentioned California every people have that tree in the ground 😂😂😂😂
Hmmm
@@TropicalGardenGuy my friends & family’s lives in California they all growing cherimoya 🥰 who doesn’t love the best fruits in worlds! 😋
just saying...its CHIRIMOYA not che....
Lol, ok, I hear ya.