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Chaffey

Variety of Cherimoya · Annona cherimola
Old Californian variety with evenly conical fruit and mild, sweet flesh.
Edible value9Medicinal value4Other uses3
🇺🇸 USA 1930

Taste & characteristics

Taste

mildsweetaromatic

Profile

Parentage
Kalifornische Selektion
Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
Fruit weight
350 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Conical, medium fruit with fingerprint-marked skin. Mild, sweet, creamy flesh.

Growth

Subtropical tree, historically common in Southern California.

Yield

Proven variety for home gardens and local markets.

Notes

Hand pollination recommended.

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Cherimoya unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

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