Fino de Jete
Variety of Cherimoya · Annona cherimola
The world-leading commercial cherimoya with smooth fingerprint-marked skin and intensely sweet aroma.
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
juicysweetaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Klonale Bauernselektion aus Andalusien
- Breeder
- Bäuerliche Selektion Costa Tropical
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
- Fruit weight
- 300 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Heart-shaped, medium fruit with light-green, smooth-glossy skin and fine fingerprint impressions. Creamy-white, juicy flesh, very sweet and aromatic.
Growth
Vigorous subtropical tree; deciduous during the cool season in Spain.
Yield
Main harvest variety of the Costa Tropical (Granada-Malaga), about 90-95 percent of Spanish acreage; harvest autumn to winter.
Notes
Hand pollination recommended for reliable fruit set and good shape.
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