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Variety of Cherimoya · Annona cherimola
Californian variety prized for sweet flesh and comparatively few seeds.
Edible value9Medicinal value4Other uses3
🇺🇸 USA 1960

Taste & characteristics

Taste

juicysweetaromatic

Profile

Parentage
Kalifornische Selektion
Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
Fruit weight
300 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

Rounded-conical, medium fruit with smooth-impressed skin. Sweet, creamy flesh with comparatively few seeds.

Growth

Subtropical tree of medium vigour.

Yield

Popular home-garden variety in California.

Notes

Hand pollination recommended.

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