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White

Variety of Cherimoya · Annona cherimola
Californian variety with large, sweet fruit and mild, creamy flesh.
Also known as: Dr. White
Edible value9Medicinal value4Other uses3
🇺🇸 USA 1940

Taste & characteristics

Taste

mildsweetaromatic

Profile

Parentage
Kalifornische Selektion
Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
Fruit weight
400 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

Large, conical-heart-shaped fruit with fingerprint-marked skin. Very sweet, mild, creamy flesh.

Growth

Moderately vigorous subtropical tree.

Yield

Popular home-garden and market variety in California.

Notes

Hand pollination improves set and fruit shape.

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