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raimeiken
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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Phoenixtropicals, Any updates on your atemoya?
Would love to see updated pics of it now. Any idea what type it is also? I'm thinking of getting one and planting it in ground in a protected spot.
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phoenixtropicals Site Admin
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Mesa Arizona
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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My atemoya is doing well. It is healthy, about 6 feet tall, and flowers all summer but no fruit. However, I am going to get serious about hand pollinating it soon. A friend of mine told me how to go about it so I have a better idea now. The variety is Geffner. I ordered it from Florida. I'll try to put an updated photo of it here soon.
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phoenixtropicals Site Admin
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Mesa Arizona
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Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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I had a sugar apple a while back. It died I think 3 years ago when we had a significant freeze. I think sugar apple is more frost sensitive then atemoya. It even seems that just cold weather, not freezing was harder on the sugar apple as well. They say sugar apples make good potted plants. I might try that one of these days.
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starch
Joined: 14 Mar 2015 Posts: 49
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 6:19 am Post subject: |
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phoenixtropicals wrote: | My atemoya is doing well. It is healthy, about 6 feet tall, and flowers all summer but no fruit. However, I am going to get serious about hand pollinating it soon. A friend of mine told me how to go about it so I have a better idea now. The variety is Geffner. I ordered it from Florida. I'll try to put an updated photo of it here soon. |
Nice! If you do get a successful hand pollination next year, please share the procedure. That would very useful and very encouraging!
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raimeiken
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Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 7:17 am Post subject: |
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had a sugar apple as well 5 years ago and died from cold weather. Really sensitive to cold. but took the summer heat like a champ. full sun with no shade protection.
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phoenixtropicals Site Admin
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Mesa Arizona
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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Here is a photo of my atemoya. It is sandwiched between a navel orange and a loquat. It's about 6 feet tall with some branches stretching out on top to about 10 feet. It's looking a bit chlorotic lately. I think its because I was watering extra during the heat wave. I have given it a little EDDHA iron yesterday just in case. I generally don't fertilize it at all. I tried hand pollinating a couple flowers that were close to the ground the other day. I'll tell you if it gives me any positive results.
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raimeiken
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2015 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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looks great!
how well does it take our winters here? what type of protection have you put on it?
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phoenixtropicals Site Admin
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darkcoolboo
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Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2016 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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@ Tony,
Where do you buy massive 40 gal pots? And how do you protect your trees from frost when they are that size?
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