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What country produces the most cherimoya?
Spain leads the world in cherimoya production, with some 3 600 ha cultivated in the southern part of the country, which yielded 20 000 tonnes of fruit in 1991 (Sanewski, 1991).
How do I get my cherimoya tree to bear fruit?
Fertilize cherimoyas with a balanced fertilizer like 8-8-8 in midwinter and then again every three months. Increase this amount each year until the tree begins to bear. Cherimoya fruit can be rather heavy, so pruning to develop strong branches is important.
What is cherimoya fruit in English?
Cherimoya — also known as custard apple — is a sweet, tropical fruit with a creamy texture.
What vitamins does cherimoya have?
Cherimoya is a low-fat fruit that provides fiber and numerous micronutrients. The fruit is an excellent source of vitamin C and vitamin B6. It is also a good source of riboflavin, thiamin, and folate.
What are the characteristics of cherimoya?
Among hardiest of cherimoya, does well in most present growing areas. Tree 6 metres (20 ft) to 9 metres (30 ft) high. Fruit is conical, medium size, rather seedy, with flavor that suggests papaya. Fruit of large size, conical shape and large number of bottles. Relatively thick skin, tan to yellow in maturity.
How do you eat cherimoya?
The flesh of the ripe cherimoya is most commonly eaten out of-hand or scooped with a spoon from the cut open fruit. It really needs no embellishment but some people in Mexico like to add a few drops of lime juice. Occasionally it is seeded and added to fruit salads or used for making sherbet or ice cream.
What is chirimoya fruit?
In Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela and Colombia, the fruit is commonly known as chirimoya (spelled according to the rules of the Spanish language ). Annona cherimola is a fairly dense, fast-growing, woody, briefly deciduous but mostly evergreen, low-branched, spreading tree or shrub, 5 to 9 metres (16 to 30 ft) tall.
How many cherimoya trees does it take to produce?
The cherimoya begins to bear when 3 1/2 to 5 years old and production steadily increases from the 5th to the 10th year, when there should be a yield of 25 fruits per tree—2,024 per acre (5,000 per ha). Yields of individual trees have been reported by eyewitnesses as a dozen, 85, or even 300 fruits annually.