List of Cherimoya cultivars

Cherimoya tree

Cultivars of Cherimoya or Annona cherimola:

Andrews

Amarilla

Asca

Baste

thick-skinned.

Bayott

(Bays x ott) Small to medium, smooth ovoid.

Bays

Tree broad, to 6 metres (20 ft) fruits round, medium size, light green, skin shows fingerprint like marks. Flavor good, almost lemony.

Bays Mt

Big Sister

Sibling of Sabor. Fruit large, very smooth, good flavor. Often self-fruitful.

Blanca

Booth

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.

Bronceada

Bronceada Mt

Burtons Mt

Burtons

Canaria

Capucha

Carter

Long-conical, but not shouldered; smooth or faintly fingerprinted; skin green to bronze; bears well. Late. Leaves wavy or twisted.

Chaffey

Tree rather open, fast growing. For coastal areas. Fruit small to medium, round, impressa type, with high, lemony flavor.

Chaffey Mt

Chavez

Fruits up to 1.5 kilograms (3.3 lb)

Chiuna 1

Chiuna 2

Chiuna 3

Concha Corriente

Concha Lisa

Concha Pesada

Concha Picuda

Conde Concha

Cumbre

Cuero Dechando

Dedo de Dama

Deliciosa

Long-conical, prominently papillate; skin tbin, slightly downy; variable in flavor; only fair in quality; generally bears well but doesn't ship well; cold-resistant. Midseason.

Deliciosa Mt

Ecuador

Tree broad, branches limber, spreading. Selected for superior hardiness. Fruit medium, quite dark green, mammillated, flavor good.

El Bumpo

Fruit conical, medium size, mammillated, not suited for commerce. Skin soft, practically edible. Flavor among the finest.

Favourite

Favourite Mt

Guayacuyán

Honeyhart

Medium, skin smooth, plated, yellowish green. Pulp has smooth texture, excellent flavor, very juicy.

Impresa

with "fingerprint" depressions

Jete

Juliana

Juniana

Kempsey

Kent (PK)

Knight

Tree has medium vigor, medium-sized pale green wavy leaves. Fruit has minor protuberances, a thin skin, a slightly grainy texture and is quite sweet.

Libby

Tree large. Fruit round conical; early harvest. Sweet, strong flavor.

Lisa

almost smooth

Lope Concha

Margarita

McPherson

Tree pyramidal, vigorous, to 9 metres (30 ft). Fruits small to medium in size, conical, dark green, not seedy. Flavor suggests banana, sweetness varies with temperature while maturing.

Mossman

Ñamas

Names

Nata

Tree vigorous, bears quickly, flowers profuse, tendency to self-pollinating. Fruits smooth, light green, conical, .7 kilograms (1.5 lb) to 1.1 kilograms (2.4 lb). Skin thin, tender. Flavor has good sweet-acid balance.

Negra

Ott

Tree strong growing. Fruit medium, heart shaped tuberculate, flesh yellow, seedy, very sweet. Matures early.

P43 Mt

P52 Mt

Papilonado

with fleshy, nipple-like protrusions

Pierce

Tree is vigorous with large dark green leaves. Fruit is medium sized elongated conically shaped with very smooth skin and a high sugar content.

Piña

Piña Mt

Pinchua

Thin-skinned

PK2 Mt

PK 31

Plomisa

Popocay

Q Mt

Reretai Mt

Rio Negro

Heart shaped fruits weighing 0.8 kilograms (1.8 lb) to 1 kilogram (2.2 lb)

Rugosa

Ryerson

Long-conical, smooth or fingerprinted, with tbick, tough, green or yellow green skin; of fair quality; ships well. Leaves wavy or twisted.

Sabor

Sibling of "Big Sister". Fruit mammillated, varies in size, not usually large. Among the best in flavor.

San Miguel

Sander

Fruits with moderate number of seeds

Selma

Pink flesh

Serenense Larga

Serenense Lisa

Smoothey

Spain

Small to medium, smooth, conical; banana flavor

Terciopelo or Felpa

Tetilado

with fleshy, nipple-like protrusions

Tocarema

Tuberculada

with conical protrusions having wartlike tips

Tumba

Umbonada

with rounded protrusions

Whaley

Tree moderately vigorous. Fruit medium to large elongated conical, tuberculate, light green, flavor good. Seed enclosed in an obtrusive sac of flesh.

White

Tree open, unkempt; to 11 metres (36 ft), needs forming. Fruit large, to 2 kilograms (4.4 lb)4 pounds, conical, with superficial small lumps (umbonate). Flesh juicy, flavor weak, suggesting mango-papaya.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

References

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2. ^ Morton, Julia F (1999-04-02). "Cherimoya". New Crops. Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Purdue University. pp. 65–69. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/cherimoya.html. Retrieved 2008-04-18. 
3. ^ Robert Vieth, Master Gardener. "Cherimoya". Minor subtropicals. Ventura County Cooperative Extension. http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/counties/ceventura/Agriculture265/Cherimoya.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-20. 
4. ^ Bridg, Hannia (2001-05-03). "Micropropagation and Determination of the in vitro Stability of Annona cherimola Mill. and Annona muricata L.". Zertifizierter Dokumentenserver der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/dissertationen/bridg-hannia-2000-03-24/HTML/brigd-ch1.html. Retrieved 2008-04-20. 
5. ^ "What are some delicious ways to serve a cherimoya?". All About Cherimoyas. Calimoya, Condor Ridge Ranc. http://www.calimoya.com/about/about-cherimoyas.html. Retrieved 2008-04-20.