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🌱 Cherimoya

Annona cherimola
tropical_perennials semi-deciduous tree
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
moderate
🗺️ Zones
[9,10,11]
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.5
🪴 Soil Type
well-drained, loamy
📏 Spacing
15-20 ft
📐 Height
15-30 ft
⏱️ Maturity
3-5 years

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Aloe Vera
Drought-tolerant groundcover beneath cherimoya; deters pests
🤝 Comfrey
Nutrient accumulator; cherimoya is heavy feeder
🤝 Nasturtium
Attracts pollinators; groundcover

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ none — but flowers need hand pollination or specific beetle pollinators outside native range

📝 Growing Notes

Mark Twain called it 'the most delicious fruit known to men.' Creamy white flesh with a complex tropical flavor. More cold-tolerant than soursop — grown commercially in California and Spain. Requires hand pollination for good fruit set (flowers are protogynous).

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