Otaheite apple
- Product number: 120810
- Origin: South America
- Latin: Annona cherimola
It's nice to get to know the plant of this beautiful fruit! The green to light purple skin sits like oval scales around the fruit. The flesh is white and creamy with many (inedible) seeds. The taste is unique but reminiscent of pineapple and strawberries. Its origin lies in South America (Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia, and Chile) and it grows there at an altitude of 1000-2000 m. Cultivation in pots in the Netherlands is experimental; overwintering must be well frost-free.
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Latin: Annona cherimola
Dutch: Jamaica-Appel
Also: Cherimoya
English: Cherimoya
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- Flower colour: N/A
- Origin: South America
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Advanced
- Latin: Annona cherimola
- Dutch: Otaheite apple
- Also known as: Cherimoya
- English: Cherimoya
