GEFNER ATEMOYA (NOT GRAFTED)TREE 1GAL. SELF POLLINATING SUGAR APPLE X CHERIMOYA

Description: PLEASE NOTE THAT I PREFER NOT TO SHIP TO HAWAII, PUERTO RICO OR INTERNATIONALLY DUE TO THE RISK OF THE PLANT NOT SURVIVING THE JOURNEY DUE TO THE EXTENDED TRANSIT TIMES INVOLVED WHEN SHIPPING OVERSEAS. IF YOU WISH TO COVER THE COST OF EXPEDITED SHIPPING YOU CAN MESSAGE ME PRIOR TO BIDDING OR MAKING THE PURCHASE SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS EXPEDITED SHIPPING OPTIONS BUT I CAN NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR LOSSES DUE TO USPS OR OTHER SHIPPING CARRIER SERVICES THAT DO NOT DELIVER ON TIME RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF YOUR SEEDLING(S) I make every effort to ship plants as soon as payment is received. I do not provide hot packs so be mindful of cold temperatures in your area. This evergreen perennial tolerates mild temperatures when it is young preferably no lower than 40 F. For this reason you may need to be present when the post man delivers your package or have someone collect it from your mail box and bring it indoors to warmer temperatures before it gets damaged. Older Atemoya mature trees can handle lower temps to 30 F but these are very young immature plants and do not have that kind of vigor. I ship all of my plants via USPS FIRST CLASS 2 to 3 day delivery or Fed Ex Home delivery/GROUND/SMART POST with tracking that is available upon request but unfortunately, sometimes the postal service does not deliver on time and packages do sometimes get lost. Please try to understand, this is something that is out of my control. If your plant arrives damaged beyond saving, please immediately message me with pictures of your plant still secured to the box so that I may address the problem as soon as possible. There is no need to leave negative feedback as I always try to answer questions or concerns on a very timely basis, sometimes within minutes of being messaged. Your satisfaction is my greatest concern and I will do everything possible to make things right. GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY GARDENING :) THE ATEMOYA IS AN EVERGREEN PERENNIAL FROM THE GENUS ANNONA. IT IS A SELF-POLLINATING VARIETY THAT IS POLLINATED BY EITHER BEATLES, BEES OR CAN BE HAND POLLINATED TO INCREASE FRUIT PRODUCTION. ATEMOYA IS A HYBRID CROSS BETWEEN THE SUGAR APPLE AND THE CHERIMOYA THAT GROWS BEST IN MEDITERRANEAN, TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL LOCATIONS. THE TREE IS AN EVERGREEN BUT WILL BECOME DECIDUOUS IF GROWN IN AREAS WHERE COLDER WEATHER CAN CAUSE THE TREE TO GO INTO DORMANCY. TREES ARE GENERALLY SMALL TO MEDIUM SIZED BUT UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS CAN REACH UP TO 30 FT TALL IN BOTH HEIGHT AND CANOPY SPREAD. THE FRUIT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS HAVING A CREAMY CUSTARD LIKE CONSISTENCY WITH A SWEET, SLIGHTLY TANGY PINEAPPLE LIKE FLAVORED PULP. FRUIT CAN WEIGH FROM 8 OZ TO AS MUCH AS 2 LBS. WITH A DIAMETER FROM 3 INCHES TO 5 INCHES WIDE. THE SURFACE OF THE FRUIT MAY BE BUMPY, SMOOTH OR HAVE VERY PRONOUNCED PROTUBERANCES. IMMATURE FRUIT BEGINS GREEN WITH A SOMEWHAT SHINY APPEARANCE THAT EVENTUALLY BECOMES DULL WITH A YELLOWISH COLORATION IN BETWEEN THE PROTUBERANCES. THIS COLORATION CHANGE INDICATES THAT THE FRUIT IS READY OR CLOSE TO BEING READY FOR HARVESTING. ATEMOYA DOES BEST IN USDA HARDINESS ZONE 10B -11, BUT WITH THE APPROPRIATE CARE IT CAN TOLERATE ZONES 9B - 10A. ATEMOYA WILL DO BEST IN WARM AND HUMID CLIMATES WITH REGULAR WATERING THROUGHOUT THE GROWING SEASON. YOUNGER SEEDLINGS SHOULD BE GROWN IN PART SHADE UNTIL THE TREE IS AT LEAST 3 OR MORE FEET TALL IN ORDER TO PREVENT LEAF BURN FROM STRONG SUNLIGHT ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA LIKE FLORIDA WHERE THE INTENSE SUNLIGHT CAN BURN YOUNG LEAVES. MATURE TREES SHOULD BE MOVED TO FULL SUN IF CONTAINER GROWN OR TRANSPLANTED TO A GARDEN AREA THAT WILL RECEIVE AT LEAST 6 HOURS OF DIRECT SUNLIGHT EACH DAY. IF YOUR PLANTING LOCATION RECEIVES PERIODS OF PARTIAL SHADE, THAT IS ACCEPTABLE ONCE SUNLIGHT REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. FOR BEST RESULTS. CLIMATE: THE OPTIMAL GROWING CONDITIONS FOR BEST PRODUCTION IS BELIEVED TO BE TEMPERATURES THAT RANGE FROM 72 TO 90 F WITH 70% OR HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURING FLOWERING AND FRUIT SETTING. AN EXTENDED DRY PERIOD FOR SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FLOWERING PERIOD IN THE SPRING. SOIL SHOULD THEN REMAIN MOIST FROM FLOWERING TO HARVESTING. ATEMOYA TREES HAVE GREATER TOLERANCE TO COLDER TEMPERATURES THAN SUGAR APPLE BUT YOUNGER TREES ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE OR DEATH IF TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW 30F. MATURE TREES ARE TOLERANT OF SHORT PERIODS OF COLD EXPOSURE FROM 24 TO 26F. BUT WILL BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW 24F. SOIL: SHOULD BE WELL DRAINING, RICH IN ORGANIC MATTER AND AUGMENTED BY TOP DRESSING WITH ORGANIC MULCH, MANURE OR EVEN PERMACULTURE "CHOP AND DROP" USING NITROGEN FIXING PLANTS SUCH AS PIGEON PEAS, MEXICAN SUNFLOWER AND ANY OTHER HIGH NITROGEN FIXING PLANT CUTTINGS OR ORGANIC KITCHEN SCRAPS THAT CAN BE USED AS MANURE. IRRIGATION: KEEP SOIL MOIST DURING VEGETATIVE GROWTH. WATER VOLUME IS DEPENDENT ON HOW DRY OR RAINY CONDITIONS ARE IN YOUR AREA. A DRY PERIOD SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THE SPRING FLOWERING SEASON FOLLOWED BY REGULAR IRRIGATION TO MAINTAIN SOIL MOISTURE DURING FRUIT PRODUCTION TO HARVEST. ALTHOUGH CAPABLE OF TOLERATING PERIODS OF DROUGHT, FRUIT PRODUCTION WILL SUFFER AS A RESULT OF STRESS RESULTING IN LEAF DROP AND SMALLER FRUIT SIZE WITH LOWER FRUIT YIELD. FERTILIZERS/NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS: BEST FERTILIZERS INCLUDE OSMOCOTE PLUS 15-9-12, FLORIKAN SLOW RELEASE. AZOMITE IS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL TRACE MINERALS THAT SUPPORTS THE TREE'S OVERALL HEALTH AND SUPPORTS FRUIT PRODUCTION. FOLIAR SPRAYS USING ALASKAN FISH FERTILIZER, CHELATED IRON AND KELP WILL ALSO SUPPORT ROBUST PLANT GROWTH. TREE SHOULD BE WELL WATERED AFTER FERTILIZING TO PREVENT BUILD UP OF FERTILIZER WHICH CAN BE HARMFUL TO YOUR TREE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUNG. YOUNGER TREES SHOULD BE FERTILIZED WITH A COMPLETE FERTILIZER DURING THE GROWING/VEGETATIVE SEASON DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF GROWTH. AN APPLICATION OF ABOUT 1/4 LB OF FERTILIZER IS SUFFICIENT. YOU MAY GRADUALLY INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FERTILIZER AS THE TREE GROWS. NPK RATES SHOULD BE INCREASED IN MATURE TREES USING ANYWHERE FROM 1.5 TO 4 LBS PER TREE PER APPLICATION AS THE TREE BECOMES OLDER. 2 TO 4 APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE APPLIED PER YEAR. TRANSPLANT INSTRUCTIONS : PRIOR TO TRANSPLANTING YOUR SEEDLING PLANT, PLACE THE NURSERY POT IN A CONTAINER WITH ABOUT 2 INCHES OF WATER FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS SO THAT YOU CAN SATURATE THE SOIL WITH MOISTURE WHICH HELPS IT TO HOLD THE ROOTS SECURE. THIS PREVENTS THE ROOT BALL FROM FALLING APART DURING TRANSPLANTATION. WHEN YOU ARE READY TO TRANSPLANT YOUR ATEMOYA TREE TO A LARGER PLASTIC NURSERY CONTAINER (OR TO YOUR GARDEN LOCATION OF CHOICE) DO SO BY CAREFULLY REMOVING YOUR PLANT FROM THE 1 GALLON NURSERY POT WITHOUT DISTURBING THE ROOT BALL. THIS CAN BE DONE BY GENTLY CUTTING AWAY THE BASE AND SIDES OF THE NURSERY POT TO CAREFULLY RELEASE THE ROOT BALL OF YOUR TREE. FAILURE TO CAREFULLY REMOVE YOUR PLANT FROM THE NURSERY POT WITHOUT DISTURBING THE ROOT BALL MIGHT RISK SHOCKING OR KILLING YOUR DELICATE SEEDLING. SEEDLING ATEMOYA TREES HAVE SOMEWHAT DELICATE ROOT SYSTEMS THAT NEEDS TO REMAIN INTACT UNTIL THE SEEDLING IS WELL ESTABLISHED. MY RECOMMENDATION IS THAT YOU TRANSPLANT AND GROW YOUR TREE IN A 3 GALLON PLASTIC NURSERY CONTAINER UNTIL YOUR TREE IS AT LEAST 4 TO 5 OR MORE FT TALL BEFORE TRANSPLANTING TO YOUR GARDEN LOCATION OF CHOICE. IF YOU PREFER TO TRANSPLANT TO A LARGER PLASTIC NURSERY CONTAINER, (3 GALLONS OR LARGER) USE ANY GOOD QUALITY WELL DRAINING POTTING SOIL TO PROMOTE GROWTH.

Price: 54 USD

Location: Cape Coral, Florida

End Time: 2024-08-28T17:16:17.000Z

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