Hello fellow fruit growers,
I’d like to know if any of you have tried to grow Che fruits in cooler climates and have gotten the fruits to ripen.
I want to try this parthenocarpic variety ‘Seedless che’ in Western Europe. Do you think this variety will receive enough heat to ripen the fruits?
From the info shared by others here, it sounds like it’s possible that most if not all female che trees have the ability to fruit parthenocarpically when planted without a male. Therefore, I’d recommend trying to grow whichever female variety is supposed to ripen earliest without regard to whether or not it is advertised as being parthenocarpic.
Thanks for this advice.
Unfortunately Not many different varieties are available where I live, so I need to do some research on those available.
@TheNetherlands … this may not help you much since I am in southern middle Tennessee (south eastern U.S)… and have a fairly long hot season.
Where I live our last frost in spring normally end of April. Our first hard frost in the fall is normally early November.
I bought a California dreaming seedless CHE from Englands Orchard in 2020… and planted it in full sun location.
It starts ripening CHE fruit early September… just a few. More ripen mid Sept thru Mid October… with last fruits to ripen late October.
I have no male… and no seeds. The consistency is similar to a ripe strawberry.
That is what my CHE fruit look like… and the flavor is most similar to a very ripe watermelon… with some extra berry flavor in there. The flavor is not watery like with a watermelon… but is more syrup like with a fig.
Someone like Cliff at Englands Orchard could tell you which varieties ripen earlier. He has lots of CHE varieties.
Good luck to you !!!
TNHunter
I’m linking this post from another Che thread because it references the variety ‘Hwang Kum #2’ as being very early. I believe Cliff sometimes ships internationally, but there would be some extra phytosanitary fees for that.
I’ve also heard if they are pollinated they will ripen sooner.
