Hand pollination of Atemoya Tree

[damethod]

I was just wondering if anyone had experience with hand pollination in general? Experience with the Atemoya tree would be an unexpected bonus..

I've read that I should hand pollinate in order to set a good crop on my 'Lisa' Atemoya tree. I can't find good info to my specific cultivar, but most Atemoyas do better with hand pollination. So, any of you have any tips?

[The Helpful Gardener]

Didn't even know the plant

Did you find this?

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/atemoya.html

HG

[damethod]

Yes, I found that and lots of other info. I even have one that recommends taking a camel hair brush and scraping the pollen into a container with talcom powder...then applying when flower is in female stage..?

Do you have any experience hand pollinating another type of plant?

oh, and we learn something new every day!

Here's another excellent fruit tree that isn't such a shy bearer: The Jaboticaba.

[The Helpful Gardener]

I do my hollies just to be sure (with the lack of polinators lately if you don't it can be spotty), but certainly nothing this complex. A good artists paintbrush does seem to be the hammer in the tool box...

HG