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Annona reticulata

Custard Apple -  A beautiful sub-tropical deciduous small tree with large and spreading branches and green drooping leaves. Sweet fragrant flowers bloom light yellow with a trumpet shape followed by fruit with a heart-shaped and tastes like a mixture of apples and pears.

The fruit takes between 20 and 25 weeks to reach maturity in sub-tropical climates where the days are not too hot and night temperatures remain cool. Juice is made from the fruits white pulp to make a delicious drink.   Sow seed in a standard potting mix at a minimum of 70 degrees.   Grow in full sun. This makes a terrific potted plant!  item # rsd -16   

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• Native to the Caribbean region but has spread across Central and South America and is grown in Australia
• Can produce fruit at 4-5 years old
• Makes an excellent plant for collectors of plants for the home or greenhouse environment
• Grown for the beautiful leaf shape and color.  
• Makes an excellent specimen for Bonsai Culture

 Growing Tips and useful information:

•  A custard apple is ripe when you gently squeeze it and it feels mildly soft.  Much like a peach.

• To speed up the ripening process simply put the fruit into a brown paper bag with a banana and place on a counter. Banana speed up the ripening process. 

• Eat only the flesh of the fruit. The skin or seeds should not be eaten. 

• They are often eaten with strawberries or mashed up for a delicious fruit snack for kids.

• Fruit is often eaten fresh mixed in juices and sherbets. The seeds are used ground and mixed in water to make an insecticide.  

• Full grown trees can be hardy to 26° F

• Propagates readily from seed.
• Adapts well to a wide range of soil conditions.

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Custard Apple Sprout Germination approximately 30 days at Soil temp of 70 degrees, using a warming mat - air temp 65 degrees.

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