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Annona montana

Wild Custard Apple -  A beautiful sub-tropical deciduous small tree with large and spreading branches and glossy, green drooping, aromatic leaves. Sweet fragrant flowers bloom light yellow with a trumpet shape followed by heart shapes fruit  that smells like pineapple and tastes like apricots.

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.  This makes a terrific potted plant!  Item # rsd - 108

Sowing instructions:

  • Scarify the seed and soak in warm water for 24 hours

  • Sow seed 3/4” deep at a soil temperature of  66-70° F and keep moist

  • Sow in standard good draining potting mix

Plant Care:

  • Grow in a standard potting mix

  • Grow in full sun

  • Likes a deep, rich well fertilized soil

  • Keep moist and feed once a month

  • Transplant when large enough to handle into pots

  • Keep humid if in dry conditions by occasional misting

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Fun Facts:

  • Native and common in savannas throughout tropical Africa
  • Can produce fruit at 4-5 years old
  • This tree is more cold tolerant than Annona muricata
  • The green fruit is rich in tannin content, and is made into ink
  • 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
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 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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