Rose Sugar Apple Annona Squamosa Sweet Annona Plant Custard Sweet Fruit Plant 25 seeds

Description

Small, deciduous tree to 15-25ft, spreading to the same size. Trees loose leaves in the winter for about 4-6 weeks. Leaves are 6-8" long. Flowers appear with new leaf growth in early spring. Fruits ripen 3-4 months later throughout summer and fall. The common sugar apple has a green skin but dark red varieties are becoming more commonplace.

Hardiness

Hardy to about 27F.

Growing Environment

Grow in full sun. The plant generally adapts well to a variety of soil types. Sugar apples make excellent container specimens.

Propagation

Often by seeds which will come to bearing age in just 2-3 years.
Superior varieties are propagated via budding and grafting to sugar apple or other Annona rootstock.
Most suitable method is the Seeds Propagation.

Uses

Usually eaten fresh or used to make beverages and shakes.

Native Rang
Believed to be native to Central America or the West Indies.
Now it widely ranged many countries.
Specially Asia, America, Africa and other tropical countries