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Annona reticulata, Custard Apple (Chirimoya - Cuba), Corazon
 Annona reticulata
Family: Annonaceae
Custard Apple (Chirimoya - Cuba), Corazon
Origin: West Indies to Central America & South Mexico
large shrub 5-10 ftsmall tree 10-20 ftregular waterdeciduousedibleincuded in CD catalog

Season: Late Winter to Spring. Erect growing tree, rounded to spreading, leaves 4" to 8" long to 2" wide with conspicuous veins and pungent-smelling. Flowers in drooping clusters, which are fragrant, inconspicuous, and never fully open. Compound fruit 4" to 6" in diameter, roundish to heart-shaped to irregular. Tough, thin skin may be yellow to brown to red when ripe. Flesh is thick creamy-white and custard-like. Red fruits sometimes have pink flesh or red lines running through the flesh. Taste varies, best are sweet, juicy with a distinctive flavor. Tree is fast growing under favorable conditions, responds well to mulching, organic soil, fertilization and irrigation through long drought periods.


 
Annona reticulata, Custard Apple (Chirimoya - Cuba), Corazon

Annona reticulata, Custard Apple (Chirimoya - Cuba), Corazon
Annona reticulata, Custard Apple (Chirimoya - Cuba), Corazon
Annona reticulata, Custard Apple (Chirimoya - Cuba), Corazon
Annona reticulata, Custard Apple (Chirimoya - Cuba), Corazon
Annona reticulata, Custard Apple (Chirimoya - Cuba), Corazon
Annona reticulata, Custard Apple (Chirimoya - Cuba), Corazon
ripe fruit flesh - unbelievable flavor
Annona reticulata, Custard Apple (Chirimoya - Cuba), Corazon


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   1015 Annona reticulata - Red Custard Apple
Red Custard-Apple. Very rare fruit similar to Sugar Apple. Bigger fruit with dark red skin and pulp, superior flavor. Erect growing tree, rounded to spreading. The fruit is 4" to 6" in diameter, roundish to heart-shaped to irregular. Flesh is thick creamy-white and custard-like. Red fruits sometimes have pink flesh or red lines running through the flesh. Season: Late Winter to Spring.
 
3 gal potBACKORDER - add to wish list   
   4556 Annona reticulata - Red Custard Apple, 7 gal
Red Custard-Apple. Very rare fruit similar to Sugar Apple. Bigger fruit with dark red skin and pulp, superior flavor. Erect growing tree, rounded to spreading. The fruit is 4" to 6" in diameter, roundish to heart-shaped to irregular. Flesh is thick creamy-white and custard-like. Red fruits sometimes have pink flesh or red lines running through the flesh. Season: Late Winter to Spring.
Please read the following information before ordering this plant. This is large size plant grown in 7 gal pot. This plant is much more mature than our standard size plants in 3 gal. It has thicker trunk and more branches. See a picture showing relative size of plants grown in 3 gal and 7 gal.
This plant will be shipped separately from other items by UPS Ground due to its large size. Extra soil removed. See here time in transit (business days, excluding Sat-Sun!).
If transit time to your state is more than 4 days, over-weekend delay may occur. We provide the best packaging but can not guarantee plant safety if weekend delay occurs. We strongly recommend contacting us in advance regarding alternative methods of shipping. To estimate shipping cost, select the plant in the shopping cart and calculate shipping.
This item will be shipped within 2 weeks.

 
7 gal pot, very large plantBACKORDER - add to wish list   
   3645 Annona reticulata - seeds
Red Custard-Apple. Very rare fruit similar to Sugar Apple. Bigger fruit with dark red skin and pulp, superior flavor. Large heart shape fruits with juicy sweet pulp.
Plant seeds at a 1" depth in well draining soil mixture. Keep warm, damp and in bright light. Requires high humidity.

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Per pack: 6 large seedsBACKORDER - add to wish list   


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