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| Annona reticulata Family: Annonaceae Custard Apple (Chirimoya - Cuba), Corazon Origin: West Indies to Central America & South Mexico      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. Similar plants:
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5826 Annona reticulata - Custard Apple, seedling Large fruit with an opaque, light-red surface. The flesh is dark-pink with a good aroma and taste. It is a vigorous, productive cultivar. This variety is above average quality and not gritty.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. RECOMMENDED FERTILIZERS: Fruit Festival Plant Food - Super Crop Booster Mango-Food - Smart Release Fruit Tree Booster This item is certified for shipping to California.
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 | 4556 Annona reticulata - Red Custard Apple var. Fernandez Fernandez has a long, large fruit with an opaque, light-red surface. The flesh is dark-pink with a good aroma and taste. It is a vigorous, productive cultivar. This variety is above average quality and not gritty.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. Season: Late Winter to Spring. RECOMMENDED FERTILIZERS: Fruit Festival Plant Food - Super Crop Booster Mango-Food - Smart Release Fruit Tree Booster This item is certified for shipping to California.
Most of our plants are certified for shipping to California, however, certain plants are not certified. Please do not order not-certified plants to California addresses. These plants may be added to CA certification in the future; please contact us for more information. Close window |
| 1015 Annona reticulata - Red Custard Apple var. Tobago Pink 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.RECOMMENDED FERTILIZERS: Fruit Festival Plant Food - Super Crop Booster Mango-Food - Smart Release Fruit Tree Booster This item is certified for shipping to California.
Most of our plants are certified for shipping to California, however, certain plants are not certified. Please do not order not-certified plants to California addresses. These plants may be added to CA certification in the future; please contact us for more information. Close window |
 | 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. Ordering seeds info | Per pack: 6 large seeds 6 Packs in stock $5.00 |
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