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Annona squamosa Kampong Mauve | Annona squamosa Family: Annonaceae Sugar Apple, Custard Apple, Sweetsop-Anon, Sweetsop, Atis, Sitafal, Seetha Payam, Araticum, Sharifa Origin: Tropical America         Very highly regarded in tropical and subtropical areas. Fruits with sweet custard-like pulp are from 3 to 5 inches in diameter with a lumpy green skin and upon maturity the fruit has a bluish or white blush. Some varieties are developed that have a red blush or red skin which are much more attractive. At maturity fruits have a custard like white pulp with small black seeds and the sweet flesh is eaten fresh or used for milkshakes and ice creams. Sugar apples make great container plants, too, so if you don't have much space try growing these in a 10 or 15 gallon tub, and they will still reward you with a number of delicious fruit. Older trees may continue fruiting into January during warm winter. Trees reach full dormancy during cold winters. Varieties: Thai-Lessard, Kampong Mauve. Similar plants:
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2634 Annona squamosa - seeds Sugar apple, sweetsop-anon, Sweetsop. Sheer deliciousness. Sweet custard-like pulp. Very highly regarded in all tropical areas.Needs bottom heat for faster germination, it takes one to two years for seedlings to start producing flowers. Sugar apples make great container plants. Plant seeds at 1" depth using well draining soil mixture. Keep damp, warm, and in bright light with high humidity. Slow germinating. Ordering seeds info RECOMMENDED SUPPLIES: Seed Germination Mix #3, professional grade SUNSHINE-S - Seeds and cuttings booster Myco Mix - pro-mix with Mycorrhiza SUNSHINE Bombino - Young Plant Booster | Per pack: 6 large seeds In stock $7.00 |
| 5274 Annona squamosa - Vietnam Sugar Apple Na Di Sugar Apple, new rare variety Na Di (Na Dai, Nadi) selected in Vietnam. Superior variety, it has a green skin and very sweet white pulp. The fruit doesn't break apart like regular Sugar Apples when you open a ripe fruit, and the skin can be peeled off. Easy to eat off hand. Fast growing but very compact tree; it starts flowering at young age within 1-2 years from seed, as small as in 1 gal container.RECOMMENDED FERTILIZERS: SUNSHINE C-Cibus - Crop Nutrition Booster Mango-Food - Smart Release Fruit Tree Booster SUNSHINE-Honey - sugar booster This item is not certified for shipping to California.
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 | 1016 Annona squamosa var. Thai-Lessard, Green Sugar Apple Sugar Apple, Custard Apple, Sweetsop-Anon, Sweetsop. One of the best subtropical fruit trees, small tree, starts fruiting right away, relatively cold hardy. A must for your fruit garden. This plant drops leaves during winter-spring.This is the best species of Annona suited for container growing, due to its small height RECOMMENDED FERTILIZERS: SUNSHINE C-Cibus - Crop Nutrition Booster Mango-Food - Smart Release Fruit Tree Booster SUNSHINE-Honey - sugar booster This item is not 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 |
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