Description
The flesh is fragrant and sweet, creamy white through light yellow, and resembles and tastes like custard.Well-branched tree or shrub from the family Annonaceae that bears edible fruits called sugar-apples. It tolerates a tropical lowland.Plant Specifications
Plant Height
13 inch (33 cm)
Plant Spread
6 inch (15 cm)
*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
Common Name
Sugar Apple, Custard apple, Sita Phal, Sharifa
Maximum Reachable Height
10 to 20 feet (3 to 6 m)
Flower Colour
Yellow-green
Bloom Time
Summer, Spring
Difficulty Level
Easy to grow
Planting and careThere must be adequate moisture in the soil to encourage vegetative growth and blooms that occur on the new branches. The tree should be watered in every 2 to 4 weeks during the period of low growth and every 3 to 5 days while it is flowering and setting fruits. Sugar apple is normally fairly low maintenance and quite easy to grow, as long as a level of basic care is provided throughout the year. Growing sugar apple tree requires weed management. the sugar apple is susceptible to wind damage. Therefore, it should be planted in a location that is sheltered from the wind.Annona Squamosa care
Seed propagation is the traditional method, through which the sugar apple tree is grown. It is the most used propagation method. Plant spacing is 5 X 5 m. The plantation is done in the rainy season.
Sunlight
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Watering
Medium, to improve the fruit size and yield you should be done one or two irrigation when fruits are developing
Soil
Custard apples grow best in sandy loam soils, but well-structured clay loams are also suitable
Temperature
25 to 41 degrees C
Fertilizer
Apply any organic fertilizer
Harvest Season
Summer, Spring
Annona Squamosa special feature
Sugar apples (Annona squamosa) are the fruit of one of the most commonly grown Annona trees.
Annona Squamosa uses
Medicinal Use:
The bark and leaves contain annonaine, an alkaloid
In tropical America, a decoction of the leaves is used as a cold remedy and to clarify urine
A bark decoction is used to stop diarrhoea, while the root is used in the treatment of dysentery
Sugar-apple is high in energy, an excellent source of vitamin C and manganese, a good source of thiamine and vitamin B6, and provides vitamin B2, B3 B5, B9, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium in fair quantities
Note: USe only after consulting the specialist
Culinary Use:
The ripe fruits are edible
The sweetish fruit varies considerably in quality; some are eaten raw but most often they are used in preserves, drinks, ice cream, puddings etc
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