Annona squamosa
Sugar apple, Scaly custard apple, Sweetsop, Buannona, Custard apple, Anon, Sugar pineapple
Annona Annona
Annona squamosa is: Semi evergreen
Branching, Open branches
Seeds, bark, and leaves are toxic.
Yellow-green in Spring
Green in All seasons
Caterpillars , Fruit tree red spider mite , Glasshouse red spider mite , Mealybugs , Scale insects Caterpillars , Fruit tree red spider mite , Glasshouse red spider mite , Mealybugs , Scale insects
Susceptible to leaf blight and a fungus.
Thin fruit as required. Pruning group 1. Harvest fruit when a white, yellow, or red tint appears between the rind segments. If picked too soon, fruit will shrivel and turn black; too late and the fruit will fall apart.
Seeds store well.
Budding, Grafting, Seed
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Annona squamosa (Sugar apple) will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 6m after 10-20 years.
Architectural, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Flavouring food and drinks, Indoor, Specimen tree, Sub-Tropical
Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. In growth, water regularly; sparingly in winter. Outdoors, grow in well-drained soil in full sun. Partial shade is tolerated. Drought tolerant once established.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Annona squamosa
Sugar apple, Scaly custard apple, Sweetsop, Buannona, Custard apple, Anon, Sugar pineapple
Annona Annona
Semi evergreen
Branching, Open branches
Seeds, bark, and leaves are toxic.
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Yellow-green in Spring
Green in All seasons
Caterpillars , Fruit tree red spider mite , Glasshouse red spider mite , Mealybugs , Scale insects
Susceptible to leaf blight and a fungus.
Thin fruit as required. Pruning group 1. Harvest fruit when a white, yellow, or red tint appears between the rind segments. If picked too soon, fruit will shrivel and turn black; too late and the fruit will fall apart.
Seeds store well.
Budding, Grafting, Seed
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Annona squamosa (Sugar apple) will reach a height of 6m and a spread of 6m after 10-20 years.
Architectural, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Flavouring food and drinks, Indoor, Specimen tree, Sub-Tropical
Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. In growth, water regularly; sparingly in winter. Outdoors, grow in well-drained soil in full sun. Partial shade is tolerated. Drought tolerant once established.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10
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Hardiness: | Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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