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Rare Red Custard Apple Annona Reticulata Bullocks Heart Fruit 15 seeds for Growing

Rare Red Custard Apple Annona Reticulata Bullocks Heart Fruit 15 seeds for Growing

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Red Custard apple (Annona reticulata) is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree in the plant family Annonaceae. It is best known for its fruit, called Red Custard Apple, a common name it shared with fruits of several other species in the same genus. Red Custard apple or anona fruit. plant of custard apple is known as annona, and these fruits are much fleshy and juicy with sweet taste when ripe..Also the fruit is called bullock's heart or bull's heart..The leaves of the plant used against cancers and tumors and its said the whole of the tree is useful. The fruit is considered to be good in treating anemia, a good expectorant, coolant and stimulant. Bullock's heart is a fast-growing, deciduous tree with a rounded or spreading crown It can reach up to 7 metres tall with a bole up to 30cm in diameter Long cultivated in S. America for its fruit, the tree is no longer known in a truly wild setting. It is mainly grown in gardens in various areas of the tropics for its edible fruit. The plant needs a tropical climate for good growth, but it can survive in subtropical conditions . It is less drought-tolerant than the sugar apple and prefers a humid atmosphere. It succeeds from sea level to an elevation of 1,500 metres Plants can tolerate light frost. Prefers a moist, sandy loam with a pH around 6 . The custard apple does best in low-lying, deep, rich soil with ample moisture and good drainage. It grows to full size on oolithic limestone, and grows wild in light sand and various other types of soils. It is not drought tolerant. Trees come into bearing in 4 - 5 years from seed..

Product Overview

  • Brand: Generic
  • Colour: red
  • Special Feature: heirloom
  • Net Quantity: 15.00 Count
  • Product Care Instructions: Keep The Soil Moist
  • USDA Hardiness Zone: 3
  • Expected Plant Height: 7 Metres
  • Moisture Needs: Regular Watering
  • Number of Pieces: 15

Product Features

  • Red Custard apple (Annona reticulata) is a small deciduous or semi-evergreen tree in the plant family Annonaceae. It is best known for its fruit, called Red Custard Apple, a common name it shared with fruits of several other species in the same genus.
  • Bullock's heart is a fast-growing, deciduous tree with a rounded or spreading crown It can reach up to 7 metres tall with a bole up to 30cm in diameter Long cultivated in S. America for its fruit, the tree is no longer known in a truly wild setting. It is mainly grown in gardens in various areas of the tropics for its edible fruit.
  • The plant needs a tropical climate for good growth, but it can survive in subtropical conditions . It is less drought-tolerant than the sugar apple and prefers a humid atmosphere. It succeeds from sea level to an elevation of 1,500 metres Plants can tolerate light frost.
  • Prefers a moist, sandy loam with a pH around 6 . The custard apple does best in low-lying, deep, rich soil with ample moisture and good drainage. It grows to full size on oolithic limestone, and grows wild in light sand and various other types of soils. It is not drought tolerant. Trees come into bearing in 4 - 5 years from seed..
  • Propagation : Seed - usually breeds true to type, . Sow in individual pots, not deeper than 2cm, The germination rate ranges from low to medium. The seed of many species in this genus has a hard seed coat and may benefit from scarification before sowing in order to speed up germination. This can usually be done by pouring a small amount of nearly boiling water on the seeds (being careful not to cook them!) and then soaking them for 12 - 24 hours in warm water.
  • By this time they should have imbibed moisture and swollen - if they have not, then carefully make a nick in the seedcoat (being careful not to damage the embryo) and soak for a further 12 hours before sowing

Product Information

    Brand ‎Generic
    Colour ‎red
    Special Feature ‎heirloom
    Net Quantity ‎15.00 Count
    Product Care Instructions ‎Keep The Soil Moist
    USDA Hardiness Zone ‎3
    Expected Plant Height ‎7 Metres
    Moisture Needs ‎Regular Watering
    Number of Pieces ‎15
    Manufacturer ‎natural
    Country of Origin ‎India
    Item model number ‎ANN-RET-15
    ASIN ‎B0BX4J6J32
    Manufacturer natural
    Net Quantity 15.00 Count
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