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Botanical Name |
Annona squamosa |
Group |
Fruit tree |
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Common Name |
Sugar apple, annon, custard apple, sweetsop |
Seeds Crop Year |
2022 |
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Life-cycle |
Perennial |
Collection Locale |
India |
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Seed Shelf life |
3 – 4 yrs |
In stock |
1.7 pounds as of May 27, 2023 |
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Seeds Per Pound(454
grams) |
1,816 |
Price |
50 seeds $13 |
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USDA Zone |
10 - 13 |
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Height |
25 ft |
Purity |
99% |
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Soil |
sandy soil |
Propagation |
By seeds |
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Soil Ph |
5.5-6.5 (alkaline) |
Tropical. Humidity |
Tropical with humidity |
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Growing Info |
Scarification: Not required Stratification: Not required Germination: Sugar apple
seeds may take 30 days or longer to germinate. It can be hastened by soaking for 3 days or
by scarifying. Other: Grown from seed, the sugar apple will
produce fruit within two to three years. |
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Description |
The sugar apple is indigenous
to tropical America. The optimum growing conditions
for sugar apple production appear to be temperatures ranging from 73 to 94°F
(23-34°C), 70% or higher relative humidity (RH) during flowering and fruit
set, non-limiting soil moisture from flowering to harvest, and an extended
dry period several months prior to the spring flowering period. Sugar apple
trees and fruit production may benefit from wind protection. Properly placed
and managed wind-breaks may enhance tree growth, decrease the drying effect
of winds, and increase the relative humidity around sugar apple trees. Cold Stress: Sugar apple trees
are best adapted to warm to hot, frost-free climates. Unprotected young trees
are severely damaged or killed at temperatures of 30 to 32°F (0 to –1.0°C).
Mature trees may tolerate short periods of 28 to 29°F (~ -2.0°C) without
substantial injury but be damaged or killed at temperatures of 26 to 28°C
(-2.2 to –3.3°C). |
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