Soursop tree for Sydney region

trikus says...
None , it is a very tropicaL \tree .

trikus says...
In an ideal sub-tropical micro-climate you may get fruit . Supposedly some fruit near Brisbane , but I knew expert growers who tried in Bundy for 20 years never getting any . Someone will try and prove me wrong ... but it is a tropical tree .. Tea from the leaves for cancer cure , now thats a different matter ;-)

David says...
That someone is me,in Brisbane oldest tree is a seedling now 22yrs old and fruits without fail every year. Now though its a competition between me and the fruit bats as to who gets them first.

nickg says...
Hi Amanda, can you let me know which nursery has them, i want to buy a plant.

Linton says...
Hi Subtropical Melbourne

You can grow mountain soursops from seeds which are readily available on the internet. However they must be fresh to germinate. I had a couple of them sprout recently.

Linton says...
Anonna Montana - Mountain Soursops still popping up!

They were all planted at the same time but have been germinating at different times over the past few months. Another one just popped up which you can see just coming out behind the first seedling in front.

They first emerge as U-shape, like an ostrich with it's head in the sand. Then when the U-part gets to 1 - 2 inches high, the head comes out of the soil, the leaves come out and the stem straightens up.

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Linton says...
Mountain Soursop

Hi Lucy, I'm surprised to hear there is a big tree growing near here as I wasn't sure if they could make it through the winter. You are welcome to one of my seedlings if interested. Cheers!

trikus says...
Peak season for this fruit here now . Friends have just sent down 2 pallets to Sydney Markets.

David says...
4 soursops on the seedling tree not sure if will ripen at this time of year.Sooooo close to ready.

John Mc says...
Sorry to butt in, but I'm also hoping for enough warm weather for these beauties to ripen before winter closes in. Last year the young tree held onto it's first fruit over winter. This year it appeared to set earlier.

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Linton says...
Hi Rony

the only way you could get it is to pick one up as they are still very tiny.

The thing is, it's very far from Wyndham Vale to Springvale, hardly worth the 3 hour round trip. It would be best to wait until you might be coming to this side of town rather than making a special trip. Cheers!

casper says...
Hi John - if you have any surplus mountain soursop seedlings, could I please buy off you (or a swap - whilst I have many fruit trees, the only thing I could swap at the moment is a Tamarind tree (not the Australian native)). Thanks

VF says...
Hi Denise, the one's I've had were about 4-5 out of 10. Great aroma, but tasting like pineapple but without acidity or sweetness. Fibrous and seedy, but alot of creaminess too amongst fibre - possibly good in a smoothy with other fruits (I never got around to doing this). Apparently a fast grower and fruiting plant,and tolerates cool well - if someone could select a superior strain and improve it it could be a winner. I think many just use the plants' leaves same as regular soursop, as a supposed medicinal tea. I agree that as a fruit, Cherimoya definitely a better option.

Mike says...
Soursops are pretty small and fruit fairly quickly so there is less need for grafting than many annonas.Mountain soursops are not as good as A.muricata.

John Mc says...
Anyone considering a purchase from a country such as Nigera, please do your due diligence.

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David says...
Hi Mary sad to say the last of the season was some 3 wks ago ,but if you want some seed I have an over ripe fruit in the fridge which ive been keeping.There are some smaller ones coming on but with the cooler weather setting in particularly the nights wont see any more ripen till maybe spring ,but have had on occasion some through winter if we have enough rain to pump them up to size. How are you going health wise now been a while since we talked, do hope you are ok.

David says...
Hi Andrew, Sadly the soursop in question is the tropical variety, not the mountain kind if still interested post a reply on the forum here.

MJ says...
Hi, l would like to know where l can get soursop seedling or a plant in Melbourne Mornington Peninsula area. THank you.

MJ says...
Oh really. =( Melbournes weather is prity bad. I might just have to find where to buy the fruit. Thank you for info

Linton says...
Hi MJ

Last year I grew Mountain Soursop plants in Melbourne - Annona Montana. I think it's probably the only variety of Soursop which can be grown successfully down here. But according to various reports the fruit are not so good and highly variable.

Yes, you can buy good Soursop fruit in the shops around here as they are probably brought down from Queensland when in season, so they are very, very expensive.

Expect to pay more than $10 for one large fruit!

Bessan says...
Hi Linton,

I was just wondering if you still have soursop seeds.

Regards

denise1 says...
You could find frozen soursop pulp at chinese or asian food shop. Or grow cherimoya or custard apple.

Waterfall says...
I have a small tree I've grown from seed here in Sydney, I don't really expect it to survive but have nothing to lose really.

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sternus1 says...
I think a masticating juicer is really required to get the best out of soursop, but they are pretty pricey. There is a cultivar known as whitmans fibreless which isn't available in Australia.

Waterfall says...
That is what I have been building at my place denise. The garden bed is behind this wind break I have built from polycarbonate roof sheeting, it gets sun all day long all year round.

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Waterfall says...
Roy I grew mine from the seed of a fruit purchased in Cabramatta. Alternately I have seen them for sale at Canley Vale nursery or just order one online from Daleys.

I am almost certain you will need to put it in a greenhouse in Sydney over winter, this is what I have done for mine.

Thithi says...
Giant soursops are not in stock though. My soursop was ok at 1c, but is miserable now after 2 days of below -1c. Not sure whether it still is alive or not?

Clementina says...
John can you kindly sell me some seedling 🌱 I live in sydney west I'll be very grateful

MelbFruit says...
Linton, what ended up happening with your mountain soursop? Did you graft anything to them? I am debating if it is worth the trouble to grow some rootstock to graft a "normal" soursop or maybe a rollinia to them. It might be too much effort and coddling when there are many other subtropical fruits that would do better in Melb.