CUSTARD APPLE - AFRICAN PRIDE

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted) ^8/10

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I have two atemoyas - an african pride and hilary white.

They have been recalcitrant plants to get established! I don't think the wind has helped though. I am waiting for the tap root to establish more strongly.

They also suffer burnt leaf magins. The A.pride has decided to flower this week...(it's July).

I had 4 fruit off the A.pride this season and they were lovely. It was too soon to let it fruit - but I was greedy! They pollinated on their own.

My pruning job not too good on these guys.

Floweredall winter long (2009) and set no fruit by spring when flowers finished.

Nov 2010: Flowering madly. I put an extra microsprayer on it and the extra water has really helped it along.

Fruiting Months February

Planted: 2007

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure, straw, clay, blood n bone 10% potash.

Pest Control:

None needed as yet.

Organic Status:Organic

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted) ^9/10

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This tree is very easy to look after.  I just prune it to the shape I want it, and fruit fly don't seem to bother it at all.  I get about 20 fruit off it each year which I find is more than enough as they all ripen at once.  This year I took a few green ones off every couple of days, but the ones left on the tree all ripened at the same time.  Next year will scoop them out and freeze the pulp for smoothies.

Fruiting Months June

Planted: 2004

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 15 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter, horse manure and sugarcane mulch.

Pest Control:

The only problem I seem to have so far is scale, which I just wipe off, and if I leave the fruit on too long the lorikeets steal the odd one.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Custard Apple - African Pride ^8/10

Comments: - This fruit is very sweet.

Fruiting Months April, May, June, July

Planted: 2002

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 15 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pruned By: 10% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: Pretty well pest free. Just have to keep an eye out for the possum.

Organic Status:Organic

Custard Apple - African Pride (Seedling) ^10/10

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My custard apple tree is my pride and joy in my inner brisbane backyard. Eventhough it competes with some other 20 trees for attention, it fruited within 2 years of planting with reasonably sized fruit. It stands between a black sapote and mulberry, and is a fantastic addition to my collection of edible backyard foods.

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2007

Height 2.5 metres

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

I let nature do its thing. Pests don't seem to be a problem.

Organic Status:Organic

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted) ^8/10

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(rootstock Annona cherimola)  No fruit set 2016. Grafted some Cherimola on which is flowering in january 2017.

Fruiting Months March, April, May, June

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pruned By: 30% in Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control: pick off caterpillars

Organic Status:Organic

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - Quick, easy to grow tree.

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Hosre manure, worm castings and dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

I have two atemoyas - an african pride and hilary white.

They have been recalcitrant plants to get established! I don't think the wind has helped though. I am waiting for the tap root to establish more strongly.

They also suffer burnt leaf magins. The A.pride has decided to flower this week...(it's July).

I had 4 fruit off the A.pride this season and they were lovely. It was too soon to let it fruit - but I was greedy! They pollinated on their own.

My pruning job not too good on these guys.

Floweredall winter long (2009) and set no fruit by spring when flowers finished.

Nov 2010: Flowering madly. I put an extra microsprayer on it and the extra water has really helped it along.

Fruiting Months February

Planted: 2007

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Man

Comments

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted) ^7/10

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FloweringNov09

Planted: 2000

First Fruited: 2002 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Possums

Organic Status:Organic

Custard Apple - African Pride

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Grow like fire

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

None

Custard Apple - African Pride

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Custard Apple or Annona Atemoya - African Pride

Purchased this tree this morning - have yet to plant it, but it is raining at the moment, so to be done later - have had 52mm since 6 am yesterday

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - I grow the tree in north side in front of the house.for 5 years it has lots of tiny black spots and ants and no fruit.my father did heavy chopping to remove the tree.but the tree retrospect in spring and fruits about 13 fruits very sweet and a lot of fruits drop off when young and turn black.

Custard Apple - African Pride (Seedling)

Comments: - I love custard apples, but they are sometimes hard to source. What better way to get some than growing your own...

Height 0.7 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted) ^8/10

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custard apple family including sugar apple and cherimoya are up there in my list of favorite fruits. The taste is divine i would say.

Just like my Paxton Prolific it arrived in optimum condition, robust, healthy and lush. I will keep a close look with  my 2 latest fruitopia acquisitions coz today is the start of a long, hot hellish summer here in inland NSW culminating in a sizzling 38C next Friday. Whew!!! im already sweating just by thinking about it. I will update  by mid autumn when the burning cauldron has cooled down a tad.

Planted: 2017

Height 0.71 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Paxton Prolific

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dyna lifter, seasol, guano, sulphate of potash, powerfeed

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

my digits

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

27 Jan 2019 - exhibiting a few flowers now after just under 2 years from purchase. A vigorous grower 😃

21 April 2019, vigorously grown all season with flowers but, no fruit set. Hopefully next time when it is a bit more mature.🤔

14 Dec 2019 - showing plenty of flowers atm. Hopefully some of the blossoms will set fruit and ripen before the first frost next year 😀

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Comments: - growing well

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Spring

Custard Apple - African Pride ^10/10

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I am wanting to buy some custard apple seeds