My Edible Fruit Trees: Custard Apple Trees NSW

Apple - Huonville Crab Apple (Grafted) ^9/10

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First time to bear fruit after four years in a pot and boy its loaded. The fruit is small to medium size because it is a cross between a regular apple and a crab apple. It's got a pink flesh with a balanced flavor of sweetness and acidity. The tree is healthy, and a  prolific bearer as evidenced by the image i have uploaded from my tree, pest free ATM. It's ornamental in itself because of the reddish leaves and stems Just nice for kids' lunch box.  There is a similar apple released recently called Red Love apple bred from Switzerland by Markus Kobelt. Mine is discovered  by Bob Magnus of Woodbridge Nursery growing in Huonville, Tassie. Growing as a 'Y' espalier ATM in my garden.

Fruiting Months March and April

Planted: 2014

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Red Fuji

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dyna lifter, seasol, citrus fert, guano, epsom salt, sulphate of potash

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

pest free so far

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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04-05-19 another successful fruiting season though some were affected by sun scald.

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

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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)

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Planted in ground on 29.03.23.

Custard Apple - Dwarf Tropic Sun (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: - slow growing. producing flowers but been picking them off so it can focus on growth.

Planted: 2014

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

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How is it growing now? How is the fruit?

Custard Apple - Paxton Prolific (Grafted) ^8/10

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'Heavenly' best describe the taste of custard apple for me.

Happy with the condition of the plant upon arrival. Big (about 1 meter high) lush and healthy. I hope it can cope well with the hot burning summer and cold frosty winter of inland NSW. I'm hoping the same for my African Pride variety.  I will update at the end of summer next year.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: African Pride

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

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

my fingers

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Hi how has the custard apple being going for you ?? i am looking to get one aswell, just waiting till it comes into stock from daleys. i also live in NSW but closer to the Sydney CBD

Dec 30,2018 - Lost most of its leaves here in Melbourne during winter 2018. Pruned back during spring and applied fertilizer (sudden impact). Growing vigorously atm 😎

Jan 23, 2019 ,- started to flower now together with my African pride with just under one year from purchase. Just wait and see if any of the blooms will develop into fruits 😎

21 April 2019, grown vigorously but, flowers didn't didn't turned into fruits. Hopefully next time when the tree is older.

14 Dec 2019 currently showing plenty of flower buds here in Melbourne. Hopefully some of them will set fruit and ripen before the first frost next year here in Melbourne 😀

Hi there. I am thinking of getting one of these too, our summers a bit harsh though and winter has frost. How is yours going these days?

Custard Apple - Paxton Prolific (Grafted)

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Planted in ground on 29.08.22. Autumn 2024 it has 7 fruits now