My Edible Fruit Trees: Custard Apple Trees

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Comments: - Said to be delicious and not requiring hand pollination, so want to try growing this. In 2022 most branches dried up so were trimmed off. Remaining small branch above graft survived and is growing well, so fingers crossed. Suspect the roots are very susceptible to phytophthora, so am applying Yates Anti Rot spray on leaves once in Winter and again in early Spring. This sems to have helped. However, the single branch is not making any progress.

Planted: 2019

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Custard Apple - Paxton Prolific (Grafted)

Comments: -

Said to be delicious, with fewer seeds, and not requiring hand pollination, so want to try growing this.Set 2 fruits in 2023, but syddenly all leaves dried up, so I removed the fruits and will wait to see if the tree will recover. Unfortunately, I found collar rot next to the soil and the tree died. 

Have planted a new tree in 2024 and am monitoring it for any sign of fungus. Have applied Yates Anti Rot in Spring, and so far so good.

Planted: 2019

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

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

Planted: 2024

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

Planted: 2024

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted) ^6/10

Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple (Seedling) ^7/10

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

Planted: 2024

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Custard Apple - Seedling

Custard Apple - Paxton Prolific

Custard Apple - Paxton Prolific (Grafted)

Comments: -

Plant arrived in in Feb 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates.

May 2020 - slowly, but consistently, growing since potting. We will see how it copes with winter in Toowoomba - may have to bring it inside on cool nights. 

Winter 2020: Brought inside every night.

Jan 2021: Has put on a lot of new growth, now in 45L planter bag. Flowered, but set no fruit.

September 2021: Looks worse for wear after staying outside in Toowoomba winter, but survived and putting on new growth.

Planted: 2020

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple (Seedling) ^10/10

Planted: 2020

Height 79 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Custard Apple - Geffner (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

floweringNov09

Planted: 2000

First Fruited: 2004 Years from purchase in pot

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Custard Apple - Pinks Mammoth (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

fast fruiting and hardy tree, great taste as well.

Fruiting Months May, June, July

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 8 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2008 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

fruit fly netting

Organic Status:Organic

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

Comments: -

(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 - Paxton Prolific (Grafted) ^7/10

Planted: 2018

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 6 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple (Seedling)

Comments: - seems to love water and humidity

Growing: In a Pot

Custard Apple - Pinks Mammoth (Grafted)

Comments: - Planted by my grandfather in 1960s. Quality of fruit far superior than African Pride. 

Fruiting Months April, May, June, July

Planted: 1962

Height 12 metres

Qty: 22

Fruit Harvest: 100 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic