My Edible Fruit Trees: Custard Apple Trees

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

Planted: 2023

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

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

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

Planted: 2022

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

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 - 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. Interesting to see if this helps.

Planted: 2019

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

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. 

Planted: 2019

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

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

Custard Apple - Paxton Prolific (Grafted)

Comments

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

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Comments

Planted in ground on 29.03.23.

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 - Late Gold (Grafted) ^3/10

Comments: -

Finally, first time in full flower. After waiting 9yrs

Planted: 2000

Height 3 metres

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Have just bought one after two years on the waiting list. Did you get to taste the fruit?

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

Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: -

I purchased this Rollinia bout 4 years ago out at Holliways Beach Markets off a lad down from Juletten selling tropical fruit trees. It sat around in it's pot for a couple of years till I got round to planting it out. Decided to try to top it at about 1 meter and pull the branchers out and tying them down till they stayed there, as I heard they are shallow rooted and will blow over in a blow so by keeping it low hope to not loose it in a cyclone and also make it easy to pick fruit. Maby would have toped it at 1-1/2 to 2 meters if doing it again to allow more room to spread fertliser and mulch underneath as this seems to be working fine. This is the first time it has fruited.

Planted: 2018

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Blood and Bone, pelitised Chicken shit, potash

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Custard Apple - Tropic Sun (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - This is our very first fruit, but the tree has been flowering for the past 2yrs. Seems to have some trouble self pollinating so I may have to assist next time. It's almost totally deciduous in our winter here. It's growing strongly and is in a large raised bed facing north - in our pool area which has a 6ft brick wall around it - so a nice microclimate in winter and summer.

Planted: 2014

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Balanced Acid lovers alternating with slow release organic chook manure pellets, little and often during the growing season. Sulphur in early spring if needed.

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

Comments: - Espaliered, looks awesome - took well to this and friends have commented. Love the fruit, not gritty/grainy like some other custard apples and small seeds too. No need to hand pollinate. Downside is that all of the fruit comes at once, quickly over a month from mid-feb to march in Brisbane. Must bag/net to protect from fruit fly - unripe fruit drops leading up to harvest as a natural thinning method so I bag by Feb and find fruit only start to get stung two weeks after the very first fruit drops. I harvest fruit to freeze the pulp to use later. Amazing with vanilla ice cream. I took a gamble with limited info online when I got this tree - it is a winner!!! I don't know why someone could not like the taste.

Fruiting Months March

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 3 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Certified

Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple

Comments: - Looking forward to trying this fruit , a cross between soursop and custard Apple flavours.bought from a local market from a dwarfing plant ,we will see.want to grow it in a pot.

Planted: 2018

Height 0.6 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Custard Apple - Paxton Prolific (Grafted) ^9/10

Planted: 2016

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Custard Apple - Seedling

Custard Apple - Dwarf Tropic Sun (Grafted)

Comments: - Grafted this in Oct 2016 on my own Cherimoya rootstock to save a dying Daleys Plant ~ it should flower Summer 2018 / 2019

Planted: 2016

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Comments

Hi Mark, did the cherimoya give you any fruit yet? Thanks

Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple (Seedling) ^9/10

Planted: 2017

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

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

Planted: 2017

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

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

Comments: -

'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

Comments

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?

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

Comments: -

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

Comments

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