Description
Common Name | Sugar Apple, Custard apple, Sita Phal, Sharifa |
Maximum Reachable Height | 20 to 30 feet |
Flower Colour | Yellow-green on the outside and pale-yellow inside |
Bloom Time | Summer, Spring |
Difficulty Level | Easy to grow |
Planting And Care
Sugar apple is normally fairly low maintenance and quite easy to grow, as long as a level of basic care is provided throughout the year.
Sugar apple is normally fairly low maintenance and quite easy to grow, as long as a level of basic care is provided throughout the year.
Growing sugar apple trees requires weed management.
the sugar apple is susceptible to wind damage. Therefore, it should be planted in a location that is sheltered from the wind.
Annona Squamosa Care
propagation is vegetative propagation using grafts. This method is the most recommended because it ensures plants with the same genetic identity, with better production, healthy tree, and quality fruits. Plant spacing is 5 X 5 m. The plantation is done in the rainy season.
Sunlight | Full sun to part shade |
Watering | Medium |
Soil | Rich, evenly moist but well-drained soil |
Temperature | 25 to 41 degrees C |
Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer |
Harvest Season | Summer, Spring |
Annona Squamosa Special Feature
The flesh is fragrant and sweet, creamy white through light yellow, and resembles and tastes like custard.
Annona Squamosa Uses
Ornamental Use:
- The plant is used for an ornamental purpose
Medicinal Use:
- The bark and leaves contain annonaine, an alkaloid
- In tropical America, a decoction of the leaves is used as a cold remedy and to clarify urine
- A bark decoction is used to stop diarrhea, while the root is used in the treatment of dysentery
- Sugar-apple is high in energy, an excellent source of vitamin C and manganese, a good source of thiamine and vitamin B6, and provides vitamin B2, B3 B5, B9, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium in fair quantities
- Note: USe only after consulting the specialist
Culinary Use:
- The ripe fruits are edible
- The sweetish fruit varies considerably in quality; some are eaten raw but most often they are used in preserves, drinks, ice cream, puddings, etc
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