LIVE PLANT 3ft Annona Squamosa - Sweetsop - Sugar apple - Custard apple

Description: Height of the plant that I ship is about 3ftLast 2 photos are of one of actual trees. Sweetsop or Sugar Apple is a custard apple relative originating from lowland Central America and the Caribbean. Now introduced worldwide, it is grown for its fruit in South America, Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, India and Oceania. UseThe fruit is fully ripe when soft to the touch and easily torn apart or sliced open with a knife and is commonly eaten fresh out of hand. The pulp is separated into segments, each with a large glossy brown seed at the center, and is sucked away in the mouth, leaving the seed behind, which is then usually spat out and discarded. The pulp, although scant, is aromatic, with a custard-like, slightly granular texture and an agreeable sub-acid, somewhat musky flavor. Care is taken to avoid swallowing the seed, which some consider a poison risk if ingested. The powdered seed are used as an insecticide and parasiticide in some regions, especially against lice infestation. The seed oil has also been shown to have an insecticidal effect on some insects. ClimateSweetsop is the most drought tolerant of the cultivated custard apples, growing and fruiting best in sub-humid to humid subtropical and tropical climates, generally frost-free areas with annual lows of 14 to 25°C, annual highs of 24 to 35°C, annual rainfall of 700 to 4500 mm and a dry season of 2 to 8 months. Sweetsop may fail to produce flavorsome fruit in high-elevation areas, generally where the average low of the warmest month is below 18°C (64°F). GrowingNew plants are usually started from seed, which remain viable for years. However, they are slow to germinate, though they can be sped up by soaking them in water for a few days. Sweetsop performs best on free-draining loam and sand soils of a slightly acid to alkaline nature, generally with a pH of 6.5 to 8.0 and on sites with full sun exposure. The root system is shallow, but the plant is surprisingly drought-tolerant due to its habit of shedding its leaves during dry periods. It does well on thin soils, including gravel and stony soils, provided the roots are well mulched. It has poor tolerance to clayey, slow-draining, waterlogged or saline soils. Hand pollinating is recommended to increase fruit set and yield, which can be low due to the female and male parts of the flower maturing at different times of the day. Yields of 25 to 50 fruit per tree per year have been recorded for trees in southern Florida, which is considered low and probably results from poor pollination due to the absence of the tree's native pollinators. Drought Stress: Sugar apple trees may withstand prolonged dry soil conditions, but do so by reduced growth and shedding leaves to the detriment of fruit development. In general, prolonged drought stress may reduce the percent fruit set, fruit size, and crop yields. Low humidity (<70% RH) during flowering of sugar apple may lead to reduce fruit set. Flood Stress: Sugar apple trees are mostly grown as seedlings, and they are not tolerant of excessively wet or flooded soil conditions. Flooding for as little as 7 to 10 days may result in root rot and plant death. Symptoms of flooding stress include leaf chlorosis (yellowing), stunted leaf and shoot growth, leaf wilting and browning, leaf drop, stem dieback, and tree death. Cold Stress: Sugar apple trees are best adapted to warm to hot, frost-free climates. Unprotected young trees are severely damaged or killed at temperatures of 30 to 32°F (0 to –1.0°C). Mature trees may tolerate short periods of 28 to 29°F (~ -2.0°C) without substantial injury but be damaged or killed at temperatures of 26 to 28°C (-2.2 to –3.3°C). Fertilizer that I include as an option is an excellent choice for professional growers or nurseries if you grow plant in a pot. I personally use it for all my plants. It has polymer coating to allow slow release during 8-9 months evenly. You don't have to worry about repotting the plant for about 1 year or worry about burning plant with your regular over the counter fertilizer. You need about 3-4oz per 3 gal pot or 4-5oz per 5 gal pot. GUARANTEED ANALYSIS F1877Total Nitrogen (N)**. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%8.0% Ammoniacal Nitrogen7.0% Nitrate NitrogenAvailable Phosphate (P2O5)**. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9%Soluble Potash (K2O)**. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12%Magnesium (Mg)**. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3%0.8% Water Soluble Magnesium (Mg)Sulfur (S)**. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.9%5.93% Combined Sulfur (S)Boron (B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.02%Copper (Cu). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.05%0.05% Water Soluble Copper (Cu)Iron (Fe)**. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.46%0.08% Water Soluble Iron (Fe)0.005% Chelated Iron (Fe)Manganese (Mn)**. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.06%0.05% Water Soluble Manganese (Mn)Molybdenum (Mo)**. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.02%Zinc (Zn). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.05%0.017% Water Soluble Zinc (Zn)Derived from: Polymer-Coated: Ammonium Nitrate,Ammonium Phosphate, Potassium Sulfate, MagnesiumSulfate, Sodium Borate, Iron Phosphate, Iron EDTA,Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Molybdate, Zinc Sulfate;Copper Sulfate, Zinc Oxide Root ball of the plant comes in a plastic poly bag, sealed to maintain moisture for the 3 days that the plant is in transit.Height of the plants is measured from the base of the root ball.No returns, refunds or exchanges

Price: 59 USD

Location: West Palm Beach

End Time: 2024-09-05T04:17:02.000Z

Shipping Cost: 25 USD