Annonaceae
Wild custard-apple
Annona senegalensis
Also known as Bullock's heart, Wild sugar apple, Annona
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tropical-Tree · Edible-Fruit · Custard-Apple · African-Native · Medicinal · Semi-Deciduous · Exotic · Fruit-Tree · Wildlife-Garden · Warm-Climate
Wild custard-apple is a semi-deciduous tropical tree from sub-Saharan Africa that produces sweet, edible yellow fruits and thrives in warm, frost-free climates. Plant in well-draining soil with plenty of sun and water regularly during establishment, tapering off once the tree matures and shows drought resilience. It is best suited for USDA zones 10-12 or large warm conservatories, and benefits from occasional feeding with a balanced fertiliser during the growing season.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to saturate the root zone, then allow the top 2 inches of soil to dry before the next watering · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Fruit
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Repu, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf Of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle
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