Botanical Name: Annona cherimola
Common Name: Cherimoya, Custard-apple
Type of Plant: dicot: tree/shrub
Character briefly deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an erect, single or multi-trunked plant with ascending-spreading branches forming a rather shrubby, loose rounded canopy
Height 10'-20'(25')
Spread equal or more
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full or partial sun
Soil tolerates most; prefers moist well-draining locations
Hardiness tender (zones 21-24); requires a mild coastal climate
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate, broadly elliptic-oval or somewhat lanceolate; 4"-10" long, dull green above, velvety beneath
Flowers yellowish-brown, solitary or 2-3 together; 1" long, hairy, fragrant; late spring-summer
Fruit a large fleshy syncarp: knobby, yellow-green, 3-5" long
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
a tropical fruit tree, which can be used ornamentally as a small accent tree for its form, foliage, fruit; suitable for espalier; the fruit tastes somewhat like banana custard
 
Landscape Care:
Watering regular is preferred; can tolerate some drought
Fertilizing balanced in summer afterflower develop
Pruning as an ornamental tree, prune to shape desired
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Peru
Family: Annonaceae

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