ANNONA MONTANA - WILD CUSTARD APPLE.
Common name
Mountain soursop, wild custard apple, guanabana de monte, corosselier batard, wild soursop, boszuurzak, guanabana
de perro.
Family
Annonaceae (Annona family).
Overview
Wild custard apple is a small evergreen tree indigenous to Surinam growing up to 30' tall.
It has glossy leaves and the nearly round fruit is spherical with a yellowish skin; it is covered with prickles.
The aromatic, yellow fibrous pulp resembles the taste of Soursop (Graviola) and contains light brown seeds.
Medicinal applications
Infusion of leaves is used to alleviate pain during pregnancy.
The leaves and bark have anticancer properties.
Hardiness zone
USDA zone 9 - 11.
Propagation
Seeds.
Due to recalcitrant nature of the seeds, they have a short viable life, can not be dried well and can
not withstand low temperatures. However, it tolerates brief temperature drops down to 24F when full grown
Culture
Full sun / light shade.
Sandy clay soil but grows also well or dry soils.
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