Description: PLEASE NOTE THAT I PREFER NOT TO SHIP TO HAWAII, PUERTO RICO OR INTERNATIONALLY DUE TO THE RISK OF THE PLANT NOT SURVIVING THE JOURNEY. IF YOU WISH TO COVER THE COST OF EXPEDITED SHIPPING YOU CAN MESSAGE ME PRIOR TO BIDDING OR MAKING THE PURCHASE SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS EXPEDITED SHIPPING OPTIONS BUT I CAN NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR LOSSES DUE TO USPS OR OTHER SHIPPING CARRIER SERVICES THAT DO NOT DELIVER ON TIME RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF YOUR SEEDLING(S) I make every effort to ship plants as soon as payment is received. I do not provide hot packs so be mindful of cold temperatures in your area. This evergreen fruit tree generally tolerates mild cooler temperatures no lower than 40 F when fully mature. If you are in colder zones you may want to wait at the mailbox if you order if you don't want your plant to freeze!! I ship all of my plants via USPS 2 to 3 day delivery but unfortunately, sometimes the postal service does not deliver on time and packages do sometimes get lost. Unfortunately, this is something that is out of my control. If your plant arrives damaged beyond saving, please message me with pictures of your plant still secured in the box so that I may address the problem as soon as possible. There is no need to leave negative feedback as I always try to answer questions or concerns in a very timely basis, sometimes within minutes of being messaged. Your satisfaction is my greatest concern and I will do everything possible to make things right. I am a gardener first, seller second. I want the best for my customers and will do the best I can to ensure satisfaction. THE SUGAR APPLE TREE, (ANNONA SQUAMOSA/CUSTARD APPLE/ANON DE AZUCAR) HAS AN UNCERTAIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN BUT IS GENERALLY BELIEVED TO BE INDIGENOUS TO EITHER INDIA OR CENTRAL AMERICA. IT CAN BE FOUND GROWING IN MANY DIFFERENT COUNTRIES INCLUDING BRAZIL, BERMUDA, SOUTHERN MEXICO, MOST OF THE WEST INDIES (ESPECIALLY JAMAICA) AND THE BAHAMAS. OTHER AREAS WHERE IT IS CULTIVATED INCLUDES ARGENTINA, GUIANA, PERU, THE PHILIPINES, HAWAII, AND FLORIDA. SUGAR APPLE IS A SELF POLLINATING, RAPID GROWING TROPICAL/SUBTROPICAL MEMBER OF THE ANNONACEAE FAMILY THAT CAN GROW ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 20 FEET TALL BUT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO GROW UP TO 30 FEET UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS (YOUR RESULTS MAY VARY) IN AREAS WHERE GOOD RAINFALL OR ABUNDANT IRRIGATION IS AVAILABLE. MY PARENT TREE IS ABOUT 32 FT TALL. WHEN PLANTED FROM SEEDLINGS SUGAR APPLE HAS A MODERATE GROWTH RATE IT MAY GAIN AS MUCH AS 10 FEET PER YEAR, AND MAY BEAR FRUIT IN AS LITTLE AS 2 1/2 TO 4 YEARS DEPENDING ON YOUR CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH CAPABLE OF THRIVING IN A WIDE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SOILS, IT SEEMS TO DO BEST IN DEEP RICH ORGANIC SOILS AND CONDITIONS THAT ARE WARM AND HUMID, WITH NO PERIODS OF DROUGHT OR COLDER TEMPERATURES BELOW 40 F FOR EXTENDED TIME PERIODS THE FRUIT IS HIGHLY VARIABLE IN SHAPE AND SIZE RANGING FROM CONICAL, HEART SHAPED OR OBLATE, AND CAN GROW UP TO 6 INCHES OR MORE IN DIAMETER AND UP TO 6 LBS IN WEIGHT. THE SURFACE OF THE FRUIT HAS A BUMPY SURFACE WITH A SOMEWHAT HEXAGONAL SHAPED CONICAL BUT SOFT SPINE-LIKE PROJECTIONS. FRUIT SHOULD BE PICKED BY CUTTING THE FRUIT WITH A SECTION OF THE STEM STILL ATTACHED TO THE FRUIT AS SOON AS IT BEGINS TO TURN FROM a DARK SHINY GREEN TO A MORE DULL GREEN WITH GOLD MARKINGS BETWEEN THE COBBLE-STONE LIKE SEGMENTS ON THE SURFACE OF THE FRUIT. ONCE HARVESTED, SUGAR APPLE WILL TAKE FROM 2 to 3 DAYS ON AVERAGE TO RIPEN BUT WILL ONLY HAVE A SHORT SHELF LIFE OF PERHAPS SEVERAL DAYS ONCE RIPENING IS COMPLETE. THE SHELF LIFE MAY BE EXTENDED BY SEVERAL MORE DAYS IF REFRIGERATED. THE FLAVOR OR SUGAR APPLE IS ABSOLUTELY DECADENT. SOME DISCRIBE IT AS HAVING SUBTLE HINTS OF BANANA OR PINEAPPLE IN A CREAMY CUSTARD LIKE PULP. NUMEROUS BLACK SEEDS ARE SURROUNDED BY THE EDIBLE FRUIT WHICH IS USUALLY EATEN OUT OF HAND BUT CAN ALSO BE USED TO MAKE MILK SHAKES WHEN COMBINED WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM AND OR MILK. SOIL: ALTHOUGH SUGAR APPLE CAN BE GROWN IN CALCAREOUS SOIL WHICH IS ABUNDANT HERE IN FLORIDA, IT DOES BEST IN A DEEP LOAM THAT IS RICH IN ORGANIC MATTER AND WELL DRAINED SO THE PLANT WILL THRIVE. IF YOUR SOIL IS POOR YOU MAY AMEND IT BY DIGGING A DEEP HOLE AND MIXING RICH COMPOST IN WITH YOUR NATIVE SOIL. MULCHING THE BASE OF YOUR PLANT IS VERY HELPFUL TO RETAIN MOISTURE CONTENT IN THE SOIL ESPECIALLY IF YOUR TEMPERATURES ARE EXCEEDINGLY HOT AND DRY. THE IDEAL SOIL PH SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 5.5 AND 6.5 BUT IN GENERAL SUGAR APPLE IS VERY ADAPTABLE TO MOST SOIL TYPES AS LONG AS YOUR SOIL IS NOT SOGGY/WATER LOGGED, CLAY RICH OR EXCESSIVELY SANDY. WATERING: SUGAR APPLE IS RELATIVELY DROUGHT TOLERANT BUT WILL THRIVE WITH REGULAR WATERING. THE VOLUME YOU APPLY WILL BE DEPENDENT ON HOW HOT AND OR DRY YOUR CONDITIONS MIGHT BE. IN GENERAL THE SOIL BENEATH YOUR PLANT SHOULD FEEL MOIST IF YOU DRILL YOUR MIDDLE FINGER DEEP INTO THE SOIL ABOUT 4 INCHES AWAY FROM THE TRUNK OF YOUR PLANT. ALWAYS CHECK THE TOPSOIL OF YOUR PLANT FOR DRYNESS WHICH CAN GIVE YOU AN INDICATION OF THE NEED FOR WATERING. APPLYING A 2 TO 3 INCH LAYER OF GOOD ORGANIC MULCH AROUND YOUR PLANT IS VERY HELPFUL AND BENEFICIAL TO KEEP THE ROOTS OF YOUR PLANT MOIST. KEEP MULCH AWAY FROM THE TRUNK OF YOUR TREE TO AVOID FUNGAL GROWTH WHICH MIGHT KILL YOUR YOUNG SEEDLING. MULCH SHOULD BE KEPT AT LEAST 4 INCHES AWAY FROM THE TRUNK OF YOUR TENDER YOUNG PLANT TO HELP PREVENT TRUNK ROT WHICH CAN KILL YOUR PLANT. AS YOUR PLANT BECOMES MORE MATURE AND THE ROOT SYSTEM EXPANDS YOU SHOULD CONTINUE PROVIDING REGULAR WATERING. SUGAR APPLE THRIVES WITH REGULAR IRRIGATION IF YOUR WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXCESSIVELY HOT AND OR DRY. SUNLIGHT: SUGAR APPLE GROWS BEST WHERE SUNLIGHT IS ABUNDANT. AN AREA THAT IS RELATIVELY WELL PROTECTED FROM EXCESSIVE WIND IS A PLUS BECAUSE YOUNG BRANCHES AND LEAVES CAN BE VERY TENDER, SNAPPING EASILY IN HEAVY WINDS. A MINIMUM OF AT LEAST 6 TO 8 HRS OF FULL SUNLIGHT PROVIDES ADEQUATE LIGHT TO PROMOTE GROWTH ALTHOUGH SUGAR APPLE IS TOLERANT OF PARTIAL SHADE. CLIMATE: ALTHOUGH THESE ARE FAIRLY HARDY PLANTS THEY PREFER A MORE TROPICAL TO SUBTROPICAL WEATHER PATTERN. THEY ARE CAPABLE OF RESISTING MODERATE CHANGES IN TEMPERATURE PATTERNS BUT CAN STILL SUFFER IF EXTENDED PERIODS OF EITHER SEVERE COLD/FROST OR EXTREME HEAT WITH LACK OF WATER BECOMES A PROBLEM. GROWING THEM IN NURSERY POTS IS A VIABLE SOLUTION FOR NORTHERN CLIMATES SO YOUR PLANT CAN BE BROUGHT INTO A WARM PATIO AREA WITH A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF AVAILABLE SUNLIGHT TO PROMOTE GROWTH UNTIL THE RETURN OF WARMER WEATHER. SUGAR APPLE WILL BEAR WELL EVEN IN A CONTAINER. BE SURE YOU UPGRADE YOUR CONTAINER TO A 15 GALLON PLASTIC NURSERY AS YOUR TREE BECOMES LARGER. WARM PATIOS IN ZONES 4 A - 11 IS SUITABLE IF YOU WISH TO TRY TO GROW A SUGAR APPLE TREE IN NORTHERN CLIMATES BUT YOUR TREE MUST BE PROTECTED FROM WINTER COLD/FROST ESPECIALLY IF TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW 30F FOR EXTENDED PERIODS. FERTILIZERS: TROPICAL FRUIT TREE FERTILIZERS THAT INCLUDE MICRO-NUTRIENTS ARE EXCELLENT SUPPLEMENTS TO IMPROVE FRUIT PRODUCTION. YOUR YOUNG TREE WILL NOT TYPICALLY NEED FERTILIZERS IF YOUR SOIL IS RICH AND DEEP BUT ONCE YOUR PLANT BECOMES MORE MATURE (AT LEAST 1 YEAR OLD) THEY CAN BE TREATED WITH N-P-K 13-6-12. OLDER TREES CAN BY FERTILIZED WITH A TIME RELEASE FERTILIZER DURING WATERING SUCH AS 8-3-9 EVERY 3 YEARS UNFORTUNATELY, THE POSTAL SERVICE WILL NOT INSURE PERISHABLE ITEMS. PLANTS ARE PERISHABLE. IF YOU ARE WILLING TO COVER THE COST OF EXPEDITED SHIPPING (SUCH AS OVERNIGHT ETC) THEN YOU CAN MESSAGE ME AND WE WILL DISCUSS OTHER OPTIONS TO ENSURE THAT YOUR PLANT ARRIVES IN A TIMELY FASHION. PLEASE PLANT YOUR SUGAR APPLE SEEDLING AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE IT. DO NOT REMOVE IT FROM THE BIODEGRADABLE CONTAINER OR YOU WILL RISK SHOCKING OR KILLING YOUR TENDER YOUNG PLANT. THE BIODEGRADABLE CONTAINER WILL BREAK DOWN OVER TIME AS THE ROOT SYSTEM OF YOUR PLANT DEVELOPS. ENSURE THAT THE SOIL/ROOT SYSTEM IS STILL MOIST/WET, PRIOR TO PLANTING. IF NOT PLEASE HYDRATE YOUR PLANT WITH DISTILLED, SPRING OR REVERSE OSMOSIS WATER. NEVER USE CHLORINATED WATER ON YOUNG PLANTS, SOME PLANTS DON'T TOLERATE IT WELL. PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: DO NOT REMOVE YOUR SEEDLING FROM THE BIODEGRADABLE CUP OR YOU WILL RISK SHOCKING OR KILLING YOUR YOUNG SEEDLING. FOR BEST RESULTS GROW YOUR SEEDLING IN A 3 TO 5 GALLON PLASTIC NURSERY CONTAINER UNTIL YOUR TREE IS AT LEAST 3 TO 5 FT TALL . ANY GOOD QUALITY WELL DRAINING POTTING SOIL WILL WORK WELL. AVOID PLACING YOUR PLANT IN AN AREA WITH EXCESSIVELY WINDY CONDITIONS OR YOU MAY LOSE YOUNG DELICATE LEAVES. IF YOUR SUNLIGHT IS INTENSE THEN GROW YOUR TREE IN PART SHADE OR LEAVES MIGHT BURN WHILE YOUR YOUNG SEEDLING TREE IS STILL HARDENING OFF. YOU CAN TELL IF YOUR SUNLIGHT IS TOO HOT IF YELLOW TO BROWN BURN MARKS APPEAR ON THE LEAVES. IF SO, RELOCATE YOUR TREE TO AN AREA WHERE YOU CAN MONITOR IT'S PROGRESS. ONCE YOUR TREE IS ABOUT 3 OR MORE FT TALL (THE TALLER THE BETTER) YOU CAN THEN TRANSPLANT IT INTO YOUR GARDEN LOCATION OF CHOICE, PREFERABLY SOMEWHERE THAT YOUR TREE WILL GET FULL SUN FOR AT LEAST 6 TO 8 HRS PER DAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT CARING FOR YOUR TREE PLEASE MESSAGE ME AND I WILL GLADLY PROVIDE HELP.
Price: 30 USD
Location: Cape Coral, Florida
End Time: 2023-10-31T13:57:41.000Z
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Climate: GROWS NORMALLY IN WARM WET TROPICAL REGIONS, INTOLERANT OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES, REQUIRES IRRIGATION/RAIN IF CONDITIONS ARE DRY, Humid Subtropical
Common Name: Sugar Apple
Indoor/Outdoor: Indoor & Outdoor
Brand: SEEDLING TREE
Season of Interest: Spring, Summer, Winter
Type: Fruits & Fruit Trees
Growth Stage: Seedling
Watering: THRIVES WITH REGULAR YEAR ROUND IRRIGATION
Genus: ANNONA
Number in Pack: 1
Sunlight: SEEDLINGS BURN IN FULL SUN/GROW IN PART SHADE, MATURE TREES TOLERANT OF FULL SUN, Full Sun, Medium Sun
Foliage: DECIDUOUS/GREEN/THIN/LONG/SOFT/AROMATIC LEAVES
Features: FRUIT RIPENS OFF THE TREE IF PICKED GREEN, TOLERANT OF MILD FLOODING/WET SOIL, INTOLERANT OF EXTENDED PERIODS OF DROUGHT, GROWS 15 TO 20 OR MORE FEET TALL, TOLERANT OF MILD DROUGHT CONDITIONS, Deciduous, Draught Resistant, Edible
