Custard apple, also known as sugar-apple or sweet-sop.  This fruit has a very creamy custard-like taste and is often used in many desserts.  It has a very erratic flowering cycle where it produces tons of small flowers, but not many of them survive.

This tasty fruit tree can be pruned to bonsai and used for indoor or container planting.  With it having a normal disease susceptibility it can be used as a shrub or even as a feature tree.

• Young trees need to be protected from frost
• Tolerates temperatures ranging from 15-25°C
• Estimated height: 3-6m
• Estimated width: 6m
• Planting distance: 4-5m
• Drought tolerant
• Medium chilling required

Cultivars: Green Custard apple, Red Custard apple and Purple Custard apple.

Pollen compatibility: The Custard apple is theoretically self-pollinating as you will only need to plant one tree for it to produce fruit, but it will need existing pollinators to help.

Water requirements: Water on a weekly basis.

Fun facts: Custard apple is rich in vitamin A which may benefit your skin, hair and eyesight.  Its creamy pulp can also be used as a balm to help heal boils and ulcers.