Red Custard Apple Tree (Annona squamosa): Sweet, Creamy, and Unique Red-Skinned Fruit

The Red Custard Apple (Annona squamosa) is a prized, rare variety of the beloved Sugar Apple, cherished across India and tropical regions worldwide. Originating from the Annonaceae family, this fruit tree is a must-have for tropical fruit enthusiasts and home gardeners looking for something unique. While conventional custard apples have green skin, this stunning cultivar boasts a beautiful, reddish-purple skin that adds significant ornamental value to your landscape.

Known for its robust growth and early fruiting, a grafted Red Custard Apple tree offers an incredible blend of aesthetic beauty and gourmet flavour. Its pulp is intensely sweet and creamy, reminiscent of a delicious, aromatic custard. Furthermore, the fruit is naturally rich in essential nutrients, making it a powerful addition to a healthy diet. This tree is an ideal, manageable specimen for your terrace garden or home orchard.

🌟 Key Features & Advantages

• Unique Red-Purple Appearance: The most striking feature is the beautiful, distinct reddish-purple skin of the fruit, setting it apart from common green varieties. The white, segmented pulp contrasts beautifully with the dark skin.
• Gourmet Sweetness & Aroma: The inner flesh is renowned for being exceptionally sweet, highly fragrant, and creamy, with a rich, granular texture that gives it the ‘custard’ name. It’s perfect for eating fresh, chilling, or blending into exotic desserts and shakes.
• Excellent Nutritional Profile: Custard Apples are a nutritional powerhouse, providing significant levels of Vitamin C (a powerful antioxidant), B vitamins (like B6 for brain health), potassium, and dietary fibre for improved digestion.
• High Yield and Early Fruiting: As a grafted sapling, this tree will typically start bearing a bountiful crop within 2 to 3 years of planting, significantly faster than seed-grown trees. A mature tree can yield a substantial harvest annually.
• Ornamental Value: Beyond the fruit, the tree’s leathery, oblong leaves and the decorative, brightly coloured fruit enhance the visual appeal of any garden space.

🌱 Cultivation & Plant Care

• Plant Type: You receive a high-quality, live Grafted Sapling. Grafted plants ensure the exact desirable Red Custard Apple fruit quality and accelerate the fruiting process.
• Sunlight & Soil Needs: The Red Custard Apple tree requires full sun exposure, thriving best with 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight daily. It is adaptable to most well-drained soil types, including sandy, loamy, and rocky soils, but absolutely requires excellent drainage to prevent root rot.
• Growing Environment: This variety is excellently suited for container gardening in large pots on a terrace, balcony, or rooftop. It also flourishes when planted directly in the ground in tropical and subtropical climates (USDA Zones 9-11).
• Fruiting Time: After establishment, the tree blooms between May and June, with fruits typically ripening 3 to 4 months after flowering, generally offering a harvest during the late monsoon and autumn seasons (August to November).
• Plant Height & Maintenance: This is a small, manageable tree, reaching heights of 15 to 20 feet in the ground if left unpruned, but it can be easily maintained at a smaller, bushier size with annual spring pruning, making it ideal for compact spaces. Water regularly but allow the topsoil to dry out slightly between waterings, especially in winter.

🔬 Scientific & Botanical Details

• Scientific Name: Annona squamosa
• Family: Annonaceae (Custard Apple Family)
• Common Names: Red Sugar Apple, Red Sitaphal, Red Sweetsop, Bullock’s Heart (often confused with Annona reticulata, which is sometimes called Custard Apple)

Don’t miss the chance to cultivate this rare and delicious tropical fruit. The Red Custard Apple offers a unique combination of visual appeal and exquisite flavor, transforming your home garden into an exotic haven. Order your healthy, ready-to-plant grafted sapling today and start growing your own gourmet, antioxidant-rich fruit!

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