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Custard apple / Sarifa / Sharifa 1 KG

description for Custard Apple, Sitafal, Annona squamosa (Grafted) Plant height: 2.0 ft Annonaceae that bears edible fruits called sugar-apples. It tolerates a tropical lowland Common name(s): Sugar Apple, Custard apple, Sita Phal, Sharifa Flower colours: Yellow-green Bloom time: Summer, Spring Max reachable height: 10 to 20 feet Planting and care it propagated from NMK-1 variety through grafting. Plant spacing is 15X 15 ft. The plantation can be done on monsoon season Sunlight: Full Sun Soil: Custard apples grow best in sandy loam soils, but well-structured clay loams are also suitable Water: Medium, to improve the fruit size and yield you should be done one or two irrigation when fruits are developing Caring for Custard Apple is a purely wild plant, its need water up to 2 years after plantation, after 2 years it depends on rainy season. Sugar apple is normally fairly low maintenance and quite easy to grow, as long as a level of basic care is provided throughout the year. Growing sugar apple tree requires weed management. the sugar apple is susceptible to wind damage. Therefore, it should be planted in a location that is sheltered from the wind. Harvesting Summer, Spring