Seed Availability

Seeds are now available at our seed store.

Description

Medium sized tree to 35ft. Fruits usually ripen towards late summer and early fall.

Hardiness

Exact hardiness unknown, but not frost hardy.

Growing Environment

Needs a very warm, wet climate to flower and fruit.

Propagation

Native range from southern Mexico through Columbia and Venezuela.

Uses

Eaten raw or strained for juice. Extracts from the seeds are poisonous and can be used as an insecticide. Juice is sometimes used as a remedy for fevers. Inner bark is used to prepare teas, often to treat dysentery.

Native Range

Almost exclusively by seed.

Related Species

Annonaceae
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	Annona cherimola x squamosa Atemoya		Annona cornifolia Annona cornifolia
	Annona crassiflora Marolo		Annona diversifolia Ilama
	Annona glabra Pond Apple		Annona montana Mountain Soursop
	Annona muricata Soursop		Annona paludosa Annona paludosa
	Annona purpurea Soncoya		Annona reticulata Custard Apple
	Annona salzmannii Beach Sugar Apple		Annona scleroderma Poshe-te
	Annona senegalensis Wild Custard Apple		Annona sericea Annona sericea
	Annona squamosa Sugar Apple		Anonidium mannii Junglesop
	Asiminia triloba Pawpaw		Cananga odorata Ylang Ylang
	Duguetia lanceolata Pindaiba		Monodora myristica Calabash Nutmeg
	Porcelia macrocarpa Monkey Banana		Rollinia deliciosa Biriba
	Rollinia sylvatica Aractium do Mato		Stelechocarpus burahol Kepel
	Xylopia aromatica Monkey Pepper