Annona muricata

Soursop

Annona muricata is a small, upright, evergreen, tropical tree that can grow in nutritionally poor soil, but cannot grow in shade. It is drought-tolerant, and prefers dry soil. The flowers have thickish ream-white petals, and the fruits are green and rather knobbly, with moderately firm texture and juicy, aromatic, acid flesh

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plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
Free draining

plant information

Common name

Soursop

Latin name

Annona muricata

type

Deciduous tree

family

Annonaceae

ph

5.5 - 9.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

Soil

Free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When to harvest

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Soursop is 8.00meters x 9.00meters

8.00 M 9.00 M

Annona muricata

Planting

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Plant in any free-draining soil, in full sun.

Propagating by cuttings

From Late Summer TO Early Autumn

Take semi- ripe cuttings from this season's growth in Autumn. Cut neatly, just below a leaf node, a 5" approx. piece of a healthy shoot that has soft growth at the tip. pinch out the growing tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)

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