Custard Apple || Annona reticulata || شجرة السكرية || Outdoor Fruit Plant UAE & KSA

The Custard Apple (Annona reticulata) شجرة السكرية is a tropical fruit tree prized for its sweet, soft pulp and unique scaly appearance. This small-to-medium evergreen tree grows well in warm climates and is perfect for home gardens, orchards, and patios in UAE & Saudi Arabia.

The dark brown fruit, marked with quilt-like depressions, is soft, juicy, and reddish-yellow inside, making it ideal for fresh consumption, desserts, smoothies, or jams. Beyond its edible value, custard apple has traditional medicinal uses in tropical regions and adds a tropical ornamental appeal to any garden with its lush green foliage and unusual six-to-eight petal flowers.

This tree thrives in sunny, frost-free areas with well-draining soil. Regular watering, proper fertilization, and occasional pruning ensure a healthy tree that can produce bountiful, delicious fruits year after year.

🌿 Why Choose the Custard Apple Tree?
✅ Produces sweet, soft, and juicy fruits ideal for eating fresh or making desserts
✅ Evergreen tree with ornamental value – unique flowers & lush foliage
✅ Low-maintenance, hardy, and well-suited for UAE & KSA climates
✅ Can be grown in gardens, orchards, or large containers
✅ Delivered healthy with premium soil & care guide

🌍 Specifications:

• Scientific Name: Annona reticulata

• Common Names: Custard Apple, شجرة السكرية, Sugar Apple, Bullock’s Heart

• Family: Annonaceae

• Height: 3–5m

• Spread: 2–3m

• Leaves: Evergreen or semi-deciduous, ovate, leathery or hairy

• Flowers: Unusual flowers with 6–8 fleshy curved petals, fragrant

• Fruit: Dark brown, quilted appearance; soft, sweet reddish-yellow pulp

• Sunlight: Full sun (6–8 hrs/day)

• Soil: Well-draining, slightly acidic to neutral pH

• Water Requirement: Medium – regular watering, avoid waterlogging

• Growth Rate: Moderate

• Pest Tolerance: Medium – may attract fruit flies

• Disease Tolerance: Medium

🌱 Care Tips:

• Plant in a sunny, frost-free location

• Water regularly; allow topsoil to dry slightly between waterings

• Fertilize with balanced or organic fertilizer during growing season

• Prune lightly to improve airflow and encourage fruiting

• Mulch base to retain moisture and prevent weeds

🌴 What You’ll Receive:

• A healthy live Custard Apple Tree in a nursery pot

• Safe arrival guarantee from Plantroops Middle East

• Expert planting & care guide for long-term success