When to plant custard apple in Chain Of Ponds
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to early MarChain Of Ponds area, cool Mediterranean
- Plant seedlings: mid Oct to mid OctChain Of Ponds area, cool Mediterranean
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Chain Of Ponds. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
A semi-deciduous tree with creamy, sweet fruit, at its best in the subtropics. It also crops in warm, sheltered temperate gardens with a sunny, north-facing spot, but won't set fruit in cold spells and young trees are frost-tender. Not suited to cold inland or southern areas.