When to plant custard apple in Glenden
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to mid MarGlenden area, hot semi-arid
- Plant seedlings: mid Aug to mid AugGlenden area, hot semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Glenden. 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.