When to plant custard apple in Tabulam
- Plant seedlings: early Feb to early MarTabulam area (east), humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: mid Sep to late SepTabulam area (east), humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: early Oct to early NovTabulam area, humid subtropical
- Plant seedlings: late Dec to mid FebTabulam area, humid subtropical
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Tabulam. 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.