Custard Apple 'KJ Pinks' at LCG May 2025 (photo credit: Graham Bond)
Custard Apple 'KJ Pinks'
Annona atemoya
Annonaceae family
Grafted
This tree has an additional graft attached, of the "Pinks Mammoth" variety.
This is a hybrid of two fruits - the sugar apple and the cherimoya. The creamy tinge between the carpals is the tell-tale sign the fruit is ready to pick (if picked too soon, it will not ripen).
Very juicy and smooth, sweet and a little tart, reminiscent of vanilla - the fruit is generally eaten fresh (often chilled first), but can also be added to smoothies, ice cream and desserts. The black seeds are toxic and inedible.
Tree Maintenance
Pruning
Annona atemoya
Annonaceae family
Grafted
This tree has an additional graft attached, of the "Pinks Mammoth" variety.
This is a hybrid of two fruits - the sugar apple and the cherimoya. The creamy tinge between the carpals is the tell-tale sign the fruit is ready to pick (if picked too soon, it will not ripen).
Very juicy and smooth, sweet and a little tart, reminiscent of vanilla - the fruit is generally eaten fresh (often chilled first), but can also be added to smoothies, ice cream and desserts. The black seeds are toxic and inedible.
Tree Maintenance
Pruning
- Prune immediately after harvest to keep to a manageable size; remove dead branches.
- Water when the soil is dry.
- Spring: liquid seaweed, compost around drip line, poultry manure.
- Autumn: liquid seaweed, compost around drip line.
Custard Apple 'KJ Pinks' developing fruit at LCG, February 2025 (photo credit: Jacqui Lachmann)
Custard Apple 'KJ Pinks' at LCG January 2025 (photo credit: Jacqui Lachmann)
Custard Apple 'KJ Pinks' at LCG August 2022 (photo credit: Graham Bond)
