Custard Apple -African Pride

African Pride Atemoya – Annona × atemoya (Cherimoya x Sugar Apple)

African Pride is a popular Australian-developed atemoya cultivar known for its exceptional fruit and consistent performance. This hybrid of cherimoya and sugar apple produces medium to large green, scaly fruit with sweet, custard-like flesh and few seeds. Fruit ripens in late summer to autumn and stores well. The tree has a compact, upright growth habit, making it ideal for home growers in warm to subtropical regions. Grafted for early fruiting and reliability.

Features
Ideal prune height: 2–3.5 m
pH range: 6.0–7.0
Sun: Full sun
Minimum pot size by year 5: 45 L
Time to fruit: 2–3 years (grafted)
Harvest period: Late summer to early autumn
Notable traits: Excellent flavour, consistent cropper, ideal for warm climates

African Pride thrives in sunny, well-drained soil and benefits from regular watering and feeding during the growing season. Protect young trees from frost and waterlogging. Hand pollination improves yields but is not essential. Best results occur in subtropical or frost-free Mediterranean zones like coastal WA or QLD.

This is a reliable fruiting tree for backyard orchards and collectors alike. Great for lovers of tropical fruits who want something that performs well in Australian conditions.

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