Red Custard Apple (Annona squamosa 'Red'), a premium red-skinned variant of the sugar apple revered as Sitafal in India, produces heart-shaped segmented fruits 6-10 cm with vibrant red scaly rind enclosing creamy white sweet custard-like pulp studded with shiny black seeds, delivering floral-fruity flavor (banana-pineapple-strawberry fusion) cherished across Bihar, Maharashtra, and tropical regions. Grafted plants ensure dwarf bushy growth 3-6m perfect terrace pots, prolific yields 50-100 fruits/tree within 2-3 years versus 5+ seedlings, self-fertile dioecious reliability while thriving subtropical India from Muzaffarpur to coastal Andhra with full sun well-drained soils. The 1.5–3 feet sapling fruits late monsoon-winter, ideal home gardens seeking nutrient-dense exotic dessert.
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1 live Red Custard Apple Sugar Apple Sitafal Ata grafted fruit plant
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Height at dispatch: approximately 1.5–3 feet
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Premium red-skinned variety for creamy sweet segmented fruits, container suitability, and rapid production
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Perfect for pots, terraces, backyards, or subtropical orchards
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🍈 Deciduous semi-evergreen shrub/tree with large drooping leaves bearing compound cymes yielding red-heart orbs packed with vitamin C (4x oranges), B6, magnesium, potassium, antioxidants (carotenoids/flavonoids) supporting immunity boost, mood regulation, blood pressure control, digestion, eye health, diabetes management
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🌸 Winter bloom; intoxicating floral perfume
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💪 Adaptable (pH 5.5-8 loamy/sandy); drought tolerant
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🌦 October-February harvest; low glycemic index
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🌱 Black seeds discard; Ayurvedic tonic
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🌤 Light: Full sun 6-8 hours sweetness
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🪴 Soil: Fertile well-drained loamy organics
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💧 Watering: Moderate; dry tolerant mature
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🌿 Mulching: Organic conserves moisture
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✂️ Pruning: Post-harvest shape; multi-trunk
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🧴 Fertilizing: NPK spring; compost annually