Great video..first pruning video I've seen on custard apple.

Great advice brother! Too many people trapped in their virtual illusion! Time to get back to reality!

Thanks for sharing , We are doing Custard Apple farming ❤️🙏🙏

Nice video. Thanks for sharing

Was a suprised when I seen 2 braches coming out of each node after waking up from winter. First time seeing this as a new grower

2:30 exactly you are right, seems like we have no choice but to help the plant fruit better

Am in USA, southern California..usually I removed the leaves and pruneds in February or early March. So they can wake up.

George one of the biggest factors with cherimoya is that you need to hand pollinate as the natural pollinating insect doesn’t live in aus or NZ. You will get many more fruit hand pollinating

@RealLifeFruitopia

3 жыл бұрын

After watching some vids, I tried hand pollinating a few times, didn't seem to work for me. I have been inviting insects to pollinate by placing rotting fruit under the tree in summer. Fruit flies are most welcome.

@Loganberriez79

3 жыл бұрын

Try using a fine tip paint brush

@brianzharris

3 жыл бұрын

Central Coast, NSW. Have tried hand pollinating a few years ago with limited/no success. Last year our 6 year old tree got about 50 full size fruit, natural pollination only. Only have about a dozen so far (end Jan '21) this year, but have just summer pruned the tree and should be more setting in a few weeks. I don't prune as shown in this video, leave more leaves on stem, but pinch 2 or 3 from trimmed end to stimulate flowers and new growth.

@georgelasrado1107

3 жыл бұрын

@@RealLifeFruitopia Pollenating flies are honey bees not any insects. Keep some water in bowel near the plant, honey bees come to drink

@RealLifeFruitopia

3 жыл бұрын

@@georgelasrado1107 Thanks for the tip!

I think it's good for tree to flower after winter, not before winter. Flower after winter, then spring comes is perfect time for the fruits because spring then go to summer.

Hope you have a lot of fruit next time, these fruits are absolutely tasty 😋

@RealLifeFruitopia

3 жыл бұрын

I hope so too!

So it behaves almost like a peach in warmer climates. I have to remove foliage from some of my peach trees to get them to start going dormant else they don't fruit the next year. Hahaha you should have pruned then defoliated would have be so much easier but I guess time in the garden is time well spent. Please post an update on this would be cool to see how the new flush of growth came out. Good video thanks for putting it up people are often scared to put up videos that my be risky.

Just watched your video I am in the UK and growing my custard apple tree in a pot. The tree is about 6 ft tall and is 4 years old. I followed your instructions of removing the old leaves but cannot bring myself to prune the branches to the degree you have shown. It is extremely painful. So how can I get my plant to flower without giving it the extreme hair cut.

I hace swwn my sugar apoles flowers in a 2 litres bottle so i transplant it into a bigger container doing great

Great easy to understand info.

@RealLifeFruitopia

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Nice vedio

I love your video, learned a lot. I have a sugar apple tree for 11 years and never grow any fruit. I did prune and gave food. Sad!!!! I don't know what's wrong.

@RealLifeFruitopia

2 жыл бұрын

You didn't type where you are, maybe it's too cold or too hot in your location, also is the tree from seed or grafted?

@SoulSeeker770

Жыл бұрын

Try hand pollination

I wouldn't have had the courage, haha. How did the tree react to your pruning? Did you get a better yield the following year? Thanks for the video.

@RealLifeFruitopia

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn't beneficial for better yield, more for structure.

@thefisherman6000_USA

Жыл бұрын

I think he over pruned. I would have kept the top part he cut at the end. That was a thick branch. You dont cut thick branch like that. It takes a long time to be that thick. But he did the right thing for cutting the tip of each branch cuz those are thin.

Near end of video u cut off central leader?? I'm curious. I guess to encourage a strong vase shape? Also I have a 2 inch diameter trunk rollinia tree which has made fruit this year, flowers currently but my airlayer

@RealLifeFruitopia

10 ай бұрын

Yes, I was after a vase shape.

Does that tree live year round there. Will it take your cold weather.

@RealLifeFruitopia

2 жыл бұрын

Yes no problem

I waited 45 days and checked my airlayer of rollinia but only large callous no roots. Did I open too early, I repacked callous and now wait another month then check. Any suggestions?? It's been 95 degrees here in Florida for weeks. Is it too hot to get airlayer results??

@RealLifeFruitopia

10 ай бұрын

I have yet to try marcotting. I love your hot weather, I wish we had summers like that!

@duriancacaoboy964

10 ай бұрын

@@RealLifeFruitopia where are you located?

How are your bananas? Can you do a video on them?

@RealLifeFruitopia

3 жыл бұрын

They're still coming out of winter. I will do an update soon.

its October right time to prun ? i thought the time to do so is on feb

@RealLifeFruitopia

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know where you are. I'm in Australia, upside down calendar to US/Europe.

@oyi8275

3 жыл бұрын

Tropical climate like India best time is before winter to Prune any fruting tree

Hi guy thanks for leson make Apple curstard bloom flower soon , but do i need to pollination to flower to have a fruits .Thanks

@RealLifeFruitopia

2 жыл бұрын

No

can i use a 30 gallon grow bag to plant my first ever chirimoya

@RealLifeFruitopia

8 ай бұрын

Sure!

It will be bountyfull next year

@RealLifeFruitopia

3 жыл бұрын

I sure hope so, It's 7 years old! It takes upto 10 years to master tropicals in temperate zones.

How much time does take for atemoya or saquemosa or even any anona to produce from seeds ?? I bought some seeds recently Another question is grafting needed to produce fruit or just to make it faster thank you!!?

@RealLifeFruitopia

7 ай бұрын

Grafted trees take around 3-4 years to fruit. I never tried growing from seed.

@fouadbenrezzak8398

7 ай бұрын

@@RealLifeFruitopia but they give fruit from seeds right?? I don't have grafting materials near me??

@eatyourgarden

2 ай бұрын

@@fouadbenrezzak8398All seeds grow into little trees that will eventually produce fruit. And chances are it will taste great. Also you get to name that fruit because you are the only one that has that fruit. Its a good thing

The custard apple plant got fruits in 4 years

which variety is this Custard Apple?? your tree encourages me to grow in Sydney. thanks

@RealLifeFruitopia

3 жыл бұрын

Paxton Prolific

@spandir

3 жыл бұрын

@@RealLifeFruitopia so you have just Paxton prolific or any other variety as well ??

@RealLifeFruitopia

3 жыл бұрын

@@spandir I recently acquired African Pride and Mexican custard apple trees. I also have various young cherimoya varieties.

@spandir

3 жыл бұрын

@@RealLifeFruitopia I am thinking to put African pride and Paxton prolific as a duo ... I hope they fruit in Sydney... my concern is cold winters and frost... never get my head around cherimoya, Custard Apple, sugar apple etc...all these names

@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn

Жыл бұрын

@@spandir Australian Custard Apples are a cross between Annona cherimola (Cherimoya) and Annona squamosa (Sugar Apple). Atemoya are also a cross between the two, but the Australian Custard Apple was developed separately, and more recently. So while they have the same parent species, apparently, Atemoya, and Australian Custard Apple are two different fruits. Cherimoya are more cold tolerant than Sugar Apples, so that's why they're crossed with the Sugar Apple to produce a more cold tolerant tree. The common names of Annona species change from country to country, and even within a country, so it's impossible to say exactly what species Custard Apple or Sugar Apple refers to!

I think you need to fertilize w compost one week before pruning.

@RealLifeFruitopia

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing 👍

Hello, how to keep it alive? I planted it from seeds. For only one year it died! How to take care of it? Please, shares your expertise. I’m from California. Thanks!

@RealLifeFruitopia

2 жыл бұрын

Greenhouse first year

do soursop grow well in containers ?

@RealLifeFruitopia

2 жыл бұрын

I've lost mine to cold.

What kind of soil do you use ? When you leave them in the pot ?

@RealLifeFruitopia

2 жыл бұрын

Potting mix with perlite or sand.

@kelig24

2 жыл бұрын

What brand ?

@RealLifeFruitopia

2 жыл бұрын

​@@kelig24 I don't know which country you're in. I use Yates Osmocote from Bunnings Australia.

@kelig24

2 жыл бұрын

@@RealLifeFruitopia oh lol I’m in the US 😬

@sodaratieng9507

2 жыл бұрын

@@kelig24 ,, I’m in Cali, USA. I used Fox Farm. It is expensive.

Why do you have them in pots? Can we see update how’s the three doing now?

@RealLifeFruitopia

3 жыл бұрын

Not pots but tree surrounds for easier watering. Update coming soon.

Can I put Paxton in the ground first year?

@RealLifeFruitopia

Жыл бұрын

Yes, but protect from wind

Hahahaha ..same as yours I have 3 big Cherimoya trees in my backyard. I hv got only one fruit last year. I have hard prune every year...still flowers this March2021 but no males to pollinate with the female..help me!

@georgelasrado1107

3 жыл бұрын

You have to hand Pollinate. Same flower becomes female to male. When they start opening they are female take small hand paint brush and take Pollen from fully opened flower and tuch/brush inside the flower which just start opening and wait 3 weeks to see small fruit coming out of it

How many years old was your tree when you made this video??

@RealLifeFruitopia

2 ай бұрын

6 yo

tree seems very small for 7 years old?

@RealLifeFruitopia

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. It spent first years in a pot growing well, slowed down in ground.

Việt Nam hello

@RealLifeFruitopia

2 жыл бұрын

Hello! Welcome.

Custard app 😲 what’s that

@RealLifeFruitopia

3 жыл бұрын

Related to the well known sugar apple. Custard Apple is the common name in Australia.

@PracticalPrimate

3 жыл бұрын

Atemoya is the name used elsewhere :) they are a mix of cherimoya and sugar apple genetics.

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

bad hak at that tree :(

@RealLifeFruitopia

3 жыл бұрын

We'll find out in summer

This pruning made me nervous 😓

@RealLifeFruitopia

Жыл бұрын

It's all good now. Fruiting well.

Your cutting skills can be unhealthy for many trees. Cuts should be angled and at specific distances from nodes. Otherwise, appreciate the info.

@RealLifeFruitopia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

What a waste of time…. Demolished the tree, and didn’t show how it turned out after…

@RealLifeFruitopia

Жыл бұрын

The tree has turned out stronger with larger fruit. You could've easily searched for updated videos on the custard apple.

Wayyyy too much talking! Why spend all that time removing leaves, leaving the ones at the tips if you're gonna cut off the tips in the end?

@RealLifeFruitopia

5 ай бұрын

I'm also a speech therapist and language consultant! Many viewers are grateful for the inspiration to talk in public regardless of ones accent.

@hienvu1714

5 ай бұрын

Who said anything about your accent?

@rupontee

2 ай бұрын

@@RealLifeFruitopialearnt a lot from that talking. Thank you 🙏

@RealLifeFruitopia

2 ай бұрын

@rupontee Great!