Overview

Bring the exotic taste of the tropics to your garden with this vibrant soursop tree live plant. This healthy, 3-year-old specimen of Annona muricata, also known as Guanabana or Graviola, arrives fully rooted in a 3-gallon nursery pot, making it ready for immediate outdoor planting. Known for its distinctive sweet-tart fruit, the Annona Muricata plant is a prized addition to any tropical or subtropical landscape. This particular tree boasts a thick trunk, indicating robust growth and excellent health, ensuring a strong foundation for future fruit production. Ideal for those living in suitable climates, this tropical fruit tree is a fantastic investment for fresh, homegrown produce.

The soursop tree is celebrated not only for its unique flavor but also for its lush, green foliage, providing aesthetic appeal to your garden. As a mountain soursop tree, it’s known for its adaptability within its preferred zones. This specific plant is already 3 years old, which significantly reduces the waiting time for fruit compared to younger seedlings. It’s an excellent choice for gardeners looking to establish a productive and beautiful fruit tree with minimal fuss.

Key Benefits

Cultivating a soursop tree live plant offers a multitude of rewards, from the joy of harvesting your own fruit to enhancing your garden’s biodiversity. Here are some of the prime benefits:

• Homegrown Tropical Fruit: Enjoy the unique, sweet-tart flavor of fresh soursop fruit directly from your own garden. This tree is on track to bear fruit within one year, providing a timely harvest of delicious produce.
• Mature & Robust Plant: Arrives as a 3-year-old, fully rooted plant in a 3-gallon pot with a thick trunk, ensuring a strong start and higher success rate compared to smaller, younger plants.
• Exotic Landscape Addition: The lush, green foliage and distinctive form of the Annona Muricata plant add a beautiful, tropical aesthetic to your outdoor space, creating an inviting atmosphere.
• Health Benefits: Soursop fruit is rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, making it a healthy and refreshing addition to your diet, whether eaten fresh or used in juices and smoothies.
• Outdoor Planting Ready: Perfectly suited for outdoor planting in USDA Zones 10-11, allowing it to thrive in warm, frost-free environments and become a long-term fixture in your garden.
• Reduced Waiting Period: Being 3 years old, this tropical fruit tree is significantly closer to maturity, meaning you’ll be enjoying its fruits much sooner than if you started from seed or a younger sapling.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Proper soursop plant care is essential for a thriving and productive tree. This soursop tree live plant prefers a warm, humid climate and requires specific conditions to flourish. It thrives in full sun exposure, meaning it needs at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day to promote healthy growth and fruit development. In very hot climates, some afternoon shade can be beneficial to prevent leaf scorch, especially for younger trees. Ensure your planting location is well-drained, as soursop trees do not tolerate standing water.

When it comes to watering, the soursop tree requires moderate watering. Keep the soil consistently moist but never waterlogged, especially during dry periods and when the tree is actively fruiting. Reduce watering slightly during cooler, dormant periods. A well-draining soil mix that is rich in organic matter is ideal. Amend heavy clay soils with compost or sand to improve drainage. This tropical fruit tree is suitable for USDA Zones 10-11, where temperatures generally remain above freezing. Protect young trees from cold snaps if temperatures drop below 40°F (4°C). Fertilize regularly during the growing season with a balanced fertilizer, reducing frequency in winter. Pruning should be done to maintain shape, remove dead or diseased branches, and encourage better air circulation and fruit production.

Size & Details

This offering is for one soursop tree live plant, which is approximately 3 years old. It is delivered fully rooted in a 3-gallon nursery pot, providing a substantial root ball for successful transplanting. The plant’s dimensions are roughly 25 x 26 x 36 inches at the time of shipment, though exact size may vary slightly based on natural growth. It features a thick, sturdy trunk, indicating its maturity and vigor. This Annona Muricata plant is expected to begin bearing fruit within one year of successful planting and establishment in its new environment. It is designed for outdoor planting in appropriate USDA hardiness zones and will grow into a medium-sized tree, offering ample harvests of the distinctive mountain soursop tree fruit.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this soursop tree get? A: A mature soursop tree can typically reach heights of 15 to 30 feet, though its size can be managed with proper pruning. This 3-year-old plant is a good starting size for establishing a significant tree.
• Q: What size pot does it come in? A: This soursop tree live plant comes fully rooted in a 3-gallon nursery pot, which provides a strong root system for transplanting.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: This tropical fruit tree is best suited for outdoor planting in USDA Zones 10-11, where it can receive the necessary warmth and sunlight to thrive and produce fruit.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: The soursop tree requires full sun exposure, meaning at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily, for optimal growth and fruit production.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: While moderate watering and full sun are required, soursop plant care is generally straightforward for gardeners in suitable climates. It requires consistent moisture and protection from cold.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your Annona Muricata plant will arrive as a healthy, fully rooted live plant in its 3-gallon nursery pot, carefully packaged to ensure its safe journey.
• Q: How long until it bears fruit? A: This 3-year-old soursop tree is expected to start bearing fruit within one year of being planted in its permanent outdoor location and establishing itself.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: This tree is best suited for tropical and subtropical climates (USDA Zones 10-11) and will not survive freezing temperatures. If you are in a colder zone, it would need significant winter protection or to be grown in a large container that can be moved indoors.
• Q: What’s the minimum temperature this tree can tolerate? A: The soursop tree is very sensitive to cold and can be damaged or killed by temperatures below 40°F (4°C). It thrives in consistently warm conditions.
• Q: Can I grow this mountain soursop tree in a large container? A: Yes, it can be grown in a large container, especially in cooler climates, allowing you to move it indoors during cold weather. Ensure the container is large enough to accommodate its root system and allows for good drainage.