common custard apple

The custard apple (A. reticulata), a small tropical American tree, gives the family one of its common names. Also known as bullock’s-heart for its globose shape, it has fruits with creamy white, sweetish, custardlike flesh. Cherimoya (A. cherimola), soursop (A. muricata), and sweetsop (A. squamosa) are…

The fruit of the common custard apple (Annona reticulata), also called sugar apple or bullock’s-heart in the West Indies, is dark brown in colour and marked with depressions giving it a quilted appearance; its pulp is reddish yellow, sweetish, and very soft (hence the common name). Soursop, or guanabana…

…most important of these is Annona reticulata (West Indian bullock’s-heart), which is well adapted to hot climates and produces fruit only three years after planting. The common name is suggestive of the round-to-heart-shaped appearance and size of the fruit, which may be up to 12 cm (5 inches) in diameter…