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Other names: Chirimoya, Bullock's Heart, Bull's Heart, Jamaica Apple

Origin: West Indies to Central America & South Mexico

Tree Height: 15 - 35 ft.

Season: Late Winter to Spring

Cold Hardiness: 27º - 28°F

Fruit Description: A large, green, conical or heart-shaped compound fruit 4-6 in. in diameter. Tough, thin skin may be yellow to brown to red when ripe. Flesh is thick creamy-white and custard-like. Red fruits sometimes have pink flesh or red lines running through the flesh. Skin gives the appearance of having overlapping scales or knobby warts.

More Info: The Red Custard Apple is a very close relative to the Sugar Apple and Atemoya, cast off as the Ugly Duckling of Annonas, but no tropical food forest would be complete without it. Fruits should be picked once they are ripened on the tree, since they will not ripen well if picked green. How you enjoy red custard apples is totally up to you. You can scoop the flesh from the skin and eat it as-is, with a side of ice cream, or blended into a milkshake.