FRUIT TREE: Soursop (Guanabana) - Sold per plant - FREE ISLANDWIDE DELIVERY AVAILABLE
By Nature Touch Farms From Jamaica
DESCRIPTION
The fruit of the soursop tree has a spiny outer skin with a soft, heavily seed-laden pulped interior. This small evergreen tree produces the largest fruit in the Annonaceae family and is often a lopsided heart shape. The white segments of the soursop fruit are primarily seedless, although a few seeds are present. The seeds and bark are toxic and contain poisonous alkaloids such as anonaine, muricine, and hydrocyanic acid.
Seedlings will will fruit in less than 4 years.
Our seedlings are packed in nursery bags and available for shipping islandwide.
Perfect for outdoor or growing in a pot.
ABOUT SOURSOP SEEDLINGS
A low-branching, bushy tree Annona muricata is known as soursop in English. The soursop tree, which can grow from 25 to 30 feet tall, produces an oval-shaped fruit with tender yellow-green skin and white, juicy flesh often made into drinks, sherbet, preserves and sweets.
NURSERY/TRANSPLANTATION OF SOURSOP SEEDLINGS
Transplant 12-inch-high seedlings into the yard in the spring, spacing them at least 12 feet apart.
Dig holes large enough to contain the root ball of each plant.
Cover the base of the plant with soil, then add 3 inches of mulch to keep it moist.
Water soursop plants often enough to keep the soil moist, but not wet, during hot weather.
When the weather turns cool in the winter months, reduce water intake. Soursop plants tolerate drought well, but can develop pest problems if kept too wet.
Treat soursop plants with 10-10-10 fertilizer.
HOW TO GROW SOURSOP TREES
The soursop tree can reach height of 30 feet and is soil tolerant, although it flourishes in well drained, sandy soil with a pH of 5-6.5.
A tropical specimen, this low branching and bushy tree does not tolerate cold or strong sustained winds. It will, however, grow at sea level and up to elevations of 3,000 feet in tropical climes.
A rapid grower, soursop trees produce their first crop in less than 4 years from seeding.
SOURSOP TREE CARE
Soursop tree care involves copious mulching, which benefits the shallow root system.
Overly high temps from 80-90 F. (27-32 C.) and low relative humidity cause pollination issues while slightly lower temps and 80 percent relative humidity improve pollination.
Soursop trees should be irrigated (watered) regularly to prevent stress, which will cause leaf drop.
Very little pruning is required once the initial shaping is attained. You should only need to prune out dead or diseased limbs, which should be done once harvest is over. Topping the trees at 6 feet will facilitate harvesting.
HARVESTING SOUPSOP FRUIT
When harvesting soursop, the fruit will change from dark green to a lighter yellowish green tone. The spines of the fruit will soften and the fruit will swell.
Soursop fruit will take between four to five days to ripen once picked. Trees will produce at least two dozen fruit per year.
SOURSOP FRUIT BENEFITS
Besides its pleasant flavor, soursop fruit benefits include 71 kcal of energy, 247 grams of protein, and calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, and phosphorus — not to mention it’s a source of vitamins C and A. Soursop can be eaten fresh or used in ice cream etc.
TIP
Harvest soursop fruit while it is still firm and yellow-green in color. Do not allow the fruit to soften on the tree. Instead, store firm fruit in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 days until it becomes soft to the touch.
DISCLAIMER
We do take every possible care to grow healthy plants and send these out in the variety as labeled.
We are very careful with packing and handling our plants, however it is the responsibility of the purchaser to promptly unpack, plant and care for the plants appropriately once they arrive.
Please read cultivation notes for each variety carefully, as Nature Touch Farms will not be held accountable for the care of plants once they leave our premises.
Images are for reference purposes only. Actual product may vary in shape or appearance based on climate, age, height, etc.
DISPATCH
We will dispatch your plant order as soon as possible.
Please note the plants are individually wrapped, prepared and packaged to ensure safety in transit and this takes time.
During busy periods, plant orders can take up to 5 - 7 days to process, so please notify us of any dates we need to take into account when sending your plants.
Images are for reference purposes only. Actual product may vary in shape or appearance based on climate, age, height, etc...
Shipping Destination | Single Item | Additional Items |
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Jamaica | $0.00 | + $0.00 |
Store Delivery Information
ORDER PROCESSING & DELIVERY
islandwide door to door delivery service, Knutsford Express or you can choose to do onsite
pick up. Other delivery arrangements can be made for a fee.
Orders are processed & dispatched for delivery on Fridays, once the order has been made on or before Thursday 12 midday and payment has been cleared.
For GoCool Courier delivery pick ups are made from our location on Fridays and delivery done islandwide on Saturdays within the Kingston, Ocho Rios & Montego Bay areas. Other areas within the island, deliveries will be done on Mondays .
For each order a Tracking Number is provided to facilitate tracking of your delivery.
Orders can be collected between the hours of10 am to 5 pm at the nearest Knutsford Express location or at our onsite location.
usually prep the fruit tree before shipping to prevent plant shock during the delivery process. 99% of the time, the trees arrive alive to their final destination. Our trees are shipped in a
grow bag with soil.
island wide in Jamaica only. No minimum purchase requirement.
Although we have recently experienced significant increases in labor, shipping and packing
costs. We have decided to maintain our FREE SHIPPING ON ALL OUR FRUIT TREES
ONLY policy. We have negotiated a deep discounted rate with our chosen courier service providers. Our trees are grown in plastic grow bags or plastic containers and shipped in carton boxes.
Returns Policy
GENERAL WARRANTY & RETURN POLICY
We do our very best to ensure that everything is perfect with your order and that you are 100% satisfied.
However, we know that sometimes even with our best efforts things can still go wrong.
Therefore, for every order purchased (fruits, vegetables, spices & seasonings) an additional 10% is provided FREE OF COST to replace any faults/damages/spoilage.
If you receive your order in an unsatisfactory condition, please take a few pictures and submit them via email to our email address: [email protected] or WhatsApp the pictures to 1-876532--9441. Please do this within 24 hours of receiving your package.
We will review your email or WhatsApp message & pictures and get back to you within 5 working days.
Remember to keep the box in case we ask you to ship the package back to us at our expense.
WHAT IS YOUR WARRANTY & RETURN POLICY ON THE FRUIT TREES & OTHER PLANTS?
Our warranty only covers the fruit tree arriving alive and in fair condition. If you receive your fruit tree in a condition in which the tree may not survive, please take a few pictures and submit them via email to our address: [email protected] or WhatsApp the pictures to 1-876-532-9441. Please do this within 48 hours of receiving your tree. We will review your email or WhatsApp message & pictures and get back to you within a few days. Remember to keep the box in case we ask you to ship the plant back to us ant our expense. Our warranty does not apply once you have planted the tree on the ground.
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Nature Touch Farms
Jamaica