How to Identify Peruvian Custard Apple

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1. Trunk

2. Leaves

3. Flowers

4. Fruit

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Trunk: The tree has many branches and the bark is thin and grayish white. Leaves: Papery and thin, oval-lanceolate, arranged in two rows, 6 to 18 cm long and 2 to 8 cm wide. Flowers: green-yellow, about 2 cm long, drooping flowers. Fruit: The berries are spherical, 5 to 10 cm in diameter, yellow-green.

1. Trunk

1. Trunk

Peruvian cherimoya is a small deciduous tree with many branches, thin bark and grayish white color.

2. Leaves

The leaves are thin and papery, oval-lanceolate, arranged in two rows, and have pale green undersides. There are tiny fuzzies when they first grow, and then they fade away.

3. Flowers

The flowers are solitary or 2 to 4 gathered on the top of the branches or opposite to the leaves. They are green and yellow, about 2 cm in length, and about 2 pendulous. The flower buds are lanceolate and the sepals are triangular. The flowering period is from May to June.

4. Fruit

The fruit is spherical or heart-shaped, with a diameter between 5 and 10 cm. The color is yellow-green. There is no fuzz on the fruit. The fruit period is from June to November.

2. Leaves

3. Flowers

4. Fruit

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