The document discusses several varieties of custard apples suitable for different growing regions. KJ Pinks, Hillary White, Pinks Mammoth, and African Pride can be grown in many parts of Australia. Maroochy Gold performs better in tropical climates like the Atherton Tablelands. Growing custard apples is difficult in northern Queensland's hot, humid climate due to disease problems. KJ Pinks must be purchased from licensed nurseries. A breeding program is developing new varieties. The varieties chosen depend on the orchard's location.

2. Custard Apple Varities
in The World
By
Allah Dad Khan

3. Custard Apple
• KJ Pinks, Hillary White, Pinks Mammoth and
African Pride are suitable for all of the custard
apple growing areas in the Atherton Tablelands,
Central Queensland, the Bundaberg district, the
Sunshine Coast and the Northern Rivers region of
NSW. Maroochy Gold performs better in the
more tropical climate of the Atherton Tableland
than in sub tropical areas. Custard apple growing
is difficult in coastal regions of northern
Queensland where the hot, wet and humid
climate can cause severe disease problems

5. KJ Pinks Australian Variety
• is protected by Plant Breeders
Rights (PBR) and can only be
purchased from Australian
Nurserymen's Fruit Improvement
Company (ANFIC) licensed
nurseries. The registered owner
of this variety is Keith Paxton. A
major breeding program currently
underway at the Department of
Employment, Economic
Development and Innovation's
(DEEDI) Maroochy Research
Station is expected to lead to the
release of other new varieties in
future. The varieties you plant
will depend mainly on where your
orchard is locate

6. Hillary White and Pinks Mammoth
• have highly consistent
fruit quality, but require
hand pollination to set
good crops of quality
fruit. KJ Pinks, which
originated as a
budsport (a mutated
shoot) from a Pinks
Mammoth tree, has the
major advantage of not
needing hand pollinatio

7. African Pride
• has the advantage of
producing a good crop
without hand pollination;
however, some North
Queensland growers
prefer to hand pollinate
to ensure fruit for the
higher priced early
market. Unfortunately,
African Pride is more
prone to skin blackening
and other fruit quality
problems

8. Tropic sun
• SUITABLE FOR HOME GARDENS
• Custard Apple -Atemoya
• Root stock:Annona Cherimola,
Annona Squamosa
• Features: A small free fruiting
tree suitable for home gardens.
Ripe fruit has sweet creamy
textured pulp with fewer seeds.
Pick as mature firm fruit and
ripen at room temperature.
•
• Conditions: Plant in sunny well
drained position protected from
hot dry winds. Keep free from
frosty areas. High humidity during
flowering promotes fruit set.

9. Thai Lessard: It
• is also very highly regarded in
tropical and subtropical areas.
Fruits with sweet custard-like
pulp are from 3 to 5 inches in
diameter with a lumpy green
skin and ahead maturity the
fruit has a bluish or white
blush. Some varieties are
developed that have a red
blush or red skin which are
more attractive. At maturity
fruits have a custard like white
pulp with small black seeds
and the sweet flesh is eaten
fresh or used for milkshakes
and ice cream

10. Kampong Mauve:
• The fruit is round in shape
or heart-shaped or ovate
or conical, 2 to 3 inches in
diameter, yellowish
green, green, pink or
purple in color with
attractive nature. The
surface is a tuberculate
and covered with a
whitish bloom. The pulp
is white, custard-like,
sweet and a little
acidulous in flavor.