How to Cultivate Soursop Tree

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A low-branching, bushy tree originating in Central America, Annona muricata is known as soursop in English and guanabana in El Salvador and other Spanish-speaking countries. 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. Grown in a variety of countries, including Mexico, the West Indies, northern South America, China, Australia and Africa, soursop prefers a tropical climate and cannot survive a frost, often suffering damage at 30 degrees Fahrenheit and dying at 26 degrees Fahrenheit. U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 and 11 in rich, well-drained soil with 5 to 6.5 pH suit this warm-weather plant best.
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Collect and wash guanabana soursop seeds and prepare a warm, shady indoor spot for germination. Plant the seeds in peat pots filled with potting soil, less than 30 days after harvesting. Keep the soil moist to the touch. Soursop seeds germinate in 15 to 30 days if viable.
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Prepare a sunny, south-facing spot with wind protection in the garden and rake 2 inches of compost into the soil.
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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, and then add 3 inches of mulch to keep it moist.
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Water soursop plants often enough to keep the soil moist, but not wet, during hot weather. When the weather turns cool in the winter, reduce water intake. Soursop plants tolerate drought well, but can develop pest problems if kept too wet.
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Treat soursop plants with 10-10-10 fertilizer, using a total of one-half pound of fertilizer per tree during the first year, splitting the amount at quarterly intervals. In the second year, increase the amount to 1 pound. Each year after that, use 3 pounds of fertilizer.
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Reapply mulch to the trees each year, widening the application area to 5 feet as the tree's root system grows.

Do you know that Soursop eliminates tumor strong enough to cause cancer? Yes, it does. It does not only do this but a whole lot of other wonderful works which soursop does. Plant a soursop tree today and reap the benefits. Help the environment, plant a tree today.

Source:  http://homeguides.sfgate.com/grow-guanabana-soursop-plants-57349.html

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