Annona squamosa

Agro-ecological Zone
Lowlands to Midlands

Growth rate	Management practices	Invasiveness	Leafing Phenology	Location
Moderate	Weeding	No	Deciduous	Kenya

Country	Rainfall	Temperature	Altitude	Soil
Kenya	> 800	Upto 41	Upto 2000	Prefers a moist but well-drained, sandy loam with a pH around 6.Also succeeds on rocky, alkaline soils with a pH up to 8.

Common names/English	Kamba	Kikuyu
Sugar Apple/Custard Apple/Sweetsop		Mutomoko

Propagation Method	Seed shelf life	Pre-sowing seed treatment	Seed Dispersal
Seedlings, buds, grafting	unknown		Animals

Family	Products	Niche	AFD Taxon	AFD Link	Useful Tropical Plant Taxon	Useful Tropical Plant Link	Ecological Services	PROTA
Annonaceae	Fruits, Firewood, Medicine	Scattered in cropland	Annona squamosa L.	Link	Annona squamosa L.	Link	Shade

Origin	Location
Exotic	Kiambu, Makueni