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🌱 Soursop (Guanabana)

Annona muricata
tropical_perennials evergreen tree
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
moderate to high
🗺️ Zones
[10,11]
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
well-drained, rich
📏 Spacing
15-20 ft
📐 Height
15-30 ft
⏱️ Maturity
3-5 years from seed

🤝 Companions (3)

🤝 Banana
Wind protection for young soursop
🤝 Ginger
Understory crop beneath soursop canopy; shared humidity needs
🤝 Papaya
Shared tropical conditions; papaya matures faster as interim crop

⚠️ Keep Apart (1)

⚠️ none — but fruit flies are a major pest; bag fruit individually

📝 Growing Notes

Spiky green fruit with soft white flesh and an intoxicating tropical flavor — like strawberry-pineapple custard. Popular throughout Latin America and Caribbean. Leaves used traditionally for tea (sedative).

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