Black, Light Brown

5 Pond Apple Tree Seeds (Annona glabra) Pond Apple is a rare wild Soursop relative, also known as Alligator Apple, Swamp Apple, Corkwood, Bobwood, and Monkey Apple. It grows wild in the Everglades and swampland. The unique heart-shaped golden yellow fruit has a delicious sweet aroma and a mild flavor. The Pond Apple (Annona glabra) is a unique and distinctive tropical tree native to the American subtropics and tropics. This versatile plant is renowned for its adaptability to wetland habitats, making it a prominent feature in freshwater and brackish swamp ecosystems. Habitats: Swamps, wet forests, sloughs and sinkholes in rockland hammocks.Soils: Wet to moist, poorly-drained to moderately well-drained organic soils.Nutritional Requirements: High; requires rich organic soils for optimal growth.Salt Water Tolerance: Moderate; tolerates brackish water or occasional inundation by salt water.Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.Drought Tolerance: Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.Light Requirements: Full sun to light shade.Flower Color: Yellowish marked red at outer base and inside.Flower Characteristics: Semi-showy, 1″ broad, thick and fleshy, solitary on a stout stem, drooping. Monoecious or dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate or the same plants.Flowering Season: Spring.Fruit: Light green, dark brown when ripe, 3-5″ long; summer-fall. Edible, but distasteful. Seeds numerous, shiny and black.Wildlife and Ecology: Provides significant food and cover for wildlife. A major host plant for epiphytic orchids and bromeliads. Attracts beetle pollinators. ZONES 10a-11Pond Apple Germination:1) Soak seeds in warm water for 24 hours. Pond Apple seeds, along with other Annona species can float in water for up to 12 months, so do not disregard floaters. Nature designed this species this way.2) Plant seeds appx. 3/4″ inch deep in well mixed potting soil and keep moist.3) Use a heated propagator mat to keep the temperature at 85 degrees F.4) Expect germination within 50-60 days.”Please Contact us First if you Need Anything”Germinación de la manzana de estanque:1) Remoje las semillas en agua tibia durante 24 horas. Las semillas de manzana de estanque, junto con otras especies de anona, pueden flotar en el agua hasta 12 meses, así que no desestime las que flotan. La naturaleza diseñó esta especie de esta manera.2) Plante las semillas a aproximadamente 3/4″ de profundidad en tierra para macetas bien mezclada y manténgalas húmedas.3) Use una estera de propagación calentada para mantener la temperatura a 85 grados F.4) Espere la germinación dentro de los 50 a 60 días.”Comuníquese con nosotros primero si necesita algo”