Bullock’s Heart Tree (Annona reticulata) 12" Starter - Unique Heart-Shaped Tropical Fruit with Sweet Creamy Flavor

Product Overview

Grow your own Bullock’s Heart Tree (Annona reticulata), a tropical fruit tree known for its distinctive heart-shaped fruit and creamy, sweet flavor. This 12" starter plant is ideal for tropical gardens and orchards, offering both ornamental beauty and delicious fruit.

Key Features

• Exotic fruit tree producing heart-shaped fruit with creamy, sweet pulp reminiscent of vanilla, pineapple, and caramel.
• Fruit enjoyed fresh or used in smoothies, desserts, and tropical beverages.
• Thrives in full sun and warm climates, suitable for USDA zones 9-11.
• Low-maintenance growth requiring well-draining soil, moderate watering, and occasional fertilization.
• Easy propagation through seeds, grafting, or air layering, with fruit production in 2-3 years.
• Pest resistant with occasional need for pest control.
• Ornamental foliage and fragrant flowers enhance garden aesthetics.
• Fruit rich in vitamins C and B6, potassium, and fiber.

Growing Information

• Height at maturity: 20-30 feet.
• Light: Full sun for optimal growth and fruiting.
• Watering: Keep soil moist but avoid waterlogging; drought-tolerant once established.
• Soil: Prefers well-draining, slightly acidic to neutral soil (pH 6.0-7.5).
• Propagation: Seed, grafting, or air layering methods.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.