Mammoth
A large-fruited custard apple type valued for its size, suited to the fresh market where big individual fruit command attention; grown on the same hardy dryland footing as the standard types.
Quick facts
- Type
- Grafted plant (large-fruited)
- Season
- All seasons
- Maturity period
- First fruit ~3тАУ4 years; fruit matures SepтАУNov
- Expected yield
- Fewer but notably large fruit
- Suitable soil
- All soils
About this variety
Mammoth is a large-fruited custard apple type grown for the fresh market where big individual fruit stand out and fetch a premium. It carries fewer fruit per tree than the heaviest croppers but each is notably large, so it suits a grower selling into a quality fresh-fruit market rather than one maximising total tonnage. It is grown on the same hardy, drought-tolerant dryland footing as the standard types, and like them depends on hand-pollination for good fruit size and set and on firm-mature harvesting.
Key characteristics
Sowing & cultivation
- Spacing5 ├Ч 5 m (~175 trees/ha)
Yield & maturity
Maturity period
First fruit ~3тАУ4 years; fruit matures SepтАУNov
Expected yield
Fewer but notably large fruit
Actual yield depends on sowing time, soil, irrigation, weather, seed quality and crop management.
Pest & disease considerations
Major diseases
- No special resistance widely documented
Advantages & considerations
Why farmers may choose it
- Notably large individual fruit that command attention and a premium in the fresh market.
- Same dryland hardiness as the standard types.
Things to consider
- Fewer fruit per tree than the heaviest croppers тАФ chosen for size, not total tonnage.
Suitable regions
States this variety is recommended for тАФ check locally, since a state can have more than one recommended zone.
- Maharashtra
- Andhra Pradesh