Cherimoya 'Bayes' colocasia light green fronds

light green fronds

'Ferox' is from the Latin for 'ferocious' which no doubt refers to its sharply spined leaves

As with all mainland Asian cycads

An absolutely stunning piece of fine bone china

It has a wide range of uses

Cherimoya 'Bayes' colocasia light green frondsCherimoya 'Bayes' aka Custard Apple, is a very attractive, small tree with graceful, large, oval, olive green leaves which droop down. Grows to 3m tall by 4m wide. Use as a specimen in the garden, or espalier against a wall. Fragrant, green winged flowers, followed by large, green, heart shaped, knobbly fruit with a scale patterned skin. The fruit is sweet and creamy with a tangy flavour similar to pears. Use the fruit chilled, fresh, in a fruit salad