Soursop, Annona Muricata

Soursop, Annona Muricata, also know as Durian Belanda in Malaysia. We have a Soursop tree in our little farm, that wasn't planted intentional. I only noticed it a few months back and was told by our helpers that it's a Soursop tree. At one time, it was infected with caterpillars and the leaves were eaten off. We had the caterpillars removed manually and the tree quickly bounce back healthily.
Recently there were request for the soursop leaves as it's said to help in reducing high blood pressure. I myself tasted the tea, and find it refreshing with a nice aroma. A search on the internet, claims that it helps in insomnia, diarrhea and even claims that it cure certain cancer.
From my perspective, the soursop is drought resistance and hardy. It is a smaller tree, can be inter-crop with bigger trees like avocado (which we are working on) as it can tolerate growing in partial shade. This shall fit well into our rubber plantation (in-between terrace). I think there is a demand for soursop as fresh fruits and I don't think it's grown on a commercial scale in our area.

Since there is a tree in our farm, we are looking into ways to propagate it.
We had a few cutting made and see if it grows. Shall be looking for seeds and try germination. Looking for the sweet variety as we intend to plant it as fresh fruits. In the meantime shall also check out if there is a market segment for the leaves.

The Soursop tree next to the black water tank.

Had the tree pruned today and used the cuttings for propagation. Shall have update after my vacation. Stay tune for updates.

The Soursop cuttings with roots enhancer.

Our Soursop after pruning.

Starting to flower. We can most probably obtain scion for our grafting soon.