I found the info about the need to defoliate while googling sugar apple and custard apple, it says it's necessary to defoliate in order to have a good crop, I don't and I haven't so right now I'm thinking if it's not broke don't fix it. I was just curious to know if anyone does it or even finds it necessary? As I recall (and thats not easy for me anymoore
) my tree loses 80% of it's leafs anyway.