Pond Apple, as its name implies, is quite happy growing in very wet places. Since it thrives in wetlands, it provides excellent cover for nesting wading and wetland birds like this green heron with her chicks.

I've heard that if you're really really hungry, perhaps lost in the swamp, you can eat the pond apple fruit, but that you'll regret the flavor. Don't try that unless you look up for yourself if it's edible; I haven't tasted it to find out.

Look carefully at the branches, and flip some leaves over to find out what's chewing them up. You might find one of these cute gonodonta nutrix caterpillars.

If you find evidence of nibbling critters on your pond apple leaves...