Purple Sugar Apple - 5" Deep Cell
Now Bigger! Same Great Price
Sugar Apple (annona squamosa)
Please note that purple sugar apple seedlings are not guaranteed to produce purple fruits, but the mother tree is grown isolated from other annonas and the mother tree was a seedling tree which turned out to be purple
Pictures 3 and 4 are of the mother tree and its fruits!
General Info
A tree which is not truly known in a wild situation, it is widely cultivated in the tropics and subtropics where the fruits are highly valued.
Size
10’ - 20’
Growing Conditions
Succeeds in climates that are hot and either wet or dry, though trees need adequate water for fruit development. It can succeed in soils with pH of 6-8. Well-drained sandy loam soil is ideal, but will succeed in rocky soils as well.
Years to Fruit
3-4 years from seed
Taste
Sweet, creamy, custard-like, highly regarded as a dessert quality fruit,
Climate
Subtropical to tropical, occurring up to 6,000’
Cold Tolerance
Plants can handle an occasional light frost
Propagation
Seed or grafting
Notable Varieties
Kampong mauve, Thai lessard,
Source
Fruit harvested from a tree grown in Ft. Myers, FL. The original tree is a seedling purple sugar apple from a grower at the Tampa Bay Rare Fruit Club.
Useful Links
http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Annona+squamosa
https://www.growables.org/information/TropicalFruit/annonasquamosa.htm