Purple Sugar Apple - 5" Deep Cell

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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!

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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