Sugar apple
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3Will it grow where I live?
Sugar apple is not winter-hardy in Central Europe (zone 10): outdoors from spring to autumn only, otherwise a container plant overwintered frost-free. The summer heat it needs to ripen is out of reach outdoors in Central Europe – greenhouse or conservatory.
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Profile
- Family
- Annonaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Height
- 6 m
- Spread
- 6 m
- Growth
- medium
- Lifespan
- 30 years
- First yield
- after 3 years
- Hardiness
- zone 10–11
- Shade tolerance
- full sun
- Soil
- Sand, Silt
- Soil moisture
- semi-dry – very moist
- pH
- 5.5 – 7.5
Varieties (10)
10 varieties of Sugar apple are listed in the Permaplans variety finder — each with its own page: taste, ripening time, disease resistance, parentage and use.
- Balanagar Hardy Indian standard variety for dry zones with thick-skinned, sweet fruit.
- Barbados Seedling High-yielding, late-ripening Caribbean variety with green, orange-yellow bordered skin.
- British Guiana Large-fruited, late-ripening variety from Guyana with high productivity.
- Kampong Mauve Purple-red select variety with pronounced berry-custard flavour and good fruit set.
- Mammoth Variety with especially large individual fruit and abundant sweet flesh.
- Purple Sugar Apple Decorative purple to wine-red fruit form with sweet, creamy flesh.
- Seedless Nearly seedless variety, ideal for direct fresh eating.
- Sitaphal Traditional Indian landrace type, the basis of many regional selections.
- Thai Lessard Large-fruited Thai variety with smooth segments and high pulp ratio.
- Washington Large-fruited, reliably productive Florida selection with sweet flesh.
Uses
Frequently asked questions
Sugar apple: how big does it get?
Sugar apple (Annona squamosa) grows as a Tree and reaches roughly 6 m in height when mature, with a spread of about 6 m. Growth is medium.
Sugar apple: what site does it need?
Sugar apple tolerates full sun. Suitable soils are Sand, Silt. Soil moisture should be in the range semi-dry – very moist. The pH may lie between 5.5 and 7.5.
Sugar apple: is it hardy?
Sugar apple is listed as hardy in zone 10–11 and survives normal winters outdoors there.
Sugar apple: will it grow in Central Europe?
Sugar apple is not winter-hardy in Central Europe (zone 10): outdoors from spring to autumn only, otherwise a container plant overwintered frost-free. The summer heat it needs to ripen is out of reach outdoors in Central Europe – greenhouse or conservatory.
Sugar apple: is it poisonous?
No toxicity is recorded for Sugar apple. With wild plants, never rely on a database alone — only on a confident identification.
Sugar apple: what is it used for?
Rated on a scale up to 10: Edible 9/10, Medicinal 2/10, Other uses 3/10.
Which Sugar apple varieties are there?
The Permaplans variety finder lists 10 varieties of Sugar apple, including Balanagar, Barbados Seedling, British Guiana, Kampong Mauve, Mammoth, Purple Sugar Apple, Seedless, Sitaphal, Thai Lessard, Washington. Each variety has its own page with taste, ripening time, disease resistance and parentage.
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