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Kampong Mauve

Variety of Sugar apple · Annona squamosa
Purple-red select variety with pronounced berry-custard flavour and good fruit set.
Also known as: Red Kampong, Kampong Red
Edible value9Medicinal value2Other uses3
🇺🇸 USA

Taste & characteristics

Taste

sweetfloralaromatic

Profile

Pollination
dioecious – separate male and female plants
Fruit weight
250 g

Description

Fruit

Fruit of 135-400 g with reddish-purple skin and sweet, aromatic flesh of good to very good quality.

Growth

Productive tropical tree, a prized collector and market variety in Florida.

Yield

Good, reliable fruit set.

Notes

Selected in the Fairchild/Kampong sphere (Miami).

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