Purple Sugar Apple
Variety of Sugar apple · Annona squamosa
Decorative purple to wine-red fruit form with sweet, creamy flesh.
Also known as: Red Sugar Apple, Fai Daeng, Thai Purple
🇹🇭 Thailand
Taste & characteristics
Taste
sweetfloralaromatic
Profile
- Pollination
- dioecious – separate male and female plants
- Fruit weight
- 200 g
Description
Fruit
Striking red-purple skin over white, sweet flesh; segments show red highlights.
Growth
Tropical tree, popular in Southeast Asia and Florida as an ornamental and market variety.
Yield
Good yield under tropical conditions.
Notes
Umbrella term for red-skinned sugar apple types (incl. Thai selections).
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