Sugar Apple varieties

Sugar Apple Varieties

From the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida

Most sugar apple trees are grown from seed and within a particular selection (e.g., 'Thai Lessard', 'Kampong Mauve') there appears to be little variability among seedlings. Several selections have been introduced including 'Thai Lessard' (a green type), 'Purple' or 'Red', 'Kampong Mauve' (purplish-red types), and a seedless type known under various names, 'Cuban Seedless' and 'Brazilian Seedless'. However, the seedless fruit split when nearing maturity, and the fruit quality and yield is reported to be inferior to seedy types. Green or red type sugar apples are recommended for the home landscape.

Characteristics of selected sugar apple cultivars or selections in south Florida.

Cultivar or selection	Peel color	Fruit weight (g/oz) ¹	Quality Rating ²	Recom. ³
Lessard Thai	Green	227-454/8-16	EX	H, C
Kampong Mauve	Reddish purple	136-398/5-14	G-VG	H, C
Purple or Red	Dark reddish purple	136-398/5-14	G-VG	H
Cuban Seedless	Green	<340/12	F-P	N
Brazillian Seedless	Green	<340/12	F-P	N
¹ Data estimated ² EX, excellent; VG, very good; G, good; F, fair; P, poor ³ Recommended planting for the landscape (H), commercial (C), and not recommended (N)


Fig. 1 Red variety	Fig. 2 Green variety


Fig. 3 'Kampong Mauve'	Fig. 4 'Lessard Thai'

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Bibliography

Crane, Jonathan H., et al. "Sugar Apple Growing in the Florida Home Landscape." Horticultural Sciences Dept,, UF/IFAS Extension, HS38, Original pub. Oct. 1979, Revised Apr. 1994, Oct. 2005, and Nov. 2016, Reviewed Dec. 2019, AskIFAS, edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg330. Accessed 2 May 2018, 28 Oct. 2020.

Photographs

Fig. ¹ Jackson, Karen. "Sugar apple series." 2013, www.growables.org.
Fig. ² Karim, Muhammad Mahdi. "Sugar apple with its cross section." Wikimedia Commons, 2010, commons.wikimedia.org. Accessed 31 Dec. 2014.
Fig. ³Bronson, Eric. "Annona squamosa 'Kampong Mauve'." I likE plants!, (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 US), ilikerareplants.blogspot.com/2008/08/annona-squamosa-kampong-mauve.html. Accessed 28 July 2021.
Fig. ⁴ "Annona squamosa 'Lessard Thai'." Top Tropicals, toptropicals.com. Accessed 27 Aug. 2014.

Published Feb. 2013 LR. Last update 28 July 2021 LR