Atemoya

Common Name: Atemoya

Botanical Name: Annona squamosa x Annona cherimola

Family: Annonaceae

Avg. Height x Width: 15' x 15'

Varieties: African Pride, Bradley, Gefner, Page, Priestly, Pink's Mammoth, 48-26

Season: August - November

Damage Temp: 27F

Atemoya is a cross between the lowland sugar apple and the highland cherimoya. The fruit is fragrant and firm, and it has a snowy-white flesh of a fine texture. They are generally conical to heart shaped, and may weigh up to 5 pounds. The pulp has fewer seeds than the sugar apple and the flesh is not divided into segments. The yield may be increased through hand pollination.