Sugar Apple / Sweet Sop / Atis

Common Name: Sugar Apple / Sweet Sop / Atis

Botanical Name: Annona squamosa

Family: Annonaceae

Origin: Tropical America

Avg. Height x Width: 15' x 10'

Varieties: Thai-Lessard, Kampong Mauve

Season: August - November

Damage Temp: 28F

Sugar apple is an exquisite fruit that is very closely related to the cherimoya. The fruit are typically baseball- to softball-size, and they taste like sugary sweet custard. The pulp comes apart in segments, each containing a small black seed that separates easily from the fruit. The trees begin to fruit at just one to two years of age, and they can easily be maintained at eight to ten feet.