From the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida
Sugar Apple Varieties
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) |
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Red variety |
Fig. 2 
Green variety |
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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. 3 Bronson, 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 3 Nov. 2026 LR
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