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Other Names: Custard Apple, Moya, Man Cau Dai
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Related To:
Soursop, Cherimoya, Sugar Apple
Main Uses:
Fruit
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Mature Height/Spread:
To 20'; Small tree.
Flowering/Pollination:
Pendulous, fleshy, tri-petaled flowers, self-fertile. Better fruit size/quality/production with 2 trees. Hand pollination is common and effective with this species.
Tolerance:
Soil/Nutrition:
Likes a rich, fertile, well drained soil with lots of topsoil development / amending.
Light:
Full sun.
Wind:
Moderately tolerant to wind. Best grown in a somewhat protected location.
Temperature:
Borderline subtropical/tropical. Cold hardy to 30 F.
Dangers:
Seeds are toxic. Do not eat.
Diseases Prone:
Annona seed borer, scale (plumose and philephedra) mealy bugs, ambrosia beetles.
Bearing Age:
2 years (or sooner) from graft, 4-5 years from seed.
Fruit:
Heart-shaped, often bumpy fruits, with a rich sweet multi-faceted fruity flavor. Flavor contains tones of pineapple, grape, papaya, but is really quite distinctive. Flesh smooth, slightly mealy towards the skin.
History/Origin:
Atemoya is a hybrid of the highland cherimoya (annona cherimola) and the lowland sugar apple (annona squamosa). The different atemoya cultivars display varying grades of traits form each species. The "Lisa" (48-26) cultivar is bumpy outside, has many seeds and is somewhat mealy, more like a sugar apple. The "Pink's Mammoth" cultivar is large, smooth, and flavorful, more like the cherimoya.
Species Observations:
This species, like most of the annona genus, likes a good bed of lighter mulch. Straw mulching is particularly recommended, as the trees respond very well to it.
Propogation:
Most commonly by grafting, but seeds may also be used.
Container Culture:
Easily grown in a container.
Medicinal Uses:
Unknown
Nutritional Information:
This fruit is high in carbohydrates and calories.
Preparation / Food:
Fruits are best eaten fresh and chilled. Fruits ripen in a manner similar to an avocado. The stem should pull out easily (often bringing a pithy core with it) and flesh of the fruit should be slightly soft. A knife should slide right through it. Flavor should be sweet and rich. If it is bland and/or slightly bitter, the fruit is under-ripe.
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