Atemoya

Atemoya ( Annona × atemoya )

The Atemoya ( Annona × atemoya ) is a cross ( hybrid) of two Annona species - the cinnamon apple ( Annona squamosa ) and the cherimoya ( Annona cherimola ) - that were originally derived from the South American tropics. The Atemoya fruit is typically heart-shaped or rounded with bright green bowl. The first crossing was carried out in 1908 by PJ Wester.

Description

The Atemoya tree is very similar to a cherimoya tree. This fast-growing, deciduous tree reaches heights of growth from 7.5 to 9 meters. Typically depending on the branches of the bottom reach the ground. The change-constant leaves have a length of up to 15 cm. The leathery leaf blade is elliptical and less hairy than the cherimoya.

The long -stalked flowers are yellow and 6 cm long and 4-5 cm wide.

The fruit is conical or heart-shaped with a length of up to 10 cm and a diameter of 9.5 cm. The up to 2.25 kg fruits are ripe in light bluish - green or pea - green and slightly yellowish between the areoles. The fruit bowl is about 3 mm thick. The fragrant flesh is snow - white with a fine texture, largely solid and not clearly divided into segments. Each fruit contains fewer seeds than the cinnamon apple. The flesh tastes the same sweet and a little sour, similar to the taste of cherimoya. The hard, smooth seeds are so dark brown that they look black and cylindrical with a length of 2 cm and a diameter of 8 mm.

Swell

• Julia F. Morton: Fruits of Warm Climates, 1987, ISBN 0-9610184-1-0: Atemoya - Annona squamosa x Annona cherimola - Online Posed by New Crop Resource Online Program. ( Description section )