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atemoya

Annona × atemoya Mabb.

Family: Annonaceae · Genus: Annona

Secondary I Medium No biomass production
Sudaroviyam · CC BY · iNaturalist

Hybrid of sugar apple (A. squamosa) and cherimoya (A. cherimola), created in the US in the early 1900s and introduced to Brazil in the 1960s. Combines sugar apple's sweetness with cherimoya's larger size and hardier cultivation. Small-to-medium tree (3–6 m), open canopy. São Paulo leads Brazilian production (Southeast, South, southern Bahia).

📚 Synonyms

Scientific synonyms: Annona squamosa × Annona cherimola

Götsch succession

Götsch stage
Secondary I
Ecological role
Early secondary
Primary stratum
Medium
Strata
Medium, Low
Biomass class
No biomass production

Environment

Light requirement
Full sun
Water requirement
Moderate
Drought tolerance
Moderate
Soil pH range
5.5–7
Preferred soil texture
Loamy
Hardiness zones
10–12

Morphology

Mature height
3–6 m
Recommended spacing
3–4 m
Root system
Taproot
Root depth
Medium
Growth rate
Moderate
Lifespan
15–30 years
Time to first harvest
24 months
Productive lifespan
20 years

Biomes & climate

Köppen classes

Where it fits in a guild

Atemoya takes the Medium stratum in the Secondary I phase of succession — in a guild it shares the line with species from the other strata, each harvesting light at its own height, in its own time.

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Emergent High Medium · ≈6 m Low Ground cover

🪴 Cultivation

Spacing 3–4 m between plants. Propagation almost exclusively by grafting (seeds produce low uniformity). Manual pollination recommended for uniform fruit set.

📅 Phenology

Flowering months: October, November, December, January

Fruiting months: March, April, May, June, July

❓ Frequently asked questions

How long until the first harvest of atemoya?

The first harvest of atemoya comes around 24 months after planting.

What spacing is recommended for atemoya?

The recommended spacing for atemoya is 3–4 m.

How tall does atemoya grow?

At maturity, atemoya reaches 3–6 m tall.

When does atemoya fruit?

Fruiting of atemoya occurs in March, April, May, June, July.

When does atemoya flower?

Flowering of atemoya occurs in October, November, December, January.

What stage and stratum does atemoya occupy in a syntropic system?

In a syntropic system, atemoya belongs to the secondary i stage, occupying the medium stratum.

Functions

🍎 Fruit 🍯 Melliferous

Propagation

Grafting

Citations

  1. Embrapa — Sistema de produção de anonáceas (height_min_m, height_max_m, spacing_min_m, spacing_max_m, propagation)
  2. GBIF — Annona × atemoya Mabb. (external_ids)
  3. Wikidata — Annona × atemoya (Q754353) (external_ids)

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