I've only tried Gefner, 48-26, and some unknown varieties purchased as fruit, with no label.

I have a Red Atemoya now, a new tree, that I hope to get fruit from next year. Have not tasted the fruit.

Here are Geffner (top/center) and 48-26 fruits, shortly before consumption.

Here is a Gefner on my tree last year.

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As far as taste/texture, I liked them all, but the 48-26 is the overall best, by far. It has a less slimy texture, is firmer, yet still juicy, and the flavor is sweet without being overpowering. It has few seeds, is easy to break apart to eat, and the white color is brighter/more appealing. Those fruit were eaten in their entirety, while with the others, a taste, or a half fruit was all my tasters wanted.

This was not a scientific study. I made my friends, husband, and picky-persnickity co-workers do the tasting. (G)

Lisa

Thanks for the input Lisa. Presently I have gefner, rosendo peres, 97-1 and m-1. The 48-26 is one that I have been looking out for for some time now, the last time I was in florida was not able to locate one close to where I was. Should be getting an ilama soon.

Had pretty good crop of gefners this year, just a couple left on the trees at this time.

My Geffner crop was disappointing. They were big, around softball sized, but didn't taste up to par. A single fruit I got off the same tree 3 years ago tasted great. Not sure what the deal was. Some fell off the tree split, and when I harvested others around the same color as those, they seemed unripe. They had a lot of cream color between the bumps on the outside, were slightly soft, but apparently not enough. I imagine drought could have been the problem. This also points out the variability of taste even off the same tree, and year to year. Ronald, did you say your M-1 was your favorite?

Gary

gary, I know what you are talking about when you mention the variability of atemoyas. Last year I got gready and had over 100 fruit on my main gefner tree. Big mistake, a large percentage split or "ripened" and dropped prematurely. This year I have learned my lessen and had about 35 on that tree, all were pretty good, and largest about 2 1/4 pounds.

My favorite would probably be the 97-1 followed closely by gefner. The 97 has a very similar look as a cherimoya with a very refined flesh and good flavour.

The m-1 was purchased in florida some years back, and to tell the truth looks some what like the mauve sweet sop. taste and flavour is like a good sweet sop, good but expected better.

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Lisa and Ronald, great photos of atemoya. Being from the Philippines, we grow sugar apples here. And in my province, which is a sugar apple growing province, we have different sugar apple varieties. We have the purple, red, seedless varieties. We don't have any atemoyas yet but some have been growing them by seeds hopefully could have some selection in the near future.

Here is a link that might be useful: Rare Fruit Society of the Philippines

Berns thanks for the link. How does your seedless sugar apple compare with the other types? On a side note, do you have magosteen, langsat or durian growing naturally in the philipines.

No problem Ronald, sorry for promoting the Rare Fruit Society of the Philippines, rare fruit collecting is kinda new to the Philippines. Hoping we could replicate CRFG and RFCI here. And be affiliated with them in the future.

Anyway, the only difference of seedless sugarapple with the green, purple, and red varieties is its seedless, if Iam not mistaken this was developed through a budsport of a regular green sugar apple and from there on it was propagated.

The thing I like about the seedless variety is though its somewhat deformed in appearance, I like the thought of eating sugar apple without removing the seeds. I could like eat 10-20 sugar apples because I dont get tired of removing the seeds.

Ronald, we grow Lanzones (Langsat), Mangosteen, Rambutan, Durian, and many other tropical fruits in the Philippines. Most of this ultra tropical fruits are grown in the southern part of the Philippines called Mindanao. Mindanao is a tropical paradise because you can plant any tropical fruits without being bothered because its a typhoon free area. And rain is well distributed. Most of the commercial Durian, Mangosteen, Rambutan, Langsat orchards are located here and being brought in the urban cities or being exported.

From us in the Northern Philippines, Iam specifically from Central Luzon, same climate and weather pattern of Central Thailand which ironically grows commercial sugar apple or as what they call it Noina. Which only means we have a summer and rainy season. Great area for growing mango, cashew, sweet tamarind, sugar apple, dragon fruit, Jujube, Wax Apple, Guapple (big guava varieties), Jackfruit, Avocado, Sapodilla and other sun loving fruit trees.

In my province though, Langsat is already naturalized meaning it has been already acclimatized and has already adjusted with the summer season and when rain comes they flower and fruit (very sweet). Right now, Iam planting the Longkong Lanzones, considered the best of the Langsat varieties and can sometime beat Mangosteen as being one of the best tropical fruits around. Also Rambutan is also naturalized here.

Talking about Mangosteens, Iam propagating this right now because Iam going to plant it in my dads Coconut farm which is very good because coconuts provide shade for mangosteens. Iam not really a Durian fan, but in my province its hard to plant because the soil is too sandy and roots tend to heat up and kill the roots. But some growers have fruited them here with special care especially watering it.

Here is a link that might be useful: Mangosteen Propagation and Growing

Berns continuing on a new thread so we won't hijack this thread.

This e mail is for ronald123.

Hi, Ronald123

My name is Sev and I have been looking for the atemoya variety 97-1 for a long time. This variety is not for sale in any nursery that I know and I understand that it's original from Pine Island. I have already tried FruitScape nursery in Bookeelia, and they told me that they don't carry it anymore.

I have other varieties, but I would like to know if it is possible to buy you a couple of budwoods from your adult 97-1 tree, probably next year when budwoods are on shape for grafting, so I can graft them in my property in one of my trees. I live in Miami, FL, and I have a collection of tropical fruit trees.

We heard that this 97-1 atemoya is excellent, and also, productive. And it's one of the newest variety released from Pine Island.

My e-mail is chery0303@yahoo.com

You can write me anytime you wish.

I'll appreciate your reply

Sev