Sugar Apple 'Na Dai' (Annona squamosa L)
Regular price $99.95Common Names: Na Dai Sugar Apple, Seedless Sugar Apple, Seedless Custard Apple
Family: Annonaceae
Origin: Southeast Asia, selectively bred in Thailand
The Na Dai Sugar Apple (Annona squamosa), often called the "Seedless Sugar Apple," is a unique, premium variety of sugar apple that is beloved for its minimal seeds and exceptionally sweet, creamy flesh. Developed through selective breeding, this Thai variety is highly prized in the fruit markets for its easy-to-eat, low-seed fruit. The Na Dai Sugar Apple tree is compact and highly productive, making it a perfect choice for tropical and subtropical gardeners who want an exotic fruit tree that yields delicious fruit in abundance.
Features & Uses
Fruits: The Na Dai Sugar Apple produces medium to large, segmented green fruit that is nearly seedless, making it incredibly easy and enjoyable to eat. The creamy white flesh is sweet and custard-like, with a slightly richer flavor than typical sugar apples.
Foliage: The tree has glossy, green leaves that create a dense, attractive canopy.
Growth Habit: Na Dai is a compact tree, reaching about 10-15 feet in height, perfect for small spaces, container growing, or adding tropical appeal to home gardens.
Nutritional Value: Like other sugar apples, Na Dai is rich in vitamin C, B vitamins, and fiber, promoting immunity, digestive health, and energy.
Plant Type:
Tropical/Subtropical Evergreen or Semi-Deciduous Fruit Tree/Shrub
Harvest Season:
Late-Summer, Fall
Mature Size:
Up to 35 feet
Soil & Moisture:
Rich, well-drained soil with light acidity suit these warm-weather plants best. Provide regular moisture and humidity, but be careful not to over water. Annona's are intolerable to water-logging. Requires deep watering during growing/fruiting seasons and less during winter dormancy.
Light Requirements:
Full Sun, Part Shade
Overall, expect best fruit production with more sun
Self-Fertile:
Yes
Growth Rate:
Fast, Medium
Zone Hardiness:
Outdoors 9-11 (frost protection until established); Patio/Greenhouse 4+
Annona's (especially Soursop) may defoliate during the winter in subtropical regions (40 degrees or lower), but remain evergreen in their native deep tropical habitats. Sugar Apples are generally tolerant to 28 degrees, whereas some Annona's like Soursop will need more cold protection if growing outdoors in Zone 9.
Propagation:
Our Annonas are grown from seed and air-layering and are capable of fruiting within 2-5 years.
See More:
Annona (from Taíno annon) is a genus of flowering plants in the pawpaw/sugar apple family, Annonaceae. The generic name derives from anón, a Hispaniolan Taíno word for the fruit.
Our Annona varieties include Sugar Apples, Red Custard Apple, Soursop, Pond Apple, and Cherimoya fruit trees.
