Golden Atis
Pond Apple
(Annona glabra L.)
Common names
English: alligator apple, bob wood, corkwood, cow apple, mangrove annona, monkey apple, pond apple; Brazil: araticum-bravo, araticum do bréjo, araticum-caca, araticum-cortiça, araticupana, araticum-do-mangue, araticum de mangue, araticum-d’água, araticum-da-lagoa, araticum- da-praia, araticum-de-boi, araticum-de- jangada, araticum-do-bréjo, araticum do Rio, araticunzeiro-do-brejo, caroáo, cortisso, maçã- de-cobra, mulato, cortiça, birba, jaca-de-pobre (Portuguese); Chinese: niu xin guo, yuan xi fan li zhi; Czech: láhevník lysý; Danish: mangroveannona; Eastonian: sile annoona; Fijian: kaitambo, kaitambu, uto ni bulumakau, uto ni mbulumakau; French: anone des marais, bois flot, cachiman cochon, corossol des narais, guanamin, mamain; German: Alligatorapfel, Wasserapfel, Mangroven-Annone; Guatemala: guanaba; Martinique: mamain; Nicaragua: anona de Río; Japanese: pondo appuru; Portuguese: araticum do bréjo, araticum de Rio, araticurana; Spanish: anona lisa, anón liso, anon de puerco, anonillo cabuye, bagá, cayur, cayuda, corcho, cortisso, chirimoya de los pantanos, chirimoya cimarrona, corazón cimarrón, palo bobo; Vietnamese: bình bát
The Fruit
Fruits taste reminiscent of banana and overripe pineapple, mostly eaten fresh. Fully ripe pond apples are used to make jams, jellies, and fruit wine.
~2 ft seedlings available
propagated from seed
