pond apple Annonaceae Annona glabra L. Listen to the Latin   symbol: ANGL4
Other Fact Sheets
Leaf: Alternate, simple, entire, ovate to elliptical, 3 to 5 inches, leathery, aromatic; bright green above, paler below.
Flower: Very pretty, creamy white to light yellow, rose color at the base of each sepal, 1 inch across, solitary.

Fruit: Very similar looking to a green apple, yellow green to yellow, 3 to 5 inches long, broadest at the base; aromatic and fleshy when mature in the fall.

Twig: Moderate, shiny red-brown.

Bark: Gray-brown, developing shallow fissures with scaly tops.

Form: Small tree to 50 feet, spreading round crown.
 
USDA Plants Database
Annona glabra is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting pond apple (opens a new window).

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