Plant Database
Lisa Atemoya
Atemoya hybrid ‘Lisa’
The Lisa Atemoya is a stunning and flavorful hybrid that combines visual drama with gourmet taste. Distinctive for its beautiful red-blushed or fully red, textured skin, it is a showstopper on the tree and the table. The flesh inside is exceptionally sweet, rich, and creamy with a silky-smooth texture, inheriting the best qualities from its cherimoya and red sugar apple parents. Like 'Gefner', it has the valuable trait of setting fruit without hand-pollination, making it both beautiful and remarkably easy to grow for spectacular results.
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Unique and highly ornamental due to its red or pink-blushed, bumpy skin.
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Flesh is extraordinarily sweet, rich, and smooth with a luxurious, silky texture.
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Sets fruit reliably without hand-pollination, ensuring good yields with minimal care.
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A vigorous, productive tree that can be maintained at a manageable size with pruning.
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The fruit's striking color makes it less attractive to pests than green varieties.
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Ripens in late summer to fall.
Flavor Profile:
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Flavor: Intensely sweet and rich, with deep, candy-like notes and a lovely aromatic finish.
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Texture: Silky, creamy, and completely smooth—one of the finest textures among atemoyas.
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Best Uses: A premier fresh-eating fruit due to its beauty and flavor. Also perfect for making luxurious purees, ice creams, and desserts.