Annona squamosa is a small, well-branched tree or shrub[7] from the family Annonaceae that bears edible fruits called sugar-apples or sweetsops. It tolerates a tropical lowland climate better than its relatives Annona reticulata and Annona cherimola[6] (whose fruits often share the same name)[3] helping make it the most widely cultivated of these species.[8] Annona squamosa is a small, semi-(or late) deciduous,[9] much-branched shrub or small tree 3 to 8 metres (10 to 26 feet) tall[7][9] similar to soursop (Annona muricata).[10]
