I just remembered...top trop, is selling a tree labeled as "golden sugar apple"
I believe the proper ID for this plant is just A. glabra.
http://toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi?uid=annona_goldenthey have been selling seedlings of this tree...and I hear the fruits that are produced by these seedlings is pretty much identical to any pond apple you would find in south FL.
I suppose they tasted a variety from Costa Rica (and are currently growing a mother tree) that had superior flavor....enough to make them think it was a different species...worthy of propagating....but they only planted seeds, which are not true to type...so the special variety has been lost.
I wonder if it really did taste better than other Pond apples? and if the scions are out there? and TT knows where?
Who's going to help me research my latest conspiracy theory?