E-4 found a sweeter name
A numbered Florida seedling was named after the pineapple it brought to mind.
Sugarloaf — Boynton Beach, Florida, United States
Documented history
Sugarloaf began as E-4 in Gary Zill’s breeding programme, a seedling of Edward. For years, collectors knew the orchard number. Tropical Acres records that in 2018 Zill gave it the name Sugarloaf, referring to Sugar Loaf pineapple.
The name is a tasting association, not an ingredient or a cross between mango and pineapple. Its possible pollen parents remain uncertain. E-4 and Sugarloaf preserve two stages of one fruit’s history: the breeder’s trial tree and the memorable name that helped it travel.
The names it answers to
- Sugarloaf / Sugar Loaf
- Named with reference to Sugar Loaf pineapple.
- E-4 / Zill E-4
- Original planting designation.