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Those guavas sure look great! My guavas are streching and the lower parts are defoliating right now for some reason (?) so my question is: Would it be wise to prune them in order to get them more bushy? They are about 30 cm tall.

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cherokee_greg

I been thinking of growing the Pineapple Guava

here is a link to one
Pineapple Guava ,Acca sellowiana, Feijoa sellowiana- AlmostEdenPlants.com

I think it will do good here in Fresno
FEIJOA - PINAPPLE GUAVA PLANT
Acca sollowiana - Feijoa sellowiana

shrub to 8 feet high without pruning. Can be trimmed to 2 - 3 feet.

Fruit is strawberry / pineapple flavored.

Zones 8a-10b. Cold hardy to about 22F. Self-fertile plants are pollinated by honey bees.

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Richard

Of the "pineapple guavas", I think the cultivar Lickver's Pride is the best but not easy to find. The next I would choose is Nazmetz (or Nazemetz) which is available in the commercial trade. Both are self-fruitful. Let them grow as a shrub, not a "patio tree". Control the size to about 8-foot by 8-foot.

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cherokee_greg

Yesterday I went to home depot I found the pineapple guava its a small tree form. Its a coolidge I found this artical about the pineapple guava.
In the Arboretum

by Alfredo Chiri

PINEAPPLE GUAVA - Feijoa selloviana var. 'Nazemetz' - Myrtaceae

Donated by: CRFG/Thompson and planted in 1982 (r.f.09)

Common names: Feijoa, Guavasteen, Goiabeira-do-matos, goiaba-serrana

The Pineapple guava is a native of southern Brazil, northern Argentina, western Paraguay and Uruguay where it grows wild in the mountains. It is cultivated in South American countries, New Zealand and California.

In Brazil this plant is known as Feijoa, and there it is a bushy evergreen shrub that grows from 3 to 20 feet in height with a spread as wide as it is high. The trunk, with pale gray bark, branches from the base.

The leaves are opposite, thick and leathery, and short-stalked. They are smooth and glossy olive-green on the upper surface with silvery-white hairs beneath.

The flowers, borne singly or in clusters from the previous year¹s growth, have four fleshy oval petals that are white outside and purplish-red inside. From within comes a cluster of erect purple stamens with golden-yellow anthers. The flowers are sweet and edible, and are used in salads.

The fruit is slightly pear-shaped or egg-shaped, up to 3 inches long and 1.5 to 2 inches wide. The rind is tough, waxy and smooth, ranging in color from dark purple with faint white specks to yellow-pumpkin in color. The cavity inside is filled with an aromatic mass of membranous sacs filled with an orange-colored pulpy juice containing some 20 to 40 black seeds. The fruit emits a strong aroma even before it is fully ripe. The flavor is pineapple-like with papaya overtones, sub-acid to acid.

The Pineapple Guava is not a true guava and will tolerate much harsher climatic conditions that its namesake. The shrubs prefer a sunny location but will tolerate partial shade. Once established, the plants require occasional watering and little other care except for pruning to shape
Two of the best varieties are Coolidge and Nazemet. Unlike some varieties, they don¹t require cross-pollination.

The Pineapple Guava likes a subtropical climate with a cool season. It can withstand winter temperatures of 15°F, some drought, and is humidity tolerant. Shelter is desirable as wind can cause fruit dropping and cause brittle branches to break. The plant tolerates partial shade, but fruiting will be reduced. The plant prefers a rich, organic, well-drained and acid soil, requiring adequate water for fruit production. Flowering occurs in mid-spring, and bees are the main pollinators. Good pollination produces many seeds, which in turn leads to larger and better-shaped fruit.

Plants are often grown from seed but do not reproduce true to type. A vegetative propagated plant starts to fruit in 2 years. Grafting onto seedling rootstocks is reported as not being very successful.

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Richard

The taxonomical name "Feijoa" was depreciated in the middle of the last century but since it is also the common name for the plant in both south America and the Philippines, the label is still in use. The correct taxonomy is Acca sellowiana.

Like many fruiting plants in South America, it is a member of the Myrteae tribe; i.e., it is a fruiting Myrtle. Grafting can be difficult with members of this plant family. However, air-layering works very well with some including Acca, and so does rooting under mist. In general, asexual propagation is easier with the guavas and most difficult with Jaboticaba.

The pineapple guava is native to highlands of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. It is reportedly hardy to 5 F (-15 C), and I can attest to the plants doing just fine for decades alongside (former) apple orchards in Oak Glen CA with winter night-time temperatures in the teens.

The Nazemetz cultivar will produce a full crop of kiwi-size fruit if watered regularly (once per week in my location) and fed equal parts of nitrogen and potash. Be careful though of nutrients that also have significant phosphate. So for example, a "triple 15" (15-15-15) or "triple-20" is not a great choice, but formulas like 18-6-18, or 20-10-20 provide excellent yield. Try to keep the soil pH in the range 6.0 to 6.5.

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Dean W.

My little patio guava.

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Buds forming on Guavas

Yug

We have 'tons' of strawberry quava that grow wild here; all of them have dark green shiny leaves without the parallel veins coming off the mid-rib like you see in typical guava leaves. Because of that, I'm pretty sure yours is not a strawberry guava.

imclueless17

If it was grown from seed it is only half strawberry guava.

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Bangkok guava

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