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Feijoa sellowiana, Acca sellowiana Family: Myrtaceae Feijoa, Pineapple Guava, Guavasteen Origin: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay           The feijoa is a slow-growing evergreen shrub that can reach 15 ft high and 15 ft wide. The bark is pale gray and the spreading branches are swollen at the nodes and white-hairy when young. In addition to the fruit it provides, the shrub also doubles handsomely as a landscape specimen. When planted close together, the shrubs make a nice hedge, screen, or windbreak. Feijoas can also be espaliered or trained as a small tree (20 to 25 ft. tall) with one or more trunks. The wood is dense, hard, and brittle. Bisexual flowers, borne singly or in a cluster, have long, bright red stamens topped with large grains of yellow pollen. Flowers appear late, from May through June. Each flower contains four to six fleshy flower petals that are white tinged with purple on the inside. These petals are mildly sweet and edible and can make a refreshing addition to spring salads. Birds eating the petals pollinate the flower. It has been said that feijoa pollen is transferred by birds that are attracted to and eat the flowers, but bees are the chief pollinators. The fruits range from 3/4 to 3-1/2 inches long and vary in shape from round to elongated pear shape, with the persistent calyx segments adhering to the apex. The waxy skin is dull blue-green to blue or grayish green, sometimes with a red or orange blush. Skin texture varies from smooth to rough and pebbly. The fruit emits a strong long-lasting perfume, even before it is fully ripe. The thick, white, granular, watery flesh and the translucent central pulp enclosing the seeds are sweet or subacid, suggesting a combination of pineapple and guava or pineapple and strawberry, often with overtones of winter green or spearmint. There are usually 20 to 40, occasionally more, very small, oblong seeds hardly noticeable when the fruit is eaten. The feijoa grows easily from seed, but the seedlings are not always true to type. Feijoas prefer cool winters and moderate summers (80° to 90° F), and are generally adapted to areas where temperatures stay above 15° F. Flower production is poor in areas with fewer than 50 hours of chilling. The flavor of the fruit is much better in cool than in warm regions. Even thought the plants are relatively hardy, sudden fall frosts can damage ripening fruit and late spring frosts can destroy blossoms. Spring frost damage is most likely in mild-winter areas, where the plants are not completely hardened off and respond to warm spells by blooming early. Read more about this fruit tree. |  |
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 | Passiflora edulis Family: Passifloraceae Passion Fruit, Parcha, Maracuya, Granadilla Origin: Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina    Varieties: Possum Purple, Quadrangularis. Season: July to October. Rampant woody vine that climbs with tendrils. Evergreen leaves, deeply 3 lobed, 3 to 8 deep green, shiny above, paler and dull beneath. Single fragrant flower 2 to 3 wide is borne at each node on the new growth. Showy, intensely colored flower produces the nearly round to ovoid fruit with a tough rind which is smooth and waxy. Pulp within is highly aromatic orange-colored with hard dark brown or black seeds. Flavor is appealing, musky, guava-like sub-acid to acid. Use mulch and plenty of organic matter in the soil to reduce nematode damage. Eaten fresh, used in juice processing, preserves and wines. There are more than 400 species of Passiflora, but only some provide the fruit used for jellies or desserts. Passion fruit can be started from seed as soon as the fruit is available. Plant seed in a light soil and provide high humidity and warmth (78 F). Germination should start in a month or less. When the seedling is 2 to 3 inches tall, put it in an individual pot. Keep it in a bright place with moderate temperatures, avoid extremes. |  |
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 Fruiting in 7 gal container | Psidium guajava Family: Myrtaceae Tropical Guava, Guajava Origin: Tropical America    This American fruit is well known throughout the tropics. Usually, it is a low growing tree 6 to 25 feet high. The smooth, reddish brown bark peels off in large flakes to reveal a smooth grey inner bark. It is a good tropical fruit tree not fussy on the soil quality, and produces fruit year after year. In shape, size and other characteristics, the fruits of the numerous varieties are extremely variable. In color, the skin may be greenish white, yellowish, or pink. In flavor, varieties range from sweet to tart, all with the characteristic musky flavor and odor of the guava more or less pronounced. Guava fruits also vary in the thickness of the fleshy mesocarp, which in some varieties is extremely thin. Most varieties bear many seeds embedded in the soft pulp of the center. Upon ripening, the guava becomes soft and juicy. It may be eaten fresh, made into a juice or nectar contain fruit pulp, or made into preserves, jam, jelly, or paste. The guava is an excellent source of vitamin C . Read more - Article about Guava. Read more about this fruit tree. |  Fruiting in 7 gal container |
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 | Psidium guajava Nana Family: Myrtaceae Dwarf Guava Origin: Tropical America  This is a very small, dwarf version of the beloved Guava. The tree grows only up to 5-6 ft tall with a short trunk and branching habit. Leaves are narrow and 2 inch long. This plant has many advantages for those who have limited space. It can be grown in a pot and fruits heavily. Blooms mostly from fall through spring, although the tree can bear fruit almost year around. The fruit is round, and almost a full size, 1.5-2 inch size, surprisingly for the dwarf habit of the plant. |  |
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 | Psidium littorale, Psidium cattleanum, Psidium cattleianum, Psidium chinense Family: Myrtaceae Cattley Guava, Sand Plum, Strawberry Guava Cattley guava is hardier than the common guava and can survive temperatures as low as 22 °F (-5 °C). It can succeed wherever the orange is grown without artificial heating. The yellow variety is tenderer and its climatic requirements are similar to those of the lemon. Both kinds flourish in full sun, but the red form is much tastier in winter time.The cattley guava does well in limestone and poor soils that would barely support other fruit trees. It is shallow- rooted but the red type is fairly drought tolerant. It is able to endure flooding for short periods.Red-skinned fruits have white flesh more or less reddish near the skin. Yellow-skinned fruits have faintly yellowish flesh.You can buy a guava or grow it from the pit. The hard pits must he clean of the fleshy fruit, so after eating wash the pit in warm water and get it started right away. Cover the pit with about 1/4 inch of soil and keep it in a warm, bright place. The first shoots should appear in two to four weeks,if not, try again with fresh pits. The tree grows in an upright manner and can be pruned and trimmed without harm. Read more - Article about Guava. Read more about this fruit tree. |  |
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