Psidium cattleyanum ; syn.Psidium cattleianum
Cherry Guava
Original:A compact, evergreen bushy shrub to 3 - 6 m in height, native to Brazil, with smooth, rounded branches. Its leaves are smooth, glossy, leathery and about 5 - 8 cm long. The white flowers with fluffy stamens are borne close to the stems, they bloom in late spring, but sometimes the tree blooms a second time in late autumn. The fruit is round 2.5 - 4 cm in diameter (the size of a small plum), deep wine-red, with a very thin skin. The flesh is juicy and believed to have the finest flavour of any guava. Cherry guavas will grow in a wide range of soils but need good drainage. They dislike low temperatures and will not tolerate very heavy frost but are hardier to cold than the common guava. *Greenharvest.com.au New:The guava tree is a small tree with a wide, short canopy and a sturdy trunk - sometimes a multi-stemmed trunk- with mottled bark of a greenish colour. The leaves are serrated, and 3"-7" long, and white 1" fragrant flowers are followed by small round, oval or pear-shaped soft-fleshed white, pink, orange or red berries. The tree is not frost hardy, and normally will only bear fruit in tropical climes and conditions, but will sometimes bear fruit in cooler climes in a green-house or conservatory. In the right conditions guava trees might reach 20' in height
Contributed by @Doicee
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Free draining
Common name
Cherry Guava
Latin name
Psidium cattleyanum ; syn.Psidium cattleianum
type
Fruiting tree
family
Myrtaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
3.00 M
4.00 M
Psidium cattleyanum ; syn.Psidium cattleianum
Original:A compact, evergreen bushy shrub to 3 - 6 m in height, native to Brazil, with smooth, rounded branches. Its leaves are smooth, glossy, leathery and about 5 - 8 cm long. The white flowers with fluffy stamens are borne close to the stems, they bloom in late spring, but sometimes the tree blooms a second time in late autumn. The fruit is round 2.5 - 4 cm in diameter (the size of a small plum), deep wine-red, with a very thin skin. The flesh is juicy and believed to have the finest flavour of any guava. Cherry guavas will grow in a wide range of soils but need good drainage. They dislike low temperatures and will not tolerate very heavy frost but are hardier to cold than the common guava. *Greenharvest.com.au New:The guava tree is a small tree with a wide, short canopy and a sturdy trunk - sometimes a multi-stemmed trunk- with mottled bark of a greenish colour. The leaves are serrated, and 3"-7" long, and white 1" fragrant flowers are followed by small round, oval or pear-shaped soft-fleshed white, pink, orange or red berries. The tree is not frost hardy, and normally will only bear fruit in tropical climes and conditions, but will sometimes bear fruit in cooler climes in a green-house or conservatory. In the right conditions guava trees might reach 20' in height
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Growing guava from seed can be done, but a tree grown from seed will not bear fruit for up to 8 years. The seed can be harvested from a fruit, and then needs to have the flesh soaked off it - after which the seed will remain viable for months. Boil the seeds for five minutes before planting, to soften the tough outside of the seed, and encourage germination. Germination may take up to 8 weeks.
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
In a tropical climate, the tree can be planted outdoors. For everywhere else, a container grown plant can be brought indoors over the cooler periods. Either way, the plant needs free-draining soil and a sunny position.
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