Psidium Guajava

Guava Tree

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

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plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
Not Frost hardy
Free draining

plant information

Common name

Guava Tree

Latin name

Psidium Guajava

type

Fruiting tree

family

Myrtaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Not Frost hardy

Soil

Free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant
When to harvest

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Guava Tree is 3.00meters x 4.00meters

3.00 M 4.00 M

Psidium Guajava

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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