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Yellow Guava

Yellow Guava
Photo: Sheldon Navie
Invasive Plant
Yellow Guava
Psidium guajava
 

Evergreen tropical tree growing to 9m in height. Leaves are 15cm long and leathery with downy undersides and from a thick canopy. Clusters of white flowers are formed in Spring and are followed by large (10cm) yellow pear shaped fruit. The fruit is edible and often used to make jams.

 

HOW IT SPREADS

  • Birds ingest the seeds while feasting on the fleshy fruit enabling wide distribution.
  • These seeds are also moved by water.
 
 
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Other superior selections include;

  • Pouteria campechiana - Ross Sapote
  • Solanum betaceum - Tamarillo
  • Psidium hybrids - Grafted Guava Cultivars

Ask your local retailer for more superior selections

 

Alternative Plants

Cedar Bay Cherry
Photo: Macbird Floraprint
Alternative Plant Cedar Bay Cherry
Eugenia reinwardtiana
Trees and Shrubs
 

Rounded medium shrub growing 2-5m with dark green leaves, pretty white flowers and small shiny red edible fruit to 2cm. The plant is slow growing at first and the fruit are considered to be very tasty.

Jaboticaba
Photo: Macbird Floraprint
Alternative Plant Jaboticaba
Myrciaria cauliflora
Trees and Shrubs
 

Slow growing at first this small tree can reach 6-10 in height. Small white flowers are borne in clusters directly along the stems. Deep purple, thick skinned fruit appear later that resemble grapes, having a similar translucent pulp.

Native Guava
Photo: Andrew Ford
Alternative Plant Native Guava
Eupomatia laurina
Trees and Shrubs
 

Lovely small tree growing 3-5m with glossy green leaves that turn reddish bronze in the winter. Pale heavily scented flowers are followed by 25mm urn shaped fruit that are green at first becoming brown through the winter.

 
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