Pineapple guava (i)Feijoa(/i) in cold zone
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Where to Purchase Large Feijoa, Pineapple Guava Tree
Comments (18)Well, I got two of the hybrid seedlings from Rolling River. I would not have purchased them if I had seem them that is for sure. There are really spindly/thin and don't see how this (what looks like a cutting) will become a bush. They are alive and growing though. Summer Winds had unnamed varieties for 9$ in much better shape. I bought two there and then saw a Coolidge at Home Depot for 18$. Picked that up and a month later see Naemetz (sp?) at HD for 20$ and pick that up. I move my spindly Rolling River ones out to some place in the yard and replace with the HD varieties. I also so Naemetz at Lowe's quite large trained as a tree for 35$ I think....See MoreFeijoa (pineapple guava) problem
Comments (4)Still seeing freeze die back here even though it has been months since the last cold snap . Combine freeze stress , drought damage and hot , windy dry days - it's a wonder the plant is even alive ! Using a clean sharp pair of pruners , cut back to green wood . Scrape the bark to find where the brown ends and green begins . Sometimes pruning will stimulate a plant to send out new growth . Do not fertilize until the plant has recovered from so much environmental stress and regular rains return ....See MorePineapple Guava(Feijoa)
Comments (11)I have been volunteering at the J C Raulston Arboretum here in Raleigh, NC for the past 5 years. We have several PG, one of which is quite large and at least 10 years old. About 4 years ago it was loaded with flowers and fruit, but the past 2 years it has bloomed but set only a few fruit. Part of the problem is that the only other two PG trees are some distance from this one, and it may not be getting pollinated? If so, I cannot explain why it fruited so heavily 4 years ago. This plant was selected by a group of hort. students at N C State Univ from a large number of seedlings and was named 'N C State Hardy'. In my opinion its fruit tastes as good as the PG I have bought at the local supermarket that were shipped in from Cal or New Z. I currently have about a dozen 3-year old plants that are seedlings of this 'N C State Hardy'. Does anyone have a guess re how large they have to get before they are likely to bloom? They are planted in 4-gal pots and are about 2 feet tall and almost as wide. I originally had a lot more seedlings, but these are the ones that survived outside the past two winters (plus swapped several others)....See MoreFeijoa (pineapple guava) gift.
Comments (4)Unlike guava, which has very thin skin, (but lots od seeds), feijoa has thicker skin. I have a small spoon which I use to scoop out the flesh to eat it fresh. I have not made jams with them. Peeling the skin is a lot of work, but if you wait until they are very ripe, you can cut them in halves and squeeze the flesh out. BTW, you eat the guava seeds just like tomato seeds. dcarch...See More- 14 years ago
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