Acca sellowiana (Feijoa, Guava, Feijoa, Pineapple Guava)
Fejowa is a gray-green evergreen shrub or tree which produces small, tasty fruit in late summer and early fall. The leaves are leathery, bit hairy fuzzy on the bottom. Edible flowers are fleshy with many scarlet to purple stamens and four cupped petals. The oval to pear-shaped fruit is green, occasionally with a rosy blush. Fruit is best when left to mature on the shrub then consume it. Pineapple guava is tolerant of most soils as long as it is well drained. Full sun is best for flower and fruit production, but the shrub grows very well in part shade .The plants can be pruned to form a hedge or a small tree and will withstand several degrees below freezing. It’s also good as a specimen, fruit tree or container plants.
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French Name: Feijoa, Faux goyavier
Pronunciation: fay-JOE-uh sell-oh-wee-AY-nuh
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Plant type: Shrub
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Origin: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay
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Heat Zones: 9 to 12
Hardiness Zones: 7 to 11
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Uses: Screen, Hedge, Specimen, Container, Edible, Wildlife
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Moderate
Tree Shape: Spreading
Canopy Symmetry: Irregular
Canopy Density: Dense
Canopy Texture: Medium
Height at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 m
Spread at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 meters
Time to Ultimate Height: 10 to 20 Years
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Opposite
Leaf Venation: Pinnate
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Simple
Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm
Leaf Shape: Ovate
Leaf Margins: Entire
Leaf Texture: Hairy
Leaf Scent: No Fragance
Color(growing season): Green
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Size Range: 1.5 - 3
Flower Type: Solitary
Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)
Flower Scent: No Fragance
Flower Color: Red, White
Seasons: Spring
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Trunk
Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage
Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked
Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy
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Fruit
Fruit Type: Drupe
Fruit Showiness: Yes
Fruit Size Range: 3 - 7
Fruit Color: Green, Yellow, Purple
Seasons: Spring
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Tolerance
Frost Tolerant: Yes
Heat Tolerance: Yes
Salt Tolerance: Good
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral
Water Requirements: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full, Part
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Management
Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No
Pruning Requirements: Needed, to develop a strong structure
Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: Yes
Life Span: Less than 25
Edible Parts: Flower, Fruit
Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting