Fruit · Medicinal
Chinese Guava
Psidium guajava L.
FamilyMyrtaceae
EspañolGuayaba
AlsoGuava, Common guava, Guava, Guayaba
A small tree with a broad spreading crown and attractive mottled, peeling bark, grown throughout the tropics for its fruit. The white flowers are borne singly or in small groups and are followed by round to pear-shaped berries with green to yellow skin and white, yellow, pink or red flesh. Trees fruit within three or four years of planting and can bear two crops a year.
Sourced · see Record tab Least Concern · IUCN
Worth knowingGuava trees begin fruiting three to four years after planting and in warm climates may produce two crops a year.
3on the estate
2carrying a tag
0sponsored
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Main Orchard | B | 1 June 2015 | Needs Attention | — | |
| 31 | Main Orchard | B | 1 June 2015 | Healthy | — | |
| — | — | — | 5 July 2019 | Planted | — |
1 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.