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Grow Your Own Sweet Tropical Guava Tree

Indulge in the exquisite taste of fresh, homegrown fruit with your very own tropical guava tree! These beautiful trees produce small to medium-small, roundish fruits featuring a light yellow skin beautifully blushed with red. The creamy white flesh is exceptionally sweet and thick, boasting a fine texture that makes it an excellent choice for desserts, juices, and preserves. Enjoy the convenience of a small seed cavity with relatively soft seeds and the neat, upright growth habit of this delightful tree. The sweet, creamy flesh is truly a tropical delight that brings an exotic touch to your culinary creations.

These evergreen, shallow-rooted plants are typically grown as shrubs or small trees, reaching heights of 10-15 feet in cultivation, though they can grow taller in ideal conditions. The smooth bark displays an attractive mottled green or reddish-brown appearance, peeling off in thin flakes to reveal a unique ‘bony’ aspect to its trunk. This tropical guava tree branches close to the ground and may produce suckers from roots near the base of the trunk. Young twigs are quadrangular and downy, adding to the plant’s visual appeal. Beyond their delicious fruit, these tropical fruit trees are a rewarding and beautiful addition to any garden or patio.

Guava plants are primarily self-fruitful, meaning a single tree can produce fruit. However, some varieties may yield more fruit when cross-pollinated with another guava type. This particular guava tree can bloom throughout the year in mild-winter regions, with the most abundant bloom typically occurring with the arrival of warm spring weather. The timing of fruiting can vary slightly from year to year, influenced by local weather conditions. Upon ripening, the fruit softens and becomes incredibly juicy, ready for enjoyment. It can be savored fresh, transformed into a refreshing juice or nectar, or crafted into delicious preserves, jams, jellies, or pastes. The fruit’s distinctive, savory-fresh aroma is thermostable, ensuring its delightful scent and flavor survive processing. Guava fruit is also an excellent natural source of vitamins C and A, offering both delicious flavor and significant nutritional benefits.

This tropical guava tree is a low-maintenance addition to your landscape, not particularly demanding in terms of soil quality, and reliably provides fruit year after year. While established plants exhibit good drought resistance, they thrive with regular watering. It’s important to shield these plants from extreme salt spray. These trees are fast growers and heavy feeders, benefiting from regular applications of fertilizer to support their vigorous growth and abundant fruit production. This is an air-layered/grafted plant, which means it is mature enough to potentially fruit in the next season given the proper growing conditions. The plant you receive will be approximately 3-4 feet in height and shipped in a 3-gallon pot, securely wrapped for transit without its container.

Key Features

• Small to medium-small, roundish fruits with light yellow skin slightly blushed with red.
• Flesh is creamy white, thick, very sweet, and fine-textured.
• Excellent for fresh eating, desserts, juice, or preserves.
• Evergreen, shallow-rooted, and relatively low-maintenance.
• Ability to fruit in the next season given proper growing conditions.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What USDA hardiness zone is suitable for growing this tropical guava tree? This guava tree thrives in USDA hardiness zones 9-11.
• How much sunlight does this guava tree need for optimal fruit production? This tropical guava tree requires at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily for optimal growth and fruit production.
• What type of soil is best for my guava tree and how often should I water it? Well-draining soil with a slightly acidic to neutral pH (6.0-7.0) is ideal. Water regularly, especially during dry periods, but avoid overwatering, ensuring the soil is moist but not waterlogged.
• How soon can I expect fruit from this air-layered/grafted plant and how tall will it get? With proper growing conditions, this air-layered/grafted plant has the ability to fruit in the next season. The tree typically grows to 10-15 feet tall with a similar spread.
• Does this tropical guava tree need cross-pollination, and how can I protect it from frost? While primarily self-fruitful, cross-pollination with another variety can increase fruit production. To protect from frost in colder climates, cover the tree with a frost blanket or move it indoors if planted in a container. Mulching around the base helps insulate the roots.