Greensage45
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Hey all,
Wanted to show you my Pineapple Guava
I planted this on the North side of the house, where the ice and snow take the longest to melt and almost zero sun to partial in the summer.
This is my first year with fruit. After two seasons I finally found out that this requires two plants to pollinate. So last minute I bought a new 1 gallon plant and put it right beside the big one. This spring my young plant managed a few blooms...and I got fruit!
here is the flower from this Spring. The petals are sweet and can be used in salads or as a garnish! They taste like the fruit taste, I spent many a day grazing at the Guava bush! LOL
This is an evergreen bush, and can grow down to zone 7, ...I think it can be drawn into a lower zone with the right micro-environment (close to the house, covered patio,..... )
In The Landscape (hint! hint! desertcat!)
The Pineapple Guava has a leaf with a silver underbelly, so is quite stunning at various angles and in the winds from a distance. Also the blooms are showy and abundant.
In years to come this can potentially fill a large area in the open landscape, or can be managed as a tree...pruning is not necessary on this plant except to encourage more fruit production.
here is an orchard! How nice!
OK, ...I think that is my "Plant for the Day" LOL
Ron :watering
Wanted to show you my Pineapple Guava
I planted this on the North side of the house, where the ice and snow take the longest to melt and almost zero sun to partial in the summer.
This is my first year with fruit. After two seasons I finally found out that this requires two plants to pollinate. So last minute I bought a new 1 gallon plant and put it right beside the big one. This spring my young plant managed a few blooms...and I got fruit!
here is the flower from this Spring. The petals are sweet and can be used in salads or as a garnish! They taste like the fruit taste, I spent many a day grazing at the Guava bush! LOL
This is an evergreen bush, and can grow down to zone 7, ...I think it can be drawn into a lower zone with the right micro-environment (close to the house, covered patio,..... )
In The Landscape (hint! hint! desertcat!)
The Pineapple Guava has a leaf with a silver underbelly, so is quite stunning at various angles and in the winds from a distance. Also the blooms are showy and abundant.
In years to come this can potentially fill a large area in the open landscape, or can be managed as a tree...pruning is not necessary on this plant except to encourage more fruit production.
here is an orchard! How nice!
OK, ...I think that is my "Plant for the Day" LOL
Ron :watering
On a lighter note this evening I am happy to announce that I ate my very first Pineapple Guava!! OMG.. it was like Heaven! 
