Pineapple Guava

The Pineapple Guava (Feijoa sellowiana), also known as Feijoa, is a versatile, evergreen shrub or small tree known for its fragrant flowers, delicious fruit, and attractive foliage. It's both an ornamental and edible plant, making it a favorite in home gardens.

Key Features:

• Flowers: Beautiful pink and white flowers with red stamens, blooming in late spring to early summer.
• Fruit: Green, egg-shaped fruit with a sweet, tropical flavor that ripens in fall. The taste is a mix of pineapple, guava, and mint.
• Foliage: Evergreen with silvery-green leaves that add year-round beauty.
• Size: Typically grows 10-15 feet tall and 8-12 feet wide, but can be pruned to a smaller size.
• Growth Habit: Dense, bushy, and can be shaped as a shrub or small tree.
• Light Needs: Prefers full sun to partial shade.
• Soil Requirements: Well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral soil. Drought-tolerant once established.
• Hardiness Zones: USDA 8-11, though it can tolerate short periods of frost.

Care Tips:

• Watering: Moderate watering; drought-tolerant once established but benefits from deep watering during fruiting.
• Pruning: Light pruning after fruiting to maintain shape and size. Can be trained as a hedge, espalier, or small tree.
• Fertilizing: Use a balanced fertilizer in spring and midsummer for optimal growth and fruiting.
• Pollination: Some varieties are self-fertile, but cross-pollination with another tree improves fruit production.

Uses & Benefits:

• Edible Landscaping: Beautiful and functional, producing both flowers and fruit.
• Hedges & Screens: Works well as a dense privacy hedge or windbreak.
• Container Growing: Can be grown in large pots in colder regions and brought indoors during winter.
• Attracts Pollinators: Bees and hummingbirds love the flowers.

Shipping:

Shipping live plants sometimes has its challenges when dealing with inclement weather but we strive to have every single order shipped out on their scheduled shipping date. Most orders will be scheduled to ship within 1-2 weeks of ordering. Because a plant needs TLC we only ship out on Mondays-Wednesdays to ensure the plants aren’t stationed somewhere over the weekend with no water or sunlight.

When to Ship:

We can ship out plants at anytime of the year pruned or not pruned, cold or not cold. Each plant’s durabilty is different so we recommend having them shipped in their designated season but we will still ship your plant to you earlier if you choose so.

Returns:

Because plants are perishable they cannot be returned without prior permission. We work hard to ensure all plants arrive healthy, but on rare occasions issues with the plant health upon delivery do arise.

Every single shipped plant is healthy upon departing our facility but if a plant is received in poor health contact us immediately so that we can assess the problem and work on saving the plant. We will first need a photo of the plant to start a claim. If we determine your plant cannot be recovered we will send you a replacement immediately. If notified of the plants health within 4 days we will send a replacement 100% free of charge.

If you determine the plant not to be healthy 4 days after delivery you can contact us and we will issue a 50% store credit.

30 days after delivery we cannot be held responsible for the current health of the plant.

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