Zones 23-25, 27, H1, H2
Full, Partial
Moderate
Guava
Guava, Common Or Tropical Guava
Myrtaceae
Evergreen, Edible fruit, Shrubs, Trees
PSIDIUMEnter plant description.
GuavaNative to tropical America. Grows 25 ft. tall and nearly as wide, with strongly veined leaves to 6 in. long. May lose some of its leaves briefly in spring; new growth is an attractive salmon color. Yellow-skinned, 1 to 3-in.-wide fruit has white, pink, or yellow flesh and a musky, mildly acid flavor. This plant has become a weed in Hawaii, where it is choking out native species.
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