Guava Plants../ great Fruit

[Saul Lopez]

Guava's Are very easy to grow in AZ, just as easy as Citrus in fact. Guava Is a tropical fruit that has a taste that varies from strawberry like to pear like. Its is a very productive and ornimental, tree.

Guavas can be found at local nurserys, and big box stores all around the valley, for more info visit my friends web site at http://www.phoenixtropicals.com/ he has great advice to get started and mantain this fantastic fruit.

 

Use; They are the best eaten out of hand fresh of the tree, they can be used in juice and even made into jelly or paste.

 

I grow all types including the p.cattey varietys( in pots, or partial shade), "Malaysian Red" is Great too if your lucky to find it. All growing fine in AZ.

 

Have a Good Day,

[Saul Lopez]

Our goofy fall weather has started all guavas in the valley to flower this month , there two months behind and they might not have time to ripen or freeze all together, so make care to protect your guava fruit with a "brown bag" around the fruit to protect form frost..

[OceanLyons]

Has anyone seen cherry guava locally? Had some in the caribbean and they were quite delicious.
http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/plant/Strawberry-Cherry-Guava.htm

[Saul Lopez]

If its 110F. then yes, dont plant but once it cools to 90-100 you can plant them, in the morning or in the late evening. Ive planted them in the summer before, they just need more TLC (tip; the home depot on valvista/brodway always has guavas)also I use the blue bag Nature's Way, and mix in half compost and native soil, when I plant them. The lemon and stawberry guavas are different then the others, they do better in half shade and in a large pot close to the house. (great patio food mm:)

My fav, is the lemon guava; It takes about a year to get used to our weather, but then produces dozens of lime size guavas, Great snacks

[Kristin Parsons]

I just found out about the ability to grow guava here a few weeks ago and I am SUPER excited and want to plant a few guava trees of my own- but it's probably too hot to get any now, isn't it? Guess I'll add it to my wish list for the fall...mmmmmm guava!

p.s. guava juice + champagne = guava mimosas- a great alternative to a traditional orange juice mimosa

thanks for your post and the link to your friends website!

[Liz & Dan]

Thanks for the posting! My baby guava tree was from the AZ Rare Fruit Growers, but I don't know what variety it is - it never occurred to me to ask! I've heard that the Guava will help to repel insect pests, specifically the psyllid that carries the Citrus Greening Disease, and some citrus owners have inter-planted guava for that purpose in their orchards...

[Saul Lopez]

That's true Inter-planting guavas will help with the health of many citrus trees,(Im not a scientist; but the leaves, when crushed have an aromatic chemical that our native bugs hate), When they get larger they can also be punnned to keep them tamed, in the winter, in fact i find that if you cut the tips in early spring or now, you get double flowers = more fruit, AZRFG is a good group.

The White Guavas are the most tender to cold but It would have to Snow to completly kill a Guava Tree. lol

Tropic Pink is another great favorite. But there all good. My guess is the inside color of the flowers, usually can tell you what kind you will have.,

[Julie Elefante]

Good to know--thanks! MSN recently included guavas in a slideshow of healthy foods because of its high antioxidant (lycopene) content. Tomatoes have them, too, but have to be cooked before our bodies can absorb them, but guava delivers, raw or cooked. The slideshow was called "12 Foods with Super-Healing Powers." Can't link it at the moment.