Guava

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Guava's are an old time favourite and have experienced renewed interest as a commercial crop supplying the fruit juice industry. Delicious eaten fresh or made into jelly and syrup.

Guava Hawaiian

A seedling of the Hawain Supreme commercial variety. Fruit is large, yellow skinned and pink fleshed fruit. Very hardy prolific cropper. Can be eaten fresh or juiced. Can be pruned to keep compact.

Guava - Strawberry

This guava, native to Brazil, is a hardy shrub or small tree. It has a smooth trunk and dark green, shiny, egg-shaped aromatic leaves. Strawberry guava flowers are white with numerous stamens and the edible red fruits are about the size of a golf ball. The flesh is sweet and strawberry flavoured. Frost hardy.

Guava - Thai White

Large greenish skinned Asian type with white flesh and few seeds. Mild flavour and very popular in Asian markets. Easy to grow in frost free climates, and can be a weed in some regions.

Para Guava

The acidic fruits of the para guava are delicious when made into drinks and desserts although they are too sour to be eaten out of hand for most of us. They are a medium sized fruit with translucent white-yellow flesh. Prefers a warm sub tropical location with high rainfall.