Feijoa Sellowiana

Justin says...
Craig, you have the typical Feijoa Sellowiana that is sold in most nurseries, that is, the generic non-named variety, a seedling. This is in contrast to the named varieties (eg. those in Daleys shop) such as Mammoth, Apollo, Gemini etc, which have consistent and knowable characteristics.

In terms of pollination, feijoas are generally self-fertile, but you will get a lot more and often better fruit if you have another variety for cross pollination. That's what you did last year with your friend. My thoughts are that because you have a seedling, and seedlings are variable, even another generic Feijoa Sellowiana will be different enough to give you good cross pollination. So I would suggest that you need another tree. You could buy another seedling (these tend to be quite cheap), or a named variety (a bit more expensive but with better quality fruit).

You also need to know what you want the tree for. For example, if it's a free standing tree then named varieties are good, seedling is ok. For a hedge, be aware that named varieties are usually grafted and the graft can be quite high which can lead to a hedge with a bare patch at the bottom (I learned this the hard way and had to plant other things to fill in the gap).

kert says...
Not really huge ,but maybe the match box is really tiny.

Rowan says...
You should be fine growing them as a hedge. They will pollinate each other and most seedlings produce acceptable fruit. Seedlings are naturally genetically different from each other so 6 seedlings will do the job.

John Mc says...
Yes, amongst four cv's, I also have three seedling trees approx 12 yo. One has never fruited, another fruits lightly and the third seedling tree, fruits prolifically and the fruits are large and pear shaped.