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Coolidge

Variety of Pineapple guava · Acca sellowiana
Proven, reliably self-fertile cultivar from California.
Edible value9Medicinal value3Other uses3
🇺🇸 USA 1915

Taste & characteristics

Taste

tartsweetaromatic

Profile

Parentage
Frühe kalifornische Selektion
Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
Fruit weight
60 g

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Small to medium, elongated fruit with a slightly tart, aromatic taste.

Yield

Very reliable and fruitful without a pollinator; also used as a pollen donor.

Notes

One of the oldest named feijoa cultivars and the parent of many seedlings.

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