Guava
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9Will it grow where I live?
Guava is not winter-hardy in Central Europe (zone 10): outdoors from spring to autumn only, otherwise a container plant overwintered frost-free. The summer heat it needs to ripen is out of reach outdoors in Central Europe – greenhouse or conservatory.
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Profile
- Family
- Myrtaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Height
- 6.5 m
- Spread
- 6 m
- Growth
- medium
- Lifespan
- 40 years
- First yield
- after 3 years
- Hardiness
- zone 10–12
- Shade tolerance
- full sun
- Soil
- Sand, Silt, Loam
- Soil moisture
- semi-dry – very moist
- pH
- 4.5 – 7.5
Varieties (13)
13 varieties of Guava are listed in the Permaplans variety finder — each with its own page: taste, ripening time, disease resistance, parentage and use.
- Allahabad Safeda India's most famous guava: round, white-fleshed dessert fruit with intense aroma and good shelf life.
- Bangkok Apple Very large, crisp Thai guava eaten green and firm like an apple.
- Barbi Pink Very productive cultivar with pear-shaped, yellow-skinned fruit and thick, pink flesh.
- Beaumont Hawaiian processing guava with pink, tart-aromatic pulp – the basis of the juice industry.
- Detwiler Old Californian cultivar with yellowish-salmon, firm and mildly sweet flesh.
- Hong Kong Pink Large, mild pink-fleshed guava with thick flesh and few seeds – ideal for fresh eating.
- Lucknow 49 High-yielding Indian standard with firm, sweet flesh – the backbone of commercial guava growing.
- Mexican Cream Small, very sweet Mexican guava with creamy-white, dessert-quality flesh.
- Ruby Supreme Pink-fleshed Florida guava with sweet, aromatic pulp – popular fresh and for juice.
- Ruby x Supreme Cross of Ruby and Supreme producing large, pink-fleshed, low-seed fruits.
- Thai Maroon Thai ornamental cultivar with red foliage and red-skinned fruit – decorative and edible.
- Tikal Productive cultivar with large, yellow-skinned fruit and sweet, pink flesh.
- White Indonesian Large, white-fleshed Indonesian guava with crisp, sweet and nearly seedless flesh.
Uses
Frequently asked questions
Guava: how big does it get?
Guava (Psidium guajava) grows as a Tree and reaches roughly 6.5 m in height when mature, with a spread of about 6 m. Growth is medium.
Guava: what site does it need?
Guava tolerates full sun. Suitable soils are Sand, Silt, Loam. Soil moisture should be in the range semi-dry – very moist. The pH may lie between 4.5 and 7.5.
Guava: is it hardy?
Guava is listed as hardy in zone 10–12 and survives normal winters outdoors there.
Guava: will it grow in Central Europe?
Guava is not winter-hardy in Central Europe (zone 10): outdoors from spring to autumn only, otherwise a container plant overwintered frost-free. The summer heat it needs to ripen is out of reach outdoors in Central Europe – greenhouse or conservatory.
Guava: is it poisonous?
No toxicity is recorded for Guava. With wild plants, never rely on a database alone — only on a confident identification.
Guava: what is it used for?
Rated on a scale up to 10: Edible 9/10, Medicinal 3/10, Other uses 9/10.
Which Guava varieties are there?
The Permaplans variety finder lists 13 varieties of Guava, including Allahabad Safeda, Bangkok Apple, Barbi Pink, Beaumont, Detwiler, Hong Kong Pink, Lucknow 49, Mexican Cream, Ruby Supreme, Ruby x Supreme, Thai Maroon, Tikal and 1 more. Each variety has its own page with taste, ripening time, disease resistance and parentage.
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