Lucknow 49

Variety of Guava · Psidium guajava

High-yielding Indian standard with firm, sweet flesh – the backbone of commercial guava growing.

Also known as: L-49, Sardar, Lucknow-49

🇮🇳 India 1927

Taste & characteristics

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Medium to large, often slightly rough fruits with smooth skin and firm, white, sweet flesh.

Bushy, very productive tree with a spreading canopy.

Exceptionally high yields – up to 56 kg per tree annually.

Selected from Allahabad Safeda (1927); the most widely grown commercial cultivar in India.

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