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Thai Maroon

Variety of Guava · Psidium guajava
Thai ornamental cultivar with red foliage and red-skinned fruit – decorative and edible.
Also known as: Thai Red, Purple Guava
Edible value9Medicinal value3Other uses9
🇹🇭 Thailand

Taste & characteristics

Taste

crispsweetaromatic

Profile

Pollination
self-fertile
Fruit weight
250 g

Description

Fruit

Medium fruits with dark-red to maroon skin and pink to reddish flesh.

Growth

Striking tree with reddish new growth, foliage and red flowers – prized as an ornamental.

Yield

Moderate; grown mainly for its ornamental value.

Notes

Grown across Southeast Asia as both ornamental and fruit tree.

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