Cherry Guava

A frost hardy small tree. white multi-stamen flowers develop into red fruit with excellent tangy , sweet flavour. Small pointed dark green foliage forms a bushy shrub to small tree 2-5m tall by 1-2m wide. Pretty fluffy white flowers spring to early summer. Guava fruit are highly variable. This form has rounded burgundy red-brown fruit when ripe. The flesh is also a purplish red. Fruit generally ripen in late summer but in subtropical climates may crop twice a year. Heavy cropping tree. Perfect for an informal fruiting hedge, using fruit for fresh or cooked meals, make juice, jam or jelly. Great in containers/pots.

Suited to fertile free draining soils in warm sunny sites. Enrich soil with well rotted compost and manure in thick mulch. Choose a site protected from strong wind. Prune to encourage woody stems close to the main framework which will bear fruit.

• Full sun to part shade.
• Grows approx. 2-5m x 1-2m.
• Rounded burgundy red-brown fruit when ripe.