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How to grow Feijoa growing and care: Two trees of different cultivars
What is the best way to start growing? Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction? Yes
Difficulties or problems when growing: ?
Planting season: Spring, summer, autumn ( and in the tropic can be also in winter)
Pests and diseases: Aphids
Pruning season: Autumn / Winter
How to prune: Weak and dead branches
Size of the plant? 2-7 m, 6-21 feet
Growth speed in optimal condition: Medium growing
Water requirement: Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing: Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant? No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers: Yes
Blooming information Bloom season: Spring / Summer
General information about the flower Edible flower in the color white and red-pink, the petal is edible part the taste is sweet
Pollination is done by: Bees
Uses of Feijoa flowers : Jams, eaten raw, beverage
Thinning the bloom: Two firsts years when the tree not establish recommend
Edible Fruits Fruit harvest season: Summer
Fruits pests or diseases: Aphids, birds
What can be done with big quantities of Feijoa fruits? Eaten raw, juice
Work requirements on the fruit: Collect from the ground
How long does it take to bear fruit? 2-3 years
Ripening of fruit Possible to pick before and let it ripening in the house
Scientific name: Acca sellowiana
Categories of growing Planting Season: Autumn Planting , Spring Planting , Summer planting , Winter planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants , Part shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate , Subtropics Climate , Temperate Climate , Tropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen , Perennial plant , Tree
Plant Uses: Bonsai , Edible plants , Hedging plants , Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10 , Hardiness zone 11 , Hardiness zone 12 , Hardiness zone 13 , Hardiness zone 8 , Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower , Ornamental leaves , Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Spring flowers
Flower colors: Red flower , White flower
Harvest Season: Spring Harvest , Summer Harvest
Edible Parts: Edible flowers , Edible leaves
Culinary uses: Alcoholic beverages , Eaten raw , Fruit , Ice pop & Ice cream plants , Jams , Juice