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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
Blooming Seasons
Edible Parts
Edible flowers Edible leaves
Culinary uses
Alcoholic beverages Eaten raw Fruit Ice pop & Ice cream plants Jams Juice
Flower colors
Climate
Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate Temperate Climate Tropics Climate
Harvest Season
Spring Harvest Summer Harvest
Ornamental parts
Ornamental flower Ornamental leaves Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
Plant life-form
Evergreen Perennial plant Tree
Plant Uses
Bonsai Edible plants Hedging plants Ornamental plants
Planting Season
Autumn Planting Spring Planting Summer planting Winter planting
Plants sun exposure
Full sun Plants Part shade Plants
Watering plants
Hardiness zone
Hardiness zone 10 Hardiness zone 11 Hardiness zone 12 Hardiness zone 13 Hardiness zone 8 Hardiness zone 9