Acca sellowiana – Feijoa or pineapple guava (E)

Description

• Small scoop (Seeds are very tiny)
• Bulk available; please enquire

• Common name: Feijoa or Feijoa sellowiana, pineapple guava

• Scientific name: Acca sellowiana

• Non- native

• Family: Myrtaceae or Myrtle 

• Genus: Acca

• Ornamental flowering,  tree/shrub

• Sub-tropical

• Evergreen

• Bushy/thick shrub good for hedges and screens/windbreak

• Grows 3-7 metres high

• Popular garden/landscape tree

• Fruits from age 2-30 years old

• Edible egg-sized sweet fruit with aromatic flavour

• Flower petals are edible

• Flowers need bees to pollinate; can hand-pollinate

• Prune after fruiting

• Slow-release organic fertiliser once a year in Spring before fruiting

• Water regularly while fruiting; if in a pot, water consistently every week

• Full sun to partial shade

• The plant can tolerate heat and cold but will fruit better if not too cold

Growing information:

1. Place seeds to be sown in fresh water for 24-48 hours
2. Place seeds in the seed-raising mix, just on top of the soil
3. Sprinkle a small amount of soil or sand over the seeds to cover
4. Keep the soil moist, place the pot on a saucer of water and keep topped up or fill up a shallow tray with water and place several pots in it.
5. Place in a warm, sunny position