Kuawa

Psidium guajava

Hong Kong Pink Guava

Guava, Apple Guava, Guyava, Kuawa Goiaba, Araçá-goiaba

Native to Tropical America

MYRTACEAE (Myrtle family)

You are bidding on * live seedlings with vigorous root systems 3-6 inches tall with * leaves born and grown in Hawaii.

 

Kuawa

Psidium guajava

Hong Kong Pink Guava

    Guavas are seen growing wild almost everywhere on the windward side of our islands. Guava trees are established as wild flora all along many Hawaii roadsides.    

          Guava are small trees or shrubs with leathery leaves and a bark that peels easily from the branches. They are native to tropical America. The fruits are round, ripening from green to yellow or red. They are very acidic and are full of hard round seeds. This tree, 20-40ft, has very attractive bark with a smooth satiny sheen and variegated shades of reddish-brown, blondes and grays.

   This yellow skinned fruit has an excellent familiar flavor, tasting of the island flavor known and loved world wide. Fruits are small, to 3-5" around. The very juicy pulp is translucent and tastes pleasantly spicy.

Guava trees do well on the beach areas. It is probably the easiest of the truly 'tropical' fruit trees and are very fast growing. Not fussy on the soil quality, Guava produces fruit year after year. If you have only one subtropical fruit, Tropical Guava should be it.

     Guava bears fruit after 2 years growth. The fruit is very aromatic and may be eaten fresh or made into a juice or paste for later use. Upon ripening, the guava becomes soft and juicy, then may be eaten fresh, made into a juice or nectar contain fruit pulp, or made into preserves, jam, jelly, or paste.

 

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Hong Kong Pink Guava

Psidium guajava

        The Tropical Guava is well suited to the subtropics. Tropical Guava is very adaptable and can be grown outdoors almost anywhere if protected from hard freezes including Zone 9a.

        In subtropical climates, Tropical Guava is most often found growing at lower elevations, where the mean temperature is warmer. The Tropical Guava is invasive in many parts of Hawaii. There are also major infestations on many Caribbean islands.

         The Tropical Guava is susceptible to numerous insects, such as whitefly and numerous types of scale. They also need regular watering and applications of a complete fertilizer insure a large crop.

Height: 30-40 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Hardiness: USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) Hardy to 30°F when full grown.

Frost Tolerance: Needs some frost protection on the cold snaps, foliage damaged at 28° F (-2° C), serious damage or death at 26° F (-3° C)

Heat Tolerance: Avoid full sun for young trees.

Sun Exposure: Full Sun for mature trees.

Bloom Color: White/Near White

Bloom Time: Late Winter/Early Spring

Foliage: Evergreen, Smooth-Textured

Soil pH requirements: 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

 

Cultivar: Harvey's Sweet Pink

 

Selected at Poamoho Experimental Farm, Oahu, Hawaii these seedlings grown from seed obtained from Harvey of Pupukea Farm. Small to medium, roundish fruit. Fruit weighing 3 - 5 ounces. Flesh is pinkish-red, very thick, smooth-textured. Flavor subacid to sweet, very pleasant, few seeds. Tree spreading, high yielding.

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          Guava is often marketed as a "Superfruit", being rich in vitamins A and C with seeds that are rich in omega-3, omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and especially dietary fiber. A single Apple Guava fruit contains over four times the amount of vitamin C as a single orange (over 200 mg per 100 g serving) and also has good levels of the dietary minerals. potassium, magnesium, and generally a broad, low-calorie profile of essential nutrients.

Guava is an excellent source of C vitamin.

       Guava's are usually eaten fresh or used to flavor beverages, ice creams, and desserts.

        Guava will fruit in a container. Trees grow well in full sun and with ample water, although short periods of drought will not harm the plant. For proper ripening ample water is needed during fruit development.

Psidium guajava

Hong Kong Pink Guava

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   Shipping    

      We ship via USPS Mondays-Wednesday with Delivery confirmation.

            All live plants are Inspected By USDA Plant Inspectors before they are shipped to insure you get healthy pest free plants and seeds.

   All live plants are shipped bare-root wrapped in moist sphagnum moss to ensure the plant’s healthy transit to you.

   Payment

            We accept online payments only through PayPal, Cash payments are only acceptable for in-person payments and cash-on-delivery (COD). Cash payment can not be sent through the mail.

      Please only one Paypal payment. SO THE COMBINED SHIPPING RULE WILL CAN BE USED. Multiple paypal payments are NOT eligible for discounts.

        We will ship once a week - ON or BEFORE WEDNESDAYS, because of the special stamps needed to ship plants and cuttings to you.  This can only be done at the Dept. of Agriculture.  If payments are not met before that MONDAY, your items will be shipped the following week and lose the combined discount opportunity.

         Non-paying bidders may receive negative feedback and will be reported as an unpaid item to eBay.

COMBINED SHIPPING POLICY

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING is not included in this offer.  

        We will combine shipping for auctions won on the same week paid with same paypal payment.

   This policy is good for all items bought and paid for in the week ending MONDAY.

Payment must be received within 7 days of the auction ending.

Combined Discounts Won Auctions

     For 2-3 winning auctions, the combined discount is 10% of the total Shipping and Handling charges. For 4-7 winning auctions, the combined discount is 20% of the total Shipping and Handling charges. For 7+ winning auctions, the combined discount is 30% of the total Shipping and Handling charges.

         As each order is packed and prepared separately you will pay the quoted S/H charges individually per item. If you buy the same species in that item it does calculate out the discount (i.e.: additional item $3.61). My stores' combined shipping is built in for same items rather than a varied selection. Includes postage, USDA certification and inspection, proper packing and delivery to Airport for prompt delivery. I can’t really change any of these. If you want one of this and one of that, it gets hard to discount much as each different species requires it's own prep & packing, then at USDA each has to be unwrapped and inspected then repacked. USDA requires me to clean and prepare every last piece before we drive them to the Inspection Station on the other side of the island. It takes my wife and I, a day to pack items and get ready to ship. The whole next day we drive around the island and get inspected (2-3 hours), then drive to the Airport Post Office to drop off. It takes the same work with the same type item if you can understand.

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