Lemon Guava

Psidium cattleianium var. lucidum

Yellow Fruit Form

(waiawi ulaula)

MYRTACEAE (Myrtle family)

Native to Eastern Brazil

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Lemon Guava

Psidium cattleianium var. lucidum

Yellow Fruit Form

(waiawi ulaula)

Height: 15-20 ft. (4.7-6 m)

Hardiness: USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) Hardy to 20 °F when full grown.

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

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         Yellow Strawberry Guava, similar to the strawberry guava except fruits are often slightly larger (1-2"). Flesh is yellow, very fragrant, with the suggestion of a lemon-guava like flavor.

          Lemon Guava is a small bush or tree to 20-25ft, although often much smaller, closely related to the common guava. 

       Sweeter and less acidic than red strawberry guava, Yellow strawberry guava, similar to the strawberry guava except fruits are often slightly larger (1-2").

Flesh is yellow, very fragrant, with the suggestion of a lemon-guava like flavor. The light yellow skinned fruit has an excellent lemon like flavor, tasting somewhat between tropical guava and lemon. Fruits are small, to 2" around. The very juicy pulp is translucent and tastes pleasantly spicy.

 The Lemon Guava is better suited to the subtropics than is the tropical guava. Lemon Guava is very adaptable and can be grown outdoors almost anywhere if protected from hard freezes including Zone 9a.

    In tropical climates, the Lemon Guava is most often found growing at lower coastal elevations, where the mean temperature is warmer and more humid.

    The yellow fruit form tends to be a bit less hardy and therefore is found at slightly lower elevations. The yellow strawberry guava (Psidium cattlenium var. lucidum) is said to be not quite as hardy as the standard red strawberry guava, but seems to survive temperatures to 25F.

Lemon 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.

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

 

    

   Shipping    

We ship via USPS Mondays-Wednesday with Delivery confirmation.

  All plant materials are required by LAW to inspected and certified by USDA prior to export Hawaii to the US Mainland.

 After Inspection, USDA stamps released for export Hawaii to the US Mainland. All items are delivered to USDA Inspection Station at Honolulu International airport.

Last and usually least is USPS postage (shipping).

 

   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. 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.

  

Payment must be received within 4 days of the auction ending. 

 

         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 $7.61). My stores' combined shipping is built in for same items rather than a varied selection. S/H 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 is 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.

 

Please Do NOT email me a week after potting your plant, and make a claim it arrived damaged. From delivery confirmation, you have only 48 hours from delivery confirmation to make any claim.

 

All claims need to be supported with Photos of the damaged plant(s) as packed/unpacked, the box if damaged, the packing materials and any documents. I am very reasonable and understanding, anything can happen to small plants in transit.

The expense to send it to you is most of your payment. To send any replacement(s), I try to piggy back with your next order.

Replacement is not an option for CUSTOMS SEIZURE.

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