They sell dried Osmanthus flowers, in Asian grocery shops, that you mix with fruit salad. The petals are fragrant. Feijoas are so different from ordinary guavas in that they are very drought-hardy and quite frost-hardy. Of course, the fruit will abort if they don't have enough water in summer, but the plant, itself, will still look green and healthy enough.
Feijoa is my no#1 fave fruit ever!!! 🟢 My favourite in whole world!! 🟢😋 Tastes like sour fizzy gummies! I’m so crazy over Feijoa that I’m going to try grow some Feijoa bushes and get my own tree for a free supply of Feijoa! 🟢 I slice them, like a cucumber and eat skin. How anyone can waste the skin is beyond me! Lol 🟢 A lifetime supply of free Feijoa I’d be so content! 😂💚✌🏽 The pink flowers are sweet and edible too. 🌸🟢🌸🟢🌸🟢
Brilliant. You are the first person to explain exactly what I needed to know. My fejoa is 5 years old and has never given me fruit. Now I know I need to “high five them” THANK YOU
I am searching online for clear info on what size these grow to. I don't want to be hard pruning it every year because I didn't anticipate the correct size it gets. Looks like it grows in an open form rather than a tight hedge like plant, but what is the realistic height and width per plant when grown?
Hello!, feijoa it's the tipical fruit of my country: Uruguay . His original name is *Guayabo del país" (Acca sellowiana). Beautiful tree and delicious fruit. Saludos!
Yes. Though not native to our country, Feijoas are very popular here in NZ. I have the Unique, my absolute favourite, Apollo and Triumph. This year I'm going to try air-layering the Unique and even try grafting it on to another tree that isn't as productive.
Feijoa high fives! Kevin my only plant made it through last winter and did well this year no flowers though. It’s in one of the warmest microclimates I have but only gets half a day of direct sun. Do you think that’s enough to fruit or should I move it?
It might be enough sun, might not be. Trick is keeping it alive in winter on the super cold days, then allowing enough time before a freeze in fall to ripen the fruit if it were to make any. The full sun certainly helps with the latter, the microclimate by the house helps with the former. I would leave it personally, maybe plant another one someplace in full sun (and have to cover on those super cold nights.) First step is seeing if they will flower. Usually late April or early May into early June here.
Danish person here. I don't know where you can buy the fruit, but I bought a small Feijoa tree from JurrasicPlants (wesbite) and got it shipped from UK to Denmark for approx 15 british pounds :)
Feijoas is very common in New Zealand, we love feijoa, although I have never tried flower, interested to give it a go next time when my tree flowers. I think bird pollinates feijoa tree
Great irony. Here in CA feijoa is widely planted as an ornamental but most Californians don't know that the flowers and fruit are edible.
No way!!! Going to go eat some right now 💓💓
They sell dried Osmanthus flowers, in Asian grocery shops, that you mix with fruit salad. The petals are fragrant. Feijoas are so different from ordinary guavas in that they are very drought-hardy and quite frost-hardy. Of course, the fruit will abort if they don't have enough water in summer, but the plant, itself, will still look green and healthy enough.
So cool! Thanks Kevin for sharing this plant with us.
Thank you for sharing your tips, planted one tree 3 yrs ago and its quite bushy right now, taste like candy wow my favourite lol
Do I need 2 plants to give fruits ?
super interesting story about the unusual pollination! love this crazy fruit 😃
Feijoa is my no#1 fave fruit ever!!! 🟢 My favourite in whole world!! 🟢😋 Tastes like sour fizzy gummies! I’m so crazy over Feijoa that I’m going to try grow some Feijoa bushes and get my own tree for a free supply of Feijoa! 🟢 I slice them, like a cucumber and eat skin. How anyone can waste the skin is beyond me! Lol 🟢 A lifetime supply of free Feijoa I’d be so content! 😂💚✌🏽 The pink flowers are sweet and edible too. 🌸🟢🌸🟢🌸🟢
Wow! Great info, thanks.
Brilliant. You are the first person to explain exactly what I needed to know. My fejoa is 5 years old and has never given me fruit. Now I know I need to “high five them” THANK YOU
I am searching online for clear info on what size these grow to. I don't want to be hard pruning it every year because I didn't anticipate the correct size it gets. Looks like it grows in an open form rather than a tight hedge like plant, but what is the realistic height and width per plant when grown?
Hello!, feijoa it's the tipical fruit of my country: Uruguay . His original name is *Guayabo del país" (Acca sellowiana). Beautiful tree and delicious fruit. Saludos!
Ola, I was in Uruguay with a boat and what a. Wonderful country I had need....
You are welcome. I love feijoas!
New Zealand is the biggest exporter by far. I have never had one shipped from anywhere that tastes nearly as good as the ones picked locally.
Yes. Though not native to our country, Feijoas are very popular here in NZ.
I have the Unique, my absolute favourite, Apollo and Triumph.
This year I'm going to try air-layering the Unique and even try grafting it on to another tree that isn't as productive.
In NZ our blackbirds go through and help pollinate
Feijoa high fives! Kevin my only plant made it through last winter and did well this year no flowers though. It’s in one of the warmest microclimates I have but only gets half a day of direct sun. Do you think that’s enough to fruit or should I move it?
It might be enough sun, might not be. Trick is keeping it alive in winter on the super cold days, then allowing enough time before a freeze in fall to ripen the fruit if it were to make any. The full sun certainly helps with the latter, the microclimate by the house helps with the former. I would leave it personally, maybe plant another one someplace in full sun (and have to cover on those super cold nights.) First step is seeing if they will flower. Usually late April or early May into early June here.
I love feijoas but I can't get them here in sweden anymore. Export? :)
Danish person here. I don't know where you can buy the fruit, but I bought a small Feijoa tree from JurrasicPlants (wesbite) and got it shipped from UK to Denmark for approx 15 british pounds :)
I just planted 2 of these a friend told me 1 of her favorite fruits
Estou louca para ver a minha dar a primeira florada
Feijoas is very common in New Zealand, we love feijoa, although I have never tried flower, interested to give it a go next time when my tree flowers. I think bird pollinates feijoa tree
Portugal, Algarve
Next year I should beat the squirrels to it then! they destroy the fruit by plucking out the whole thing. Now I know how to outdo them. Thanks