A PROLIFIC Uncommon Fruit Tree EVERY Gardener Should GROW!
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- Опубликовано: 4 авг 2024
- This delicious, cold hardy, drought tolerant, evergreen fruit tree is easy to grow and makes a great ornamental plant that will beautify any landscape.
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My favorite color is sapphire blue, but I use other colors.
royal purple
My favorite color is grey. Where did you get that peeler?
RSmith Asian market. You can find them online as well.
Orange 🍊🧡🥕🏵
Had a neighbour who planted one where his old chicken run had been for the previous 20 years (in excess of a metre of chook manure).
The thing pretty much grew over night and had fruit roughly the size of a large grapefruit (although still feijoa shaped), they were super sweet to eat as well
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@@WarmFuzzyVibes I rented a house that neighbors told me was built where a chicken ranch had once been. Everything I planted did great, including the peach tree I sadly left behind when we moved.
In New Zealand the feijoa we always said needs two to pollinate. I’ve always wondered why other countries dont grow it as it grows so easily in the north island. We scoop out the fruit as we can’t eat them all and freeze them on trays then put into plastic bagsso you can take out what you want. I make puddings chutneys and jams through the winter. They keep best if you pick them, if they come away easily they are ready rather than off the ground where they can bruise. My two are still producing thousands after 50 years.
We only have one and it's prolific... Unfortunately, the opossums and raccoons are better at harvesting than I am...
That's wonderful to hear. Thanks for commenting!
Feijoa cake? I used to have a recipe that included yoghurt and desiccated coconut but I used shredded because I like it so much, then thinly sliced feijoa, skin on, for on the top before baking. Moist and delish.
One of my favourite fruits. I have on in a pot living in Brisbane.
I have a photo of my daughter with a wheelbarrow full of them in P/North lol
You may also plant pawpaw tree, it's George Washington's favorite fruit and it tastes really good, kind like a sweet fruit that combined flavors of many different fruits, pineapple, mongo, banana, etc. etc.
i got six paw paw trees every tree is different but all are amazing so far my favorite has marshmello mango like flavor.
These are on my list, just not quite yet. I currently still live in a subdivision. Once I get ready to sell this, I will be buying land and building custom, and that will be when I go nuts with things like Paw Paws, Mulberry, and a lot more.
Planting them from seed will get a tree that is faster to establish, but you'll be not be able to pick a flavor. Just go for it and plant some seeds and thin out the ones that produce meh fruit or sell the ones you don't care for in your front yard as a novelty item...
Thanks for replying, if you find a pawpaw tree, you can easily find small pawpaw shoots around the big tree, simply dig and cut them will give you some new trees to plant in your yard. It's pretty look tree with nice and clean leaves. In case a pawpaw tree has small or bad fruits, one can easily graft good brunches on it to get high quality pawpaw fruits:).
A lot of people don't know this but you need two pawpaw trees to get fruit. Same reason why you need two avocado trees to get fruit.
My grandpa had a small garden with all kinds of fruit trees. Grandma taught me to look for freshly fallen fruits for the best ones
Back when I had a little peach tree, I found that the ones with a small bird peck were noticeably sweeter than the un-touched ones
@@flash_flood_area one of the most popular oranges from our local citrus area was identified by baboons targeting certain trees weeks before the others were ready.
That's wzup! Good memories & knowledge @ the same time!
If you have apples , get the fruit to eat after a frost has hit them .
A much improved flavour , and sweeter .
@@davidarundel6187 thanks for the tip, we luckily don't get snow or frost.
How fantastic to be 70yrs and still discovering new things!
Mom had a guava tree out back and they were wonderful, but I've never seen this! And at the
home depot no less!
Thanks for sharing 😘
My parents had one of these. They bought the house in 1968 it was a big tree then. It finally succumbed to old age in 2020, 75+ years old. I miss the jelly my mother would make from the fruit every year.
I’m a landscaper in a cold city in Australia. Fiejoa hedge well, and as they’re so tough can be great as wind/sun protection for more delicate plants.
My dad planted one in Auckland NZ in 1954 it was still growing and producing an abundance of fruit when he died in 2012.
We were a family of eight children, and we had many delicious desserts made with those tasty fruit. When we were playing outside
We loved to snack on them. That wonderful tree must have produced at least a ton of fruit. Such a no fuss tree to grow 💕
What tree are you talking about. There's so many different ones being talked about here in comments. Thanks
@@VWilt-so3ws I should imagine he is talking about the Feijoa as they are a very popular fruit here in NZ. The reason countries don’t export this fruit is because they don’t keep very long but they are delicious but an unusual taste.
I have two that grow close to each other. Mine is like 5 years old and this year I got plenty of fruits. I love to eat them with the skin. Tastes bitter sweet. I love the aromatic flavor.
Beautiful video.
God loves us so much. And gave us many.
Great video! Educational as well as entertaining! Thank you for sharing!
I love your garden.... its so healthy and abundant.👍
Last year we made a liqueur from just the tart skins using brandy and vodka. Steeped for one month, then filtered out the skins and aged for another month. Good stuff!
I learned about them back in 1976! They were growing as an ornamental shrub along the side of the Jr high school I attended.
It was an absolutely wonderful discovery.
Thank you for your wisdom, I LOVE it
Thank you for your gardening tips
My favorite guava, and can never find it in the stores. Thank you for showcasing!
One of my favorites too! Super durable plant, beautiful silver foliage and very productive once mature. Also surprisingly delicious, my favorite backyard fruit. I'm in the SF Bay Area and add them to many of my designs every chance I get
Where can I get the tree? I am in Marin
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@@galinarumennik4646 The botanical name is feijoa sellowiana, the common name is Pineapple Guava. You could find or order them at any local nursery. If you would like to support a small local business, call Lisa at Green Point Nursery. It's at the corner of Atherton and Olive in Novato. She's awesome. Sometimes limited stock on hand, but she can usually get anything I need in a couple days.
My tree won't put out any fruit .. it's 4 years old anything I can do to make it flower
@@Harry_Beanbag where is Lisa, in what country, state etc. Thanks so much. I'll be supporting her if she's got them, even for future
I'm from Colombia and I remember my neighbor had a Feijoa tree, it's a beautiful tree the flowers are pretty the fruit is delicious. Thank you.... I'm thinking in getting one in New York... Yes, we used to eat the fruits right from the tree.... good memories...
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. You are an excellent teacher and inspiring to watch.
I love the taste and aroma of this fruit! Very fragrant! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Mine is 15 years and still giving strong. I love the color of this very drought tolerant bush and especially the delicious fruits. I get 2 crops a year here on the Central Coast of CA.
This bush deserves all accolades.
My parent's trees are over 50 years old.
They like a prune and mulching.
Very cool. Thank you for sharing! Never knew of this 💕
The flowers are beautiful🙂
We have a lot of them growing as a hedge around our orchard, in NZ, and find that they thrive on a mulch of lawn clippings. While they will tolerate drought conditions, the best fruit are from well-watered plants.
My experience as well, feijoas grown in drought are generally small and tough. Be prepared to heavily water them after the fruit sets if you want really juicy fruit.
thanks for that tip. I always wondered what was so special about feijoa, they seemed dry and too sour from yards where i live. Now i know why. Adelaide SAust has very low rainfall, on top of that we are coastal as well, gardens are all on top of deep sand dunes. Everything is a bit challenging for plants unless you put special topcover onto the dune base. Its an older suburb, the senior gardeners all know this but i learned the hard way!
the dunes are only about a half a kilometre in, the rest of the city is clay loam and easier access to water table than where i am!
Yes yes yes it's fantastic and delicious! We loved it so much that we used to sneak out at night to pick up any ripe ones before the rest of the family did. Only problem is we ran into each other as well. The ones that fall down were best.
Me too. We used to go fruit raiding in our Pjs when all was quiet 🤐
Nice. I didn't realize they were such a hardy plant. Thanks for sharing!
Cool. Thanks for posting.
Yes, you have inspired me to purchase a couple plants. I can't wait to care for them.
And please share your cuttings!
pineapple guava
I’m so excited that you showcased the pineapple guava. I just planted one last week.
Thanks. Looks like a great tree.
Thanks for sharing. Always looking for something good to grow, and just bought some seeds.
Feijoa, is so delicious, in my country Colombia we grow this beautiful plant in a little town call Tibasosa ( Boyaca) the residents make diferente desserts and juice from it. If you go there you can eat feijoa in a lot different ways. Look online for this little town is small and beautiful. ❤️🇨🇴🇺🇸❤️
I often indulged myself while walking to school during the sixties. The Feijoa could often be found in hedge rows.
Unfortunately sadly missed as is the Tamerillo (Tree Tomato)
First time seeing your video and am a new subscriber. I’ve only done that once before! I cannot wait to plant one of these. I’ve always wanted kiwis too. Maybe this spring! Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks i love it
Mines in a tub as i rent and move alot. Got my first fruit this year 👏🎉🎉 Absolutely stoked. Love them 💜
Well done!
@@plantabundance I just have to keep the dog and birds away from all edibles in my garden. Apparently my Malamute loves bean leaves 😂 And ripe tomatoes. Love your show. Thank you for all the great tips. 💜
I have one of these trees where I live which is 30 minutes north of San Francisco in California.
The previous owner mentioned Pineapple-Guava and the other botanical names. That was many years ago. Since then, no one else who has seen it has ever known what it was. Thank you for the confirmation!
I cut them in half & eat the inside with a spoon. They remind me of Gerber Banana baby food with Pineapple, and they're delicious!
Nice! I also live North of SF by Clear Lake. It never freezes, but can get to and over 100F in summer. Rains only Nov-April. Was wondering if I could plant a Feijoa bush/tree here, so thanks, now I know :) I have just the spot for it , too. Only thing is the spot has dappled sun/shade so I'll need to check if that is ok. And I'll have to find out where I can buy one around here out in the boonies. Maybe Mendo mills
Oh wow ,never heard of this tree before. I added a dozen fruit trees last year myself. Very exciting. Thanks !
Super excited to happen to find this video. I got a pineapple guava tree this past fall and I am excited to try it.
Wish we had the pinnacle guava here. Used it as a hedge in California years ago. Love the plant.
Glad to learn about the pineapple guava. I’ve never heard of this plant.
In AotearoaNZL we call this fruit Feijoa (sounds like fee-joe-ah) and it is a fairly short season in Autumn.
@@cherylreid2964 Thanks!❤️
They are not known as pineapple guava apart from in USA. They are called feijoas after its botanical name.
Actually, we call it feijoa in the states too. I don't hear pineapple guava much, just feijoa.
@@SA-tr5lv In Arizona I have only heard pineapple guava tho. People usually just grow them as an ornamental
I’m zone 10a, hovering on zone 9b, so this is helpful. Thank you.
I am in So Cal and I have one that was planted in 1978...
Great little tree with tastey fruit.
Loved this video! You got a new subscriber today. I raise tortoises, and they love fruits, so I am always looking for things I can grow myself.
Thanks for subbing! I bet you have some healthy happy tortoises.
Beautiful garden!
Thank you!
Ok..I really want some of these trees! I’m definitely going to research and buy some. Thanks for the tip!
Thanks brother!
I've got 8 in the ground so far and 60 potted up ready to go. Can't get enough of them.
I like to tip them everytime they push a new shoot to get a tight bush.
We have a feijoa in our backyard.
Got to agree, an unusual plant with the possible exception of New Zealand, where I believe, just about everyone has one on their back yard. And a very unusual but delicious flavour.
Nice video!
I am going to take cuttings and set up a plantation!
Four in my yard, and trees in many other yards around my town. I dog walk and collect them from the neighbourhood on my travels. Can't stand them myself but collect for the family.
@@nzsooz3884 will you adopt me? Im in MO lol
@@VWilt-so3ws Goodness , you really do like feijoas don't you. LOL Sorry we aren't closer otherwise you could have some. 😀👍
You are right they are very popular here. New Zealanders eat vast amounts of them in season. It would be interesting to know why we took them to our hearts when no one else has (and they are not native, being originally fromSouth America I believe)
Beautiful Feijoas ! love them.
Thank you Dan. Never heard of a Feijoa it should be perfect for our Western Washington weather.
Sounds they would grow OK in our area of central Texas hill country. We were Zone 8b but got downgraded to Zone 8a and lost all our citrus trees we had grown since 2012 last February. We had kumquats and grapefruit that always survived with plankets, quilts and heat lamps. My spouse cried when they didn't come back from the roots last summer.
I lost lemon trees. I understand the heartbreak.
Is is heartbreaking to lose the trees!
I’m so sorry. I’m not sure how big those trees are. Do you think if others have still survived but could be struggling would little green houses from recycled sliders etc. save them?
Seen any pawpaws since the St. Valentine's day chill? I'm wondering how they fared since then as well.
@@SowLoveJoyTruthLight what is a green recycled slider please, thank you vicki
Growing up in New Zealand this was one of the trees often seen in back gardens. The largest I ever climbed must have been approx 25' tall and produced so much fruit we were giving them away because we just couldn't consume them. My sister is now growing them as a commercial crop on her small holding where in winter it gets down to -7C. Very hardy and a great treat to walk out and collect them for breakfast.
How heat tolerant would you say they are? I live in north Texas, and seeing a temp of 35-40C wouldn't be wierd in the summer.
They seem to be fine at 30c iv not seen them suffer in the heat should be good 😊
@@kiwi8. Fantastic to hear. Now, I just need to make sure they are safe for my specific species of toroise to eat. Thanks!
@@TheYuleTube I live in Perth Western Australia and mine has no problems with the heat. We cop lots of 35C + days throughout summer and regular 40+ days as well.
Pretty bomb proof
@@emceeboogieboots1608 Excellent to hear. I have to be careful with this sort of thing, otherwise I just waste time and money. Thanks!
Oh man what a delightful garden. I love feijoa fruit. Your comfrey is magnificent. Greetings from the Netherlands
This is a lovely fruit with such a unique taste.
I have a large feijoa in the backyard here in Melbourne, Australia. Yes, they have lots of fruit to share at work and with family and friends.
Yo.. Do you have Australian wild berries in your garden
My sister who lives in Melbourne, needs your address, being originally from NZ and loving them, she really misses them :)
I have four varieties of feijoa (as we call them here in New Zealand), including two new cultivars: Wiki Tu and Unique. They are suited to at least 200 hours of winter chill ( < 12° C ) each season.
And yes, those smoothies.
Wow thanks! I've been looking for a fruit tree for high desert (we get snow sometimes in the winter and bake in the summer).
Hey, thank you. You motivated me
Wow! I was out for a walk in my North Vancouver 'hood and came across one these fruits hanging over someone's fence. No clue what it was, and now I know. We rarely get lower than -5ºC (23ºF) at the peak of winter. I've remembered the little fruit for years and wondered WTF it could be! Definitely the only one I've seen!
I always thought they were tropical. Guess not.
I hope you asked for a few to start your own!
@@VWilt-so3ws I'm a sad apartment dweller with no garden!
in our town in New Zealand, the council plants these trees around town and anyone can grab the fruit when they are ready. We call them feijoa.
Terrific garden!
Thank you
I love pineapple guava which my husband recognized during our walk in the neighborhood (Hayward, CA) ; the fruit was mildly sour but sweet and easy to scoop out the inside (like kiwi fruit). I guess it needs alot of sun to grow.
Kiwi tastes acid when you are able to scoop it, sour when they are picked, i like to peel my kiwi fruit with potato peeler and feijoa, i miss eating them by the bag full.
Feijoa sellowiana is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is native to the highlands of southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina and Colombia. It is widely grown as an ornamental tree and for its fruit.
thanks Google.
Sounds like my FL Crepe Myrtle but they never got fruit. But I've never grown an easier growing, break a stick, stick in the ground and it'd grow! tree or bush , depends on how you trim it. And so many beautiful colors. They were great!
Thanks for the good info.
thank you for the information. ill look this tree up
Us New Zealanders eat them by the bucket full in autumn - most of us have trees or hedges even in our gardens. Feijoa jam, sauce, chutney and preserves mmmm. Our feijoa trees can grow pretty big too.
Very nice! Thanks for sharing!
I'm in NZ too. My parents had a very ancient tree, I have no clue how old it was but I know its still at their old property, I'm 63 and its a good deal older than me. It used to feed the neighborhood.
NZ here too. I have a couple of trees and they are in flower right now. Looking forward autumn
Feijoa wine is Devine too!!
Another Kiwi here......My favourites , so plentiful. You can freeze them whole to use all year round.
Another Kiwi (from New Zealand) if you water plant regularly once flower appears you get a bigger fruit. I often pick from tree as i like them better you can tell if ready as they will fall off in your hand. Great in smoothies, on toast (if you are a savory person sprinkle a little salt or pepper) or on your cereal, porridge. Yum Yum bubblegum.
Originally from South America
I grew up with a tree like this in my grandmothers garden! The fruits are delicious when ripe!
oh my goodness, I miss the garden, you have such a beautiful place, salute sir, respect
I would love to see a video on purslane. How to use it and what are its qualities.
Sir, I have been eating this fruit without knowing the name; You perfectly describe it!
How did you know it was edible?
I thank you, Dan. Had never heard of it. Shall look for it.
Many thanks for illuminating me about a fruit of which I had no previous knowledge. I've ordered some and am looking forward to growing them and eating the obviously delicious fruit.
Where did you order them from?
Yet another fruit tree I would love to have here in Grand Bay, AL zone 8b. I also want a Jujube as well.
Would definitely make a couple great additions to the garden! Cheers!
Can grow in uk pls
Hey, I grew up in Grand Bay! You can grow just about anything there!
Pineapple guava are amazing good fruits! If you can definitely grow it.
Yep. It's a slow grower that stays small enough and/or can be pruned so that it can be easily covered for added protection.
So fun ThankQ
Love your channel.
I did not know about this fruit tree and while investigating it turned out to be native to southern Brazil, northern Argentina called feijoa guava. Living in Argentina I never tasted its fruit, nor have I ever seen it. I'll get it and plant it in the fruit forest.
Same plant - they were all grown from specimens from that region
We have a pineapple guava. The birds love them, mainly for the flowers, and it's a good nesting tree that stays small and you can cut them back and shape them a lot. Anyone who wants bird-friendly landscaping should have these.
Yes! I planted a second tree in the chicken run hoping the chickens would be able to roost in it someday. Cheers!
the flowers peddles taste so good , I tired them after seeing the birds eating them. The fruit I am not a fan of.
I don't recall you saying if there needs to be a male and female in order to bear fruit... And how many years for fruit to appear..?
@@kellikelli4413 we have only one and it gets loaded with fruit
@@kellikelli4413 there is a type that self fertilizes so only needs one tree.
loving this channel more and more each video
Love your garden!
@Plant Abundance, what was that self watering item you took out of the bucket and put around that young tree?
Never heard of this fruit!!! Sounds friggin good!! Any tips where to get seeds? Do you ever sell seeds or slips? Or please reccomend a place that does, online, that you trust... thanks Dan!!
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I had a client in Santa Cruz with one of these. Delicious.
He recommended rolling it firmly between your hands to liquefy the inside, cut off one end & slurp it out.
Beautiful! I love pineapple guava🥰
Pineapple Guava!i have never heard them called that lol.I have called them feijoa all my life.We have a hedge full of them in NZ.
I love eating the flowers! They're so beautiful and taste like floral, musky fondant. I've desired a feijoa for years ... it seems every backyard where I live has one except for mine! Unfortunately several years back biosecurity laws changed and now I can't source one into my state (South Australia). The only ones sold in nurseries are the seedlings that don't grow true to type or produce fruit and the grafted fruit producing ones are no where to be found (except in other people's yards haha).
I learned about this plant some time ago and if you know poeple with them it does quit well from cuting just ask for some of the cut branches when it is trimed in "fall" which is the best time for trimming, I little rooting hormone plastic pots soil and I little care you can have them
@@mystylangston4803 Thank you. Yes, I did ask one of my neighbours for some cuttings but they were uninterested (even offered some of my fig tree cuttings in exchange!). I will have to try and find a house in my neighbourhood with a feijoa overhanging the property line and take a few sneaky cuttings.
@@one4sorrow lol well so sorry for your luck. For myself I just got my first two bushes but the nursery that shipped them were unsure of the type and I want to get early mid and late ones so to have a full 3 months of them, I Am hoping to deduce witch ones they are by when they bloom and how the fruit looks and then look for more.
@@mystylangston4803 Enjoy your feijoa! I hope they grow well for you!!
Get a neighbor to give you cuttings and graft onto a store bought seedling. ;)
Absolutely LOVE my pineapple Guava tree..have had it for 5 years and it almost always produces great/tasty fruit!!!!!!!!!!! Always wait until the fruit is a bit soft before eating..the flowers have a cinnamon flavor to them!!
Man, Im really glad to learn about this tree. Beautful garden, my dude.
Thank you! Much appreciated!
That looks like an amazing fruit for any garden - permaculture or not! Very informative and condensed video, thank you.
Do you know if it can be propagated through cuttings, or do you have to get the plant / start them from seed? Plants are pretty expensive in the few plant nurseries that carry them here...
They will grow from Autumn prunings, or you can try layering.
You can grow these from cuttings too. I planted a whole hedge once from the pruning's from a friends property. Very successful I saw the hedge which is 20yrs old now last year its huge and I bet a heavy fruiter.
Well done! I bet it was quite satisfying to see that your effort was fully realized. Cheers!
@@plantabundance Indeed I did it because after buying that property I had no money left and a lot of bare dirt cuttings are a great way to grow an orchard, another plant is the Tamarillo fruits very quickly and a great dessert fruit.
@@TheBeaker59 where are those pineapple guava hedges growing? The ones that you'd planted?
@@roberthayes8603 Feijoa's as they are known here in New Zealand are very common and a popular hedge plant they are also popular as a food. This one is in Auckland I won't pinpoint it as someone else onws that property now.
It's my 1st time to see this fruits, that's look so yummy
Lovely 😊
Fruit of the Gods. My absolute favourite which I'll eat by the bucket load in season. Every house used to have a couple of feijoa trees in NZ. I have 1 which is probably 4 or 5 years old and producing well but I'm planting another in a week or 2.
When we moved to aussie, this was one of the fruit that we missed. We were lucky enought to buy a young plant over here and now we are just waiting for it to fruit. We were also able to grab a Tamarillo tree as well.
I wish! 🥺😔😭
I have orange, mandarin, red apple,green apple, peach and nashi pear...no feijoa for me 😭😭😭😭😭
@@quittrynabemeyouredoingaba6852 mandarin...mmm..that would be nice as well, seedless ones. My wife would love the pear but the peach would be nice as well.
I have 4 varieties of these. I came across an ancient one in a historic town. It wasnt higher than about 4 metres, but the trunk was almost a metre wide.
There's an old variety that produces round fruit and is highly sweet , In nz it's a far north , Olde time tree, . The best , if you keep them well watered and throw some chook muck round them , the fruit is almost tennis ball size . Yum
Sounds GREAT! Take good care of it and hope that it will live a LONG TIME!
You have a good vibe, keep it coming.
Thank you!