Chinese Guava (Psidium cattleianum)1.5-2.0m
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Chinese Guava (Psidium cattleianum) at 1.5–2.0 meters refers to a young or semi-mature plant size, ideal for home gardens or small landscapes. It’s a compact, evergreen fruit tree known for its fragrant flowers and tasty guava-like fruits.
Here’s a detailed look at this plant:
🌿 Overview
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Botanical name: Psidium cattleianum
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Common names: Chinese Guava, Strawberry Guava, Cattley Guava
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Family: Myrtaceae (Bottlebrush family)
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Height range: At 1.5–2.0 meters, it’s still growing but already well-established. Mature trees can reach 6.5 to 14 feet, with some yellow-fruited varieties growing up to 40 feet.
🌱 Appearance
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Leaves: Evergreen, dark green, glossy, and leathery. They are obovate (egg-shaped with the narrow end at the base), ranging from 3 to 12 cm long.
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Bark: Smooth and brown, with slender stems and branches.
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Flowers: White, fragrant, and about 1.5–6 cm wide, with prominent stamens. They appear singly or in clusters of three.
🍈 Fruit
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Shape: Round, oval, or pear-shaped.
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Size: Up to 5 cm in diameter.
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Color: Typically red or yellow depending on the variety.
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Flavor: Sweet and aromatic, often described as strawberry-like.
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Smell: Ripe fruits emit a rich, pungent fragrance that spreads easily.
🌞 Growing Conditions
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Climate: Thrives in tropical and subtropical regions.
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Sunlight: Prefers full sun but tolerates partial shade.
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Soil: Well-drained, moderately fertile soil.
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Watering: Regular watering is essential, especially during dry spells.
🌸 Uses and Benefits
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Edible fruit: Eaten fresh, made into jams, jellies, or juices.
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Ornamental value: Attractive foliage and fragrant flowers make it a popular choice for landscaping.
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Wildlife-friendly: Fruits attract birds and pollinators.
Psidium Guajava
Chinese Guava Fruit Tree is an Evergreen shrub or small tree to 9 m (30 ft) tall, with scaly greenish-brown bark and young branches 4-angled, pubescent. Leaves opposite, simple, short stalked, entire, oval to oblong-elliptic, to 15 cm (6 in) long, pubescent below, with veins impressed above and conspicuously raised below.
The tree produces white 1 inch size flowers. The guava fruits are about 5 inches in diameter; either oval, round or pear shaped and the ripe fruit has a rich pungent smell which spreads quickly in the house. The taste of the fruit varies from sour to sweet, depending on its variety
Chinese Guava Fruit Tree has white flowers, fragrant, to 4 cm (1.6 in) wide, borne singly or a few together at leaf axils; many stamens.
Fruit an oval or pear-shaped berry, 3-10 cm (1-4 in) long, yellow at maturity, with yellow or dark pink flesh.
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