The Feijoa guava tree is not a member of the citrus family.
\nHowever, its resistance to the cold is combined with an abundant harvest of delicious fruit in autumn.
\nNative to southern Brazil (“goiava serrana”, mountain guava), the Feijoa is the least known of the guavas in its country of origin.
\nThe exotic taste of the fruit and its easy cultivation have, on the other hand, enthralled the New Zealanders, who have made it their second national fruit.<\/p>\n
Flowering in June is abundant and spectacular, and Feijoa is also planted as a decorative hedge. No known diseases or pests, so no treatment required. Feijoa is available in 2 variants: Selected varieties:<\/p>\n Gemini<\/strong>: early (October), small to medium fruit, sweet flavor, good shelf life. (Acca sellowiana) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":19088,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[]},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[46],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-19460","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-not-classified","pa_taille-medium","pa_taille-small","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable","has-default-attributes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/19460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=19460"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=19460"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpagrumi.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=19460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nHarvesting takes place under the tree from mid-October to mid-November. The fruits fall when they are almost ripe, so there’s no need to pick.
\nA 10-year-old tree can produce up to 50 kilos, if it has found the right conditions.
\nThe foliage is permanent and the tree can withstand temperatures as low as -12\u00b0C without damage.
\nBeware, however, of snow that accumulates on the leaves, then bends and breaks the branches: shake off as soon as there is 5 centimetres of snow. <\/p>\n
\nNo pruning except for low branches to facilitate harvesting.
\nPlant in the sun, fertilize and water moderately.<\/p>\n
\n– Common Feijoa, ungrafted, plants from seed, to ensure genetic diversity.
\n– Selected Feijoa (New Zealand, Sicily), cuttings or grafted onto common Feijoa, to optimize fruit yield.
\nVarieties are only partially self-fertile, so it is advisable to plant at least two different varieties to increase fruit yield.<\/p>\n
\nCoolidge<\/strong>: pr\u00e9coce, fruit gros vert sombre, sucr\u00e9 et acide, bonne conservation.
\nApollo<\/strong>: mi-saison (fin octobre, mi-novembre), fruit gros allong\u00e9, sucr\u00e9 et acide, d\u00e9licat.
\nMario<\/strong>: mi-saison, fruit moyen \u00e0 gros, saveur douce, bonne conservation.
\nSicilia<\/strong>: mi-saison, fruit moyen \u00e0 gros, allong\u00e9, saveur sucr\u00e9 et acide, bonne conservation.
\nMammuth<\/strong>: medium-late (mid to late November), large, sweet fruit, good shelf life.
\nTriumph<\/strong>: late (end of November), medium fruit, sweet and acidic, good shelf life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n<\/em>Grafted on common Guava Feijoa rootstock, Cuttings or from seedlings<\/p>\n