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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

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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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 💕

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 😘

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 favorite guava, and can never find it in the stores. Thank you for showcasing!

Beautiful video. God loves us so much. And gave us many.

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)

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.

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. ❤️🇨🇴🇺🇸❤️

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.

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.

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.

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.

Glad to learn about the pineapple guava. I’ve never heard of this plant.

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.

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

I’m zone 10a, hovering on zone 9b, so this is helpful. Thank you.

Thank you for your wisdom, I LOVE it

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.

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.

Great video! Educational as well as entertaining! Thank you for sharing!

Thank you Dan. Never heard of a Feijoa it should be perfect for our Western Washington weather.

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.

I love the taste and aroma of this fruit! Very fragrant! Thanks for sharing!

I love your garden.... its so healthy and abundant.👍

Very cool. Thank you for sharing! Never knew of this 💕

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.

Mines in a tub as i rent and move alot. Got my first fruit this year 👏🎉🎉 Absolutely stoked. Love them 💜

Super excited to happen to find this video. I got a pineapple guava tree this past fall and I am excited to try it.

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...

Wish we had the pinnacle guava here. Used it as a hedge in California years ago. Love the plant.

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.

Oh man what a delightful garden. I love feijoa fruit. Your comfrey is magnificent. Greetings from the Netherlands

The flowers are beautiful🙂

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!

Yes, you have inspired me to purchase a couple plants. I can't wait to care for them. And please share your cuttings!

Thank you for your gardening tips

I am in So Cal and I have one that was planted in 1978... Great little tree with tastey fruit.

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!

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!

Oh wow ,never heard of this tree before. I added a dozen fruit trees last year myself. Very exciting. Thanks !

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. You are an excellent teacher and inspiring to watch.

I’m so excited that you showcased the pineapple guava. I just planted one last week.

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.

Thanks brother!

oh my goodness, I miss the garden, you have such a beautiful place, salute sir, respect

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.

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.

Nice. I didn't realize they were such a hardy plant. Thanks for sharing!

Man, Im really glad to learn about this tree. Beautful garden, my dude.

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.

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.

I grew up with a tree like this in my grandmothers garden! The fruits are delicious when ripe!

I bet the insects below were loving the drops you made! 💋💋💋🤣🤣

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.

Beautiful garden!

Cool. Thanks for posting.

This is a lovely fruit with such a unique taste.

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.

Yet another fruit tree I would love to have here in Grand Bay, AL zone 8b. I also want a Jujube as well.

Beautiful Feijoas ! love them.

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.

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.

Pineapple guava are amazing good fruits! If you can definitely grow it.

Ok..I really want some of these trees! I’m definitely going to research and buy some. Thanks for the tip!

Thanks i love it

Sir, I have been eating this fruit without knowing the name; You perfectly describe it!

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.

Thank you

Terrific garden!

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 would love to see a video on purslane. How to use it and what are its qualities.

I thank you, Dan. Had never heard of it. Shall look for it.

Love Feijoa!! Most delicious flavour in jam and chocolate. And that aroma!!

Can you put the species in the title or description? It would make your video accessible via google search.

@Plant Abundance, what was that self watering item you took out of the bucket and put around that young tree?

Thanks for sharing. Always looking for something good to grow, and just bought some seeds.

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).

we are in zone 6a are there any cultivars that can handle our temps? thanks

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).

Pineapple guava make great quick bread!! Yummy !

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!

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...

Hey, thank you. You motivated me

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!!

My neighbor has one that clings over my fence. He never trims or take cares of it (a tall and outgrown tree). I am the one trimming the branches over my side as much as can except the tall ones. Maybe I should consider propagate? My dogs love the fruits though. I am in zone 9b. This KZfaqr is in the Bay Area California.

LOL in New Zealand you can't give these away! Every back garden has a tree or two and they are sold for a couple of dollars a bag on road side stalls. We stew them, eat them raw, turn them into wine, make chutney, put them in pies, have them for breakfast, give them away, and when we are fed up with them just leave them to rot on the ground! We call them feijoas

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🥰

We have one that is about 30 feet tall now, when it flowers looks like the NZ Christmas tree, we don’t do anything for it and it is prolific Penrith Aust

I'm starting a bunch of these in north Florida. They are extremely delicate as seedlings and it seems to take them a long time to get going. They need to be hand tall before they are transplanted. Once they are at that point they seem to be very durable. Here they grow in sand, the winters swing from freezing to really warm, it doesn't rain in the spring or fall, in the summer it's very hot and humid and rains every day.

Thanks. Looks like a great tree.

Good to know they can tolerate freezing temperatures