TREE SPECIES
COMMON NAME: L49 white Guava
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Psidium guajava
FAMILY: Myrtaceae
SOIL: Well-drained soil or potting mix highly rich in organic matter.
ORIGIN: India
PLANT HEIGHT: 5 to 8 inches
PROPAGATION: Done through cutting, grafting, and air-layering.
REPOTTING: When roots are overgrowth in the pot to repotting the plant into a new large-size pot or garden area.
PRUNING: To trim the tree maintain shape and remove dead, dry, and damaged branches. To promote fruit production.
- Highly rich in dietary fiber, antioxidants, vitamins A and C.
- Fruit is used to eat freshly or make juice, jam, dessert, and jellies.
- It is also used for medicinal purposes to treat a variety of ailments.
- It helps to cure constipation, diarrhea, and respiratory infections.
- Low maintenance with little care.
- Guava fruit plants can grow in 14-24 inch pots or containers.
- Soil prefers to grow nutrient-rich potting mix or well-drained soil.
- watering plants once a week or more often during hot weather.
- To place in direct sunlight require at least 8 hours per day.
- Feeding any organic fertilizer like seaweed fertilizer, fish emulsion, and bone meal helps to promote plant growth.