Grafted
Thai Red guava
Crisp flesh you can eat green, like an apple, or wait until it sweetens. Less musky than a soft white guava.
This variety
The fruit
Crisp flesh you can eat green, like an apple, or wait until it sweetens. Less musky than a soft white guava.
Taste, season, cold, and how to plant this one.
- Taste
- Crisp flesh you can eat green, like an apple, or wait until it sweetens. Less musky than a soft white guava.
- Ripens
- Eat it crunchy anytime the fruit is full size, or leave it to color and sweeten. Both are correct.
- Zones
- Zones 9 to 11.
- Hardiness
- A tropical guava. Young plants need a cover in a freeze.
- Size
- A manageable shrub. Prune to keep fruit at hand, because you will pick it often.
- Tips
- This is the guava for people who think they dislike guava. Try it firm, with a little salt or chili, before you judge the ripe ones.
- Pollination
- Self-fruitful.