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Survives zone 8 through 9
Feijoa aromatic (pineapple/guava, wintergreen notes) — very good; Chilean guava strawberry-scented. Care: Winter protection — mulch, fleece, or a warm wall.
- Hardiness
- Zone 8 to 9
- Habit
- Tree
- Edible part
- Fruit
- Ripens
- Autumn
- Mature size
- Evergreen shrub/tree 4–8 m
- Light
- Partial to full sun (forest species)
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.0 (acid–neutral; dislikes chalk)
- Environment
- Temperate rainforest
- Status
- Both wild and cultivated
- Years to fruit
- 3–4 yrs
- Pollination
- Feijoa partially self-fertile — MUCH better with a 2nd cultivar; choose named self-fertile types for a single plant