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phoenixtropicals Site Admin
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Mesa Arizona
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Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 8:22 am Post subject: Growing Pineapple Guavas |
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I have been growing pineapple guava trees for about 3 years and I am already getting some fruit. I have both Coolidge and a Nazemetz pineapple guava trees, and they are planted relatively close to one another. Also, when they flowered I hand pollinated both of them with each other. Interestingly, only the Nazemetz bore fruit. The fruit was small and fairly tart but still tasty. See the included photo.
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Dauntless
Joined: 20 Nov 2010 Posts: 174 Location: Mesa, AZ
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Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:45 am Post subject: Pineapple guava |
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I just planted mine a month or so ago. I'm glad to hear that after 3 years you are getting fruit. I have read that it can take 10 years. Three is so much better!
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obietrice88
Joined: 21 Feb 2012 Posts: 6
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:57 am Post subject: |
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Do these grow well in Southern California? I would like to plant some exotic fruits and these look beautiful.
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phoenixtropicals Site Admin
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Mesa Arizona
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:23 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, they are actually easier to grow in SC than in the Phoenix area. In fact, all the ones we buy here come from SC.
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tropicaltree
Joined: 25 Mar 2011 Posts: 9
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:00 am Post subject: |
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can you tell me which variety of pineapple guava grow and taste better in Phoneix? Coolidge or Nazemetz?
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phoenixtropicals Site Admin
Joined: 06 May 2008 Posts: 1207 Location: Mesa Arizona
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Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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They both taste good. If I recall correctly the coolidge is a little more sweet while the nazemetz is more tart, but both good. The nazemetz is more oblong in shape and a little bigger. I recommend buying both because they cross pollinate each other.
By the way, that first post was a while ago. I got a lot of fruit off of both of them last year.
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CardinalTetra1
Joined: 31 Mar 2012 Posts: 4 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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The pineapple guavas also do well here in Las Vegas. I am hand pollinating them because of the lack of bees.
Dale
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