Psidium, Common Guava, Tropical Guava 'Red Malaysian'

Not as tasty as the large white i have.

i have several types of guava, most grown from seed.
its an excellent fruit...Read More if picked when ripe.
most of my trees have taken temps into the mid 20s
ive only lost 2 plants in 7 years, out of about
5 plants in ground and 8 plants in containers.

they like a lot of water when its very hot
and love organic matter in the soil
compost and mulch help a lot.

I'm giving this a second try. My first was aborted by the 2007 big freeze. It was frost killed still in the pot. The fruit I picked then ...Read Morewere not tasty- more like an onion..but I have since learned I picked far too soon. They must turn a tan color outside..then pick.

Subtropical fruit in the bay area must be allowed longer times to ripen is what I have learned. How they do elsewhere doesn't matter.

And this plant? Its going into the ground.