Pineapple Guava

Feijoa sellowiana

NOTE: As with all of our other plants and trees, all of our fruit plants are grown in containers outdoors so they are fully rooted and landscape-ready upon arrival.

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 8a–11 Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering and Fruiting Shrub or Small Tree

Height at Maturity: 10-15′

Width at Maturity: 10-15′

Spacing: 8-10′ for solid hedges; 20′ for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Broad, Bushy, Upright

Growth Rate: Fast

Flower Color: White, Fuschia-Pink, Red

Flower Size: 3″

Flowering Period: Late Spring, and Early Summer

Flower Type: Single

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Medium Green

Fragrant Foliage: No however, fruit is fragrant!

Berries: No

Berry Color: NA

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun

Water Needs: Average, low when established

Soil Type: Clay (Amended), Loam, Sandy, Silty

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 4.5 – 7.5 (Moderately Acid to Slightly Alkaline)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Heat

Description

Pineapple Guava is a tropical-looking but hardy evergreen shrub or small tree admired and prized for its unique and sugar-sweet edible flowers and tasty tropical-like fruit. The exotic 1 to 1.5-inch flowers have curled petals with white undersides and fuchsia-pink topsides and a bouquet of up to 50 or more elongated, yellow-tipped bright red stamens that protrude from the center. Its waxy, green-skinned kiwi size fruits appear in mid to late summer developing a wonderful fragrance just before ripening in fall. Pineapple Guava has elongated leathery rich green leaves with silvery undersides. Make sure to plant Pineapple Guava where you can enjoy the flowers and fragrant fruit from up close.

Please Note: Though self-fruitful, no Pineapple Guava varieties are entirely self-fertile. The percentage varies per type, weather, cross-pollination, bird and bee activity, etc. Click on the link below to find an article that provides helpful tips for increasing fruit production on Pineapple Guava.

How To make A Pineapple Guava Produce More Fruit

NOTE: As with all of our other plants and trees, all of our fruit plants are grown in containers outdoors so they are fully rooted and landscape-ready upon arrival.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing in an upright habit with a rounded form to 10-15 feet tall and 10-15 feet wide, Pineapple Guava is ideal for use as a large specimen shrub or “limbed up” to form an attractive small tree in landscape borders or home foundation plantings. Its dense foliage makes it an excellent selection as an evergreen hedge or screen. A fine addition to edible landscapes, tropical gardens, wildlife gardens, and cottage gardens.

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 8a, where this plant is not winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Spacing: 8-10′ for solid hedges; 20′ for space between plants

Note: For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 8a, where Pineapple Guava is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.

Growing Preferences

Pineapple Guava is easy to grow in a moist but well drained soil with plenty of organic matter and full sun or part shade. It adapts to both acid or alkaline soil conditions so pH isn’t usually a concern. It can be pruned for shaping purposes in early spring or after harvesting the fruit. Pineapple Guava flowers are produced on new growth (new shoots), so pruning in early spring will not prevent flowering and fruiting later in the season. Avoid winter pruning. Once established, Pineapple Guava is quite drought tolerant.

Note: Click on the Planting & Care tab to find helpful advice from our experts.

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Came faster than I expected. Was bigger than I expected. Very pleased with it. I planted it in a 15 gallon Fabric bag. We’ll see if I can keep it alive. (Not a very good gardener.)——————————————-Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Both guava plants arrived well packed and in excellent shape, well rooted in pots, doing well now about two weeks later.———————————-Thanks for the kind words and awesome review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The plant arrived well packaged without any damage. Beautiful upright growth. Silvery underside of leaves gives it a definite distinguished look. I cant wait for it to bloom—————————————-Thanks so much for the photo! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Planned arrived well packaged and in great shape! It’s been planted for about 2 weeks and has lots of new growth already. Highly recommend Wilson Bros.—————————————-Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The plant arrived quickly, and was well packaged and healthy with glossy deep green leaves. So far it is doing well. I might have to buy another one if this one does not bloom.————————————————————Thanks for the awesome review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I am very happy with my shopping experience, and I am glad that I found out about this lovely company while searching for plants. I was looking for an exotic tree – feijoa, and not many nurseries had it in stock. This is my first purchase from Wilson Bros gardens. Prior to ordering the plant, I asked several questions about it through their website, and was truly surprised to get detailed answers to my questions right away. (for some reason, the response was sent to my spam folder, so make sure to check your e-mails carefully). Easy communication was the main reason I felt comfortable dealing with this particular company . I ordered a 3 gallon potted feijoa bush, and it arrived faster than expected. Packaging was very sturdy and the plant looked really healthy! We live in zone 7a, so I decided to keep it inside the house for a while to give it time to adapt. Just recently, I moved the pot out into the deck, and it’s doing great so far. The night temperatures in our area are currently in the upper forties, so hopefully she will be OK. If it gets colder, I’ll probably have to bring it back home. One small concern is that I was expecting a much taller plant, since the photos in customer reviews made the same plant look much taller. This is not a big issue, however, since I can’t wait to see it grow fast and bear some fruits ??. I would like to thank everyone in the Willson Bros Gardens team for the great work! And yes, I would certainly recommend this business to everyone. I will update you all on how my little tree/bush is doing in the future.————————————————-Thanks so much for the photos! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

This pineapple guava is my first purchase from Wilson Brothers. I was SO impressed, I have already ordered another item from them! The plant was beautiful, bigger and more full than expected.( a pleasant surprise after having just received a 4 foot “tree” that was a stick with no branches, for a similar price from another nursery) It was in great condition, even arriving from so far away. This was due to it being a very healthy plant, and incredibly careful packaging. There was a nice cardboard ring around the pot, stapled to the shipping box walls to kept it in place, and paper and tape over the top of pot kept it moist. Honestly, probably the nicest nursery shipment of a large plant I have ever received. It is still on my deck, in it’s pot, because it was quite cold here when it arrived, and I wanted to give it a bit of time to acclimate, but it has already put out new growth. Great Job, Wilson Brothers Team!————————————Thanks for the photo! Thanks for the kind words and wonderful review! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Good day Brothers Wilson;
From the very first glance at yor website to the unpackaging of the plants, I was happy with the choice I made and glad I found you. Your site is extremely well laid out and simple to navigate. I can tell your hearts have been poured into this business. I received the carefully packaged plants even before I expected them to ship out! Healthy pineaple guavas are in the ground and grabbed hold right away.. seems they’re happy in their new home.
This level of service is rare in today’s corner-cutting world.
I can’t thank you enough!
Chris Porterfield
Florida’s Space Coast——————————————————————————————Awesome!!! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Our Pineapple Guava arrived quickly and in great shape. It’s a great addition to our yard. Thanks Wilson Bros Gardens for another great success!—————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I am truly impressed! From the customer service answering questions, the packaging was impeccable and the quality of the trees at delivery was beautiful! I will be ordering more from them and recommending to friends and family! The picture is the trees right out of the box!———————————————-Thanks so much for the photo!! And wow what a wonderful review! Thanks so much! Beth | WBG

All I can say is, Wow! When I opened your sturdy shipping box, I found an amazing plant that was rich in color, larger than any other plant I’ve bought from others, vibrant and beautiful. I am very much surprised and happy.——————————————-WOW! We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The tree came well packed and healthy. It has been in the ground for about two weeks now & is looking great!———————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I ordered from Wilson Brothers for the first time recently. The website is very easy to use and plant descriptions and information are thorough. Two very healthy plants were shipped and delivered within a few days. The packaging was amazing and they arrived in perfect condition. The feijoa are planted according to the excellent instructions provided and I will watch them grow and look forward to the flowers and fruit. I will certainly do business with Wilson Brothers again. My local garden centers and Lowe’s and Home Depot can’t even compete with the inventory, quality, service or pricing.—————————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

One healthy and happy plant grown with lots of love and care. Received this December and it is thriving and doing nicely. I hope to give it as much care and love as what it received at Wilson Brothers Gardens! Thank you.————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Your correct in saying you stand by your quality of shipping only the healthiest nursery grade plants, very impressed, even the packing was excellent! Again very impressed with my happy healthy pineapple guava plant ! Looking forward to see it mature and bare fruit 😀
If you ever get in (have not checked your wed site yet) Eucalypus Pulverutenta baby blue, let me know. My leaves are all dried up, in the grown since this summer! I saw told that (from lake city nursery) it is an annual, also that it is a perennial from a nursery in the UK.
Any way loving my new guava plant!!
Thanks———————————- I sent you a reply about the Eucalyptus….We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

FedEx sent this to California and back for two weeks,, and it still arrived well packed, sturdy, and healthy! I put it out in the rain for a few days and it looks even better. It’s already huge, so it may bear fruit in a couple of years. I’m excited. Sorry for the shipping problem, But we are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words, beautiful photo and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

This is what I liked: the tree came quickly, it was packaged well, roots in the container were well distributed and well developed making planting easy, and the plant was full and vigorous..—————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Fast shipping, great packaging, wonderful tree! First time ordering. Will be back! THANKS!———————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

This was my second purchase from Wilson Bros. The ordering process was easy, shipping prompt, and the young tree arrived healthy. The pot had maintained its moisture, and not a fallen leaf or branch in the package! Would definitely recommend.————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I ordered 2 pineapple guavas, the order process was very easy and prices were reasonable. The trees arrived on time and were in great condition, packed well and healthy. Both are growing nicely. I will always order online from Wilson Bros in the future, thank you for the great quality and purchase experience.——————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

This is my first order from Wilson Bros. definitely not the last. I opened this huge box that arrived with a large beautiful shrub already big enough to make an instant impact in my yard! I am really impressed and looking to order more plants.——————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

My tree arrived well packaged and fresh. I watered immediately and allowed it to acclimate on my lanai before potting it. Some of the top leaves haven’t bounced back. But over all it’s a lovely tree.————————————————————-If they don’t bounce back, just clip them off, that should promote new growth. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Totally satisfied with the purchase, product was same as they described in their web and delivery was good. It arrived without any damage or so.. will not hesitate to order in future.————————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I am totally impressed, from the communication, to fast shipping, to expert packing and finally to the Acca itself. Wonderfully healthy plant with a good root system peaking out the bottom. Not one leaf was out of place.
I will definitely order again and will recommend you to my gardening pals.——————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

This plant arrived in perfect condition – I order a lot of plants through the mail and have found this to be one of the best I have received. It is beautiful and I will definitely be ordering plants from here again.————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Plant arrived well packaged and in great shape!———————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

I really don’t know how to express how happy I was when I got my tree. First of all it came so fast,I thought I got someone else’s order by mistake. But it was my tree,so beautiful,with leaves so lush and green. The box was all banged up but tree inside was intact. That’s how well it was packaged! Seriously,you got yourself a new loyal customer and keep up the good work??———————————Wow!!! Thanks for the photo! We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

Ordered 2 as a gift. They arrived on time and was told that the plants looked very healthy.———————————————-We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

I ordered a Pineapple Guava from Wilson Bros. and received my beautiful specimen in short order. The plant is full, a good size and quite healthy. This purchase was my second one from this company and I am very glad to have them as a resource. Their packaging for shipment is ingenious and fully protects the plant during transit.————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words and great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

Quite honestly we were very skeptical at first. After purchasing live plants via mail order or off the internet from other sources, we were Very impressed with the care taken to ship the plants. The plants are high quality nursery stock, not some little sticks. As with any plants, after planting they have taken very well to their new home! HIGHLY RECOMENDED! We will be a New Long Time Customer!————————————We are so glad yall are pleased with your purchase! Thanks so much for the kind words and awesome review! Beth | WBG 🙂

I received a healthy tree with leaves the darkest green. The tree has already put in new growth within just weeks of arrival. Thanks for such a quality product. I recently received a stick Of a tree from another company so the quality of this tree is so appreciated.———————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the kind words and great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

What an efficient and professional organization! Plant arrived promptly and safely with outstanding packaging. Great instructions about handling and planting. Wonderful follow-up after receipt. Nice healthy full plant. I look forward to ordering again!———————————————–Thanks for the kind words!! We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

My order arrived very promptly and the plant looks very healthy.————————————-We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

The Pineapple Guava plant arrived in awesome condition and is doing very well! It was packaged perfectly! Thank you for providing such a wonderful plant! Complete experience was flawless!————————————We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

I received my plant quickly in perfect condition…You selected a beautiful Guava for me..Thank You ..Willis—————————Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG 🙂

I have ordered from several online sites for fruit trees. My Pineapple Guava from Wilson Brothers is by far the healthiest looking one yet. I’m so impressed that I have been spreading the word. Thanks for much for the careful packing and more importantly healthy tree.————————————————-Thanks for the great review! We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG 🙂

The plant arrived well packaged, in time and in excellent condition! Thank you so much Wilsons Brothers!———————————-Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG

I received a healthy plant in great condition. It is putting out new leaves. and growing well. I’m very happy with it.—————————————-We are so glad you are pleased! Beth | WBG

I ordered 2 Feijoas ( Pineapple Guavas ) from Wilson Brothers with a hold on the date of delivery for weather condition purposes. My Feijoas arrived on time with solid communication from the company that they were on their way. Not all companies communicate very well after you place your order but Wilson Brothers did and I was very pleased about that. Anyway, I received my plants in very good condition and packaged very carefully as well. My Feijoas were so healthy and free of any damage. I was so pleased with my order that I recommend Wilson Brothers Nursery to anyone looking for high quality plants and excellent service. In fact I wish I would’ve found them sooner. I have ordered a large variety of plants and trees from several other companies this year in order to be ready for spring planting and no other company I have ordered from has treated my order anywhere near as well as Wilson Brothers has treated mine. I will be ordering my plants and trees from them from now on. I couldn’t be more pleased with their service and products. They are the way to go for satisfaction of expectation. ———————- Hi Dan! Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Pineapple Guava. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for all the compliments…they make everything we do even more worth the while!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

Beautiful condition very pleased with service and my plant is huge and happy thank you so much ,I will order many plants from this company, well worth it.——————————Hi Christine, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Pineapple Guava. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the kind words!
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

Plant arrived in beautiful shape. It’s in a 3 gallon pot was just wondering when it will bloom?————————-Hi Tracy, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide your review of the Pineapple Guava. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! It blooms Late Spring/Early Summer, and the fruit appears Mid Summer….I don’t know if yours has bloomed yet or not, but if you start seeing little fruits, then it has already bloomed. 🙂
Beth Steele | Wilson Bros Gardens

Blossoms are unique and beautiful. arrived safely. ——————— WBG Reply: Hi Abigail – Thanks so much for your review of the Pineapple Guava and hope you enjoy it for years to come. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can do for you. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens

Beautiful shrub – took to its planting right away and is flowering at present. It promises to be a lovely addition to my garden. Can’t wait to see its fruits later in fall. The flowers are so distinctive and beautiful. Would plant more of these if I had the room. ——————- WBG Reply: Hi Marie – Thanks for your review of the Pineapple Guava and we hope you enjoy it for years to come. Glad to hear you got to see the flowers. Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can do for you. We’re at your service! – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens

The Pineapple Guava arrived in superb condition and exceeded my expectations! ————— WBG Reply: Hi Pam – Thanks for taking the time to provide your review. It was our pleasure serving you and hope you enjoy the Pineapple Guava for years to come. The flowers and fruit are delicious! Let us know if there’s ever anything else we can do for you. – Brent | Wilson Bros Gardens