Shop currently closed but... Green Harvest will be opening again soon! 🥳

GH  |  SKU: GH0138

Cherry Guava 'Gold'

$3.90


Cherry Guava 'Gold' is a less common form of cherry guava but otherwise grows in a similar way. It is an evergreen shrub with white flowers that bloom in late spring. Fruit is round, plum-sized, golden yellow, with a very thin skin. The flesh is juicy with a sweet flavour. Cherry guavas dislike low temperatures but will tolerate some frost and are hardier to cold than the common guava. The fruit can be eaten raw and is high in Vitamin C; it is also used in jellies, drinks and jams. The plant is useful as a fruiting hedge, poultry forage and windbreak. More growing information...

Product: Cherry Guava 'Gold'

Product type: SEED ()

Botanical name: Psidium littorale

Syn.: syn. P. cattleianum

Cherry Guava 'Gold' is an evergreen shrub with white flowers that bloom in late spring. Fruit is round, plum-sized, bright yellow, with a very thin skin. The flesh is juicy with a sweet flavour. Cherry guavas dislike low temperatures but will tolerate some frost. The fruit can be eaten raw and is high in Vitamin C; it is also used in jellies, drinks and jams. The plant is useful as a fruiting hedge, poultry forage and windbreak.

Plant type: Bushy shrub

Plant height: 3 to 6 m high

Sow when: Germinate best at 24 - 29°C soil temp.

Temperate: Early spring - inside with extra heat

Subtropical: November - December

Tropical: October - January

Germination: 2 - 8 weeks; needs indirect light

Depth: 5 mm deep; pre-soak for 48 hours

Position: Full sun

Sow where: Into seedling trays; prick out into forestry tubes for later transplanting; use a sandy potting mix; liquid feed once germinated. Pre-sprouting seed between moist layers of kitchen towel inside a sealed cliplock bag is worthwhile.

Soil type: Tolerant of wide range of soil types but needs good drainage; pH 5 - 7

seeds per packet

Psidium littorale

syn. P. cattleianum

Bushy shrub

GH

Cherry Guava 'Gold'

$3.90

Cherry Guava 'Gold' is a less common form of cherry guava but otherwise grows in a similar way. It is an evergreen shrub with white flowers that bloom in late spring. Fruit is round, plum-sized, golden yellow, with a very thin skin. The flesh is juicy with a sweet flavour. Cherry guavas dislike low temperatures but will tolerate some frost and are hardier to cold than the common guava. The fruit can be eaten raw and is high in Vitamin C; it is also used in jellies, drinks and jams. The plant is useful as a fruiting hedge, poultry forage and windbreak. More growing information...

View product