The Pineapple Guava is a commonly planted small evergreen tree or shrub, planted as a screen or as an accent tree showing off the beautiful flowers or the edible fruit. Grows to about 15-20' by 8-10' wide, and usually multi-stemmed. You are more likely to see it being used as a hedge or screen.
Evergreen leaves are alternate, simple, oval to elliptical shaped, 1 - 2" long, dark green upper surface, white lower surface. The white undersides and stems make the plant look blue green from a distance.
Flowers appear in early spring, usually singly, with four fleshy petals that are white on the outside and pink on the inside, about 3/4". The red showy bits are long bright red stamens. Flowers are edible.
The edible fruit (a berry) is oval shaped, bluish green, 2" long, with a whitish fleshy pulp. Strongly fragrant and very tasty. Strawberry to pineapple flavors.
Trees can produce huge amounts of fruit, and many times most of it ends up on the ground.
Bark is tan, stems never really develop a wide girth.
For those using the plant for fruit production there are lots of cultivated varieties available. Can't say I have ever noticed the cultivars being sold in local nurseries.
Feijoa is the old name.
Misidentification:
Not sure,
Location:
Everywhere,
