Maria asks: I’ve had a Feijoa for ten years and it has never produced fruit. What could be the reason? Pineapple guava, Feijoa sellowiana, frequently requires two plants to ensure cross-pollination.

Feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana O. Berg.) or pineapple guava is an evergreen subtropical shrub or small tree that produces an aromatic edible fruit with a somewhat pineapple flavored pulp. Originating in ...

Just imagine, a plant that produces edible leaves you can use in your fruit salads and preserves, followed a few months later by fruit that can be eaten fresh or baked in pies and puddings. That is ...

There’s a little, green, egg-shaped fruit at Whole Foods selling for $1.99 apiece. It’s a feijoa, also called a pineapple guava, and it’s delicious. You slice it open, scoop out its pale, juicy flesh ...

Q: Good morning. It appears the hard freezes have killed both my guava and banana shrub. Both have bark blown off at the base and no leaves or buds emerging. I plan on giving it another month but am ...

Alan L. asks: Can you give me some information on pineapple guava’s cultural requirements? I tasted the fruit a few days ago and it was heavenly. Can it be grown successfully in Sonoma County? I would ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The unofficial national fruit of New Zealand isn’t native to the country – it’s South American. It isn’t exclusively found in New Zealand. And it’s not, perhaps surprisingly, ...

Feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana O. Berg.) or pineapple guava is an evergreen subtropical shrub or small tree that produces an aromatic edible fruit with a somewhat pineapple flavored pulp. Originating in ...

The feijoa, not the kiwi, is the unofficial fruit of New Zealand, but it remains unknown to much of the world. The perfumed green ovals are known elsewhere as pineapple guava and originate from South ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The ...