Although they are from a warmish climate, I believe they can't take very high summer heat like you get so that might be why you haven't come across them
The leaves on yours are so small. That might be because it's being grown in a ;pot though. Also obviously the variety. Glad that you finally got to taste something akin to a Chilean Guava. On Chilean guava ripeness is indicated by the smooth almost shiny skin on the fruit, rather than the colour. Unripe fruit has a sort of rough texture on the skin of the fruit. Next I'm going to buy Ugni myricoides .. the black fruited Amazonian Guava which is strangely hardy given it's tropical rainforest distribution
It was only potted up last winter so it won’t be pot bound but it’s still a young plant. However it might well be the normal size for the leaves on this variety. The variegated one looks as if the fruits may stay white. The other species of ugni sounds very promising
You hadn't come across Chilean guava before Sham ? I have several varieties, they are very decorative and most importantly relatively hardy ( probably ok down to -8 )
@@shamsgardeningcrafts I thought they looked more like miniature guava fruit 😁. Like guava and feijoa they are in the Myrtaceae family. They are of course evergreen
Hi Tony , I don’t have seeds of this plant but they will be easy to get online. It’s much less ‘tropical’ than cherry of the Rio grande but should grow in a cool, shady position. It would be perfect if you lived in maybe Baguio as that has the cooler climate
They prefer a cooler winter -5c to 10c and not too hot in summer ( under 37c ). If you are in the cooler part of Pakistan it should be ok. If you are in the hot part you should grow the normal tropical guava already available in Pakistan
Excellent you would be able to do it. To be honest they are easy to grow from seed. I don’t sell plants myself but I think you could get seeds very cheaply from Europe. Once they have germinated and reached one or two years old they are one of the easier species to root from cuttings
