Overview

Experience the joy of growing your own exotic fruit with this pink guava live plant. This healthy starter plant is a fantastic addition for anyone looking to cultivate delicious, sweet tropical guavas right at home. Thriving in warm climates, the pink guava live plant (Psidium guajava) is renowned for its succulent fruit, vibrant pink flesh, and aromatic fragrance. This particular variety is a sweet tropical guava tree seedling, carefully cultivated to ensure a strong start for your gardening journey. Whether you’re an experienced horticulturist or a budding enthusiast, this edible fruit bearing tree promises a rewarding experience.

Our pink guava seedling arrives well-rooted and ready for planting, offering the potential for bountiful harvests in the future. Guava plants are not only productive but also attractive, with their lush green foliage, making them a beautiful ornamental addition to your garden or patio. Embrace the taste of the tropics with this delightful and easy-to-grow fruit tree.

Key Benefits

Cultivating a pink guava live plant offers a multitude of benefits, from its delicious fruit to its aesthetic appeal. This tropical fruit tree is a valuable asset to any garden or edible landscape.

• Delicious Edible Fruit: Enjoy the rich, sweet flavor and aromatic fragrance of fresh pink guavas, perfect for eating fresh, making juices, jams, or desserts.
• Ornamental Appeal: With its attractive foliage and occasional blooms, the tropical guava tree adds a lush, exotic touch to your outdoor space or a large container.
• Nutrient-Rich Harvest: Guavas are packed with vitamins, especially Vitamin C, and antioxidants, contributing to a healthy diet directly from your backyard.
• Rewarding Growing Experience: Watching your small pink guava live plant mature and bear fruit is incredibly satisfying, connecting you with nature’s bounty.
• Adaptable Growth: While preferring warm climates, with proper care, this plant can be successfully grown in containers, allowing for protection during cooler months.
• Relatively Low Maintenance: Once established, the guava plant requires consistent watering and adequate sunlight, making it a manageable choice for many gardeners.
• Unique Garden Addition: Stand out from common garden plants by growing an exotic edible fruit tree that is both beautiful and highly productive.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your pink guava live plant is straightforward, ensuring a healthy and productive tree. These tropical plants thrive with consistent attention to light, water, and soil conditions. For optimal growth, provide full sun exposure, ideally 6–8+ hours per day. Young starter plants, especially during periods of extreme heat, will appreciate some light afternoon shade to prevent stress. Maintaining the right light conditions is crucial for fruit development and overall plant vigor, making your tropical guava tree flourish.

Well-draining soil is absolutely essential for guava plants. They prefer a slightly acidic to neutral pH, ideally between 5.5 and 7.0. A loamy soil mixed with compost or other organic matter will provide the necessary nutrients and drainage. Water your pink guava live plant regularly, keeping the soil consistently moist but never soggy. Overwatering can lead to root rot, so ensure good drainage. Once the plant is well established, you can reduce watering frequency, allowing the topsoil to dry slightly between waterings. Protect your plant from temperatures below 30°F (-1°C), as guavas are sensitive to frost. Ideal temperatures for growth range from 70–90°F (21–32°C), and they enjoy moderate to high humidity.

Fertilize your pink guava seedling with a balanced fertilizer during its active growing season, typically spring and summer, to support vigorous growth and fruit production. Pruning can help maintain shape, encourage bushier growth, and improve air circulation. Watch out for common pests like aphids or fruit flies and address them promptly with organic pest control methods. Providing consistent care will ensure your guava plant care efforts result in a thriving and fruitful tree.

Size & Details

This offering is for one healthy pink guava live plant, a sweet tropical fruit tree seedling. The plant typically arrives 4 to 8 inches tall, well-rooted in its soil, and housed in a 4-inch nursery pot. While the images may show mature plants for reference, your plant will be a young starter, without flowers or fruit initially. With proper care and time, it will grow into a productive edible fruit tree. Guava trees are known for their moderate growth rate, and under ideal conditions, can begin bearing fruit within 2-3 years. They can reach heights of 10-20 feet if planted in the ground, but can be maintained at a smaller size through pruning or by growing in a large container, making them suitable for various garden sizes.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this guava plant get? A: A pink guava live plant can grow 10-20 feet tall when planted in the ground. If grown in a container, its size can be managed with pruning, often staying between 5-8 feet, making it a versatile tropical guava tree.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: This pink guava live plant thrives outdoors in USDA Zones 9–11. In colder climates, it can be grown in a pot and brought indoors during the winter months to protect it from frost.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: Your pink guava seedling requires full sun, meaning at least 6–8 hours of direct sunlight per day. Young plants may benefit from partial shade during the hottest parts of the day.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, once established, the pink guava live plant is relatively easy to care for. It primarily needs consistent watering, ample sunlight, and well-draining soil to thrive and produce fruit.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: You will receive a healthy, well-rooted pink guava live plant, typically 4 to 8 inches tall, in a 4-inch nursery pot, ready for transplanting. It will be a young starter, without current flowers or fruit.
• Q: Can I use the fruit for eating? A: Absolutely! This is an edible fruit tree, and its pink guavas are delicious for fresh consumption, juices, jams, salads, and various desserts.
• Q: What is the best soil for a guava plant? A: A well-draining, loamy soil with a slightly acidic to neutral pH (5.5–7.0) is ideal for your pink guava live plant. Mixing in compost or organic matter will further enhance its health.
• Q: When can I expect fruit from my guava tree? A: While this is a young starter, a healthy tropical guava tree can begin to bear fruit within 2-3 years of planting, given optimal growing conditions and care.
• Q: What temperatures can this plant tolerate? A: The pink guava live plant prefers temperatures between 70–90°F (21–32°C). It is sensitive to cold and must be protected from temperatures below 30°F (-1°C).
• Q: Is this a grafted plant? A: The input does not specify if it is grafted. This is a pink guava seedling, meaning it was grown from seed.