Are all Pineapple Guavas self-pollinating?

11 years ago

I bought a Pineapple Guava 5 years ago. It bloomed last year and this year(about 20 blooms this year). I remember that the ad for mine said it's self-fertile, no fruit either year. Google search says that's not necessarily true, but it seems a little vague on this.

So, how long does it take for Pineapple Guava to set fruit if they're self-fertile? If mine isn't self-fertile, how am I going to find a species for mine?

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Bradybb WA-Zone8

11 years ago

It may help also to distibute the pollen,either using your fingers or a small paintbrush,about 1-2 inches wide.Here is a video about that. Brady

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acyrxneOU9M

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jean001a
11 years ago
They're self-fruitful but produce more and better quality fruit if a 2nd different kind is nearby. Get a named variety rather than a no-name seedling labeled simply "pineapple guava."
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larry_gene
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
No pineapple guava varieties are entirely self-fertile, the percentage varies per type, weather, cross-pollination, bird activity, etc. My solitary, 20+ year plant was not a labeled variety, but has produced up to 90 pounds of fruit in a single year, I hand-pollinate. Still, the plant has produced fruit in areas I could not reach.

If your plant is going to be fruitful, 20 blossoms is enough to tell. My plant was fruiting by year 3 or 4.

These do not fruit well in hotter climates, regular water is recommended all summer for any dry locations.

What is you general locale?
lspencer534
Original Author
11 years ago
Zone 7B.
tim45z10
11 years ago
I had a s. Guava for many years. It gave me two fruit, so I took it out.
larry_gene
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
I'm in 8B, Portland. Seattle forum members zone 8 uniformly report no usable fruit from this plant. Your plant is blooming in a timely manner, mine need to bloom by 1 July in order to get sizable fruits in November.

In zone 7B you are flirting with more years than not where the temperature may go to +15F, that is a critical temperature for this plant.

Commercial acreage occurs in northern coastal California and in New Zealand, to give you an idea of favorable climates.

Many plants even in my locale bloom very sparsely, I would give your plants a couple more years, if bloom continues and winter is mild >+25F.
User
11 years ago
I've had two for 3 years and added two more this year. I have pollinated. I had my first bloom, single last year, this year all were flowering and got ONE piece of fruit, I haven't picked it yet. I am going to put in another variety to help spread the love. Anyone want to sell me their fruit ??

I am impatient and love these.
PRO
User
11 years ago
Pollination is quicker and may be more effective if done using the fingers rather than a brush, it is easier to get the pollen along the length of the pistil that way. If your fingers don't get pollen on them, the blossoms are not mature enough. 3 years isn't very long for these plants; have more patience.