Botanical Name: Psidium littorale
Common Name: Lemon Guava Type of Plant: dicot: tree/shrub Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape highly variable; mostly erect and multi-trunked with an open, loose rounded canopy; trunk and larger branches are smooth, with gray-green to golden brown bark Height 10-15'(20') Spread 2/3-equal Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure outdoors partial or full sun Soil prefers a rich loam; can tolerate most soils Hardiness some frost (zones 9, 15-24); thrives in warm locations Morphology: Leaves pinnate, opposite, elliptic-obovate; 1-1/2-4" long, smooth, leathery, med.-green, with short (1/4") petioles Flowers white, bisexual, solitary or in small terminal or axillary clusters; 1/2-1" broad, with numerous stamens; April-July Fruit a berry; round, pale yellow, 1-1/2" diam., ripens in fall Propagation: seed Usage: an attractive small accent tree used for its form and fruit; suitable for use as a container plant, informal screen or hedge Landscape Care: Watering prefers regular; tolerates some drought after established Fertilizing balanced, in late spring Pruning to shape desired; thin out canopy and head high Pests/Diseases relatively free Special Conditions/Other Origin: Tropical Brazil Family: Myrtaceae Notes: |
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