Feijoas - New Zealand's most favourite fruit

[@joestropicals6760]

I love the look of the one with the red hue to it. They are delicious fruit. I’m growing three varieties in my London garden. 😋

[@FruitPhilosopher]

Round feijoas with a maroon cheek and a superior flavour is the description for the Besson strain of feijoa. Its popular in france and the germplasm used my Mark Albert to create his varieties in California.

[@fredericthanron6567]

Besson has apparently not been distributed in France for several years. Where do you think it can be found?

[@FruitPhilosopher]

@@fredericthanron6567 No it hasn't. Mark Albert said that possibly his varieties are related to besson and the variety Marion which you get get from many French Nurseries also matches the original description. Though with NZ biosecurity, I doubt you'd be able to import

[@fredericthanron6567]

@@FruitPhilosopher thanks. I would have tried my luck ;o)

[@shanegiles5407]

Please keep posting OKH and V! I planted a Feijoa in my small unit garden in Perth W.A. and it has gone ballistic! It is Way more vigorous than any other plant in visual range! I was going to prune the middle stem to stop it from growing too high when I realized it didn't matter. The fruit comes to ground level by itself!

[@yes12337]

I have one and ordered another one. I grow it in pot, because I'm in Poland and it really grows like crazy. Can't wait for the fruits 😍

[@yihaowang821]

Hello! Awesome fruits! That red fruited tree looks especially interesting. Does it produce red feijoas consistently?

[@НораУрлав]

Thank you for the recipes. Are the small ones that could be eaten with skin feijoa bambina? Im thinking of growing them as a hedge. Which variety is best for a hedge? I have four bambina plants. Wondering how those bambine ones will as a hedge? If they are good I will need to buy a few more.

[@copperfists]

I have some seeds from one I ate a few years ago I am trying to germinate them. I miss the flavor.

[@Frank-rx8ch]

Yummy 😋😋😋l miss eating them straight from tree & ground. Tena koe.👍

[@ALFORDACRESFARM]

When to graft

[@arlosmith2784]

Unfortunately while California has a climate similar to New Zealand feijoa is very widely planted as an ornamental but most Californians don't even know the fruit is edible.

[@whatsup4807]

😂😂😂😂

[@arlosmith2784]

@jordanasudemelam In California the feijoa is usually grown for its foliage. It's incredible that animals get to eat most of the fruit

[@avotreemansanders3289]

A trained eye can pick them before they fall. This improves their keeping quality and in my opinion taste better than fallen fruit!

[@GoldenBoy-et6of]

It's not about eye but feel!

[@jacqui8392]

The ripening process happens on the ground

[@elgranjero2284]

Thought Kiwi was New Zealand's most favorite fruit

[@elgranjero2284]

@jordanasudemelam interesting information. Thanks.

[@migarden2ourtable705]

They look like pineapple guava‘s