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["Idell Weydemeyer" <iwgarden@earthlink.net>]

Hi--

 I have grown Chilean guava for years-- I really like the fruit.  They taste
like a small spicy apple but much more complex. There are supposedly two
varieties--one with more rounded leaves and one with more pointed leaves. I
have both and the fruit seems to be identical. My bushes are really loaded.
They hold on the bush for about a little over a month then seem to fall off
overnight. So far the birds have been mostly busy on my apples about then --
(from poking holes to eating all of them) so seem to not eat the berries.  I
could try to dry some and mail some after I pick them in another month if
you want to try them. 

Some people her have had trouble getting them to fruit-I am not sure why. 

I am in zone 9a and overlook the San Pablo Bay east of San Francisco and
north of Berkeley (I am warmer than both areas) 

Idell Weydemeyer

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Lisa Almarode
Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 5:37 PM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [NAFEX] Ugni molinae / Chilean Guava

Any opinions on Chilean Guava?  Flavor in particular... some say they are
delicious but I'm suspicious of flavor for little-known fruits.  

I have a spot against the southern wall of a barn with a greenhouse to the
east, where I could fit in a smallish shrub.  Originally I planned to put a
hardy citrus or fig there, but turns out I need something not more than
4'-5' high. I don't know a lot of shrubs that would benefit from a
sheltered spot.

Lisa in the Willamette Valley, Oregon 

ps - there's no way to search the archives?  I expect this fruit has got
mention at some point...


      
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