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|familia=Myrtaceae
|familia=Myrtaceae
|genus=Feijoa
|genus=Acca
|species=sellowiana
|common_name=Feijoa, Pineapple Guava, Guavasteen
|habit=shrub
|Max ht box=25
|Max ht metric=ft
|Max wd box=25
|Max wd metric=ft
|origin=E South America
|lifespan=perennial
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|water=moderate, dry
|features=flowers, edible, fruit, foliage, drought tolerant
|flowers=red, white
|Min Temp Num=15
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!
|min_zone=8
|image=Upload.png
|max_zone=10.5
|sunset_zones=7-9, 12-31, warmer 32
|image=Feijoa_HortResearch.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
|image_caption=Pineapple Guava ''Feijoa sellowiana'' fruit
| image_caption = Pineapple Guava ''Feijoa sellowiana'' fruit
}}
}}
The '''Feijoa''' ('''''Acca sellowiana''''', synonym ''Feijoa sellowiana''), also known as '''Pineapple Guava''' or '''Guavasteen''', is an [[evergreen]] [[shrub]] or small [[tree]], 1-7 m in height, originating from the highlands of southern [[Brazil]], parts of [[Colombia]], [[Uruguay]] and northern [[Argentina]]. In more recent times Feijoa sellowiana has been renamed Acca sellowiana, but most sources still use the older name. It is a warm-[[temperate]] to [[subtropical]] [[plant]] that will also grow in the [[tropic]]s but requires some winter chilling to fruit. In the [[northern hemisphere]] it has been cultivated as far north as western [[Scotland]] but does not fruit every year, as winter temperatures below about -9°C will kill the flower buds.
The '''Feijoa''' ('''''Acca sellowiana''''', synonym ''Feijoa sellowiana''), also known as '''Pineapple Guava''' or '''Guavasteen''', is an [[evergreen]] [[shrub]] or small [[tree]], 1-7 m in height, originating from the highlands of southern [[Brazil]], parts of [[Colombia]], [[Uruguay]] and northern [[Argentina]]. In more recent times Feijoa sellowiana has been renamed Acca sellowiana, but most sources still use the older name. It is a warm-[[temperate]] to [[subtropical]] [[plant]] that will also grow in the [[tropic]]s but requires some winter chilling to fruit. In the [[northern hemisphere]] it has been cultivated as far north as western [[Scotland]] but does not fruit every year, as winter temperatures below about -9°C will kill the flower buds.
* [http://www.feijoa.org.nz/ New Zealand Feijoa Growers Association Inc.]
* [http://www.feijoa.org.nz/ New Zealand Feijoa Growers Association Inc.]
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