White Asian Guava Tree — Crisp, Mildly Sweet Guavas

Bring the pleasure of fresh-picked tropical fruit to your garden with the White Asian Guava Tree. Its white flesh, mild sweetness, and satisfying crunch make it an inviting snack straight from the garden. Enjoy it sliced and chilled, shared around the family table, or with a squeeze of lime.

For gardeners who enjoy firm guavas, this selection adds a different eating experience to a backyard orchard or food forest. UF/IFAS lists Asian White as a crunchy, mildly sweet white guava recommended for home planting. ask.ifas.ufl.edu

Fruit Flavor & Harvesting

White Asian guava is especially appealing for fresh eating while firm. Pick full-sized fruit when the skin is green to light green, before it becomes yellow and soft, to enjoy the characteristic crunch. ask.ifas.ufl.edu

Bring a few slices to the table alongside your favorite meals, or enjoy them during a quiet walk through your garden.

Tree Size & Garden Placement

Guavas generally reach approximately 20 feet when unpruned. Selective pruning helps maintain a smaller canopy and convenient harvesting access. This is general guava guidance rather than a verified mature size for your particular White Asian selection. ask.ifas.ufl.edu

Harvest Season & Your Food Forest

Harvest Planner recommendation: Confirm the local season before assigning monthly filters. Flowering, pruning, weather, and tree maturity influence harvest timing.

Plan Your Harvest Before You Plant.™

Compare locally verified harvest windows when selecting guavas, mangoes, avocados, and other fruit trees. A thoughtful combination can help spread fresh food across more of the year.

Pollination & Plant Care

Guavas can self-pollinate; insect cross-pollination can improve yields.

• Sunlight: Full sun.
• Soil: Well-drained; avoid standing water.
• Watering: Water regularly during establishment and dry periods.
• Mulching: Keep mulch away from the trunk.
• Fertilizing: Follow a fruit-tree fertilizer program suited to tree age and label instructions.
• Cold protection: Protect young trees during freezes.
• Fruit protection: Bag developing fruit at approximately one inch in diameter to help prevent fruit fly damage.

Harvest promptly and remove unwanted seedlings to keep guava contained. ask.ifas.ufl.edu

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