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Hi guys, I have pitomba seedlings grown in FL soil/not soilless medium - make your own conclusions about soil fauna,
selling in bunches of 5, $20 a bunch, plus small flat rate priority shipping $10 or local pickup.
They are shipped bare rooted.


I'M ONLY ABLE TO SHIP UNTIL Thursday, so it's a fast and cheap sale!


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Early birds will get the tallest ones.


Cannot upload the images for some reason, here is a link with photos:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C51Xx-Eu-qs/?igsh=MWp6dWNmdjg3NjN2dA==

They are different in growth habit, and fruit. I have striatulum, I like it, good fruit with stinky guava flavor and soft flesh. It's definitely guajava-esque, but a more robust flavor which I am into. Other people have gotten bad genetics or something and say the fruit tastes bad. I count myself lucky.

The nano-leaf looks like guajava style fruit with some tiny leaves.

The "nana" looks like a dwarf guajava with standard leaves but small port.

So they're all different. Thanks for the clarification, K-Rimes. Do you happen to know if any of these are graft compatible with the typical guava?

An update: The Karp's Sweet has produced several little fruit druplets, but I fear they may drop off.
That type of thing seems to often happen when the tree does not have enough vigor due to lack of previous winter chill.

Meanwhile the Passe Crassane tree seems to be growing very well in its zone 10 climate, which I feel is notable for a European pear.


Edit as of the start of July:
Another update: There are now two fruits on the Karp's Sweet. Each is only about the size of a tangerine now.

So what was your verdict on Karp's Sweet?

They are different in growth habit, and fruit. I have striatulum, I like it, good fruit with stinky guava flavor and soft flesh. It's definitely guajava-esque, but a more robust flavor which I am into. Other people have gotten bad genetics or something and say the fruit tastes bad. I count myself lucky.

The nano-leaf looks like guajava style fruit with some tiny leaves.

The "nana" looks like a dwarf guajava with standard leaves but small port.

I have it in Portuguese, which I also speak so it was an acceptable purchase.

It's a fantastic book with photos of the trees in nature full size, the fruits, leaves, and flowers. It will not give you any advice that is revolutionary to growing the species, but it is an amazing coffee table book that you can use to show people the fruits you're chasing down, or give you inspiration for a new species you want to get for your yard.

It is by far the most I have ever spent on a book, and in the end I think it was worth it. I paid $120 delivered.