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Mini guava plant from cutting.
« on: October 22, 2015, 06:38:52 AM »
I brought three cuttings of mini guava tree from my fathers home town in the north when I visited there last month. All three were planted in different conditions. The one planted outside wilted first. One planted with the original soil from the north wilted next and the last one planted in a mixture of local soil and coco peat survived and is now showing new growth.




I removed all the leaves except the few on the top.



The new growth from the nodes.



And this is how the fruit looks.





I reckon the plant must've started rooting since new growth is visible and also will fruit earlier than a seedling. Any advice for well maintaining the tree is appreciated.

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Re: Mini guava plant from cutting.
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2015, 02:38:21 PM »
i would put some mulch on top of the soil
to try and keep the moisture even, and slow evaporation.
with new growth, i am guessing it has got roots
so, i would wait a week or 2, then
put it outside to get more sun.

the fruit are green and small.
i take it those fruit are from your fathers tree ?
they dont look ripe o me.
do you know what type guava ?
white ? Red ? Mexican ? Thai ?

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Re: Mini guava plant from cutting.
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2015, 03:47:19 PM »
Yes the fruits are from the mother tree (Fathers tree) :). Those are ripe fruits but the smaller ones are mostly entirely full of seeds. The seeds are hard. I dont know the name of the variety but according to a few google search results its called mini guava. The flesh inside is white. Will mulch it and keep outside after a couple of weeks. Thanks.   
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Re: Mini guava plant from cutting.
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2016, 06:28:41 AM »
The plant has grown well since the last time I posted about it. I was wondering how long will it take to fruit since its grown from a cutting. Will it take as long as a grafted one or a seedling?






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Re: Mini guava plant from cutting.
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2016, 07:41:10 AM »
They have the size of Strawberry Guavas...how do they taste?

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Re: Mini guava plant from cutting.
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2016, 09:34:07 AM »
They have the size of Strawberry Guavas...how do they taste?

Never had strawberry guava but these taste like the normal guavas we get here. Seeds are a problem for this small fruit. Mostly growing them as an ornamental. Although fruits are edible but one grows bored of all those seeds.
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Re: Mini guava plant from cutting.
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2016, 10:16:01 AM »
i wouldnt count on fruit for another year or so.
possible you get one or 2, but even if you do,
they might not taste the same as fruit after the tree matures a bit.

i had a guava that was about that high with  5 fruit on it
but the trunk was thicker, and it was from a root-cutting.

so yeah, in a year you might get a handful
and 2-3 years for a decent amount.

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Re: Mini guava plant from cutting.
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2016, 02:53:19 PM »
so yeah, in a year you might get a handful
and 2-3 years for a decent amount.

2-3 years sounds great. A seedling would've taken a lot longer.
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