Pink guava in pot.

[Majime]

I have found some crafted pink guava in a nursery.
I live in Japan zone 9A 9B so I won't plant it directly in the ground.
Has anyone got it to fruit in pot? I would like to read your experience.
Strawberry guava is much easier, but the taste is somewhat more tart and sometime quite bad.
Thank you.

[jbaqai]

I have done it , and it's fairly easy to grow and maintain in pot

Bigger the pot, the better the results are , I am growing my guava in wine barrel , with good results

The tree is really talk and thick , I think 6-7 feet from soil level , and get enough guava that is good enough for family and give away some

[Galka]

jbaqai Could you post a picture please? I have both Pink and Strawberry guava trees in pots. I bought them at same time. They are 4y.o. old now. The Strawberry guava produced first fruits (not a lot, hope to get more this year) 2 years ago but Pink guava is stubborn. I think I bought a seedling and this year when it should start producing. I noticed a flower yesterday so hopefully I will have to taste one. I prune it every winter/spring because it gets large. I should re-pot it I know but it seems the tree is quite happy in it.
Pink Guava

[Majime]

Thank you, I'm going to order it next week. Do you use any fertilizer?

[gnappi]

Guava and sugar apple are hit and miss with me. I have a guava 6' tall and one 5' tall in the ground that hasn't bloomed, and several 2' tall that produced in pots.

[Majime]

2 feet tall? What type of guava? I''d like to see a pic 

[gnappi]

2 feet tall? What type of guava? I''d like to see a pic 

My largest that is fruiting is a pink variety in a 7 gal pot I use to shade my AC unit and I have no plans on putting it in the ground. Some of the smaller ones at 2' are pink (not named) and Mexican cream, maybe 6 of them, all blooming or with fruit recently put in the ground. The only small ones (2-3') left in a pot are a Mexican cream and an Allahabad, both blooming or fruiting.

I'll put a pic up later on today.

[Galka]

2 feet tall? What type of guava? I''d like to see a pic 

My largest that is fruiting is a pink variety in a 7 gal pot I use to shade my AC unit and I have no plans on putting it in the ground. Some of the smaller ones at 2' are pink (not named) and Mexican cream, maybe 6 of them, all blooming or with fruit recently put in the ground. The only small ones (2-3') left in a pot are a Mexican cream and an Allahabad, both blooming or fruiting.

I'll put a pic up later on today.

My Mexican and Thai 2' tall are fruiting but Pink 7' growing like crazy.

Thai Guava




Mexican

[gnappi]

From left  a 2.5' stick Allahabad with a bloom, pink (recently put into the ground) with several fruits and blooms on it and Mexican Cream with maturing fruit on it coming out of the pot soon.

[jbaqai]

jbaqai Could you post a picture please? I have both Pink and Strawberry guava trees in pots. I bought them at same time. They are 4y.o. old now. The Strawberry guava produced first fruits (not a lot, hope to get more this year) 2 years ago but Pink guava is stubborn. I think I bought a seedling and this year when it should start producing. I noticed a flower yesterday so hopefully I will have to taste one. I prune it every winter/spring because it gets large. I should re-pot it I know but it seems the tree is quite happy in it.
Pink Guava

The tropical ping guava from laverne nursery , it's actually fruited very next year and this plant is with me for almost 4-5 years

I do heavy pruning every year in spring to encourage new growth and branching

This is not the best angle for th tree , but my backyard is overstuffed lol

[nana7b]

Here's an air-layer I grew that had a pair of seedless fruit. The tree was about 2 ft tall. Those were the only seedless fruit it produced. The container is about 12 inches in diameter.