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Guava ID please
« on: December 30, 2018, 05:22:21 AM »
Please id this guava variety










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Re: Guava ID please
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2018, 05:52:46 AM »
Thai white?

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Re: Guava ID please
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2018, 08:19:25 AM »
I thought Bangkok (giant) guava
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Re: Guava ID please
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2018, 12:21:04 PM »
how does it compare to other white guavas, crunchy? sweet?

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Re: Guava ID please
« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2018, 01:21:17 AM »
Guava cultivars can look the same, but taste and other tests can better help us.

Is it a wild plant? Purchased from a reputable nursery, or from a known source?

Use this document for more reference on guava cultivars... Acidity levels and taste are also tell tale clues like FMfruitforest mentioned.

Good luck

https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/hilo-hi/daniel-k-inouye-us-pacific-basin-agricultural-research-center/tropical-plant-genetic-resources-and-disease-research/docs/guava-collection/

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Re: Guava ID please
« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2018, 02:33:14 AM »
how does it compare to other white guavas, crunchy? sweet?
Taste is soft not very sweet, light smell and very crunchy flesh amount of the seeds medium to low
Mike