This shrub to small tree has a reddish brown trunk with spreading branches that form a rounded crown. It has leathery shiny grey-green oblong leaves and the scarlet saucer-shaped flowers appear from spring to summer followed by edible berries.

Hardiness zones 9 to 11

Feijoa sellowianais naturally found in South America growing in northern Argentina and southern Brazil chiefly in the valleys of the Prana and Paraguay rivers.

It prefers a organic rich well-drained sandy loam with reliable moisture in a protected sunny position and is frost and drought tender.

Feijoa is grown for its attractive flowers, editable fruit and its bushy habit. It is planted in small gardens or parks as a specimen or along borders for screening. It is also used in sub-tropical settings and the tree is cultivated for commercial cropping. It is trained as an espalier against a wall or grown in tubs and planter boxes and establishes in 3 to 5 years.ID 788

Note:
The plant is adaptable to drier sub-tropical climates and tolerates several degrees of frost.

Feijoa(fie-HÔ-a) sellowiana(se-lô-ee-AH-na)

Myrtaceae(mir-TAY-see-ee)
Myrtle, Eucalyptus, Clove and Guava Family