Feijoa Is The BEST Fruit Tree You've Never Heard Of

In this video, I share a rare fruit tree that few have tried. The Feijoa tree, commonly referred to as Pineapple Guava, is a medium-sized fruiting shrub that produces an abundance of complex, sweet, tart, citrusy, pineapple-y fruits. Feijoa just may be the best fruit tree you've never heard of!

TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Introduction To Growing Feijoa
1:24 Feijoa Cold Hardiness
3:02 3 Feijoa Growing Tips
5:05 Harvesting Feijoa Fruits
7:02 Feijoa Taste Test
10:28 Adventures With Dale

If you have any questions about how to grow feijoa trees (AKA how to grow pineapple guava trees), have questions about growing fruit trees or want to know about the things I grow in my raised bed vegetable garden and edible landscaping food forest, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and garden hacks, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the Comments below!

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[TheMillennialGardener]

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0:00 Introduction To Growing Feijoa
1:24 Feijoa Cold Hardiness
3:02 3 Feijoa Growing Tips
5:05 Harvesting Feijoa Fruits
7:02 Feijoa Taste Test
10:28 Adventures With Dale

[ginonunes]

Here from northen Ireland and we hit snow in this winter and my feijoa is alive and growing!!!!

[scvrive]

Great clip! Down here in Kiwiland, the Feijoa (pronounced "Fee Joe ah") is a tree most people have in their backyard. They are everywhere; they aren't really a commercial crop yet, but you can buy them in the supermarkets in autumn. There are roadside stalls, and always people in your neighborhood selling them or giving them away. Kiwis love them; they are probably the most popular fruit in New Zealand.

[kathrynwright]

I live in the South East of South Australia. I my friend nearby has a large, established Feijoa. It is many years old and much more like a tree than a bush. The climate here is temperate, and every year the Feijoa drops buckets of fruit, which we successfully stew, and freeze.

[jessestevens_aka_jesus]

Someone who ran a feijoa orchard told me to prune them in an open bowl or saucer shape to make it easier for birds to pollinate them. The foliage can get very dense and it discourages them.

[sonyabissmire]

I live in New Zealand and they are very popular here. They are such a generous fruiting bush, once mature you will have buckets of fruit. The pulp freezes well, makes delicious crumble and you can make a delicious feijoa fizz by fermenting the skins in sugar and water. They are also very wind tolerant and people often have a hedge of them as a wind break. I have six of them and just love them!

[tomajohnson]

Thank you! I did not even finished watching tasting part 😂, just jumped in car and meet Stan in his nursery! Tasted and got 5 different planes! Love McKenzie nursery, you walk through, see plants, you taste, you buy and hope …. I watch every video, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[carolbeers]

I am 82 and remember it from little girl love them. Here in san diego they do great I have 3.

[jesusnoeserna]

Had the pleasure of tasting a basket-full of these amazing fruits on a trip to Mexico. A cousin of mine who had traveled to Colombia came across the fruit and loved them so much he brought back the seeds and planted many trees in his home (central Mex). Now growing my own in Northern California. Happy to hear that while they taste very tropical, they’re not as delicate of a plant to grow as Dragon Fruits or other tropical fruits.

[nuroldemirbag]

We have 1 fejioa tree here in zone 9b. (Black sea) in the garden. I love it.

[Mashpookaloo]

I first heard about feijoa from Sustainable Holly, but didn't even think it would survive here. I'm in 7a and so glad you did a video on it. Your tips are very helpful.

[bethd]

I live in NZ and I have a few of feijoa trees. I leave the ripe fruit on the counter room temperature until becoming more softer so I can eat including the skin. When its very soft the skin became very sweet. But if I bought it from the supermarket I would not eat the skin. I like this tree because the leaves stay even in winter season compare to the other fruit like apples..

[uprightfossil]

Just dropped in my inbox and was reminded to go shopping at your site. All this clear concise information is priceless. Thanks for all you do.

[theresa]

I saw an entire hedge of this plant in San Francisco. 12 ft tall, 6 ft. wide and 30 ft. Long. The homeowners of the house where it grew had no idea what it was.

[Isaac-YLYL]

Everyone has boxes full of these to give away in the right months in New Zealand.

We call 'em Fee Joe Ah.

Makes great fruit crumble as well as drinks.

[orionsector]

After I found out these plants even existed and could grow in my zone (8b, Seattle area) I was obsessed with them. I dug up the two boxwoods in front of my house and planted 6 Pineapple Guavas to eventually form a hedge(two different varieties). In addition I have 3 more in pots and one I planted in a sunny location which I will grow into a full size tree. I got all of these plants this spring. I have never tasted a pineapple guava yet, but can't wait. They are really attractive plants even if I never get fruit.

[beeoneder]

I live in New Zealand and these fruits are abundant in Autumn . Our neighborhood pretty much grow feijoa trees in our backyards .

[agnesr]

I have since some years a tree in my garden in Switzerland and more and more fruits. I love these delicious fruits!!❤

[joestropicals]

Great video 🙌🏾 I’m growing three varieties here in the Uk 🇬🇧 one of which is a seedling and gives me the largest fruit. These fruits are absolutely delicious 😋

[RohanMcLeodJavaMac]

One of my favorite fruit trees in my orchard in Jamaica