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Psidium littorale
Strawberry Quava
Notes

Uses: Small bushy tree which produces small round editable fruit in summer.
Tree can be grown for the fruit or maintained as a fruiting hedge.
Needs to be protected from strong winds
Fruit can be eaten from the tree or turned into jelly or jam

  • Canopy Shape canopy-oval Oval
  • Height 2-5m
  • Spread 1-2m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Myrtaceae
  • Botanical Name Psidium littorale
  • Common Name Strawberry Quava
  • Habit Round
  • Landscape Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Light frost, Moderate frost, Heavy frost
  • Supplementary Watering None
  • Flower Colour White
  • Flowering Time Spring
  • Foliage Green
  • Flower Type Open-petalled
  • Purpose Ornamental, Food/Fruit
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Trunk Shedding
  • Form Small Tree (Up to 7m)