A waxy green fruit about 3" long. Although it is not a guava you may know it as a Pineapple Guava. Feijoa sellowiana is an evergreen shrub, growing to 10-16 ft. It thrives in subtropical regions but is hardy & once established will tolerate moderate frosts. They are either eaten raw (with or without the skin) or made into jellies, sauces & chutneys.
A fruit grown in New Zealand with a thin green skin and a flavor reminiscent of strawberry, banana, and pineapple.
The fruit of an evergreen shrub "Feijoa mellowing" a native of SA but now grown in Australia and Southern USA. It is about 5 cm long with a reddish green inedible skin and whitish to green flesh, which surrounds a core of soft seed-filled pulp. Tastes like guava with a hint of pineapple (also called Brazilian guava, pineapple guava).
(fay-JO-a) - A native to subtropical South America and commercially grown in New Zealand and Northern California. Feijoas are available during spring and early summer. They are also called pineapple guavas, describing the taste of the creamy, white, juicy, granular flesh. The taste is a combination of pineapple and guava or strawberry with a hint of spearmint. Ripe fruit should have a full rich aroma and should "give" or feel tender to the touch, like a ripe plum or pear. Feijoas can be ripened at room temperature by enclosing in a paper bag with an apple. Once they are ripened, the fruit can be stored in the refrigerator for about a week.
South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit
dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves
an egg sized, shaped green fruit
This is a fruit coming from subtropical countries like South-America, Africa and Asia. It has got a yellowish pulp, aromatic and sweet flavour, it is rich in vitamins and fresh fruits are used for decoration. Other word for it: Pineapple Guava.
This small, egg-shaped fruit is native to South America. It provides a very fragrant, cream-colored flesh with a jelly-like center.
The Feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana, synonym Acca sellowiana), also known as Pineapple Guava or Guavasteen, is an evergreen shrub or small tree, 1-7 m in height, originating from the highlands of southern Brazil, parts of Colombia, Uruguay and northern Argentina.