Overview

Cultivate your own exotic fruits with this vibrant ruby guava tree live plant. This impressive, grafted specimen stands approximately 4 feet tall, offering a head start on bearing its sweet, aromatic fruit. Ideal for enthusiasts eager to grow their own tropical produce, this plant is well-established and ready to thrive in your garden or a large container. The Ruby Guava, scientifically known as Psidium guajava, is celebrated for its delectable, vitamin C-rich fruits and its relatively easy care.

Our ruby guava tree live plant brings the allure of a tropical orchard directly to your home. Grafting ensures earlier fruiting, allowing you to enjoy the distinctive taste of fresh guavas sooner. Whether you’re an experienced gardener or just starting, this robust plant promises a rewarding growing experience and a bounty of delicious fruit.

Key Benefits

Growing a ruby guava tree live plant offers numerous advantages, from fresh fruit production to enhancing your garden’s aesthetic appeal:

• Early Fruit Production: Being a grafted plant, this ruby guava tree live plant is designed to produce fruit earlier than seed-grown plants, meaning you can enjoy fresh guavas sooner. The tropical guava plant is known for its quick maturity.
• Delicious & Nutritious Fruit: Harvest sweet, juicy guava fruits directly from your tree. Guavas are packed with Vitamin C, antioxidants, and fiber, making them a healthy and delightful snack.
• Versatile Growing Options: This tropical guava plant can be grown directly in the ground in warmer climates (USDA Zones 9-11) or successfully cultivated in large containers, making it suitable for patios, decks, or even indoors in colder regions during winter.
• Beautiful Evergreen Foliage: The attractive, lush green leaves provide year-round visual interest, adding a touch of the tropics to any setting.
• Well-Established & Ready to Grow: Shipped as a healthy, approximately 4-foot tall plant, it’s already well-rooted and prepared for transplanting, ensuring a smooth transition to its new home.
• Attracts Pollinators: Guava flowers can attract beneficial pollinators to your garden, contributing to a healthy ecosystem.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your ruby guava tree live plant is relatively straightforward, ensuring a bountiful harvest with proper attention. These tropical plants thrive in warm, sunny conditions. For optimal growth and fruit production, ensure your plant receives at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily. In very hot climates, some afternoon shade can be beneficial to prevent leaf scorch. If growing indoors, place it near a south-facing window or use grow lights to supplement light.

Watering is crucial, especially for a young grafted guava tree. Keep the soil consistently moist but never waterlogged. Allow the top inch or two of soil to dry out slightly between waterings. Reduce watering during cooler months or if the plant is dormant. Well-draining soil is essential to prevent root rot; a good quality potting mix amended with some compost or perlite works well for container planting. For in-ground planting, ensure your garden soil drains efficiently. The ideal temperature range for a tropical guava plant is between 60°F and 90°F (15°C to 32°C). It is hardy in USDA Zones 9-11, meaning it can tolerate light frost but should be protected from hard freezes. Fertilize every 2-3 months during the growing season (spring and summer) with a balanced fertilizer, or one formulated for fruit trees, following package instructions. Pruning can help maintain shape, improve air circulation, and encourage more fruit production. Remove any dead or crossing branches.

Size & Details

This ruby guava tree live plant arrives as a robust, approximately 4-foot (120 cm) tall specimen, ready for immediate planting. It is a grafted plant, a technique chosen to promote earlier fruiting and ensure desirable fruit characteristics. Your new tropical guava plant is well-established in its nursery pot, with a strong root system, ensuring a high success rate upon transplanting. Guava trees are known for their moderate growth rate and can reach mature heights of 10-20 feet if planted in the ground, though they can be kept smaller with regular pruning, especially when grown in containers. Expect to see fruit production within 1-2 years under ideal growing conditions, thanks to the grafting process.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this plant get? A: This ruby guava tree live plant is approximately 4 feet tall upon arrival. When mature and planted in the ground, it can reach 10-20 feet, but its size can be managed with pruning, especially in containers.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: It’s primarily an outdoor plant for USDA Zones 9-11. In colder zones, it can be grown outdoors in a container during warm months and brought indoors for winter, making it a versatile tropical guava plant.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: Your grafted guava tree requires full sun, meaning at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day, for optimal growth and fruit production.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: The plant will arrive healthy and well-established in a nursery pot, packed carefully to ensure its safe journey to your home.
• Q: Can I use the guava fruit in cooking? A: Absolutely! Guava fruit is delicious fresh and can be used in juices, jams, jellies, desserts, and various culinary dishes.
• Q: How long until it blooms and bears fruit? A: As a grafted plant, this ruby guava tree live plant is designed for earlier fruiting, typically bearing fruit within 1-2 years after planting under good care.
• Q: What’s the best soil for my guava tree? A: Guava trees prefer well-draining soil. A good quality potting mix for container plants or loamy garden soil amended with organic matter works best.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, guava tree care is generally considered moderate. With consistent watering, adequate sunlight, and occasional fertilization, it thrives well for most gardeners.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: This plant is cold-hardy in USDA Zones 9-11. If you live in a colder zone, you’ll need to provide winter protection or grow it in a container to bring indoors.
• Q: Are there any common pests for guava trees? A: While generally robust, common pests can include fruit flies or aphids. Regular inspection and appropriate organic treatments can help manage these issues.