Psidium guajava seed

LATIN NAME: Psidium guajava

COMMON NAME: Guava

The guava swags the round, green fruits along the smooth, peeling branches, the oval, strongly veined leaves around them, and the whole tree carries the soft, fruity look of the warm garden. The hardy, evergreen tree or shrub carries the oval, opposite, strongly veined leaves along the smooth, flaking, brown-green branches, and the small, white, five-petalled flowers with the many yellow stamens, on the short stalks, through the summer, one of the soft, bright sights of the warm garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the round, pear-shaped, green to yellow fruits with the white, cream or pink flesh and the many small, hard seeds. The hard seeds have a very long record as the fine, fruit trees of the warm lands, and the plant is a historic presence of the warm garden. It is a plant of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The guava is a historic subject of the plant science, and the white flowers keep showing up in the work on the tropical fruit trees. The way the small, white, five-petalled flowers with the many yellow stamens form on the short stalks has been studied at length, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the tropical fruit trees, the strongly veined leaves and the members of the myrtle family. The hard seeds and the fruity habit have also made it a fine study tree, and the guava is a regular subject of the work on the white flowers of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The guava is a soft, useful plant of the warm garden and the study collection. The oval, opposite, strongly veined leaves along the smooth, flaking, brown-green branches carry the soft look of the warm garden, one of the soft, bright sights of the warm garden, drawing the bees, and the hard seeds have a very long record as the fine, fruit trees of the warm lands, the sweet, aromatic flesh coming to the fresh bowls, the juices, the jams and the steady trade of the warm markets, while the small, white, five-petalled flowers with the many yellow stamens, on the short stalks, open through the summer, to be followed by the round, pear-shaped, green to yellow fruits with the white, cream or pink flesh and the many small, hard seeds. It is one of the fine choices for the warm garden, the fruit row and the study collection, and it has been written up in the horticultural and the culinary papers for the hard seeds and the very long history. It is a soft, useful plant of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.

The guava seeds grow readily in a light, sandy compost kept warm and moist. The young trees are steady once they root, and they take the deep, rich ground of the warm garden well.

To grow the guava from seed, sow the small, hard seeds over the surface of the deep tray of light, sandy compost, water gently, then keep the tray in a bright, warm spot. The seedlings push through within a few weeks, and they grow on steadily. With the sun and the deep, rich, moist ground, the round green fruits will swag over the years.

The Seeds are extracted from the Red VARIETY OF Psidium guajava Red Indian', of strong odor, medium to large size, round but slightly flattened at the base and apex, yellow skin often with pink blush; with medium thick, red flesh of sweet flavor; numerous but small seeds; agreeable for eating fresh; fairly productive in fall and early winter.