Pineapple Guava

This appears to be a Feijoa sellowiana – Pineapple Guava. It is a large fruiting, evergreen shrub or small tree. It is used primarily as a landscape shrub on the west coast of the United States but has the added feature of tasty, edible fruit and flowers. It’s adaptable to a wide range of soils, including acidic soil, but prefers a humus rich soil that is well drained. Adding compost and not manure works for this plant. Full sun is best – but it can tolerate partial shade. The flowers which bloom late Spring are edible. The thick petals are succulent with a tropical floral flavor and are eaten fresh. Great sprinkled over a fruit salad. The petals may be plucked without interfering with fruit set. The fruit ripens in late Fall, which is a great boon since almost everything else in the garden is gone. The delicious fruit pulp is sweet and tangy at the same time. Eat them by scooping out the fruit with a spoon, or you can cook them in puddings, pastry fillings, fritters, dumplings, fruit-sponge-cake, pies or tarts.