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Guava Growing in the Florida Home Landscape

Jonathan Crane and


Release Date: 1/6/2020

Reviewed At: 8/20/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-mg045-2005

Agriculture

Abstract

Small, single or multi-trunked trees to 20 ft (6.1 m) in height with a broad, spreading or upright canopy. Trees may be single or multi-trunked. The bark of the trunk is attractive with a mottled greenish-brown to light brown color.

About this Publication

This document is HS4, one of a series of the UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences. Original publication date October 1979. Revised January 1998, October 2005, and November 2016. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Crane, J. H., & Balerdi, C. F. (2006). Guava Growing in the Florida Home Landscape. EDIS, 2006(18). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-mg045-2005

Authors

Jonathan Crane
Jonathan Crane
Specialist
University of Florida

professor emeritus, tropical fruit crop specialist, Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, FL

Carlos Balerdi
Carlos Balerdi

multi-county tropical fruit crops Extension agent emeritus, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County

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