Feijoa (Acca sellowiana)

Family: Myrtaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Bloom Color: Red, White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded, Spreading or Horizontal, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

delicious aromatic taste, somewhat like a cross between a pineapple and a strawberry. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; A delicious aromatic taste, somewhat like a cross between a pineapple and a strawberry.; The fruit is best eaten raw but it can also be made into pies, cakes, puddings, jams, jellies etc.; Fruits can suffer damage from autumn frosts, though the flavour develops better at low temperatures.

Habitat & North American Range

Tropical and sub-tropical highlands below 1,000 metres. (Zone 8)