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why hasnt my fejoa fruited. flowered for 3 years very well. does it need a cross pollinator?

Time: 15th December 2010 8:24pm

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John Mc says...
No. But seedlings will take a few years or more to bear. Get yourself a grafted variety, you'll be picking fruit just about in the first year.

Time: 15th December 2010 9:27pm

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Julie says...
Or they might not bear at all. I have had a seedling tree for about 15 years, and it flowers but never has any fruit.

Time: 16th December 2010 1:13am

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John Mc says...
Yes it took my three seedlings around 5 years to start fruiting. Very spasmodic and no two fruits are of same size or shape or quality.

Time: 16th December 2010 11:22am

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gomps says...
thank you that makes sense

Time: 16th December 2010 6:05pm

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allybanana says...
Some recommend another variety for pollination of feijoa http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/fruit%20pages/feijoa.htm

Time: 17th December 2010 12:50am

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juanita says...
Tnx John Mc for the feijoa info...It took 5-6 yrs for my feijoa seedling to finally bear fruits this yr..I hope the fruits will taste good.??

Time: 3rd February 2011 2:30am

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John Mc says...
You ll love the fruit of the Fejoa. Probably how it got it s name of Pineapple Guava. It s vaguely reminicent of a sugary not so acidic pineapple with a strong unique flavour. If you get a nice one before the fruit fly move in, it is simple divine.
I have recently bought 4 different cultivars to experiment with grafting them onto my seedling trees in the future.

Time: 3rd February 2011 7:46am

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MaryT says...
Thanks for the info John Mc; now I know not to hold my breath for fruit. I have two seedlings; sigh.

Time: 3rd February 2011 8:34am

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