{"product_id":"guava-thai-white-psidium-guajava","title":"Thai White Guava - Psidium guajava ‘Thai White’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThai White Guava - Psidium guajava ‘Thai White’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Thai White’ is the crisp eating guava rather than the soft pink pulping type: large fruit with firm white flesh, few seeds and a mild sweetness that is best picked while still crunchy and eaten sliced like an apple. \u003cem\u003ePsidium guajava\u003c\/em\u003e is a small, fast, forgiving tree that fruits young, often within a season or two of planting, and takes hard pruning without sulking. It belongs in warm temperate to tropical gardens where frost is light or absent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Thai White Guava\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFruit Type\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large fruit with crisp white flesh and low seed content, eaten firm rather than left to soften.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEarly Cropping\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bears at a young age and carries fruit over a long season in warm districts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelf Fertile\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree crops on its own, so there is no need for a pollinating partner.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize Control\u003c\/strong\u003e: Responds so well to pruning that it can be held at picking height indefinitely.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold Limit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Frost tender when young, so it needs a warm wall, a courtyard or a genuinely frost free position.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBackyard Fruit Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: One tree in a sunny corner keeps a family in fruit through the warm months.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdible Screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a line and tip pruned, it makes a productive informal boundary about head height.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarm Courtyard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thrives against a north facing masonry wall that holds heat overnight.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Container\u003c\/strong\u003e: Manageable in a big pot on a terrace where a permanent bed is not available.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m for a productive informal screen.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and early summer, once soil temperatures have lifted.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining loam, pH 5 to 7. Guavas tolerate a wide range of soils but will not survive sitting water.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep moisture even while fruit is sizing, as irregular watering splits and drops fruit. Mulch generously, feed with a balanced fertiliser in spring and again midsummer, and net or bag the fruit in fruit fly country before it starts to colour.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m, easily held at 2 to 2.5m by pruning\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen, though it may shed briefly after a cold snap\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tropical America\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795305398558,"sku":"ND-0912-100L","price":2750.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/9EhAJxq21dnWUH4WlQvwp_WhRGatqq.jpg?v=1787313180","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/guava-thai-white-psidium-guajava","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}