VNR guava Live Plants

Common Name: Guava, Amrood

Botanical Name: Psidium guajava

General Info: VNR Nursery, a private horticulture research organization, develops VNR Guava. It has white flesh, few seeds, and a sweet, crisp texture. VNR Guava is good for commercial production since it weights 300–850 grammes and has a long shelf life.

Growing Tips: One-year blooming/fruiting. Maintenance: Low.

Uses/Benefits:

• The 300–1000-gram fruit is large and beautiful.
• Well-colored fruit with a small seed cavity and thick pericarp.
• Early fruiting cultivar, recommended for second-year harvesting.
• All-soil-tolerant prolific bearer.
• Guavas are eaten raw or sliced with sugar and cream as a dessert and are high in vitamins A, B, and C.