Pineapple Guava - Acca sellowiana

• Keep plants well watered to prevent fruit drop. A winter cooling period of at least 50 hours is needed for best fruit production.

Planting Advice for your Acca sellowiana

• If planting outside, choose a sheltered site that is protected from cold winds.
• Water your potted plant well.
• Dig a hole a little deeper and three times wider than the nursery pot.
• Add a soil conditioner such as well-rotted manure to the earth removed from the hole if necessary.
• Remove the plant from its pot and tease out a few of the roots.
• Place your plant in the hole at the same level at the pot.
• Refill the hole with the earth removed (backfilling).
• Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball.
• Water well and mulch around the base of the plant with a collar, compost, gravel, bark etc.

Aftercare:

• Plants can withstand temperatures down to -5C so are hardy through most of the UK.
• This may suffer damage in harsh winters in cold conditions, so we recommend if your garden is exposed to grow in a greenhouse or conservatory over winter.
• Plants are self-fertile but produces heavier fruiting when cross-pollinated.
• For a better chance of fruit, where temperatures fall below 5C, grow in cool greenhouse or conservatory (plants need cool but not freezing winter temperatures).

Pruning Advice:

• This shrub responds well to pruning and can be shaped easily to compliment your garden.