Just Sharing - Guava type

[Anthony]

Just a simple update.
Also to show how a tree loses a bend and why we don't try to
wire young J.B.pine seedlings.

Soil is 1/3 all - 5 mm silica based gravel. 5 mm crushed red earthenware
brick and aged compost.

Position - full sun.
Good Day
Anthony

ladder tree, no back branch.
From seed.
camera says 2011




6th September 2019

tree has absorbed the curves.
The guavas are hardwoods to 30 feet [ say 9.14 m ] tall
with trunks at 12 inches [ 30 cm ] diameter
Surface roots seen only with erosion,

 

[Cajunrider]

How is your guava now? I have several guava trees that are about 7 ft tall. One of them is in a shallow 18" x 18" x 4" grow box. The trunk is about 2" in diameter. I am thinking about turning it into a bonsai. Your thought?

 

[HorseloverFat]

How is your guava now? I have several guava trees that are about 7 ft tall. One of them is in a shallow 18" x 18" x 4" grow box. The trunk is about 2" in diameter. I am thinking about turning it into a bonsai. Your thought?

Anthony hasn’t been around in a while.

Though I think of him often.

 

[Cajunrider]

Anthony hasn’t been around in a while.

Though I think of him often.

He has done a few guava trees. I got some really good candidates. They are really popular in South East Asia. Mine once developed will be funky because it is a Thai guava with very big fruits. So it has potential to be a small bonsai with fist size fruits.

 

[HorseloverFat]

He has done a few guava trees. I got some really good candidates. They are really popular in South East Asia. Mine once developed will be funky because it is a Thai guava with very big fruits. So it has potential to be a small bonsai with fist size fruits.

Awesome.. I have seen some decent examples.. I have tried store guava seeds.. but I am too far from the source.. but Ironically store poms do fine.

Start a thread on ‘em.

If you do.. call me over... get some florida folks on it.. they love Guava.