Cleyera

Guava

About Cleyera and Guava

Cleyera

Guava

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Central America, South America

Types

Cleyera japonica ‘Tricolor’

Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana

Number of Varieties

1100

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-1010-15

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

2,240.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

150.00 cm300.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Bronze

Yellow, Pink

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Dark Green, Bronze

Olive, Dark Green, Copper

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Olive, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Olive, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Olive, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oblong elliptic

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Tip cutting

Grafting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water 1 in. per week during the active growing period, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought

Average Water Needs, Does not require lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

In Spring

Moderate

Less Watering

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in early spring, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Fertilize every three months, fertilize in growing season

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Canker, Cercospora leaf spot, Red blotch, Ring spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, Heat Tolerance, Variety of soil types

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, pollinators

Ants, Birds, Bugs

Allergy

Mild Allergen

Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Used for making hedges, Used in parkland

Beauty Benefits

Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for birds, Food for insects, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Diarrhea, Inflammation, Minerals

Part of Plant Used

extracted oil, Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Bark, Fruits, Stem

Other Uses

Used as a building material, Used as fuel

Application in Handicrafts, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Used as a nemiticide, Used as an insecticide, Used as firewood

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TERNSTROEMIA gymnanthera 'Conthera'

PSIDIUM guajava

Common Name

Cleyera Japonica, Sakaki Tree, Japanese ternstroemia

Guava Tree

In Hindi

Cleyera

अमरूद [amarood]

In German

Sakaki

Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave

In French

Cleyera

Goyave or Goyavier

In Spanish

Cleyera

Guayaba manzana or Guayabo

In Greek

Cleyera

γκουάβα [nkouáva]

In Portuguese

Cleyera

goiaba

In Polish

Cleyera

guawa

In Latin

Ternstroemia Gymnanthera

Psidium guajava

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Theales

Myrtales

Family

Theaceae

Myrtaceae

Genus

Cleyera

Psidium guajava

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Dicotyledonous

Tribe

Freziereae

Subfamily

Rosoideae

Number of Species

18100

1 27800

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Properties of Cleyera and Guava

Wondering what are the properties of Cleyera and Guava? We provide you with everything About Cleyera and Guava. Cleyera doesn't have thorns and Guava doesn't have thorns. Also Cleyera does not have fragrant flowers. Cleyera has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen and Guava has allergic reactions like Mild Allergen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Cleyera and Guava and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cleyera and Guava

Season and care of Cleyera and Guava is important to know. While considering everything about Cleyera and Guava Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cleyera season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Guava season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Cleyera is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Guava is Loam while the PH of soil for Cleyera is Acidic, Neutral and for Guava is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Cleyera and Guava Physical Information

Cleyera and Guava physical information is very important for comparison. Cleyera height is 2,240.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Guava height is 30.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Cleyera and Guava are as follows:

Cleyera flower color: White and Yellow
Cleyera leaf color: Red, Dark Green and Bronze
Guava flower color: White
Guava leaf color: Olive, Dark Green and Copper

Care of Cleyera and Guava

Care of Cleyera and Guava include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleyera pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Guava pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cleyera needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Guava needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.