Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Asia
Central America, South America
Types
Ever red , Crimson queen
Psidium guajava,Acca sellowiana
Number of Varieties
6100
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40000
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Habitat
Shady Edge
Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-810-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-2
-
Sunset Zone
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green
Yellow, Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Lime Green
Olive, Dark Green, Copper
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Lime Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Oblong elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial 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
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Grafting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
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
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial 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
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Beetles
Ants, Birds, Bugs
Allergy
-
Cold, drowsiness, Mouth itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, Improve skin tone, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Bark, Fruits, Stem
Other Uses
-
Application in Handicrafts, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Used as a nemiticide, Used as an insecticide, Used as firewood
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
ACER palmatum 'Omurayama'
PSIDIUM guajava
Common Name
Japanese Maple, Weeping Japanese Maple
Guava Tree
In Hindi
Weeping Maple
अमरूद [amarood]
In German
Weeping Maple
Echte Guave or Goiaba or Guava or Guayaba or Guayave
In French
Maple pleureur
Goyave or Goyavier
In Spanish
weeping maple
Guayaba manzana or Guayabo
In Greek
weeping maple
γκουάβα [nkouáva]
In Portuguese
chorando de bordo
goiaba
In Polish
płacz klonu
guawa
In Latin
weeping maple
Psidium guajava
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Myrtales
Family
Aceraceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Acer
Psidium guajava
Clade
-
Dicotyledonous
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Rosoideae
Number of Species
130100
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27800
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