Pineapple Guava (Anatoki ™)

Anatoki Feijoa (Pineapple Guava)

Anatoki Feijoa is a highly regarded pineapple guava variety known for its large fruit, excellent flavor, and reliable productivity. Originally selected in New Zealand, Anatoki has earned a strong reputation among feijoa growers for producing high-quality fruit with exceptional sweetness and aromatic flavor.

The oval green fruits develop a rich tropical taste often described as a blend of pineapple, guava, and strawberry. When fully ripe, the flesh becomes soft, juicy, and intensely fragrant, making Anatoki a favorite for fresh eating, desserts, and preserves.

In addition to producing delicious fruit, Anatoki forms an attractive evergreen shrub with silvery foliage and beautiful edible flowers with bright red stamens. These flowers are also sweet and edible, making the plant both ornamental and productive in edible landscapes.

Key Characteristics

Fruit Quality:
Produces large oval green fruit with aromatic cream-colored flesh. The flavor is sweet and tropical with strong pineapple and guava notes and very little bitterness.

Harvest Timing:
Typically ripens in mid to late fall depending on climate.

Yield:
Productive once established. Plants generally begin producing fruit in about 3–4 years, with mature shrubs capable of producing reliable annual harvests.

Pollination:
Partially self-fertile but produces significantly heavier crops when cross-pollinated with another feijoa variety.

Compatible pollinators may include:
✔ Earlihart Feijoa
✔ Kaiteri Feijoa
✔ Kakariki Feijoa
✔ Marion Feijoa
✔ Ramsey Feijoa
✔ Takaka Feijoa

Planting two different varieties nearby can improve fruit size, fruit set, and overall yield.

Growing Requirements

Hardiness Zones:
Generally hardy in USDA Zones 8–10. Mature plants can tolerate short periods around 10–15°F once established.

Utah Growing Notes:
Feijoa are considered borderline hardy in much of Utah. In protected microclimates along the Wasatch Front (such as against a south-facing wall or with winter protection), some growers have successfully overwintered plants. In colder areas they may be better suited for container growing so they can be moved to a protected location during severe winter weather.

Growth Habit:
Evergreen shrub that typically grows 10–15 feet tall and wide but can be maintained smaller with pruning. Plants can also be trained into a hedge or small tree form.

Soil & Sun:
Performs best in full sun with well-drained soil. Feijoa tolerate a range of soil types and become fairly drought tolerant once established.

Maintenance:
Low maintenance plant that benefits from occasional pruning to maintain shape and airflow. Fruit often drops when fully ripe and can be harvested from the ground or picked slightly early and allowed to finish ripening indoors.