Pineapple Guava (Ramsey)

Ramsey Feijoa is a reliable pineapple guava variety known for producing flavorful fruit and consistent harvests once established. This variety produces attractive green fruit with smooth skin and fragrant flesh that captures the tropical character feijoa is loved for.

The fruit is typically medium to large and develops a sweet, aromatic flavor often described as a blend of pineapple, guava, and citrus. When fully ripe, the interior flesh becomes soft and juicy with a creamy texture, making Ramsey an excellent choice for fresh eating as well as preserves, desserts, and smoothies.

In addition to its fruit production, Ramsey also serves as an attractive evergreen shrub in the landscape. The plant has dense silvery-green foliage and produces showy spring flowers with white petals and bright red stamens. These petals are edible and slightly sweet, making the plant both ornamental and productive in edible landscapes.

Key Characteristics

Fruit Quality:
Produces medium to large oval green fruit with creamy aromatic flesh. The flavor is sweet and tropical with classic pineapple guava notes and balanced acidity.

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

Yield:
Productive once established. Plants typically begin fruiting in about 3–4 years, with mature shrubs capable of producing dependable annual harvests.

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

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

Planting two different varieties nearby can improve fruit set, fruit size, 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 many parts of Utah. In protected microclimates along the Wasatch Front, such as near a south-facing wall or with winter protection, some gardeners have successfully overwintered plants. In colder areas they may perform best in containers that 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 relatively drought tolerant once established.

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