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On 5 Aug 1996 13:49:32 GMT, jlamorie@engsoc.carleton.ca (Joshua
Lamorie) wrote:
>Gidday there,
>
>	I've been away from the Antipodes (New Zealand) for three years,
>and I've suddenly had a craving for some Feijoa's... but nobody here
>(Canada)  knows what they are! 
>
>	Does anyone know where (in the world) they came from?  I know
>Kiwifruit came from china (?), is that the same place that the Feijoa's
>came from?  
>
>	If you know anything about these fruit, as in another name for
>them.  Even the botanical binomial nomenclature title... I would
>appreciate it?  I'd also love to know where they grow outside of New
>Zealand and if they can be found in Canada anywhere.  That goes for Feijoa
>juice too.

From website:
http://newcrop.hort.purdue.edu/hort/newcrops/Crops/Feijoa

Feijoa
------

Pineapple guava

Myrtaceae Feijoa sellowiana Berg.

Source: Magness et al. 1971

Feijoa trees are rather small, to 15 feet, with evergreen leaves 2 to
3 inches long. They will endure winter temperatures down to about
15�F. Fruit is generally oval in shape, 1.5 to 3 inches long. The
prominent calyx is persistent. Skin is waxy, dark green to yellow.
Scattered trees bave been planted in Florida, California and
Hawaii; but there are no orchard acreages. 

Season, bloom to harvest: 5 to 7 months. 

Production in U.S.: None commercial, mainly dooryard trees. 

Use: Fresh eating, jelly, marmalade.

Part of fruit consumed: Interior pulp.