#1518 most planted
Psidium littorale
Strawberry guava · also Cherry guava, Cattley guava, Yellow strawberry guava
Evergreen
35
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
1
city
1.5 in
median trunk (4 cm, 35 measured)
35 yr
median age (100% have a planting date)
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Psidium littorale is a small tree, typically 2-6 meters tall, known for its edible fruit. Despite its economic uses, it is a highly invasive species in many regions, particularly in Hawaii, where its planting is not recommended.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 350.01%35 yr1.5 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 15–25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–20 ft
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 1.5 in, mean 2.7 in, 90th percentile 7.5 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- Northeast Brazil restingas
Other Psidium in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
