08/28/2026
We want to bring your attention to the Pineapple Guava. We have lots of beautiful pineapple guava trees available for sale, and it just so happens that our own trees are fruiting right now. What does that mean for you? You get to taste the fruit before you buy the tree!
Now, about the taste of pineapple guava, here at The Reid Farm, one pineapple guava has inspired three very different opinions and absolutely no agreement. Naturally, this means the only sensible response is to compare notes and keep tasting!
Here is the official lineup, presented without a referee, a scoreboard, or even a tiny trophy:
Lonny says the fruit tastes like a minty cucumber.
Kelly says it tastes like watermelon bubble gum.
Jax says it tastes like a pink guava.
Three people, three comparisons, and one delicious excuse to form your own opinion! Is the fruit crisp and minty, sweet and nostalgic, or ready to make a case for pink guava? The Reid Farm jury is still tasting!
With regard to growing the trees, one of the great things about pineapple guava trees is that they are extremely cold tolerant. On our property, they withstood January’s killer freeze, and even better – they never dropped a leaf and proceeded to produce fruit right on schedule this season! So no worries about having to protect them from cold weather, nor do they lose their leaves in the Winter like deciduous trees (think mulberry, nectarine and peach).
Another reason to plant pineapple guava: it’s practically a set it and forget it addition to your yard and doubles as an HOA-approved disguise. Grow it into an attractive hedge, which is especially handy if you live in an HOA. It keeps the neighbors happy, the HOA police confused, and your edible landscaping safely undercover.
Although the pineapple guava fruit tasting debate is alive and well inside the Reid home, the taste of the flowers is not in dispute! Pineapple guava flowers are edible, with a light cinnamon flavor.
That is a pretty good invitation from one tree. Grow it, taste it, and decide whether you hear minty cucumber, watermelon bubble gum, pink guava—or something entirely your own. Then bring your verdict to the conversation at The Reid Farm. We will compare notes, keep the debate friendly, and make room for one more opinion!
We have Pineapple Guava trees available for sale in 3 gallon pots for $40 each. Stop by the nursery this weekend: today until 4:00 p.m.; Saturday or Sunday from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The Reid Farm is located at 2670 San Juan Street in DeLand. We can be reached by text or by phone at (407-929-2892.
