Feijoa sellowiana ‘Pounamu’

Feijoa sellowiana ‘Pounamu’ produces medium-sized fruit with sweet and juicy flesh that has a rich flavour. The fruit has a dark-green skin and is high-yielding, fruiting in mid-autumn. In addition, Feijoa sellowiana ‘Pounamu’ produces beautiful red flowers from late-spring to mid-summer. It is also coastal and wind-hardy, making it an excellent choice for hedges and screens. While it is partially self-fertile, it produces better crops when planted with any other feijoa cultivar. Feijoa sellowiana is evergreen and native to the highlands of southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, and Colombia.