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Acca - Feijoa

Acca - Feijoa
Latin name:
Acca
Common name:
Feijoa "Apollo" "Kakapo" "Pounamu"
Keywords:
fruit tree, hedging

Varieties we have are "Apollo", "Kakapo" and "Pounamu" all very good eating and healthy plants grown in a pb40 bag and about 1.2 metres tall.

Feijoas require good drainage and need to fertilise with high level of NPK fertiliser in late winter. Best to shelter from harsh winds. Hardy


Apollo - large fruit and sweet flavour. Mid season ripener
Kakapo - medium sized fruit and quite juicy. Mid season ripener
Pounamu - medium sized fruit, mild flavour. Early season ripener.