- The sweet guava fruit comes from a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree that can be grown in a pot. In many areas, potting is the only way to grow it, as this plant is very cold sensitive and will succumb to the smallest frost wave, especially when the plants are young.
- Guava is a shrub or small tree with a single trunk or multiple stems. It has green bark and long serrated leaves from 7 to 15 cm. The white flowers produce oval fruits 5 to 12 cm in size. The taste and color of the fruit varies with the variety.