Pineapple guava tree

They don't grow single trunk, naturally, so seek out a topiary. Try Louisiana Nursery, and see if they can order you one. If you are closer to Amite/Folsom, hit up the growers in that area.

I have seen them for sale at Louisiana Showplace Nursery (Perkins Road store location) in BR in years pass in 1 gal and 3 gal container sizes. You can give them a call to see if they still have them.

I’ve seen large 15 gal container size at Doug Young Nursery in Forest Hill.

I have two, flower but never fruit, think Monroe is too far north....

Well then, let me investigate what insect pollinates them. I use dead fish to attract green headed flies for my paw paw trees, maybe there is a fix here we don't know about.

I think if you look into this further, you need 2 different varieties (cultivars) of pineapple guava to cross pollinate to produce fruit.

If the pineapple guava were produced from cuttings of the same tree (identical genetics) at the nursery at which they were produced then they would not be expected to produce fruit. On the other hand if pineapple guava were produced from seed then the genetics of the plants would be different and fruit production would be expected. Many on-line nurseries sell different named cultivars or unnamed seedling plants of pineapple guava where the genetics are different and if two or more varieties are planted they will produce fruit. When buying from a retail nursery without further information, you just don’t know.

Same is true with PawPaws and a number of other tree fruits. Of course as you know PawPaw does require the unique flies to pollinate them, unless done by hand, but that’s not the case with pineapple guava.

Might also be age issue - if produced from seeds where the genetics are different - it can still take several + years for trees/bushes to produce fruit.

By the way I understand the flowers are good to eat.

Though I’m not growing pineapple guava, i looked into pretty deeply, but concluded I didn’t have enough room in the backyard for multiple plants/cultivars needed for fruit production.

Interesting. How old are the plants? You in zone 8? As I recall they don’t have any unique growing requirements.

Well they are certainly rated for your area, surprising cold is killing off new growth in winter.

I’d suggest when the zoo re-opens you go over and find the curator over plants at the facility and pick his/hers brain for further info that might help you - those people are usually a wealth of knowledge. The plants are still young, so not bearing fruit is not surprising, but the winter dieback is puzzling to me unless you have cultivars that for some reason just aren’t adapting to your area.

Gerald Foret In New Iberia? I thought he was strictly wholesale?