🍈 Guava Tree
Psidium guajava
Tree
☀️ Sun
Full sun (8+ hours)
💧 Water
Low to moderate; drought-tolerant once established
🗺️ Zones
9–11
📏 Spacing
10–15 ft
📐 Height
10–30 ft
🧪 Soil pH
4.5–7.0
⏱️ Maturity
2–4 years (grafted); 4–6 years (seedling)
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (8)
Good companion — Guava Tree and Banana grow well together.
🤝 Citrus
Good companion — Guava Tree and Citrus grow well together.
Good companion — Guava Tree and Mango grow well together.
🤝 Passion Fruit
Good companion — Guava Tree and Passion Fruit grow well together.
Good companion — Guava Tree and Pineapple grow well together.
Good companion — Guava Tree and Marigold grow well together.
Good companion — Guava Tree and Basil grow well together.
Good companion — Guava Tree and Comfrey grow well together.
⚠️ Keep Apart (3)
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
⚠️ Walnut
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
⚠️ Competing large-canopy trees
Keep apart — these plants do not grow well together.
📝 Growing Notes
Guava is a remarkably adaptable tropical tree that tolerates an exceptionally wide soil pH range and occasional drought. It pairs naturally with other tropical fruits including banana, citrus, and mango in food forest designs. Marigolds control soil nematodes that can damage guava roots, and basil deters fruit flies — a serious pest of ripe guava.