Here’s a detailed description of the seedless guava plant (Psidium guajava, seedless variety):

🌱 Seedless Guava Plant Description

The seedless guava is a cultivated variety of the common guava (Psidium guajava), developed through selective breeding or grafting to produce fruit with few or no seeds, while maintaining the sweet, aromatic flavor and high nutritional value of regular guavas.

🌿 Botanical Overview
Feature Description
Common Name Seedless Guava
Scientific Name Psidium guajava (seedless cultivar)
Family Myrtaceae
Origin Native to Central America; seedless varieties developed in India, Thailand, and other tropical regions
Type Small evergreen fruit tree or shrub
🌳 Plant Characteristics

Height: Typically 2 to 5 meters (6–16 feet) when cultivated

Trunk/Bark: Light brown to copper-colored bark, often peeling

Leaves: Simple, opposite, oblong to elliptical leaves; leathery and aromatic when crushed

Flowers: White, 1–2.5 cm in diameter, with numerous stamens; fragrant and self-pollinating

Fruit: Round or oval, smooth or slightly bumpy green/yellow skin; creamy white or pinkish pulp with very few to no seeds

🍈 Fruit Characteristics (Seedless)
Feature Description
Shape Round to oval
Weight 200–400 grams per fruit (varies by cultivar)
Skin Thin, greenish-yellow when ripe
Flesh White or pink, crisp, juicy, and sweet
Seeds Almost none, or very soft and few
Flavor Mildly sweet, less acidic, highly aromatic
Nutrition Rich in Vitamin C, dietary fiber, and antioxidants
🌎 Growing Requirements
Requirement Optimal Condition
Climate Tropical and subtropical (frost-sensitive)
Temperature 23–35°C (73–95°F)
Soil Well-drained loamy soil, pH 5.5–7.5
Watering Moderate; drought-tolerant once established
Sunlight Full sun for best fruit production
Propagation Grafting, air layering, or cuttings (not from seed due to its seedless nature)
✅ Advantages of Seedless Guava

Easier and more pleasant to eat

Higher market value and consumer demand

Often sweeter and crisper than seeded varieties

Great for processing into juices, jellies, and desserts

🌿 Popular Seedless Guava Varieties

Lucknow 49 (Sardar): Sometimes seedless or with soft seeds

Thai Seedless Guava: Large, crisp, and nearly seedless

Arka Mridula (India): Soft-fleshed, less seeded variety

Allahabad Safeda (improved): Occasionally grown with minimal seeds