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Feijoas
Kaiteri Feijoa
✓ VerifiedNew Zealand (bred by Roy Hart)
Kaiteri holds US Plant Patent PP22,275, bred and tested near Nelson, New Zealand. Its own patent filing documents it as a very early-season variety, ripe for harvest from around April 4 under Nelson growing conditions, producing large fruit — the patent specifically compares it favorably against similar early varieties like Anatoki and Unique (both also documented in this database), which ripen around the same time but with notably smaller average fruit size.
Submitted by @system · 10 days ago
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Growing & Care
Hardiness zone
USDA Zones 8-10
Chill hours
~150 hours
Pollination
Self-fertile, though yields improve with a second variety nearby.
Care info
Vigorous grower that starts ripening before Unique but keeps producing over an extended period.
Recommendations
A great choice if you want both large fruit size and a long individual harvest window from one tree.
Flavor Profile
Very sweet, smooth flesh with excellent classic feijoa flavor
Quick facts
Skin color
Green
Size
Very large (up to 300g)
Hardiness zone
USDA Zones 8-10
Chill hours
150