Guava for vitamin C

That tree was planted by the birds so I just let them enjoy some of the ripe guavas.

@AlexandoyThat's very kind of you.

@aninditasen all of us here love the birds, right? I feel happy when I see them hopping on the branches.

There are different birds here. Maybe more than 10 types of birds.

@Hannihar unfortunately I don't know most of the birds. The only ones I know is the sparrow which is the most common bird here and the bato-bato which is a bigger brown bird. There is a group of yellow bird that I call yellow bird. There's a black bird with a white tail that I call "bad bird" because they peck the back of the dogs. There's also a big bird that looks like a crow. And many more.

@Alexandoy Do you know all the names of the birds?

I don't eat the seeds of the guava although I eat everything when I was young.

@Alexandoy I don't like the seeds too, but it takes a lot of time to take them of especially if they are not ripe enough.

@Dextoi what I do is to bite the flesh only and I leave the seeds in whole like a ball.

That's what they say - so much vitamin C in the guava. I always eat what I pick when there are ripe guavas. Maybe 3 days from now there are clusters that would ripen.

@thelme55 the other day I had a cut on my hand that was bleeding. I chewed some young leaves of the guava and applied it on the wound. After 10 minutes, the cut seemed to be healing already.

@Alexandoy You can also make a guava tea from the young leaves of the guava. It is very healthy, too.

The birds have always their share of guava. It is all right with me because it is nice to see the guava being eaten little by little. And I can hear the sound of the birds especially in the morning.

@arunima25 that is also what I believe that there is enough for all of us so it is good to share.

@Alexandoy So nice of you. We need to share with other creatures in Nature. There is always enough for everyone.

Oh, I don't know about bird flu here although I think there is an issue.

@yoalldudes yes, I understand that you were talking about the birds. But what I see is the BIRD FLEW. Waheehee.

@Alexandoy Haha I'm talking about the birds that eat your guavas.

Yes, it makes me happy to see a half-eaten guava which means the birds are enjoying.

You can ask permission from the birds. That is their territory, waheehee.

@Alexandoy I think bats are main attackers of guava and banana flowers. They can fold their wings to suit the entry to holes much smaller to their wing size.

@msdivkar maybe there but not here. There are bats here that eat the custard apple because the tree has separate branches. But with other fruits, even with the mango, the bats don't touch.

The bats cannot eat the guava here because of the branches that are intertwined. The bats have a long wingspan that will have a problem with the branches.

That one in the picture is not a round green banana. Here it is called guava.

@amitkokiladitya okay, I will not send you guava. Maybe cashew nuts.

@Alexandoy sorry .. but I don't like guava as well

I think we can make guava the national fruit.

@Alexandoy yes

The native guava is getting rarer.

@Alexandoy yes. maybe because only birds plant it.

They are our friends.

Yes, they planted that tree so they have the right to share in the fruits.

We also have duku fruit here a few months back. It is sold in the flea market.

I just let it ripen in the natural way so the birds can have their share.

Yes, I let the birds have their share of the fruits.

I am happy to see that birds are enjoying the guava. They planted the tree so it is only right for them to eat some fruits.

You are right, that is the pink variety. We also have the white variety here which is very sweet.

Is your guava already fruiting? This guava in the picture was planted by the birds. It just appeared in our front yard and I let it grow.