Feijoa: niche analysis
Habits: South America; also grown in Azerbaijan and Iran; warm temperate to subtropical; evergreen
Needs, tolerances & susceptibilities: water - tolerant to wet and dry conditions; drainage - loamy soil ideal; sun - full sun to part shade
Characteristics & behaviours: form - tree or shrub/hedge,
responds to pruning; height - 3m; root structure - shallow,
non-invasive; growth rate - moderate to fast; evergreen; can grow in pots
Design functions: windbreak, screening hedge, shade
Products: food - edible fruit
Ecological functions:
Resources: image from: https://edibleeden.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Feijoa-tree.jpg
https://www.hoselink.com.au/blogs/gardening/how-to-grow-feijoas
https://www.abc.net.au/gardening/how-to/sweet-treat---feijoas/12157736
Integration notes: obtained from Ladybird Nursery; placement along South fence to screen from neighbours and provide shade for ginger, turmeric, and galangal against midday and afternoon summer sun; irrigation from water catchments #3 and #4 overflow, draining to rear of site.
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