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Guava (Amrood) Tree (Psidium guajava): Where It Grows in India and How to Plant It

Psidium guajava

Guava, amrood (अमरूद) in Hindi, is Psidium guajava, the hardy small fruit tree grown across India. How and when to plant an air-layered guava, where to plant it at home, whether it can grow in a pot, when it flowers and fruits, how to recognise it and what to watch out for.

  • Published on October 22, 2026
  • GreenEye Team

Planting methods

Air layeringPrimary method

Spacing: About 6 x 6 m, or 5 x 5 m in some orchards (NHB); 5-6 m (TNAU). Use as a guide, not a safe distance from buildings or services · Depth: Pit about 60 cm each way (Vikaspedia; NHB 0.6 m, TNAU 45 cm); set the earth ball at bag level with any graft union well above the soil (NHB)

Planting steps, drawn: Air layering

  1. Remove a ring of bark on a branch

  2. Wrap the ring in moist moss and cover it

  3. Wait until roots fill the moss

  4. Cut below the roots and plant it

Grafting

Spacing: As for air-layered plants; a guide only · Depth: Keep the graft union well above ground level (NHB)

Planting steps, drawn: Grafting

  1. Choose a rootstock and a scion

  2. Join them and tie firmly

  3. Plant with the graft union above the soil

Seed

Spacing: Nursery bags; seedling trees differ greatly from the parent (NHB) · Depth: Sow fresh seed from fully ripe fruit soon after extraction; germinates in about three weeks (NHB)

Planting steps, drawn: Seed

  1. Pick fresh, healthy seed and prepare it

  2. Sow at a shallow, even depth

  3. Cover lightly and keep the soil moist

  4. Transplant the seedling once it is sturdy

Sources: National Horticulture Board (NHB): Guava, planting (spacing 6 x 6 m / 5 x 5 m, 0.6 m pits, planting method, staking); National Horticulture Board (NHB): Guava, propagation (air-layering, seed viability, seedlings differ from parent); TNAU Agritech Portal, Horticulture: Guava (planting season June-December, spacing 5-6 m, 45 cm pit, layers, pruning, bearing 2-3 years, pests)

This article was prepared with AI assistance and checked by the GreenEye team against the sources shown in each section.

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