Does anyone know of any U. S. sources of the improved New Zealand cultivars of Feijoas (Pineapple Guava)? New Zealanders seem to rave about them, especially the variety Wiki Tu. I have two unknown cultivars I got from Tyty Nursery. I eat a few each time I pass the bushes, but people at work don't seem to care for them. From the NZ descriptions, I must be missing something. Anyone had any experience with the NZ cultivars?

Thanks
Gene

Some people just don't seem to like these. I think they are great though. I kind of doubt the NZ stuff is radically different from the US ones in flavor.

Some of the NZ fruit was available at the supermarket several years ago.
Apart from being fantastically large, I dont recall the flavor being so different.
The one seedling that grew from saved seed, is clearly a much larger plant than the common type. Perhaps you could obtain seed ?

The seedlings grown here near Houston, TX are ornamental. The fruit is famine food at best. I pulled up my bush long ago.

Thanks everyone. I thought perhaps my cultivars were substandard in taste because the New Zealanders talked about making jams and curds used to fill pastries out of them.
Soon after I placed the original post, a Doctor from Columbia, who works here, phoned me requesting to buy some fruit. He had came into work and saw the fruit I brought for the others to sample. He freaked everyone out by eating them peel and all. So I guess they are an acquired taste. He was rather excited about finding them though, remarking he bought all a local supermarket had, at nearly $3/lb

I have seedlings and really enjoy the fruit. Mine end up about egg-shaped, and the taste is similar to a kiwi (but it is a little more gritty).

I use to enjoy eating the ones from the neighbors tree. I remember that fruit only tasted good if it was riped on the tree. We would shake the tree and eat the fruit that dropped off.