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What fruit is Bale?

Guava is guava.

Guava, also known as guava, is a tropical fruit with white and yellow pulp, large placenta, reddish pulp, sweet and juicy taste, smooth pulp and few or no seeds. Guava is rich in vitamins, dietary fiber and carotene. Regular consumption can supplement the needs of the human body.

Guava has strong adaptability to the environment and is distributed and cultivated in tropical areas all over the world. It is cultivated in Taiwan Province, Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Jiangxi and Yunnan. Generally, it can be planted on barren hills or slopes, and wild fruit trees are also flourishing in some places.

Guava is suitable for growing in wasteland and hills, with low requirements for soil, but high requirements for environmental temperature. The minimum temperature should not be lower than 5 degrees Celsius to avoid frostbite. In addition, it needs to be above 15 degrees Celsius to grow and develop normally.

Introduction to the morphological characteristics of guava;

Trees, up to13m; The bark is smooth, gray and flaky; The shoots are angular and hairy. The leaves are leathery, oblong to oval, 6 ~12cm long and 3.5 ~ 6cm wide, with sharp or blunt apex, nearly round base, slightly rough upper surface, hairy lower surface, lateral veins 12~ 15 pairs, frequent subsidence and obvious reticulate veins; The petiole is 5 mm long.

Flowers solitary or 2~3 arranged in cymes; Calyx tube bell-shaped, 5 mm long, hairy, calyx cap nearly round, 7~8 mm long, irregularly dehiscent; Petal length1~1.4cm, white; Stamens 6~9 mm long; The ovary is inferior, connate with the calyx, and the style is as long as the stamens. Berry is spherical, oval or pear-shaped, 3~8 cm long, with persistent sepals at the top, white and yellow flesh, large placenta and reddish meat; There are many kinds of seeds.