This comprehensive, detailed and highly illustrated guide to growing this attractive and relatively recently introduced fruit will be invaluable to the ordinary gardener and the commercial grower alike. The text covers every aspect of growing feijoas, from a description of its native habitat and its introduction to Europe, to fertilisers, pests and diseases, harvesting aids and marketing. The many tables provide extensive scientific data regarding everything from the mineral composition of the fruit to fertiliser concentrations by age of tree.