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to go to next page, press spacebar or enter. guavas. The common tropical guava ( guayaba in Spanish) is native to the Caribbean. Guavas look like a pale yellow lemon with smooth skin.
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guavas • The common tropical guava (guayaba in Spanish) is native to the Caribbean. • Guavas look like a pale yellow lemon with smooth skin. • Its juicy, shocking pink to salmon-coloured flesh has a very sweet, flowery flavour. Its seeds are edible. • Guavas are an excellent source of vitamin C. Their season is August through October in the northern Hemisphere. • Because the guava is an attractive host to the tropical fruit fly, many states in the USA will not accept the fresh fruit. • Guavas are now commercially grown in Hawaii and Florida. • Most of the US guava crop is canned or processed into juices, purees and preserves.
guavas on stamps • countries with guava issues 15 • total number of guava sets issued 18 • countries with more than 1 guava set issued: • Cuba (1965 & 1982) • Montserrat (1965 & 2001) • Taiwan (1985 & 1998) • first guava issue: Gabon, 1962 postage due
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