Celgen® Red King (Hong Zhu Chu) Guava Plant

CELGEN® RED KING (HONG ZHU CHU) GUAVA PLANT

Premium Large-Fruited Red-Flesh Guava
Grafted on Tissue Culture-Developed Guava Rootstock

Celgen® Red King (Hong Zhu Chu) Guava is a premium exotic guava selection valued for its large-fruit potential, attractive pale green to yellow-green skin, thick pink-red flesh and excellent fresh-fruit presentation.

The fruits are generally broad oval to rounded, with juicy coloured flesh and a pleasant tropical guava flavour. Its distinctive fruit appearance makes Red King especially suitable for premium fresh-fruit markets, commercial orchards, farmhouses and home gardens.

Celgen® Red King plants are supplied as true-to-type grafted plants using selected Red King scion material grafted onto tissue culture-developed guava rootstock.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

• Premium Red King / Hong Zhu Chu Guava
• Large-fruit potential
• Broad oval to rounded fruits
• Pale green to yellow-green mature skin
• Attractive pink-red to salmon-red flesh
• Thick, juicy edible flesh
• Pleasant sweet tropical guava flavour
• Excellent fresh-cut fruit appearance
• Vigorous growing variety
• Suitable for premium fresh-fruit production
• Suitable for commercial orchards and home gardens
• Grafted on tissue culture-developed guava rootstock

FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical Name:
Psidium guajava L.

Variety:
Red King

Alternative / Trade Name:
Hong Zhu Chu

Fruit Size:
Large to very large potential under suitable management

Fruit Shape:
Broad oval to rounded

Skin Colour:
Green becoming pale green to yellow-green at maturity

Flesh Colour:
Pink-red to salmon-red

Texture:
Firm at mature stage, becoming juicy and tender with ripening

Taste:
Pleasantly sweet with mild natural acidity and characteristic guava aroma

Seed Character:
Seeds are mainly concentrated toward the central portion of the fruit. Seed quantity and hardness may vary naturally.

Best Uses:
Fresh eating, premium fruit retail, fruit platters, juice, smoothies, desserts and processing

PLANT SPECIFICATIONS

Plant Type:
Premium Grafted Guava Plant

Propagation:
Selected Red King Scion Grafted on Tissue Culture-Developed Guava Rootstock

Rootstock:
Tissue Culture-Developed Guava Rootstock

Seedling:
No

Direct Tissue Culture Red King:
No

Growth Habit:
Vigorous and naturally branching

Sunlight:
Full Sun

Climate:
Tropical and Subtropical

Soil:
Fertile, well-drained soil

Water Requirement:
Regular irrigation during establishment; avoid prolonged waterlogging

Suitable For:
Commercial Orchards, High-Density Plantations with Proper Pruning, Farmhouses and Home Gardens

CELGEN® PROPAGATION

Selected Red King Mother Plant
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True-to-Type Scion Selection
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Tissue Culture-Developed Guava Rootstock
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Professional Grafting
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Nursery Establishment & Hardening
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Ready for Plantation

The fruiting Red King variety is maintained through selected scion material, while the rootstock is tissue culture-developed.

Correct Plant Type:
Red King Guava Grafted on Tissue Culture-Developed Rootstock

BASIC GROWING GUIDANCE

• Plant in full sun
• Use fertile, well-drained soil
• Maintain regular irrigation during establishment
• Avoid prolonged waterlogging
• Keep the graft union above soil level
• Remove shoots developing below the graft union
• Use formative pruning to develop a strong, manageable canopy
• Avoid excessive fruit load on very young plants

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

You will receive a live Celgen® Red King (Hong Zhu Chu) Guava plant according to the plant-size and age variant selected at checkout.

Plant height, branching, stem thickness and foliage may vary naturally according to season, nursery batch, pruning and plant age.

DISCLAIMER

Product photographs represent expected mature fruit characteristics of Red King (Hong Zhu Chu) Guava.

Fruit size, weight, shape, skin colour, flesh colour, sweetness, seed development, yield, bearing period and harvest season may vary depending on climate, temperature, sunlight, soil, irrigation, nutrition, pruning, plant age, crop load and overall orchard management.

The term “large-fruited” represents varietal potential and does not guarantee a fixed fruit weight.

Skin colour may vary from green to pale green or yellow-green, while flesh colour may vary from pink-red to deeper reddish shades according to maturity and growing conditions.

No fixed fruit weight, yield, Brix level, bearing age or harvest period is guaranteed.

Celgen® Red King plants supplied under this listing are grafted plants on tissue culture-developed guava rootstock. They are not seedling plants and are not direct tissue culture Red King plants.