A feijoa hangs from a backyard tree in Wellington, New Zealand, on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay) A man rakes feijoas from the roof of his shed in Wellington, New ...

Key points. Scientists observed brown rats visiting feijoa plants in urban Colombia. Rats eat the petals and may pollinate the plants. In urban environments, rats may take over the job of ...

A backyard boom. The feijoa’s allure comes partly from how it’s acquired. In autumn, fallen fruit forms fragrant carpets beneath backyard trees and is swept into boxes, bags and buckets to be ...

A backyard boom. The feijoa’s allure comes partly from how it’s acquired. In autumn, fallen fruit forms fragrant carpets beneath backyard trees and is swept into boxes, bags and buckets to be ...

A backyard boom. The feijoa’s allure comes partly from how it’s acquired. In autumn, fallen fruit forms fragrant carpets beneath backyard trees and is swept into boxes, bags and buckets to be ...

A backyard boom. The feijoa’s allure comes partly from how it’s acquired. In autumn, fallen fruit forms fragrant carpets beneath backyard trees and is swept into boxes, bags and buckets to be ...

A backyard boom. The feijoa’s allure comes partly from how it’s acquired. In autumn, fallen fruit forms fragrant carpets beneath backyard trees and is swept into boxes, bags and buckets to be ...

The feijoa, not the kiwi, is the unofficial fruit of New Zealand, but it remains unknown to much of the world. The perfumed green ovals are known elsewhere as pineapple guava and originate from ...