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 ...

Brown rats arrived in South America from Europe, likely hundreds of years ago, and feijoa trees spread north from their native Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. “In general, ...

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 Zealand ...

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 ...