The Difference Between Guava Fruit and Custard Apple

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1. Appearance difference

2. Differences in leaves

3. Differences in fruits

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Appearance: The former is a tree, about 13 meters high, with gray bark. The latter is a small deciduous tree, relatively short, about 3-5 meters tall, with gray-white bark. Leaves: The former is leathery. From oblong to oval. The latter is thin and papery, oval-lanceolate. Fruit: The former is spherical, pear-shaped or oval, with a smooth surface. The latter is spherical and has an uneven surface.

1. Appearance difference

1. Differences in appearance

Guava is a tree, up to 13 meters high, with peeling bark, gray in color and smooth. There are ribs on the young branches. Custard apple is a small deciduous tree, relatively short, about 3-5 meters high, with thin bark, gray-white color and many branches.

2. Differences in Leaves

Guava leaves are leathery , oblong to oval in shape, about 6-12 cm long and 3.5-6 cm wide, with rough leaf surface, hairy underside, and obvious network veins. The leaves of Custard Apple are thin paper, oval-lanceolate or oblong, about 6-17.5 cm long and 2-7.5 cm wide. The back of the leaves is hairy at first, and will fall off to hairless later.

3. Fruit Differences

Guava is a berry that is spherical, pear-shaped or oval, about 3-8 cm long, with persistent sepals at the top, white and yellow flesh, and a smooth surface. Custard apples are spherical or heart-shaped cones, yellow-green in color, with white frost on the outside, and the surface is not smooth.

2. Differences in leaves

3. Differences in fruits

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