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I bought this at the market yesterday. I was told that it was tropical, but would cope with our frosts, and the name she gave me began with 'es' I think, but it might have been just a local Portuguese name.

Anyone recognise it?



 
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Looks like guava. or the related pineapple guava.
 
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