Does Guava wood make good firewood?

[Tracy]

I needed to do an extraction due to my Guava tree being planted adjacent to the house.  It was trying to put roots under the house. 

I have some large branch pieces that didn't fit in my now full green recycling waste bins.  I don't have a fireplace but am still curious since I have friends who do have fireplaces and firepits.

[Silas_Sancona]

7 minutes ago, Tracy said:

I needed to do an extraction due to my Guava tree being planted adjacent to the house.  It was trying to put roots under the house. 

I have some large branch pieces that didn't fit in my now full green recycling waste bins.  I don't have a fireplace but am still curious since I have friends who do have fireplaces and firepits.

Dry it, chunk it,  and use it for smoking  ..One of the primary " smoking " woods used in Hawaii..    Waste it for making smores = 👎

  when used with Pork, Fish,  and /or  Poultry..

Quick internet search will turn up a lot of results.    

Like this: https://www.bbq-brethren.com/threads/guava-wood.99043/

For those w/ them in their gardens, Strawberry Guava is good too..

[Phoenikakias]

On 4/4/2026 at 4:51 AM, Tracy said:

I needed to do an extraction due to my Guava tree being planted adjacent to the house.  It was trying to put roots under the house. 

I have some large branch pieces that didn't fit in my now full green recycling waste bins.  I don't have a fireplace but am still curious since I have friends who do have fireplaces and firepits.

Is that so root invasive? Same applies also to Strawberry Guava?

[Tracy]

9 minutes ago, Phoenikakias said:

Is that so root invasive? Same applies also to Strawberry Guava?

Mine was planted too close to the house so it's roots were limited in directions they could go.  Photos below were after removal.   It was between the walkway and the house in the narrow planter area.

I don't know about other varieties of Guava trees but I wouldn't try another in that spot.  We will stick with smaller plants adjacent to the house in that area.

[Silas_Sancona]

8 hours ago, Tracy said:

I don't know about other varieties of Guava trees

All Psidium sp ( Standard / common,  Lemon / Strawberry,  our near- native: P. sartorianum * possibly now lumped in with P. oligospermum* , Brazilian, Galapagos,  etc.. ) all produce fairly shallow and quite extensive / robust root systems that can cause issues with hardscaping, / home foundations..  much like Ficus sps. 

While considered shallow -rooted, Pineapple Guava are said to have root systems that are less intrusive due to being more fiberous / brittle, and more sensitive to disturbance.

Don't recall either of my grandparents breaking or undercutting the cement rimmed beds they were planted within.  That doesn't mean they'd be as well behaved in someone elses'  yard though..