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Subtropical FruitsBlueberry - Biloxi
The variety Biloxi was developed as a pollinator for Misty in Mississippi, for early season areas. One of the parents of this variety is Sharpeblue. In early trial plantings on the North Coast, it has fruited well with large medium flavoured berries early, but the fruit size drops off towards the end of the season. The fruit is light blue, with a mottled bloom appearance. It is of average flavour, with a medium scar and firm fruit. So far, in trial plantings, Biloxi has a habit of producing late spring flowering and a second harvest, during January and February.
Blueberry - Misty
The Misty is a true enigma, in that where it grows vigorously, such as on the red kraznozem soils of Northern NSW, it is very profitable and popular, yet on other soils it has often not grown well and is not a variety of popular choice. To produce high quality, early fruit, Misty is best grown under the evergreen system with attention being paid to nutrition and leaf diseases in order to keep the older leaves. It is an early fruiting variety, with light blue, medium to large fruit of excellent flavour.
Pecan - Cherokee (A) SP
One of the most prolific varieties known. Suited to high density planting. Medium sized nut. Very easily shelled and precocious variety that crops well without cross pollination. Ideal back yard variety.
Keriberry
Produces large berries with delicious blackberry / raspberry flavour. Vigorous shrub with fine thorns. Flowers are pink and fruit purple black when ripe. A strong trellis needed for support. Very vigorous.
Pecan - Cape Fear (A) SP
A medium sized nut that is easy to shell and has a high kernel percentage. A light coloured nut of excellent quality.
Dwarf Apple - Dorsett Golden
Sweet aromatic apple with yellow fruit and a delightful pink blush and firm white flesh. Low chill requirement allows it to be grown in subtropical climates. Grafted on a dwarfing rootstock they are ideal for backyard plantings.
Mango - Bowen
Most common variety grown due to its excellent quality fruit. This selection is seed grown from selected quality fruit. Bowens are naturally polyembryonic hence are virtually true to type from seed. Cropping begins in 3-4years, with identical fruit quality to grafted trees.
Plum - Gulfgold
Carambola - Kary Seedling
This star like fruit has five golden wings that reveal a star-shaped pattern when cut crosswise. The juicy transparent flesh has a citrus quality with a floral accent and is delicious eaten fresh, made into juice or into a delicious chutney. Seedling grown from the popular Kary selection, which we have found to begin cropping in 2-3 years.
Wampi
This subtropical fruit tree is native to China where the fruit is highly regarded. The yellow skinned fruit grows in grape-like clusters. The flesh is slightly acid and pleasantly aromatic. Seedling selection of the popular Guy Sam variety.
Custard Apple - African Pride
This heart shaped fruit has a medium thick skin, more seed than the Pink’s Mammoth and produces high yields. The early and consistent bearing, presentable fruit and early maturing is what makes this the main commercial variety.
Plum - Gulf Ruby
Juicy, yellow flesh, clingstone, large size if properly thinned, attractive red skin blush, resistant to bacterial spot. Very low chill 275 hrs. Pollinator Gulfgold or Gulfblaze.
Jaboticaba (MT)
The jaboticabas habit of producing the fruit directly on the trunk makes this a striking tree. Fruit is similar to a grape with a sweet and aromatic flavour. The new coppery growth makes it a very ornamental tree. Bears heavy crops of quality fruit that can be eaten fresh from the tree.
Macadamia - Bush Nut
Native macadamia nut to northern NSW. More cold hardy than Macadamia integrifolia, prickly leaf, pink new growth. Endangered in its native habit
Passionfruit - Panama Red
A hybrid passionfruit that is vigorous and more tropical than the black. The large fruit has attractive red skin and crops very heavily from Autumn through to Spring.
Dwarf Apple - Tropical Anna
Delicious crunchy apples similar to their cold climate cousins, Red Delicious, but only require a low amount of chill. On a dwarf rootstock they are ideal for backyard plantings and container specimens.
Pitaya - Vietnam Dragon Fruit
A spectacular night flowering cactus with highly ornamental pink skin & white flesh fruit containing numerous small black seeds. Fruit can be up to 1kg with a melon like flavour. Self pollinating selection from Vietnam.
Dwarf Apple - Tropic Sweet
A low chill, delicious and crunchy apple, very similar to the Jonathon. Bears two weeks before Anna. On a semi dwarfing rootstock, ideal for backyard plantings and container specimens.
Chestnut - Reilly
The Reilly originates from a planting made early this century on the Alstonville Plateau. A low chill variety that bears prolifically in Feb/March. Fair nut and keeping qualities.
Acerola Cherry - Florida Sweet
Heavy cropper of cherry like fruit. When fully ripe the fruit is juicy and aromatic with its acid content giving it a sweet acid apple-like flavour. Fruits are extreemly high in vitamin c. Attactive pink flowers make this a very ornamental shrub.
Pecan - Shoshonii (B) SP
A precocious and heavy cropping variety in subtropical areas. Good quality medium to large oval nuts with a thin shell. A vigorous tree with an upright habit that makes an excellent backyard tree. Suited to high density plantings.
Pine Nut
An attractive large pine tree that bears cones of edible nuts considered a delicacy. Trees can be expected to start producing cones from about year 6. Each cone holds about 50 nuts and 100 kg of cones holds about 20 kg of nuts. Grows best in dry cold areas.
Plum pine or Brown Pine
Attractive rainforest pine that bears greenish seeds on swollen edible stalks. The purple fruit are grape like with a sweet juicy pulp with a subtle plum flavour. The slightly resinous fruit can be used for both sweet and savoury recipes. It is an attractive hedge due to its contrasting dark and lime green foliage. The timber is popular as a cabinet making
Pecan - Desirable (A) SP
A - SP - Proven variety that produces a large nut with a thick shell. The meaty kernel is of very good quality. Light producer in early years with good production by year 12 when it becomes a prolific and consistent bearer.
Pomegranate - Rosavaya
A winner on flavour, even if not the most elegant fruit. Galusha Rosavaya fruit tends to be slightly elongated, pink and angular - but the arils are large and the flavour is exceptional.
Pecan - Cheyenne (A)
A medium sized nut with attractive shell. Nuts are loose in the shell. Excellent flavour. Well adapted to mechanical shelling. Good for high density plantings.
Pecan - Kiowa (B)
A medium to large nut that is very similar in appearance to the Desirable. The shell is medium to soft. Good quality, late maturing.
Loquat - Nagasakiwase
The best Japanese variety so far, it has tough skin, deep orange flesh, high flesh/seed ratio and very sweet flavour. Earliest variety to ripen. Thinning fruit will enhance fruit size.
Cherimoya - White
Cherimoya is a very heavy cropper of large fruit with juicy flesh that can be a little gritty just below the skin. The unique flavours suggests a hint of mango-papaya. A pleasure to eat due to its low seed count. A commercial favourite in California.
Black Sapote - Mossman
Mossman Bears the largest of the black sapote fruit making it ideal for manufacturing. The fruit has a high pulp content and a medium flavour. Each tree can produce up to ½ ton. A very large round fruit with few seeds.
Black Sapote - Seedling
Closely related to the Persimmon this attractive glossy foliaged tree produces a fruit often called the 'Chocolate Pudding Fruit'. Delicious when eaten as a desert with cream and a touch of Rum or vanilla. Seedling selection worth growing in cooler marginal areas.
Hardy Kiwifruit - 74-49F femaleRelated to the Chinese Gooseberry it differs in fruit and hardiness. The fruit are generally green, fuzzless, and the size of grapes. Cut open, they look much like regular kiwifruit with its small black seeds.
Davidson Plum - NSW
An Australian native rainforest species that produces a rather large plum like fruit with a brilliant red pulp, rather sour but delicious when made into jam or wine. Native to northern NSW.
Pear - Hood
Large, golden yellow fruit with a creamy white flesh. Great for fresh eating as the flesh is crisp and sweet. Vigorous tree, resistant to blight. Subtropical variety Chill 350 hours.
Black Sapote - Superb
A selection originating from north Qld. As the name suggests it is a superb quality fruit. Tends to be seedless if not cross pollinated. Heavy bearing. Also called 'Chocolate Pudding Fruit'. Delicious when eaten as a desert with cream and a touch of Rum or vanilla
Bunya Nut
A very large majestic tree with a straight trunk, large prickly leaves and separate male and female flowers. The 10kg female cones contain delicious edible nuts that can be eaten raw or boiled to make extraction from the hard shell easier.
Pecan - Mohawk (B) SP
Large nuts similar to Mahan. Thin shell of attractive appearance. Kernel can exceed 60% of weight of the entire nut. Separates easily from shell; high quality, matures early. Vigorous and hardy tree, prolific bearer.
Jakfruit
A very handsome evergreen, reaching a height of 8 - 15 metres and bearing the worlds largest fruit. Fruits can weigh up to 20kg. Strong odour but is deliciously sweet. It can be eaten fresh or dried.
Yellow Mangosteen
This tree is a close relative of the mangosteen. Its leaves are much longer than those of the mangosteen, making the tree very decorative. It makes a yellow fruit the size of a tennis ball, which is juicy and tart, but with an interesting flavour.
Natal Plum
Ornamental shrub with fragrant flowers and edible plum like fruit. With its sharp spines or thorns, Natal plum makes a very effective and almost impenetrable hedge.
Sea Grape
Attractive small spreading tree, with clusters of grape like fruit with a sweet acid flavour, eaten fresh or used to make an excellent jelly. High salt tolerance, excellent seaside plant. Male and female plants, cross pollination required.
Pomegranate - Wonderful (MT)
A large, deep purple-red fruit. Flesh is deep crimson in colour, juicy and of a delicious vinous flavour. Seeds not very hard. Good for juicing and eating out of hand. Plant is vigorous and productive. Best commercial variety in California.
Pomegranate - Wonderful
A large, deep purple-red fruit. Flesh is deep crimson in colour, juicy and of a delicious vinous flavour. Seeds not very hard. Good for juicing and eating out of hand. Plant is vigorous and productive. Best commercial variety in California.
Loquat - Seedling Nagasakiwase (MT)
Seedling of the popular nagasakiwase variety. Quick growing, bearing after 4-5years.
Muscadine Grape - Adonis
This variety is owned by FAVGRO. The purchaser agrees that propagation of the vines for sale, without authorisation from the breeder is prohibited.
Japanese Raisin
A hardy deciduous tree that is known for its edible flower stalks which swell up and taste like raisins. Attractive quick growing ornamental shade tree that will grow in subtropical to temperate climates. Fruit matures in Autumn.
Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple
A relative of the cherimoya this plant has its origins in tropical America. The fruit about 100mm in diameter has a creamy juicy and delicious flesh, according to some tasting like lemon meringue pie. Fruits within 4 years from seed. Seed selected from extremely sweet and flavoursome fruit with firm white flesh and few seeds.
Mulberry - White Shahtoot
Plum - Iluka Blood
A red fleshed, local blood plum with very sweet, small round fruit. Self pollinating. 400 hours chill. Bears Nov to Dec.
Dwarf Peach - Standard
White flesh peach maturing late Xmas. Very attractive pink flowers in July. Ideal for a pot specimen. Grafted on peach stock 60cm high.
Wampi - Yeem Pay
Elongated, large yellow skinned variety. Heavy cropping and very sweet. It is also a highly valued backyard tree in southern China. The fruits are highly aromatic and have a sweet tangy flavour.
Carambola - Kembangan
This Star Fruit has bright yellow-orange fruit that is slightly elongated and pointed. The flesh is juicy and firm with few seeds. Flavour rich and sweet; excellent dessert quality.
Pear - Flordahome
Large fruit with green skin and thin tender white flesh. The flesh is very sweet with a juicy melting mild taste. Stores well and is very productive. Subtropical variety, chill 350 hours.
Apricot - Bentley
Very similar to the Glengarry, this local selection originates from just outside Lismore. A hardy tree, that comes into fruiting early and produces good crops of good quality, medium sized apricots. Approx. chill hours 500, slightly higher than Glengarry, fruiting in November.
Jaboticaba
The jaboticabas habit of producing the fruit directly on the trunk makes this a striking tree. Fruit is similar to a grape with a sweet and aromatic flavour. The new coppery growth makes it a very ornamental tree. Bears heavy crops of quality fruit that can be eaten fresh from the tree.
Grape - Pink Iona
Sweet variety with pinkish skin and high resistance to downy mildew. Very hardy and well suited to coastal conditions. Good back yard variety with no spraying needed, quality average.
Loquat - Bessell Brown
Large to very large fruit with large seed. Thick, orange skin resistant to bruising with firm white flesh. Pleasant mild flavour
Pawpaw - Southern Red
Macadamia - A16
An Australian selection that shows dwarfing tendencies. High yielder, excellent nut quality. Slow growing and wind tolerant. Med - large nut and high kernal recovery.
Feijoa - Apollo
Medium to large, oval fruit. Flavor very pleasant, quality excellent. Ripens mid to late-season. The tree is upright, spreading, tall, vigorous and productive. Feijoa is also referred to as pineapple guava, which are very ornamental with attractive red flowers in spring.
Guava - Brazilian
Pear-shaped fruit, with yellow skin, thick, pale-yellowish flesh surrounding the white central pulp, slightly strawberry-like flavor. It contains numerous small, hard seeds and is quite firm even when fully ripe.
Muscadine Grape - Achilles
This variety is owned by FAVGRO. The purchaser agrees that propagation of the vines for sale, without authorisation from the breeder is prohibited.
Grape - Golden Muscat
Large round-oval fruit with golden-yellow skin and a very juicy flesh. A sweet, aromatic slight muscat flavour. Excellent quality.
Feijoa
A very ornamental small bushy tree bearing egg shaped green skinned fruit that have a pleasant flavour. The scarlet flowers in spring are very showy and are sweet and edible.
Guava - China Pear
White fleshed guava with exceptional flavour. Pear shaped large size. Trees are ornamental and can be pruned to size making them a versatile addition to small backyards.
Pecan - Pawnee (A) SP
A precocious producer of large (50 to 60 per lb), thin shelled nuts of high quality. This new cultivar is thought to have a high yield potential, and early nut maturity should contribute to regular bearing capability
Pecan - Apache (B)
Vigorous tree producing a large smooth nut with thin shell. Good cracking quality. Heavy yielding. Excellent rootstock tree. Requires cross pollination with a A group selection.
Wampi - Guy Sam
Proven to be an excellent fruit, with a sweet tangy aromatic flavour. Brown skinned variety. Wampees are a handsome foliage evergreen tree grown for Summer ripe fruit with grape like flesh.
Guava - Mexican Cream
Medium round fruit 50mm diameter. Skin light: yellow, slightly blushed with red. Flesh creamy white, thick, very sweet, fine-textured, excellent for dessert. Seed cavity small with relatively soft seeds. Tree upright.
Dwarf Coffee - Catui
A dwarf coffee selection suitable for handpicking. Makes an ideal selection for growing in a pot as an ornamental. Prolific cropper of quality roasting beans.
Kiwifruit - Male
Preferred Male Kiwifruit pollinator. A non-fruiting, all purpose male used as a pollinator for female vines. 1 male per 8 females. Is also used as a pollinator for A. arguta (hardy kiwi).
Pecan - Mahan (B)
Also known as the Lismore nut. Very large, long nut with a thin shell that may be poorly filled on older trees. A vigorous tree and prolific bearer.
Black Sapote - Ricks Late
This Chocolate Pudding Fruit selection from northern NSW has excellent eating qualities. Crops well into late spring to extend the harvest. Heavy cropper. Also called 'Chocolate Pudding Fruit'. Delicious when eaten as a desert with cream and a touch of Rum or vanilla
Pomegranate - Elcite
Large yellow skinned variety of Spanish origin, soft seeds. Not as attractive as the Wonderful but has a pleasant sweet flavour. The red juice surrounding the seed is highly prized for its antioxidant properties.
Santol
Fast growing attractive tropical fruit tree. Large yellow fruit with 3-5 seeds. The flesh is sucked off the seeds as the pulp clings firmly to them. By removing the seeds it makes a tasty jam or jelly. Popular fruit in Philippines.
Custard Apple - Seedling
Seed grown selection of African Pride. As with all seedlings the advantage is stronger vigour in marginal climates and chance to come up with a unique selection. Crops in about 4-6 years.
Passionfruit - Panama Gold
A hybrid passionfruit that is vigorous and more tropical than the black. Fruit is yellow skinned, very large and very sweet pulp.
Apple Cactus
Tamarind
This large tropical tree produces a bean pod that contains a jelly-like flesh that is sweet and tart, similar to that of a dried apricot. Very popular in Asian dishes and sauces.
Passionfruit Panama Gold Select
A hybrid passionfruit that is vigorous and more tropical than the black. Fruit is yellow skinned, very large and very sweet pulp. This selection is self pollinating and a prolific producer. Grown by cuttings it is guaranteed true to type.
Passionfruit - Panama Red Pandora
A grafted selection that is vigorous and more tropical than the black. Fruit is red skinned large and sweet with a beautiful flavour.
Black Sapote - Chocolate
This variety was selected by John Piconi at Newrybar. He describes it as excellent quality and texture. Closely related to the Persimmon this attractive glossy foliaged tree produces a fruit often called the 'Chocolate Pudding Fruit'. Delicious when eaten as a desert with cream and a touch of Rum or vanilla
Cherimoya - Seedling
Similar to a custard apple, but more juicy with a hint of pineapple and more cold tolerant. Cherimoya fruits are regarded as one of the most delicious fruits known to mankind.
Black Sapote - Maher
A very large fruit, flattened at both ends and with few seeds. A small tree to only 4 meters, it is a prolific bearer of very high quality fruit. Closely related to the Persimmon this attractive glossy foliaged tree produces a fruit often called the 'Chocolate Pudding Fruit'. Delicious when eaten as a desert with cream and a touch of Rum or vanilla
Sapodilla - Tropical
A Singapore variety that is vigorous to 4m tall. Flavour is very sweet, slightly gritty though not unpleasant. Average weight 100 - 115gms. Sapodillas are highly prized in Asia with their sweet brown sugar cinnamon flavoured fruit that look like potatoes.
Cherimoya - Sofia
A prolific fruiting selection with white flesh that is sweet and rich with a smooth, custardy vanilla flavour. Has performed exceedingly well in Adelaide SA. Originating in Quito, Ecuador.
Black Sapote - Seedling (MT)
Closely related to the Persimmon this attractive glossy foliaged tree produces a fruit often called the 'Chocolate Pudding Fruit'. Delicious when eaten as a desert with cream and a touch of Rum or vanilla. Seedling selection worth growing in cooler marginal areas.
Custard Apple - Gefner
Geffner is an Israeli cultivar with a moderate to heavy cropping capacity. The flavour is exceptionally good and although it performs well it’s not superior to the African Pride.
Nashi - Tropical Sunshu
A superior low chill nashi suitable for subtropical areas, a vigorous selection that is self pollinating and will be highly productive within 2-3 years. The delicate beige speckled skin is attractive, the flesh is white, crisp and crunchy and melts in the mouth. Delicious eaten stright off the tree.
Burdekin Plum
This close relative of the Mango is a native tropical rainforest tree. The deep purple edible plum-like fruits need to be held for some days to soften and mellow. Exceptional hardy and can cope with long dry periods once it is established.
Macadamia - A38
A vigorous and precocious upright tree that produces a high yield per hectare. With a medium-large kernel (2.5-3.0gr) and a medium-high kernel recovery (38%-40%). Well suited to high density planting. An Australian Hidden Valley selection.
Feijoa - Duffy
Australian selection from Victoria, excellent size up to 200gm. Very pleasant
Star Gooseberry
Curious and ornamental small tree native to India and Madagascar. It is used for its medicinal values and made in to a relish or sweet preserve . Grows 2-8m preffering moist sites in the sub/tropics. Fruits in April - June.
Passionfruit - Granadilla
Large oval fruit to 30cm turning rich golden. Fruit can be cooked green like a marrow or ripened and eaten fresh. The pulp can be used with a dessert or made into sherbert. Handpollination aids fruit set.
Feijoa - Unique
This is a self fertile cultivar from New Zealand. It a small productive, vigorous tree growing to about 2.5m making it ideal for smaller back yards. Flesh is smooth and of good flavour, fruits are early to ripen. Performs well in cooler areas.
Babaco (MT)
An attractive torpedo shaped fruit with effervescent flesh. The texture of the golden fruit is light and refreshing. The slightly acid flavour has a hint of strawberry, pineapple and pawpaw and can be made into a tasty thirst quenching drink.
Green Sapote
A close relative of the Mamey Sapote but more compact and cold hardier. The green fruit turns to gold when ripe and has a superior sweeter flavour to the Mamey. Seeds can be roasted and eaten. Good drainage is essential.
Grumichama - Black
The tropical equivalent of the cherry. The purplish-black fruit 2cm diameter are produced in clusters. Flesh white, melting and tasty. Mostly used for fresh eating, but also highly prized for jams, jellies and pies.
Nashi Pear - China
Plum - Yarrahapinni Blood
Medium sized self pollinating blood plum that requires approximately 450 hours of chill. It is very ornamental with deep red leaves, and has beautiful pink flowers in spring. Bears around late December.
Guava Hawaiian
A seedling of the Hawain Supreme commercial variety. Fruit is large, yellow skinned and pink fleshed fruit. Very hardy prolific cropper. Can be eaten fresh or juiced. Can be pruned to keep compact.
Peach - Aztec Gold
Aztec Gold has a yellow flesh and requires up to 300 hours of chill. It has a good resistance to bacterial black spot. A large firm fleshed peach that grows well in the subtropics. Resistant to bacterial black spot. Aztec Gold has yellow flesh and red / yellow skin.
Pecan - Tejas (B) SP
B - SP - An outstanding all round variety. High kernel quality, extremely easy to shell. A good pollen producer and small to medium nut size. Ideally suited to commercial or backyard planting as it holds its green foliage until late in the season.
Coffee arabica
Easy to process and relatively problem free the arabica thrives in frost free climates. In as little as three years the plant will be covered with white jasmine-scented flower clusters and cherry red berries.
Grumichama - Orange
This fruit is the tropical equivalent of the cherry and just as difficult to resist. The fruit is borne in clusters and is delicious eaten fresh. The yellow form is almost identical to the dark form apart from the yellow fruit.
Guava Yellow Cherry
This is the mildest and probably the sweetest guava of all. Fruits are 3cm in diameter yellow skinned with a sweet, aromatic, creamy flesh and numerous small seeds. Begins bearing when less than 1 meter high. Prolific bearer.
Passionfruit -Hawaiian Yellow
A more tropical variety that has a large golden skinned fruit with a strong flavour. Some selections can be quite acid. This variety is used as a rootstock for grafted selections due to its disease tolerance and vigor.
Macadamia - A4
A very precocious tree that can produce commercial yields in three years. A medium spreading tree with an open canopy. Mid season fall. Susceptible to stress from high temperatures, performs well in NSW and cooler regions. Needs extra fertilizer to compensate for its early cropping ability. Can be susceptible to wind damage.
Sapodilla - Sawo Manila
Selected cultivar from Philippines. Very sweet, medium size, elliptical with light brown skin. Sapodillas are highly prized in Asia with their sweet brown sugar cinnamon flavoured fruit that look like potatoes
Pepino - Kendall Gold
Small bush rarely above 1 m tall with yellow fruit stripped purple up to 10cm. Flavour is like a juicy rock melon. Only pick fragrant, slightly soft fruit which are ripe.
Feijoa - Large Oval
Large Oval - A sweet fruit and as the name suggests of oval shape and good size. Good quality. Self-fertile but will produce heavier crops when cross-pollinated.
Miracle Fruit
Although not sweet itself this miraculous fruit, consumed fresh and allowed to coat the mouth alters your tastebuds so that everything you eat for around 30 minutes afterwards tastes sweet. Attractive potted plant.
Pear - Fla 57-75
A low chill selection developed in Florida, a pollinator for the Hood and the Flordahome. They are picked early in the season with other low chill pears. The fruits are small and rounded with a light red blush. They have a good texture and a sweet flavour. They do not store well.
Passionfruit - Black
An attractive and hardy black passionfruit grown from seed of the popular Misty Gem variety. The juicy orange flesh has a sweet aromatic flavour. Will tolerate light frosts.
Avocado - Secondo (A)
Avocado - Reed (A)
Large, round , thick skinned variety with a smooth, green skin. They have a mild to rich flavour and have a good storing ability once cut and placed in the fridge. They are also a great choice for using in salads as they tend not to go mushy as does a Hass when very ripe. H Aug - Dec
Kiwifruit Sweetie (Female)
A very low chill kiwifruit selected by Daleys from a seedling commercial golden kiwifruit. Small to medium sized sweet yellow/green flesh. Vigorous and hardy. Well suited to the subtropics
Longan - Kohala Seedling
A close relative to the Lychee tree but much larger, stronger and more cold tolerant. The fruit is deliciously sweet. A highly ornamental tree with beautiful green leaves and clusters of yellow flowers that have a wonderful scent.
Avocado - Fuerte (B)
Pear shaped fruit, small to medium in size with slightly rough, thin green skin. The flesh is of a buttery texture with excellent flavour. The tree has a vigorous spreading habit that shows alternate bearing characteristics.
Longan - Chompoo
A Thai variety with large, high quality fruit with a faint pink tinge in the flesh. Relatively small seed. Longans are closely related to Lychees, and are highly regarded in Thailand. Generally hardier and quick growing than the lychee.
Kiwifruit - Waynes
Selection from a Chinese variety found in a local market. Parent fruit had touches of red radiating from seed. Fruit large, hairless and sweet, low acidity. Still need a few more years to evaluate. Very low chill. Looks promising for warmer subtropical areas as a backyard variety.
Canistel Aurea
Aurea produces a large elongated fruit of excellent quality. The fruit is delicious eaten fresh or with a little salt and lemon juice added. Canistels are often added to sweet custards or made into delicious eggnog-like milk shakes.
Passionfruit - Supersweet 96A
Grafted Pink Skinned passionfruit cropping most of the year. Large with sweet juicy pulp grafted onto Fusarium resistant rootstock. "This variety is owned by APIA and cannot be propagated without permission"
Naranjilla
This small orange fruit can be used to make a delicious juice considered a delicacy in South American parts. The tree is very attractive with large leaves that have a purple velvet effect, although some can have thorns on the leaves and stems.
Mango - Pico
Green mango selection used in traditional Asian cuisine
Wax Jambu - Pink
Fast growing tree, attractive pink pear shaped fruit that are crunchy and refreshing on a hot summers day. Grows and crops well here in the subtropics as long as they are protected from frosts when young
Mango - Kasturi
A small crisp and spicy flavoured mango that is ideal for eating fresh and cooking. Vigorous grower.
Jakfruit - Tweed Crisp
A Orange Crisp selection made by Bob Brinsmead at Tropical fruit world. A very promising selection, the best selection he has come across as a chance seedling. Highly accepted by the Asian community.
White Sapote - Seedling
A hardy fast growing fruit tree producing an abundant crop of fruit that taste like a creamy pear and banana combined.
White Sapote - Kampong
A self pollinating selection with a compact form and thicker skinned fruits than normal. It is the preferred selection of a rare fruit grower in Bundaberg
Longan - Kohala marcotted
Large fruit with an aromatic sweet to spicy taste. Early season heavy cropping variety. Closely related to Lychees, Longans are highly valued in South east Asia. The are hardier and quicker growing.
Mamey Sapote - Pontin
Grafted selection. Underneath the Mamey’s leathery coarse brown skin is a brilliantly coloured, sweet and creamy flesh with an exotic flavour similar to sweet pumpkin pie with spice. Unripe fruits can be cooked as a vegetable.
Wax Jambu - White
A popular selection in Asia, the sweetest selection. Very similar to the Red Wax Jambu however has white waxy skin and is sweeter, but more cold sensitive.
Avocado - Hass (A)
Most popular variety due to both its superior taste and excellent keeping qualities. The medium sized fruit is pear-shaped with an excellent creamy nut flavored flesh, no fiber and a seed held tightly in its cavity. The leathery rough dark-purple skin turns to black when ripe.
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This golden plum is firm with excellent flavour & texture and a small seed. 350 hours chill. Dwarfing characteristics makes this an ideal backyard variety. An excellent all-round variety with the added bonus that it doesn’t seem to be affected by fruit fly. Partially self pollinating but benefits from pollination with Gulfruby, Gulfblaze.
Large sweet fruit can reach up to 10cm in length. It is delicious eaten fresh but can also be sundried and eaten as a sweet. Medium sized spreading tree with a weeping habit, excellent shade tree. Birds love them too so make sure you cover them if you don't want to share. You can also get multiple crops by pruning immediately after your first crop. (
Bisexual large orange - red fleshed Papaya with very sweet juicy flesh. Heavy cropper of elongated fruit. Seedlings have been selected from high quality self pollinated selection, so expect at least 80% bisexual plants. Performs best in a sheltered warm location.
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Also called the Peruvian apple, this is a night flowering, column cacti from South America. The delicuous fruits are red, pink or orange in colour, the white flesh has small black edible seeds through it. The flesh is soft, sweet and delicate in flavour, similar in taste and texture to the larger fruits of the pitayas. The plants will require free draining soil to thrive, and can be grown as a potted house plant, it is very attractive and drought tolerant. Sold as calloused cuttings ready to plant.
non-gritty flavour. Has proven to be a good commercial variety. Feijoas are highly ornamental with beautiful red flowers followed by delicious autumn fruit.
Very low chill selection that has acclimatised to the subtropical areas of northern NSW. Used as a cooking pear as the fruit dosnt go soft on ripening. Self pollinating.
A late selection that produces a pear shaped green skinned fruit with a Hass like textured skin. The fruit is of excellent quality with a rich creamy texture. Hardy vigorous variety that sets well by itself. This is a local selection with Hass and Sharwill as parents.