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Coffee - I back onto rainforest where probably K7 but definatly arabica type plants grow in weed proportions.
They grow in understory to mid story (20 feet). Because they are shade grown, The caffeine conten...By M Nash 7 hours ago (127 responses)
Blueberry - Yeah mine pretty much get afternoon shade too. The weather has been pretty kind thus far which is helping somewhat too. Yes your easterlies could be quite devastating Amanda but the wind break thing m...By Saxman 7 hours ago (127 responses)
Blueberries - Hi I just got a couple of blue berry plants from the quokka. They are about 40cm high, rabbit eye variety and are cuttings from the Margaret river Blueberry farm people. Look quite good, hopefully the...
By Lily 14 hours ago (4 responses)
By Lily 14 hours ago (4 responses)
Papaya cuttings propagation - Look here and ask these people Sev [Link]...
By Wayne 14 hours ago (1 responses)
By Wayne 14 hours ago (1 responses)
Custard Apple - Which variety of custard apple tree would most suit growing here on the sunshine coast?...
By Des 19 hours ago (0 responses)
By Des 19 hours ago (0 responses)
rid your place of fruit flies - Don't know Brad, I thought they might be the vinegar flies but these are about the size of sandflies [midges] maybe a tad bigger, correct?. One squirt of spray and they're gone so I don't worry abo...By Wayne 20 hours ago (12 responses)
Unidentified fruit object - Don't know about cuttings.
Best to graft to Jacaranda seedlings.
Thats how it's usually done.
;-)...By Speedy 1 days ago (6 responses)
Shipping Syndicate of Plants to Perth/WA - hi
i was able to get some drumstick seeds from planet ark shop in freo. U get a pack of 7 seeds for 5 dollars. they are across the road from coles freo
...By lyn 1 days ago (127 responses)
nectarine tree - It sounds as though you are suggesting that the rootstock variety overtoook the tree grafted ontop.
If you'd said this prior to pulling out the tree then my advice would just to have been to prune...
By Gus 1 days ago (1 responses)
By Gus 1 days ago (1 responses)
pests on guavas - I agree with you. As I saw one on my Guava tree the other day and I have these black spots as well...So you are spot on, pardon the pun!...So what to do now???...By Sonya 2 days ago (23 responses)
persimmon - My father and his four kids have picked persimmons from the one tree we have found here in TX for years, and two years ago, he found another. Someone is knocking the fruit off the tree prior to it ri...By DeannaTiffany 2 days ago (28 responses)
Bird bath - Good idea Diana. I might try a piece of heavy duty black plastic first. That would easily be replaced if it gets scratched.
Though it is quite tough - I covered an old plastic garden table with buil...
By Julie 2 days ago (5 responses)
By Julie 2 days ago (5 responses)
Avocado looking sick - This is a Haas avocado a bought from Diggers about 4 years ago. It got badly burnt last summer and we nearly lost it. Hence the shade cloth, which was only quickly put up a week ago with the arrival o...By LynL 2 days ago (0 responses)
Black Sapote not growing - Recently I've seen black sapote fruit being sold in various places in Melbourne. One is David Jones in the city (occassionally), and also some Asian markets. They're from Tropical Fruit World, so I...By Justin 2 days ago (77 responses)
Balck Sapote root system - Hi
I was just wondering do black sapotes have invasive root systems and can they be planted close to other plants? I have bought a seedling and was planning on planting it in a garden bed along with...
By Minky 2 days ago (0 responses)
By Minky 2 days ago (0 responses)
Disease on Blue Lilly Pilly - April
I am having exactly the same problem in Brisbane. Would be interested to see what this brown leaf dropping is?
...By morningside 3 days ago (9 responses)
ackee tree - try www.aqis.gov.au it's them not Aussie post that runs quarantine !!...By Jimmy 3 days ago (98 responses)
Grumichama - I have just recently bought two plants, one being approx a metre tall and the other only about 30cm. Can you tell me how big they grow and would they take full sun in this hot climate. Trying to wor...By Cathie 3 days ago (32 responses)
peacharine in Perth - Yup, in the town centre. Their trees looked a bit more mature than most places around but still for the same price, although not much range. Good little nursery. ...
By CJ 3 days ago (5 responses)
By CJ 3 days ago (5 responses)
mulberries & frosts - Is the English Black Mulberry the best for frosts at -5? If so, can it cope with the hot summers here on the FNC?...
By JUDY 3 days ago (0 responses)
By JUDY 3 days ago (0 responses)
thornless blackberry - yep, cannington had the same, all no names ie "favorite fruits raspberry"....
By Jimmy 3 days ago (20 responses)
By Jimmy 3 days ago (20 responses)
Passionfruit - Hi amanda,
Have not received any email yet:-(. Did you send one?
Check my addy again:-)
Looks like there's two 'Brendans' now on this forum. I see you asked the other one about squishing som...By Brendan 3 days ago (127 responses)
rasberry bushes - Yep whenever you're ready jimmy. Ive been off the radar for a couple of days snowed under at work. But back in the swing of it now.
Lookin forward to hearin from you when its all go.
Pax
Sax...By Saxman 3 days ago (105 responses)
Laksa herb - hi. i have killed two pots so far. not enough love i think. ;p
Anyway, i bought another pot and there's holes! lots of them on the leaves. i can't find any bugs on them.
any suggestions? thank you...By perthger 3 days ago (19 responses)
Identify paw paw tree? - Nothing to get too worried about, just dont eat the seeds,
or any other part of the plant. It doesn't taste any good anyway!
Its ok to occupy a spot for a while ,until you're ready to plant some...By Speedy 3 days ago (5 responses)
Earwig Control - Hi, I used shallow containers and fill them with water and oil. At first I used olive oil and that seems to catch quite a number of them..then i use cheaper alternative soya bean oil and they dont see...
By au0rey 4 days ago (4 responses)
By au0rey 4 days ago (4 responses)
blueberries - Hi Mandy,
I would wait till winter (when they will become dormant). They will be going through a growth spurt about now.
I repotted my first blueberry last summer and its now dead. I repotted a...
By John I. 4 days ago (1 responses)
By John I. 4 days ago (1 responses)
No mess tomatoes - I still can't understand how the supermarkets get away with foisting such horrible tomtoes on people? There must be plenty of folks who buy them in order to keep this practie alive. Maybe we should h...By amanda 4 days ago (11 responses)
Olive Tree drops leaves / no fruit or even flowers - Hi
I planted my Olive trees (4 of them) around 4-5 years ago. When I bought them, they had olives on them (they were young trees, approximately 1500mm high). They are now 4 meters high, and last ye...
By Debs 5 days ago (0 responses)
By Debs 5 days ago (0 responses)
Something eating Flame Tree leaves - Sounds like looper caterpillars, the buggers are green and blend in very well with the leaves, try looking at night with a torch....
By Jimmy 5 days ago (1 responses)
By Jimmy 5 days ago (1 responses)
how to stop a mango tree from bearing fruit - Nope, to big to get up there and pull the flowers off if its over a shed.
Supposedly nitrogen in winter makes it shoot instead of flower, but I doubt it....
By Jimmy 5 days ago (1 responses)
By Jimmy 5 days ago (1 responses)
Premature leaf drop - Yea Jantina... I must admit I am blown away by the response. I really wanted to do all this organically - but I realise that a combination of the two methods of fertilising is the best for my conditio...By amanda 5 days ago (17 responses)
Tweed crisp jakfruit - I just bought a grafted Tweed Crisp Jakfruit and was wondering who else is growing them and what results they are getting or any other information. This type was developed by Fruit world in the Tweed...
By M Nash 6 days ago (0 responses)
By M Nash 6 days ago (0 responses)
Free fruit Trees in Public Places - I like the idea in theory, but dont think it will work in the long run. It is 40 degrees C here today, and I have been flat out this week keeping my own trees and veg alive. Our government is allowi...By Vicki 6 days ago (30 responses)
macadamia tree,what do they fruit. - Hi buz,
If your macadamia tree is too big, prune it back by 1/3rd.
Then give it some fertilizer that is LOW in Phosphorus (P), HIGH in Potassium (K) and medium in Nitrogen (N). Spread it out to the...
By Brendan 6 days ago (1 responses)
By Brendan 6 days ago (1 responses)
Replanting a dead tree? - If they are the size to put in a vase I wouldnt bother. $20 and you have a new one with proper root stock.
Would be interesting to see some photos however...
By Jason 6 days ago (1 responses)
By Jason 6 days ago (1 responses)
Mango Tree Disease - Hi Jeff - heres B4 n after pics of my jaboticabas (note burnt margins tee guys are very salt sensitive) I did gypflo and big water flush then calcium nitrate and then trace elements (I would normally...By amanda 7 days ago (93 responses)
David's Garden Centre - Dundas Rd Forrestfield, you get there either by going under the hump on Abernethy or over the new bridge out the Kewdale end. Open m-f 9-5 only....
By Damo 7 days ago (2 responses)
By Damo 7 days ago (2 responses)
Tropical Fruit Trees Successfuly Grown in Sydney/Wollongong/Newcastle - Hey Marilen, mangosteen is ultra tropical and without some special type of greenhouse you will not be able to grow and fruit a common mangosteen tree.
There is always yellow mangosteen which i beli...By HappyEarth 7 days ago (81 responses)
Mesona chinensis - Yes, It was probably at the PO in town yesterday but mail isn't delivered to us on Thursdays.
No worries though, the water they're soaking in is now purple.
I'll change the water and sow them tom...By Speedy 7 days ago (55 responses)
China falt - poor fruit - Thanks Jimmy,
I will invest in a couple of varieties and grow them up now so that I can have some decent scion wood by July 2010 to use for top working the old China Flat.
I will get around to a...By Sue 8 days ago (4 responses)
Drumstick tree - did you over water it ?
Tell me Sherly
the leaves that are turning yellowish, are they on the upper branchlets or are they from the bottom branchlets ?
If they're from the bottom branchlets,...
By Ellen 8 days ago (1 responses)
By Ellen 8 days ago (1 responses)
help on which trees - Probably all, the citrus may have a problem with not enough sweetness or frosting during winter....
By Jimmy 8 days ago (1 responses)
By Jimmy 8 days ago (1 responses)
Kiwifruit - Wood for cuttings is generally considered either a soft wood (green), a semi hard wood or hard wood. I don't know much about kiwi fruit - but maybe similar to a grape vine cutting?
I guess it depend...
By amanda 8 days ago (1 responses)
By amanda 8 days ago (1 responses)
Feijoa not fruiting - Hi Andrew - if you go to the very top right corner of the forum home page - you can do a search on Feijoas. There's lots of info on this topic.
I planted 5 generic Feijoa plants from Bunnings 3 yr...
By amanda 8 days ago (5 responses)
By amanda 8 days ago (5 responses)
Can anyone identify this bug? - Hey Brendan - amazing looking bug - I have never seen one like that. Does it stink when u squish it?...By amanda 8 days ago (5 responses)
Pandanus amaryllifolius - The Pandan used in cooking is known as "edible" Pandan in most nurseries.
There was a bit of confusion about its botanic name earlier in the forum .....
and I came across this webpage recently:
...By Shaun 9 days ago (127 responses)
angel peach - probably too young, too mnay fruit for a small tree....
By Jimmy 9 days ago (1 responses)
By Jimmy 9 days ago (1 responses)
Not Yet Answered - Can you help?
Tweed crisp jakfruit - I just bought a grafted Tweed Crisp Jakfruit and was wondering who else is growing them and what results they are getting or any other information. This type was developed by Fruit world in the Tweed...
By M Nash 6 days ago (0 responses)
By M Nash 6 days ago (0 responses)
Olive Tree drops leaves / no fruit or even flowers - Hi
I planted my Olive trees (4 of them) around 4-5 years ago. When I bought them, they had olives on them (they were young trees, approximately 1500mm high). They are now 4 meters high, and last ye...
By Debs 5 days ago (0 responses)
By Debs 5 days ago (0 responses)
mulberries & frosts - Is the English Black Mulberry the best for frosts at -5? If so, can it cope with the hot summers here on the FNC?...
By JUDY 3 days ago (0 responses)
By JUDY 3 days ago (0 responses)
Balck Sapote root system - Hi
I was just wondering do black sapotes have invasive root systems and can they be planted close to other plants? I have bought a seedling and was planning on planting it in a garden bed along with...
By Minky 2 days ago (0 responses)
By Minky 2 days ago (0 responses)
Avocado looking sick - This is a Haas avocado a bought from Diggers about 4 years ago. It got badly burnt last summer and we nearly lost it. Hence the shade cloth, which was only quickly put up a week ago with the arrival o...By LynL 2 days ago (0 responses)
Custard Apple - Which variety of custard apple tree would most suit growing here on the sunshine coast?...
By Des 19 hours ago (0 responses)
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Blueberry - Yeah mine pretty much get afternoon shade too. The weather has been pretty kind thus far which is helping somewhat too. Yes your easterlies could be quite devastating Amanda but the wind break thing m...By Saxman 7 hours ago (127 responses)
dragon fruit - ahh Malang the only place i could find whiskey at a decent price around Surabaya haha!
Do they still have the public fruit garden there?...By Justin 30 days ago (127 responses)
Pinkabelle Apple Tree - Same here,wetnwild.I've got 2 Pinkabelles in 75L containers.Got a couple of fruits last year.Also have got a low-chill ANNA( apple of Israel)tree,with loquat sized fruits now....By jimbo 14 days ago (127 responses)
Veggie garden - Thanks guys... bummer about the asian greens :( I love them in a salad. Anyway - the chooks are enjoying them!...By amanda 13 days ago (127 responses)
Fruit fly control - re fruit fly if you can keep your trees to around 3 metres use mosquitoo net works. Julie...By julie 9 days ago (127 responses)
Coffee - I back onto rainforest where probably K7 but definatly arabica type plants grow in weed proportions.
They grow in understory to mid story (20 feet). Because they are shade grown, The caffeine conten...By M Nash 7 hours ago (127 responses)
Tropical fruit trees successfuly grown in Melbourne - Hi Ajay
How old is your papaya plant? Has it borne any fruit yet?...By Linda 9 days ago (127 responses)
Pandanus amaryllifolius - The Pandan used in cooking is known as "edible" Pandan in most nurseries.
There was a bit of confusion about its botanic name earlier in the forum .....
and I came across this webpage recently:
...By Shaun 9 days ago (127 responses)
Shipping Syndicate of Plants to Perth/WA - hi
i was able to get some drumstick seeds from planet ark shop in freo. U get a pack of 7 seeds for 5 dollars. they are across the road from coles freo
...By lyn 1 days ago (127 responses)
mandarin tree - Anthony,after fruiting, when the weather has warmed up a bit, seems to be the general idea. If you prune heavily you may not get a crop next year, but they will soon catch up.
Citrus are not pruned...By Julie 23 days ago (127 responses)
Passionfruit - Hi amanda,
Have not received any email yet:-(. Did you send one?
Check my addy again:-)
Looks like there's two 'Brendans' now on this forum. I see you asked the other one about squishing som...By Brendan 3 days ago (127 responses)
Mango tree not fruiting - Hi Wayne, Thanks very much for the information, I wasn't sure how much we could cut it back without hurting the tree, but after seeing the pic you loaded and your comments it will get a good cut back...By northguys 21 days ago (117 responses)
Dwarf Fruit Tree Competiton - Thanks so much Kath, will go have a look soon!...By Alyssa 103 days ago (116 responses)
Does anyone garden with blackwater? - No, I didn't turn it, it was just too big a pile! I was sure to keep it moist though.
The dust may be OK to use in your compost, as it will add some minerals. Putting it into compost allows the org...By Julie 107 days ago (110 responses)
rasberry bushes - Yep whenever you're ready jimmy. Ive been off the radar for a couple of days snowed under at work. But back in the swing of it now.
Lookin forward to hearin from you when its all go.
Pax
Sax...By Saxman 3 days ago (105 responses)
Babaco - did you find the do it your self search site? Otherwise, 08 9334 1800 and ask for Sue Turner....By Jimmy 53 days ago (104 responses)
ackee tree - try www.aqis.gov.au it's them not Aussie post that runs quarantine !!...By Jimmy 3 days ago (98 responses)
Mango Tree Disease - Hi Jeff - heres B4 n after pics of my jaboticabas (note burnt margins tee guys are very salt sensitive) I did gypflo and big water flush then calcium nitrate and then trace elements (I would normally...By amanda 7 days ago (93 responses)
Banana - Just bear in mind they ripen very late in the season, so you might be best to pick them ealry and ripen inside with a ripe apple as a source of etylene in a bag for best results....By Jimmy 82 days ago (87 responses)
Betel Leaf - heres the import regulations for Piper betel
[Link]...By Rev 55 days ago (81 responses)
Tropical Fruit Trees Successfuly Grown in Sydney/Wollongong/Newcastle - Hey Marilen, mangosteen is ultra tropical and without some special type of greenhouse you will not be able to grow and fruit a common mangosteen tree.
There is always yellow mangosteen which i beli...By HappyEarth 7 days ago (81 responses)
Wolf Berries - If you go to your local Coles or Big W you will find all the Goji seeds you will ever need in the health section. Packets of Goji berries for under $6 & every one has seeds in it. Also there are alway...By snottiegobble 53 days ago (78 responses)
Black Sapote not growing - Recently I've seen black sapote fruit being sold in various places in Melbourne. One is David Jones in the city (occassionally), and also some Asian markets. They're from Tropical Fruit World, so I...By Justin 2 days ago (77 responses)
carambola - Hi Yong, will you be home this Sunday?
I am in Perth, and would like to visit you to learn some grafting techniques ....
pls email or sms me.
Thanks....By Shaun 10 days ago (77 responses)
I have a cherry tree - Guys, Hi, love the info, I have just planted a tree which w secured from Young in NSW, now planted on a sloping site in the valley. It received loads of frosty mornings and has just burst into flowers...By Paul 78 days ago (75 responses)
Curry Leaf Tree in Melbourne - Hi Jen
Heard that you can propagate from tip cuttings....By Lyn 9 days ago (75 responses)
duriun trees: have you seen any - hehehe Chris
we are all here to learn, and to improve our knowledge of the precious gifts that God blesses us with, food/fruits production.
No need for criticisms, time is too short to waste on...By Ellen 37 days ago (71 responses)
Ants Nests in Pot Plants - I understand your frustration.
I had an ant problem last summer but they weren't green ants and were too small to do much biting.
With my ant problem I brought 'Ant Killa' (yes that is the corre...By Tiggerbow 17 days ago (70 responses)
asimina tribola/American pawpaw/ temperate custard apple - Hi Michael (Bangalow) - sorry didn't notice your post until this week, all my seeds are now seedlings. They came from a research station in the US, parent plants are Shenandoah, Susquehanna, Pa Golde...By Phil@Tyalgum 10 days ago (69 responses)
passiflora varieties - Thank you Skippy.. and yes - both my dogs eat fruit n veg - particularly our old apples.. I didn't plan on them raiding the orchard when I planted it!! Thank god they don't know what strawberries are....By amanda 90 days ago (67 responses)
pouteria lucuma - Hiyas unicorn, If I come across some of these "Obvata" type here in the Dominican Republic, I'll be sure to take some pictures of them and post them here, there is one place that I havent visited yet...By Tropicdude 28 days ago (67 responses)
What are your 3 Favourite Fruit Trees in Order? - My favourite 3 fruit are-GRANADILLA with orange juice mixed in and ice cream. YELLOW PATAYA with a sqeeze of lime to enhance the flavour. KOHALA LONGON just fill your pockets and munch allday long....By Big Kev 18 days ago (64 responses)
Guava tees in melbourne - Thanks Ellen,
I am happy to hear that my guava tree would grow...i am very found of this fruit ...there is a variety called allahabad guava.... this is the best that i have tasted till now.
keeping...By Sharma 43 days ago (63 responses)
Chiku / Sapodilla - Now that the weather has got warmer, my Sawo Manila Sapodilla is sprouting out some new leaf-shoots :-)
It's older leaves went yellowy-brown along the edges during the winter months ..... I s'pose...By Shaun 17 days ago (63 responses)
Can't find 'WHITE' Pomegranate tree/seeds in Australia !!! ? You are my last hope‏ - i remain AMAZED at the perfoormance of Wonderful on the north coast.
fruit reaches delicious maturity w/o cracking in spite of torrential rains....By recher 35 days ago (61 responses)
PAWPAWS - I think they needed fertilising if the rain has made the fruit kick and I think a watering once a week should be enough Julie, I don't water mine at all, they just get some whenever I water the grass...By Wayne 24 days ago (57 responses)
cherry substitute for Perth - Thanks Randey ,will try every this year even hunging bags of ice ,and it's got to fruit or !!!...By haider 139 days ago (56 responses)
Mesona chinensis - Yes, It was probably at the PO in town yesterday but mail isn't delivered to us on Thursdays.
No worries though, the water they're soaking in is now purple.
I'll change the water and sow them tom...By Speedy 7 days ago (55 responses)
My Great Idea - Hi Amanda:
People can only have one email address which will correspond to their uniqueID.
The userid will stay the same throughout. However their name can change.
Some forums require people...By Correy 120 days ago (52 responses)
Fruit trees growing in pots successfully - hi Linda
My pole is 5 feet high.
so when dragon fruit plant reachs the top of the pole , you should curve it down 3 feet , and you cut off 3 inches off the tip....By Pam 12 days ago (51 responses)
Peppino - Thanks a million, Jantina! I will send you an e-mail ASAP. To all the other great people on this list - I would be happy to get any amount of seeds from this particular cultivar...By Igor 23 days ago (49 responses)
Poor Man's Orange - What is it and is it the best citrus for making Marmalade? - Hi Adam,
I still have a few of the fruit here in South Yarra if you want to look at them. They are decidedly rough skinned and have a very distinctive taste and scent. Email me, rob@thermid.com. I...By Rob 53 days ago (49 responses)
CHEMPEDAK FRUIT ARE SOLD WHERE IN AUSTRALIA? - Due to the car park overcrowded situation down in Cabramatta, I don't do shopping down there as often anymore so I am not sure if they had it in October or the next coming months.
Sorry Chempedak...By Ellen 20 days ago (49 responses)
Growing avocado in Melbourne - Hi Robyn - both my Hass avo's died and I live in a very windy climate on a hill too - but this was due to salinity more than anything. You need to have very, very good soil and very good drainage. Yo...By amanda 80 days ago (48 responses)
Japanese citrus yuzu - Laaz
Does you Yuzu tree also have very long and sharp thorns?
Gregg...By Gregg 90 days ago (47 responses)
trixzies peach/nectarine trees - My Nectazee is about 4 years old and has always produced normal smooth skined fruit. This year all of the fruit on the tree is fuzzy like a peach. Does anyone know what's going on?...By Steve R 12 days ago (47 responses)
Loquats n Winter - Hi Brendan... I was talking to a S.African plumber who has worked in many places in the world and reckons Aust and England have the worst water he's ever seen/tasted....they use the magnets alot in UK...By amanda 97 days ago (47 responses)
Don't forget to upload a picture of the fruit tree you are discussing.