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Nick says... Thanks Phil, I'm sure gooseberries are still a chance in New South Wales (how cold does it get in Tyalgum?). What I've done is put mine on the south side of a really high fence which gets about an hour of direct sun in summer and none and at all in winter. It doesnt seem to mind this shady position, considering it tripled in size since when I planted last July, but just remember to give it plenty of water in summer. | About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 29th May 2011 10:55am #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jantina says... I can answer that one Haakon. I sent some pepino cuttings to Germany and they disappeared in the mail for a while then turned up about a month later( had probably been languishing in the German version of AQIS). All the leaves had rotted off but they had grown roots and subsequently grew very well. So there you go, no problems. | About the Author Jantina Mt Gambier 30th May 2011 12:48pm #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Zady says... ughh never mind, still far to early in the morning for me!! Although I do have to say, if my icecream beans survive it will be a miracle!. They have been scratched up indoors by the cats, and drowned ( put them out for a sunny day that turned to lotsa rain ) and dug up by the dogs outside. *sigh* poor little beggers. lol I feel like a negligent mum Thanks | About the Author Zady Portland, Vic 10th June 2011 10:29am #UserID: 5331 Posts: 28 View All Zady's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Zady says... Hi Jason, thanks for the tip, I will have to try and mother them through the next 2 months, but after I move, the hot water system at the new house is outside but under shelter, so will plonk them on that. Currently, when inside, I have them sitting on the clothes dryer, which is getting plenty of use in this weather! Also, just double checked Phil, no email in my spam either, though it may have been deleted. Can you try again? thanks. | About the Author Zady Portland, Vic 10th June 2011 1:25pm #UserID: 5331 Posts: 28 View All Zady's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Nick says... Hi guys, does anyone have any jaboticaba, grumichama, rambutan or sapodilla seeds/seedlings/plants? I've got an abundance of pomegranate and quince seedlings as well as custard apple,carambola, longan and citrus seedlings, persimmon seeds; gooseberry, cape gooseberry and carambola cuttings and also small fuchsia plants. | About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 11th July 2011 8:06pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... I have about 12 durian seedlings in pots that were going to be rootstock until yasi killed my two big durians.I then lost interest and some are now too big and growing through the pots.All the ones in pots I grafted died when I was on holidays and they didn't get looked after properly. The hardest trees for you to grow would be durian,mangosteen and rambutan. | About the Author Cairns 12th July 2011 5:39pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Nick, many people in this forum seem to be pushing the boundaries and enjoying tropical fruit and growing them further south than expected.I had this conversation with the fruitist who has a longkong growing in Brisbane.We can pin down where it is possible to grow what and then there are surprises.I think even with horticultural wizardry and careful selection of varieties durians,mangosteen and rambutans producing fruit outdoors below latitude 19 or 20 would be a fabulous achievement let alone at latitude 38 where it may need supernatural intervention. | About the Author Cairns 12th July 2011 7:16pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... I don't grow any fuchsia's at the moment but I've eaten lots of them. Sometimes they are pretty good!, lets say much better than a capulin cherry anyway lol. In Melbourne the other day I was in a Spsnish shop and I bought Lucuma puree and I also saw some Ulluco's in a can. For anyone whos like I was and hasn't tasted Lucuma. It tastes like...... Sweet potato with sugar or caramel added more less. In fact pretty much exactly like that | About the Author Jason Portland 13th July 2011 11:19pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Nice posts MaryT and Mike - sounds interesting what u have both got up to? MaryT - Shark Bay is best in the autumn - around April/May...very beautiful then - cooler and the howling winds have stopped.. :) I still have to get to Dirk Hartog Island - hopefully before they stick a 5 star resort on it or such?! ;) | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. 400kms north of Perth 24th January 2012 7:45pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Mike I am overwhelmed by your generosity; the plants, cuttings and seeds you sent me are just great. Some are unfamiliar but I will look them up and try them out. Some are favourites that I don't have so am over the moon to receive them. Still potting but taking a break to send you a big THANK YOU. | About the Author MaryT Sydney 2nd February 2012 4:03pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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chillilover says... Not sure what the hype about white sapote is but there's this person selling a plant on ebay for a reasonable cost i think. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/White-Sapote-Fruit-Tree-Yum-Yum-Pick-up-Bris-GC-/180798553583?pt=AU_Plants_Seeds_Bulbs&hash=item2a186efdef | About the Author Chillilower sydney 3rd February 2012 2:30pm #UserID: 6128 Posts: 123 View All Chillilower's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Nick says... I glad they all arrived safe! The pea sized ones are chick pea seeds and the smaller ones are soy bean, I also chucked in some Fuchsia boliviana seeds for some interest (theyre the very smallest seeds in there). If you're after any other legume seeds, the place I got em from has a large selection! | About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 8th February 2012 9:45pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Peter,this is my reading of it....not really for here but for Israeli and American ones yes there is a bit more on sun tolerance.The general theme seems to be start them in shade and let them grow into full sun except if you are in a low humidity (often inland and dry areas),hot summer area and then shadecloth protection helps during summer.Most good american types seem to be able to handle full sun in a mediterranean climate like Adelaide.Some types have thicker,more waxy 'skin' that helps.The yanks reckon the yellows struggle more in cool and drier places. Ours appear to be a motley crew without cv names.Desert King in the NT and the newly named columbian supreme have names at least.The aussie ones have not been selectively bred for dry,cool climates or harsh summers. I had better send a few references to you. | About the Author Cairns 10th February 2012 9:28pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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peter says... ok. im trying to work out why my mature healthy plants have never flowered, hence the sun/shade question. do you know weather leaving branches all the way up the stems would stop them flowering. another problem is when they get to the top of the pole they just lean against it and keep going up and up. even one large branch that almost snapped right off and is hanging by its central spine has produced more branches and is strongly curling upwards. | About the Author adelaide 10th February 2012 9:56pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Peter, I remove everything off the main stem till it reaches the top of the post then it can fan out and drop over the top of the post and multiply from there. If I'm removing shoots from a good var, I let them get up to a propagating size before I remove them. I have a large pink that hasn't flowered in the last two years so I started spraying it with a foliar feed of liquid potash and seasol a week about and blow me down I got a flower.
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Mike says... All the cultivation advice says retain a single strong stem until nearing the top of the support by trimming side stems to maximise flowering.The umbrella of stems should hang down at least in the first place,also to encourage flowering.Maybe you need to cut the uprights and weigh down the laterals until they bend to your will. Adelaide could a tough gig for some DF types not selected for the climate. The environmental cues for flowering in yucatan to columbia might happen less often.If the californians and israelis have productive DF, Adelaide should be able to as well. | About the Author Cairns 10th February 2012 10:18pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Peter,hammering those side shoots into submission and foliar spray on the aerial roots is probably a good strategy.If my ken's red turns out to be a desert king and I get one of those with a 4.5 cold tolerance on the table I flicked to you they might be a better bet down there.Your F1 and yellow might be the toughest ones to get any satisfaction from. | About the Author Cairns 11th February 2012 2:38pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Mary T I should be thanking you for the bags and another beauty of a book.There are loads more bags than I expected and you have gone to alot of trouble.I do appreciate it and many bags will be in action very quickly.Once again there is imbalance in the universe that can only be restored by another parcel at the risk of creating an endless loop. Nick you are sharp alright but I reckon I could round up an assortment of fruit,veg.and herbs seeds and plants to confound you....at least for a while. | About the Author Cairns 13th February 2012 6:22pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Nick says... Not to trouble anyone, but can anyone spare some seeds/ cuttings etc of these plants: muntries (Kunzea pomifera), Billardiera scandens, atherton raspberry, Solanum centrale or Tasmannia lanceolata? I have plenty of tamarind seedlings which are ready to send as well as salak (Salacca something), achacha, Fuchsia boliviana seeds, Helleborus hybrid seeds and bilberry seeds. :) | About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 13th February 2012 7:21pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Nick says... Unfortunately I dont think theyd be still viable.... http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter/nsf/Attachments/LJEM-7CV7BN/$FILE/Tasmannia%20lanceolata%20Notesheet.pdf | About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 14th February 2012 7:19am #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Nick says... Sorry about the slow reply Mary, thanks a tonne for you and your friend's generosity! That's a great idea Mike, here's the list of plants I'm looking for at the moment: muscadine grape, kiwiberry "issai", jaboticaba and garcinia seeds (I find the plants spectacular additions to the greenhouse), although I won't turn down a chance to grow any other rare fruits I haven't mentioned (hope I'm not sounding too greedy lol)! :) | About the Author Nick10 Altona, VIC 18th February 2012 1:49pm #UserID: 6557 Posts: 8 View All Nick10's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Hang in there Nick,I have lots of jab. seeds and durian seeds are not too hard to get.I am outa circulation next week but after that I might be able to round a few odds and ends up.My 1.2m miracle fruit had 100's of fruit plucked yesterday.....maybe a kg,I now have some good marang seeds and a few other species will soon be at my fingertips. | About the Author Cairns 18th February 2012 2:06pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Thanks Jujube it is a good place and it is a pity I was a prisoner and could not frolic and soak up the local 'ambience'.I will have have about 12 trips of a week or so to very remote places this year and I hope the garden can handle it in the dry season.There has has been action in the garden while I was away and the seedlings in pots have been shooting and sprouting also. | About the Author Cairns 24th February 2012 9:13pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Good to come home to see some actions in the garden. I know it is very hard when you go away and there is not much rain. For pots, I normally make holes in soil and insert some water saver peals before I go. BTW, my lufa fruits are hanging down and one of them nearly 1 meter and still very skinny not yet ready to pick. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 24th February 2012 9:23pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Mary,Townsville is only 350km down the road with the same temps (24-31) but feels more pleasant as the humidity is noticeabley lower.I was stuck in workshops and work oriented stuff so couldn't do much. Those seeds were from a variety given to me by jujube and the fruits are short,pale and have green patches.They look like an indian type.I think a few seed types with coats that encourage mould growth seem to have higher germination rates after they get mouldy. | About the Author Cairns 24th February 2012 10:38pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David says... So far so good Mike but have noticed the type 2 chemp seem to germinate faster than type 1, mabolo,s are up and running also,the z4 abiu have a noticable diff leaf structure to the plant i had,also a lot hairier, the ambers are nearly 4 in tall, only 3 survived out of the 6 you sent but very happy with that | About the Author David Brisbane 25th February 2012 7:53am #UserID: 6595 Posts: 10 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... David the Z4's were probably crossed with an E4 that grows next to the mother tree so have taken on some of E4 characters.E4 and Z4 are the 2 best but E4 is different from other abius,being hairier,broader 'mango' leafed and a weepy habitat.Once chemps and jacks come up they are pretty hardy. | About the Author Cairns 25th February 2012 8:07am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Mary T I can pack something tonight and send it tomorrow. The perennial coriander has no seeds but I have another plant that seeded before.So it's coriander,tumeric,C.xanthorhiza,mekong vine,P. paw paw,betel leaf.jicama pods and maybe brazilian lettuce.Is more sugar and duruka of interest? | About the Author Cairns 28th February 2012 8:17pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Thanks, Mike! You're not emptying your garden into mine are you? :) Umm, did you say you have the Chinese celery ? Any Chinese greens would be good. I've tried Gai Lan before and it grew well but I had to fight swamps of white moths and since I didn't like to spray it was a losing battle. :( | About the Author MaryT Sydney 28th February 2012 8:23pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Thanks, Mike; I didn't have time to look everything up so I just put the piece in a pot standing up LOL (makes sense to me at the time!) though I did wonder at the roots coming out of the 'joints'. Never mind, it worked; kind of. It's trial and error around here. I can't keep my eyes open so to bed; it's been a hot humid day (for us). Don't go out again; I have enough. | About the Author MaryT Sydney 28th February 2012 9:15pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... On the left is the rootstock of a grafted Tamarillow. I bought it only because it had the rootstock shooting, cut the grafted tamarillow off and let the original rootstock grow. I was keen to see what the pro's used. The right is, of course, a red tamarillow.
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Mike says... John Mc it looks just like my cocona did except it has fruit.I hope it hangs onto them long enough for you to get to eat them. Snake beans and pit pit swamped most of garden beds and formed a sail that came down during a storm on my cocona (that originally was 2m from the pit pit).It got broken and is now almost permanently shaded.Maybe I'll dig it up and move it. I have a few new fruit seeds that you may be interested in. | About the Author Cairns 2nd March 2012 7:15pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Mine is ok with lots of fruits as big as an apple. I tasted my first fruit yesterday. Even though it was yellow 100% but I think I will leave them on the tree for a bit longer to get a sweeter version. A bit like tomato in flavor but very solid. I added some to my curry it tasted good. I think the flesh can be chopped up and add to Bruschetta. I will try with the next fruits. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 2nd March 2012 8:38pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Hi Lucy, I picked up a 3kg express envelope from the PO yesterday so I can include as many wax jambu fruits as it takes to make up the 3kg if you wanted them, besides the other stuff, of course. They are not fully ripe so I don't know if they would be any good. Here's some pic's for you to decide, they are a very irridecent red when fully ripe. Let me know if you want them. EDIT: I should explain, there were too many fruit for the branch to handle, consequently, it snapped clean off.
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi John Mc, You make my mouth watering. They look soo beautiful and yummy and the tree is very productive. Do you know the name of the variety? They are ready when they are all red like the big two fruits in the first picture. I love them very much but I think you should save some for your family only the spare ones that I will want them. They are hard to find you know. Many thanks for the offer. I am very much appreciated. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 2nd March 2012 9:56pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Mike I emailed you but I guess you can't pick up outside of work? Thank you so much for sending the parcel; much much more than I expected. John Mc sent precious seeds; how lucky am I. I've been drinking turmeric and ginger tea all day. I planted everything you sent (other than seeds and gingers) but they are struggling. It's also turned cold here so it must be a shock. | About the Author MaryT Sydney 3rd March 2012 6:47pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Yeah I left work a bit early on Friday.It is still 24 to 32c here with 1000% humidity. Too bad if there are few casualties as there should be enough survivors to keep you entertained.Now that you have seen the tumerics do they seem different from your ones? The C.xanthorhizas are perhaps not to everyones taste. I found some resprouting brazil lettuce and can get the thick black sugar if you have space for more recruits. | About the Author Cairns 3rd March 2012 7:14pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Thanks Mike I think it is getting harder to keep things healthy now that it's so cold here so please halt further export for now. I do have a lot and they keep growing and multiplying. I still have seeds to try. It's time to consolidate. Sounds like Hong Kong summer in Cairns. Your turmeric is stronger for sure. I have not tried the xanthorhiza yet. | About the Author MaryT Sydney 3rd March 2012 7:53pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi John Mc, Many thanks for letting me know. Not too worry about Maqui berry, I understand how the weather like in Sydney and Melbourne: cold. That is the reason for Propagation process is very slow. On the other hand Mike's area and mine are boiling hot and rain at times. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 3rd March 2012 9:11pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... BJ Its packed and will be in the mail tomorrow ETA Wed/Thurs.Exactly 500g so no asian greens could fit in and a few other possibles have missed out on a ride.A 3kg bag would have been more sensible to fit everything.I had to do surgery on the bag to put in mucosa seeds that were forgotten.Also missing will be the burmese grape seeds due to unauthorised comsumption of the lot and red atis.Even one more seed will take it over. | About the Author Cairns 4th March 2012 1:08am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Mike, you know my address! ;-) Those aren't Bruno's are they? I'm still trying to figure out how to get an Amber from Ingham down here. I'm always so envious. I have to put up with just a few guanabana, rollinia and sapodilla - and lots of 'decent' mangoes. I'm on the lookout for a move up north! | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 7th March 2012 8:22pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... It was Peter S. from Feluga and he has the best orchards around and is a friend of Bruno.I forgot the name of this jackfruit but it and amber command the highest prices.One marang is his commercial one and the other is a different style from another farm.They are luscious and I'll be sick if I keep eating.David I already have a few seeds to send next week anyway so I'll do it then.BJ did everything survive? I may be getting a big selection of seeds soon so stay tuned.I wonder if John Mc can still plant seeds this late in the season? | About the Author Cairns 7th March 2012 8:40pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... It has larger 'bulbs'(65g av.without seed) than amber with even thicker,crisper, orange flesh and is a feather less sweet but it still has a classic jackfruit taste.The fruit is huge with little latex and a very high flesh yield.You'd spit out the common named varieties in horror after trying this.The marangs are something else compared to most you encounter,with larger bulbs and a cleaner more agreeable fruit salad taste.There is no hint of unusual savoury flavours and the aftertaste is pleasant. | About the Author Cairns 7th March 2012 9:04pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David says... There is a chap John Picone i think that has Marang growing and he is in Nth NSW,also cocao, not sure on the last 3 you said ,The weather is definately turning into the Autumn patterns here the overnight temp dropped down to 19 last night, still lots of moisture round so the humidity is still ok. Your right and spot on mike about establishment. THe biggest problem here is not june or july but August when low humidity and wind chill factor are at there worst | About the Author David Brisbane 7th March 2012 10:59pm #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Sure can Mike, my poly (hot) house is getting a little crowded though. Painfully slow progress is being made on the new larger one. Your Z4's are powering along beautifully, but if I want to keep the growth up I'm going to have to move them back into the polyhouse soon. My 2yo seedling is now over 2.4m high, very lanky, needs support. Would it be OK to prune it back now? or wait till next spring? | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 7th March 2012 11:04pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Nick I haven't planted any yet because it is still too hot and wet.When I swap to the winter crops in 5 weeks with tomatoes,radish,shallots,pak choi,bok,mustard,lettuce etc then all of those will go in.Those jicama are chinese so should be more cold hardy than most.That was a pretty miserable parcel I sent you before and my intention is to send a better selection soon if it is not too cold. | About the Author Cairns 8th March 2012 7:21pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... David the bags arrived thank you,they will be used and now I am loaded with bags.If I can't squeeze everything into one then it will be easy just to toss it into another.BJ the season is not over for them yet and those I saw were poor quality which I presume was due to the varieties.the.I'd rather not send anything that is not a top quality type. Soon I will be practising propagation so the spares will be looking for good homes. | About the Author Cairns 9th March 2012 4:16pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David says... Sounds like the problem we used to have with a dog we used to have, he manged to destroy a grafted Manilla red Santol,marcotted Mammea americana,those were the two favs in the garden, that was 4 years ago,since then havnt been able to replace either as most of the really professional propagaters have since stopped doing it or have retired ,Mike Fabian where are you now ,springs to mind. Mike are Tampois available or not, also Tawn, have just seen on the nine network news a little boy killed in the very street you live Mike,My thoughts are with the parents. | About the Author David Brisbane 9th March 2012 6:10pm #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Yes David it was a very sad incident about 200m downslope on my street.Police were there evaluating the scene for much of the day. Tampois are around but they just aren't good enough to get people interested.I don't know what tawn is, but many varieties of tuan (fiji longan) can be found.I can't remember what I sent you and what I haven't.Did I send any Sam Ru Du or Santol seeds and I'm not sure if you want herbs,gingers or vegies other than the fruit seeds discussed? | About the Author Cairns 9th March 2012 7:19pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... I had a nice taun growing for a few years. It got planted at my father's farm, then got run over by his son-in-law on the ride-on mower :( Mike, if you are practicing propogation and will have extra trees on your hands, I'd be happy to take the load off ;) I can give some good homes and find excellent homes for others where they will be prized and treated better than babies. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 9th March 2012 8:59pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... BJ,I have done a little marcotting and grafting before and if I get extra of those that could do alright down there,I'll send some.It could take a litle while. Some tuan are really good with lots of flesh but the trees are big. They were small portions in that last bag and I hope there was enough of the black sugar to strike.I found a perennial coriander in the yard.Do you want kang kung and rice paddy herb? | About the Author Cairns 9th March 2012 9:15pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David says... You are right forgive the spelling its taun,and no did not receive Sam Ru Du or Santol, as for herbs and the like, we mainly grow the usual culinary stuff. Mike any fruit seeds unusual and rare would be appreciated, when it finally dries out here am going to try my hand at marcotting the green sapote. | About the Author David Brisbane 9th March 2012 9:40pm #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Nick I have more herbs and vegies as I have offloaded most fruit seeds.At my fingertips right now I have miracle fruit,jaboticaba,ackee,marang,jackfruit,rollinia,red sugar apple,common sugar apple,dwarf hog plum,kaffir,santol,sapodilla,chempadek, brazil guava,giant white guava and maybe abiu.I had other species last week but they're gone now.Only a few of those would survive in Melbourne. | About the Author Cairns 10th March 2012 11:45am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... David I got a huge black gold/honey gold? jackfruit this evening from a kuranda friend.I am a bit over them at the moment especially ones that are not top shelf.Mike Fabian must be around still as he visited the Salleras farm a few weeks ago.Adam his replacement has also left limberlost and the nursery has diminished. Today I chopped down an ellendale mandarin and a sharwil avo but left enough for them to act as dragon fruit posts.Between downpours and other chores I also trimmed a few trees. | About the Author Cairns 12th March 2012 8:50pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David says... Hi Mike, The seeds arrived at7.10am this morning was just going of to work when the postie showed up, so it was a quick rush to bury the seeds in seed mix, must say you have outdone yourself this time ,all arrived ok. Discovered 2 of the sam du ru ,seeds were rotten, 1 ok so fingers crossed.Cant beleive how small marang seeds are compared with jackfruit. Thanks again Mike. p.s Thanks also for the bonuses. David | About the Author David Brisbane 13th March 2012 8:34pm #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... David, no worries, it is funny how everything happens at once. If you had weighed the parcel you would see it was 499.8g and nothing else could be included.Was it the older sam ru du that was good? Good marangs usually have smaller seeds and you can eat cooked ones like peanuts.I'll send the name of the jackfruit variety when I get reminded of it next week. | About the Author Cairns 13th March 2012 8:45pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... I'll take it easy for a while then while keeping my eyes peeled.BJ the guava is the mystery guava from a thread last year and the tree is everbearing and prolific.It is no ordinary P.guineense and I should strike some cuttings.It is way better than a yellow cherry guava in my opinion.The shiso cutting was not struck first so will be a challenge.I ran out of space for other greens. | About the Author Cairns 13th March 2012 9:51pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... From the one fruit i have sampled, it kills the yellow cherry guava stone dead, no question. Cant wait for it to get up and going to see if fruit quality is consistent. Thanks again for all the other goodies. I've got a great range of marangs and mangoes up and now more on the way. A few of the rambutan seed have come up already. And I've got so much cane I could change my name to Tully! Now to get them all set up for winter. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 13th March 2012 10:19pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... BJ the only reference to the guava was someone who called it a pineapple guava, and another person said it is not a brazil guava being too sweet,with soft skin and soft seeds.If the seeds don't come up I'll make sure I have cuttings because it should be 'out there'.You should have piece of green and black village sugar the rest is duruka.The marang with just a few seeds 'not salleras commercial' is something special. | About the Author Cairns 13th March 2012 10:29pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... How nice were those Mangosteens? I've saved all the seed, just gotta give them a go. I might have half a chance of growing them when my poly tunnel gets built. I'm with you Mary T, I've run out of exotic material to send to Mike, thanks is not enough for my constitution. Maybe I can send him some of my special loquats when they're at their prime. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 14th March 2012 8:07am #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... I have a few irons in the fire with getting some seeds of fruits not available in Australia.Wan (supersweet) maprang,sweet candy tamarind and laplae durians are seeds I have been chasing. Someone has them in hand from a cooler part of Thailand (mins to 2 celcius) and will send them to me with the icon printouts.After chopping trees down this week I have a few spaces that need to be filled. | About the Author Cairns 15th March 2012 9:37pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Thanks jujube and thanks for the card.Nat has been there almost a week and has instructions and a list. The rain here has been quite persistent.Soon as the wet season winds down I will pull up my summer vegies and vines and put in the winter ones.Are you still driving north on the 25th? | About the Author Cairns 15th March 2012 10:31pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... That type of mint is tough and vigorous and even grows in cracks between bricks.At rustys' yesterday the mangosteens were scungy and expensive,but dragonfruit,rambutan,longans,mabolo and many others were cheap and good quality.I bought some sam ru du mangoes that were around 500g and perfect for $3/kg and a giant 1kg matisia that tasted good and only had 1 fully formed seed. | About the Author Cairns 17th March 2012 8:43am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Mary,I woke to continuing rain and a heavy fog/low cloud that has retreated upslope now.Even my ducks are sick of it.Day temps have cooled here also with the wet weather but it still is not falling below 24 at night and the humidity is high.And there goes another downpour,it is perfect for growing fungi on all surfaces including walls,fabric,plant roots and trees. | About the Author Cairns 17th March 2012 10:28am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... David,now that I am a bagman I could hang on to the sam ru du seeds (or germinate them) until I get a few other seeds or plants to join them on a trip to Brisbane in a couple of weeks.Is it best to cut them open and only plant the good ones? Do you still have vacancies for new plants and seeds? | About the Author Cairns 17th March 2012 1:37pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David says... Yes ,yes and yes, noticed you mentioned matisia a while back was it good. Germinate sounds good,temps here are now down to as low as 18 some nights ,might have to put the marang onto the small heat mat ive had for years. Is the Brissie trip business or pleasure.Might be able to meet up . | About the Author David Brisbane 17th March 2012 1:45pm #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... It was actually the plants I was talking about going on the trip.All my trips this year will be to remote places in the northern half of Queensland,unless I go to SE Asia in December. I only have one seeds of the giant fruited (1kg) matisia but I'll check out a few varieties in case the smaller types taste good.Bad ones are stringy,watery and taste of cooked pumpkin but good ones are like rockmelon with a hint of mango.I haven't been chasing seeds very hard but they keep 'falling into my lap' through friends and the markets.I could be getting a batch of seeds from NE Thailand soon and there could be some rarities amongst them. | About the Author Cairns 17th March 2012 2:00pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Mike if I have to stay put I can think of worse places than Sydney; anyway I'm in remission (hurray), it's just fatigue (from treatment and other complications) and decrepitude of old age which happens to everyone. :) I am philosophical. You know you won't ever run out of express bags if you keep sending them out. They always come back. :) In fact I know one that's coming your way. lol | About the Author MaryT Sydney 17th March 2012 5:06pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Every time I go into the garden a cloudburst chases me back inside.Matisia have juicier, slightly fibrous flesh more like that of a mango than the 'paste' of a mammey.They are likely to appeal to more people than mammeys. Mary a lady I know is in a very similar position.From now on I had better use up the bags I already have. | About the Author Cairns 17th March 2012 5:41pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David says... Mary I do understand where your coming from, i work in an industry with people like yourself, have clients ranging in age from 16 to 96, so as you can see i see people with all sorts of problems in there lives, wouldnt change it for quids, along the journey have met some truely outstanding people. | About the Author David Brisbane 17th March 2012 6:04pm #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... I love watching the Mabolo emerge from its seed cap. Fascinating little thing! Lots of guavas are starting to come online around here and none are anywhere near the one you sent down Mike! Thanks again for sending everything down Mike. The Asian greens are appreciated and will get great use. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 17th March 2012 9:19pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Mary, Mike's 'pineapple' guava is not a feijoa, but a yellow guava that tastes like pineapple candy. If the seedlings turn out like the parent i'll be very lucky indeed! I've had a non-stop supply of yellow cherry guava all spring-summer, but they are just not very good. Wife likes grazing on them, so the tree stays for a little longer... My Purple is producing for the first time, but am not hoping for much - i mostly like the pink flowers and purple leaves, if the fruit is eatable, then its a bonus. I put my strawberry guava in the mulch pile today. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 17th March 2012 9:57pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... BJ no worries and there can be more in the future if you have room.I hope you get a good survival and germination rate. I don't bother with my yellow cherry guava as the seeds are too hard and the taste is so inferior to that guava.In the mystery guava thread its difference from the regular P.guineense (not a feijoa) made it hard to identify,especially as it fruits continuously.If the cuttings strike I'll send you one because it needs to 'get out there'. | About the Author Cairns 17th March 2012 10:00pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David says... Pity you did BJ, i can recall 25 years ago when living in Auckland NZ, after being transfered there for 5 yrs, met this lady who was a cousin in the family she owned a property south of Auckland , little place called Pukekohe,mainly grows potatoes ,leeks ,onions etc, she owned a beach property and on it were 3 very old strawberry guava trees. From the fruit of these trees was produced the most exquisit,light pink guava jelly,delicate in flavour and colour, and crystal clear. That memory really delights me every time i think of it ,she sadly has long since passed away but the memory lingers on, i can smell and taste it even now. | About the Author David Brisbane 17th March 2012 10:26pm #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... My neighbour has a big red cherry guava that is festooned with fruit right now.They are almost as large and tasty as the yellow cherry guava but the kids there don't eat many preferring to raid my brazil guava near the boundary.Brendan showed a picture of brazil guavas but his had white flesh,bigger seeds and hard skin but were still the same species. | About the Author Cairns 17th March 2012 10:48pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Mike, i cant come to call yours a Brazil Guava. I am used to hard skinned, seedy, barely edible ones - not tasty ones like yours. My father had a red cherry guava 7ft tall and at least 15 wide. millions of fruit. Only eaten in winter due to fruit fly. Much more valued in winter when less fruit was around. Got chopped down to make room for less fruit fly prone planting. Just had a light yellow guava from a tree down the street that drops loads on the road. White flesh, 4x size of yellow cherry, smaller than most pink tropical. quite subtle, nice, but very seedy. Would make a good juice. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 17th March 2012 11:00pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... BJ Brazil guavas are the most widespread and genetically diverse guava species with varieties cultivated in the Carribean and Peru.I figure this pineapple one is a good cultivar rather than the wild type that seems to be the typical one here.The foliage and young fruit look the same.Could your yellow guava be a mexican cream? My first crop of those is just about to get ripe. | About the Author Cairns 17th March 2012 11:14pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... I love to 'glean' as well BJ; I know where I can get pink pepper corn, lemon myrtle leaves, Monstera deliciosa, all sorts of edible blossoms and herbs from the roadside as I go by :) In fact it was a massive Rosemary bush that was pulled out by the Church around the corner that forced me to take some of its cuttings and grow my own. | About the Author MaryT Sydney 18th March 2012 8:16am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Hahaha; you'll find us at your doorstep too if we live within cooee, Mike. Free fruit and fish; who wouldn't come running? I met my friend/neighbour at the supermarket and she said "I need a bunch of mint but I'm not buying it 'cause I know you have plenty". I said, "do I?" - it seems others are watching my plants closer than I do. :) | About the Author MaryT Sydney 18th March 2012 11:52am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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db says... I'll be very thankful if someone can give me cuttings of Black Genoa fig. I would love to start growing this variety soon. MaryT, I remember you offered me your fig cuttings after winter but I'm getting bit impatient, so checking if someone else can offer it now so that I can start growing it now. | About the Author Db Brisbane 18th March 2012 12:53pm #UserID: 6427 Posts: 470 View All Db's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... db, I'd wait until winter. That's when everyone gets out their pruners and offers up all the prunings as cuttings. At the fruit club there are usually 4 or 5 different types on the give away table at that time. Also, you wont get much growth before they shut down for winter anyhow and are no better off starting now. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 18th March 2012 2:33pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... David the odd thing is that Kamerunga near Redlynch only had 15mm last night (but more in the catchment) compared to my 240mm.I am just wining because many of the tasks and chores I had hoped to complete on my week off were washed out.I would have been delighted with anything less than 500mm for the week but i'm sure it won't continue..There has been a run of years with higher than average rain and it is darn inconvenient. | About the Author Cairns 18th March 2012 8:48pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... DB, this is the club http://stfc.org.au/about Yes, there are lots of streets with tamarind. I can think of 5 with dozens each, one with near 100 (West End). Unfortunately, they are set upon by borers before i remember to check them. David, you must be lucky to find good street mangoes. I know of plenty of park mangoes, but they are all pretty turpsy. Good for composting and getting the black soldier fly larvae working though. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 18th March 2012 8:54pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David says... BJ, you just might be right ,the mangoes are pretty good where i go but came across a lady who lives in West end,her father owned the property she now lives on and the original mango tree came from the Sarina area in the 1930s,as a seed brought back from a family holiday, the old lady describes the fruit as a bullock heart,which i had heard of before but never come across. Must say had the best bowen type flavour ive ever tasted,also hardly any fibre | About the Author David Brisbane 18th March 2012 9:48pm #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Nick says... I get a seasonal bounty of figs, loquats, prickly pears, red strawberry guavas, feijoas, mulberries, lilly pillys and the occasional pigface fruit or leaf- not as good as your selections but still good for grazing while walking the dog :) Mike, I have some seedlings from a sweet tamarind I found in Thailand if youre keen? | About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 18th March 2012 9:49pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David says... Mike , not far from where i live ther is a row of 4 custard apple trees planted, the are itsself was settled in the late 1880s i think i used to see one of the original family decendants back some 8 yrs ago he was in his late 80s then ,told me all the news of his parents who planted some of the original fruit trees in the area. The custard apples are a mixture of Af pride and pinks mammoth with some seedling trees also, good fruit if your there at the right time all the locals know of these trees. | About the Author David Brisbane 18th March 2012 9:55pm #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... David the history of custard apples in qld is long and very interesting when you read the old records(1880 to 1920ish) of fruit folk around Briz.They say where they were planted and what they were like.Weather and bats conspired against me and most of my unripe gefners are on the ground.I have a soft spot for pinks and the lessard sugar apples I had overseas. Nick the sweet tamarind I'm talking about is from Chantarak in Isarn (NE) province and has huge pods,candy sweet luscious flesh and few seeds and the kids eat them like lollies.Did your one have any sourness at all? | About the Author Cairns 18th March 2012 10:20pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... David that is a triple bunger composite question that a physiologist,ecologist,geneticist and people in a dozen different fields could throw their 2 bobs worth in.Adaptability often refers individuals within a species rather than the species as a whole.Some plants specialise their physiologies and behaviour to get an edge over generalists in particular conditions.Genetic and phenotypic 'plasticity' varies alot between species and many climate specialists have little plasticity.Plants are genetically programmed to respond to particular temperature and daylength cues,seek particular pollinators etc.Cactus or arctic lupins would be outside their tolerances at my place and a guava or tomato could go ok through 40 degrees of latitude.Mangosteens are wet humid specialists with fungal resistance,stomata configuration and cuticle set up for that climate.And this could get long so I'll leave it there. | About the Author Cairns 19th March 2012 9:38pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Was all that double talk me? All plants have a climatic envelope that they can operate in and they develop features to suit.They can be bred to increase cold tolerance and there will be physical traits that change over generations to allow it.I know that no plant on the planet would enjoy the deluge I have had in the last hour. | About the Author Cairns 19th March 2012 10:54pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... It was a pretty clumsy explanation but most tropicals can go alright in the subtropics but most specialist equatorials have less trolerance of cold and low huimidity.Even in the tropics some equatorials struggle through the dry season.The californian and israeli dragonfuit like cosmic charlie and desert king were bred from central american stock in the last 20 years and now prefer a mediterranean climate. | About the Author Cairns 19th March 2012 11:16pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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kim says... Hi all Would anyone in Perth have some berry cuttings (raspberry/youngberry/silvanberry - any tasty berry really) that I can have? As i'm only new at gardening, i don't have anything interesting to swap. I've only got some mango seedlings but they don't look in the best of health. :( I also have some tiny surinam cherry (yes, i'm one of the few that likes them. :)seedlings. or is this thread more for Eastside residents? if so, would some kind soul direct me to the Westside thread? i can't seem to find it... :D thanks. | About the Author kim14 23rd March 2012 3:14am #UserID: 6755 Posts: 97 View All kim14's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Let me say, they are an acquired taste. They can be acidic, have a strong resinous flavour reminicent of petrol or turps lol, well, not really, but you'll know what I mean when you taste one. They're just starting to ripen up now and have to be left on the tree till they almost fall off to be at their most edible state. I don't mind one or two per day, but that's it. The tree looks pretty at this time of year with dark green leaves and the fruit at different stages of ripening. You'll see all colours on the tree at the one time from green to yellow, orange, red dark red purple to almost black before it's ready to eat. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 24th March 2012 8:23am #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Nick I would also say there is a tomato flavour going on but I would describe the resinous aftertaste differently from John MC.Rather than a hydrocarbon taste I would call it a metallic taint,and all that not necessarily in a bad way.It is not a flavour to immediately excite your palate but you get used to it and appreciate its complexity if you consume them over an extended period. John, Lucy is coming over today and it is an opportunity to offload a range of plants that are not destined for my yard. | About the Author Cairns 24th March 2012 8:52am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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kim says... Hi Nick Thanks so much for the kind offer, sadly i don't think you can send plants to WA at all. :( Hopefully someone local can give me some cuttings. :D Surinam cherries are quite nice tasting to me, but like John Mc said, they are an acquired taste. I loved them at first bite, but everyone else in my family thinks they're "gross". hihihi :) | About the Author kim14 24th March 2012 7:51pm #UserID: 6755 Posts: 97 View All kim14's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Jujube, thanks very much for your prezzies.I didn't realise how much was there until I went through it. Just in case ID's were not on some specimens the names you may be looking for are Carica monoica,governors plum,canna arrowroot,red sugar apple,malaysian ginger,Curcuma xanthorhiza,atemoya x sugar apple, and aussie red paw paw. | About the Author Cairns 25th March 2012 9:50am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi Mike, Many thanks for your nice words. You deserve every bit of those. Thank you very much for the very yummy fruits to eat, many valuable plants and fruits to bring home and a huge nice fish too. Soon, I am going to deep fry the fish fillets and serve on a bed of grated green hog plums and top up with sweet and sour sauce. You are very generous as always. Next time, I think I will bring a truck ;-) because this time, I had to re-arrange the plants to fit all in the car boot. The plants are now home in great conditions. I will re-pot them tomorrow. We were at the Feast of Sense market today, huge display but not much fruits for sale except a bit of rambutants and pomelos, free tasting of abiu, persimmons, rambutants, papaya, langsat/duku, bread fruits, bananas. As I said your fruit tasting has more varieties. We hang around for one hour then left. There are lots of tropical fruit trees including red Boneo durian 2 year old seedlings ranging from $50 to $70 from a lady in Japoonvale that I have been to her farm once. I forgot to take photo of the labels. Anyway, I took some photos of the display table Do you know the name of the yellow fruit in the middle of pic 2? 2 green fruits in the pic 3? the bunch of dark fruit near the top left corner? BTW, some Thai salaks are there. I did ask to buy some they said for display only. Anway I had a good trip and learned a lot from you and the market.
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Mike says... Jujube it was a pleasure to see you and Ian as always and hope some plants were of value to you.The fish is a small mouth nannygai (Lutjanus malabaricus) and we ate one yesterday as I was cooking all afternoon. The pictures show a rather modest assortment of fruit and that pale ribbed one central in pic 2 defies my ability to identify it.The snakefruit in pic 3 is Salacca wallichiana but unforunately it is the rakum form rather than the delectable sumalee or noen wong. Take care and I'm glad you made it home fine. | About the Author Cairns 25th March 2012 9:42pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Let me take that back about what I said of my Pitanga fruit. Today they were very very nice, huge and juicy, with very little astringency, I was very surprised, it must be the large amount of rainfall that sweetend them up. I had 6 of them no trouble at all. They're not ready if you have to pull them off the tree, they have to almost fall off. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 25th March 2012 9:47pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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trikus says... Purple oblong fruit is Safu Dacryodes edulis , ribbed yellow/red fruit is Garcinia cambogia .. and large orange fruit was Matisia , Quararibea cordata . Sorry could not sell anything , otherwise the table would have been empty before midday . If you were really keen , you should have waited till 3.00 for auction of fruits . | About the Author trikus tattered tropics 26th March 2012 10:02am #UserID: 5279 Posts: 121 View All trikus's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... CF fruit tasting in Cairns and trees taken from Cairns to Townville were the main activities.Townville is not in Victoria but 350km south of Cairns, so I'm surprised you have never heard of it 'dude'.Citrus trees and fruit can be freely moved between these north queensland cities.Moving trees or even fruit between 2 NQ locations will have no influence on Victorian FF. | About the Author Cairns 26th March 2012 11:50am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Thanks Mike, BJ and Trikus. We wanted to hang around until the end with the hope of buying some Thai salaks and interesting fruits but were told that they would bring fruits home, no sale because they were going to have more display to go to. I personally think that there should be more fruit stalls with varieties of tropical fruits for sale because you test one fruit and you decide that you like it very much then you can't find it except going back to get more samples. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 26th March 2012 3:08pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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trikus says... wOULD BE GREAT TO BE ABLE TO BUY RARE FRUITS , BUT,UM, WELL THEY ARE RARE . And cyclones stuff up bearing for ages .. this poor display was thanks to Yasi even after a year . Last year many items were needed for another display the next day , this year it was not the case . No idea where any of the ones you are interested would be available .., and they most certainly would not grow in Melbourne long term . I listed the Salaca on ebay a few months ago , not a bid after 30 days .. so gave them away to local mates . | About the Author trikus tattered tropics 26th March 2012 5:03pm #UserID: 5279 Posts: 121 View All trikus's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... trikus,I thought sumatrana was a variety of Salacca zalacca.Do they taste good? Well there you go.I know there are moves afoot to break up S.wallichiana.I plan to soon have S.z.amboina gula pasir and more S.wallichiana sala.I will be sharing unusual or good stuff with Trina more in the future should you wish to get a few seeds or plants at times. | About the Author Cairns 26th March 2012 8:46pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... trikus, I enjoy growing things but give most away.A couple of weeks ago I passed a batch to Peter.If next time I'll say pass some seeds or plants on to trikus.Will they know who I am talking about? Maybe just say you were talking to Mike T in Cairns.My stocks are a bit low right now but not for long. | About the Author Cairns 26th March 2012 9:38pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... John the seedlings don't ring immediate bells but I didn't grow all the seeds I sent but though I knew what the seedlings of all looked like.They are a bit like ackee but too heavy set and too old.I can't remember all the seeds sent to do a mental elimination to see if they came from me.Do you have an idea of how long you have had them them John?I bet BJ is a whizz at identifying seedlings. | About the Author Cairns 28th March 2012 10:18pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Dory says... I have some pepino cuttings and will have some atherton raspberry in a few months (I think they are supposed to be planted in winter). I believe I can safely send to QLD, NSW and VIC. Happy to swap for some other edibles, good for subtropical Brisbane. Please email redoliveberry@gmail.com if interested. | About the Author Dory Brisbane 29th March 2012 2:37pm #UserID: 6753 Posts: 24 View All Dory's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 29th March 2012 7:28pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Nick, I've eaten those raspberries along rainforest tracks all my life from Paluma to Windsor Tableland.They are not something people would normally grow for the fruit.In fact when they form mixed thorny thickets with R.mollucensis it is the latter that is picked first in spite of hair through the berry. | About the Author Cairns 29th March 2012 7:45pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Dory, no I don't think anyone would grow them on purpose as they are a giant thorny bramble that colonises disturbed areas of lowland to mid-altiude rainforest.The atherton raspberries are mostly roadside along rainforest tracks.Maybe the cultivated atherton raspberries are better than the wild ones. | About the Author Cairns 29th March 2012 9:01pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Nick says... If you were to take tip cuttings of raspberries (if they work??) now would be good otherwise I reckon winter would be a good time for dividing up the plants. I've only been able to find a $50 dollar rip-off jaboticaba at lavo market so a cutting would be great, there's only one way to find out! :) | About the Author Nick T Altona 29th March 2012 10:46pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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kim says... Hi Nick Check out the pics of jaboticaba fruits below - apparently grown from a cutting!! http://www.cloudforest.com/cafe/forum/58740.html I also have some new jabos so can spare some cuttings once they are a bit more established... | About the Author kim14 perth 30th March 2012 2:40am #UserID: 6755 Posts: 97 View All kim14's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... I went to Rusty's market today and there was less variety of fruit and veg than usual.Small keitt mangoes were $1.50 to 1.99kg,brooks around $2.50kg and sam ru du/chocadam $5-kg,mangosteen $5 to $10kg and durian $10 to $15kg.Durians were not the best types and I refuse to pay over $50- for a piece of fruit.I got a few burmese grapes (mafai) BJ and maybe I should plant the seeds which have short viability.Oh yeah rambutans ($4ish/kg) and longans ($3.50ish/kg) are nearly finished. | About the Author Cairns 30th March 2012 8:05pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Dory, I could get you a few canes from a neighbour. I had mine growing in a pot, but scale and wooly aphid drove me nuts. I ended up throwing out R. molucanus, parvifolious, rosifolious and another prostrate Taiwanese raspberry. I still have a few runners of the prostrate native one with the purple flowers. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 30th March 2012 8:18pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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david says... I concur BJ,saw the longrange weather forecast today ,overnight mins next week getting down to poss 13c. Got the warming mat out to continue hatching the marangs not many come through yet and would you believe it only 2 days on the mat and 1 little head thru. So certainly more heat needed to germinate | About the Author David Brisbane 30th March 2012 8:49pm #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Burmese grapes are now planted.I put a few seeds in a couple of day after I mailed some away.The few ackee I planted are 12cm and leafy,marangs are only just coming up,the two remaining red sugar apples are 10cm and no rollinias have come up.After the last 100mm to Monday morning it cleared,got sunny and the humidity dropped here also. | About the Author Cairns 30th March 2012 9:12pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Mary I just put my old ID number in as my password and it worked.It could take a while if you had to list all your old and new plants.It pays to be lazy in the first place like me. David 3 sam ru dus are coming up and I'll plant 3 new ones for jujube.I ate one sam ru du with a brooks and a keitt.It is the opposite of wine where you drink the bad one last.You would spit out the brooks in horror if it followed the sam ru du. People get carried away with 'cool' weather.A lady came in to work rugged up saying it was only 21c at her place and she looked like Edmund Hillary on the south face. Jujube never get a durian that doesn't have a good aroma and hollow sound when you tap it. | About the Author Cairns 30th March 2012 9:40pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Oh yeah jujube that reminds me.I was in ecomart on my way home getting potting mix and leafed through a book, 'Tropical Cuisine Clare's Kitchen'. The shop owner said the local author would like to chat to me about local herbs and fruit and how to use them.Now that is a book you should have had published and everywhere.She sure would have benefitted from your input,maybe Mary's and a thai person as well.I have her e-mail address but won't contact her. | About the Author Cairns 30th March 2012 10:29pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi Mike, Thanks for the hints and encouragement. I am very much appreciated. My English teacher emailed me last week said exactly the same thing and I have just started to change the format of the book which I was almost there and hopefully I will be able to publish the cook book soon. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 30th March 2012 10:49pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Today I was strolling by a big Asian shop in town at lunchtime and found myself in there looking at their new seeds assortment.Peacock brand seeds with chinese greens written in English and the rest in Chinese and maybe korean caught my eye.I don't need more seeds but I bought a packet of a good bok choi variety,a gaint tatsoi/misome green and a strange brocoli/spinach climbing green thing with big seeds. | About the Author Cairns 3rd April 2012 7:14pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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jakfruit etiquette says... It's not too hard to work out if it's Chinese, Japanese or Korean writing. Not much else looks like Korean, Chinese has a lot more complicated characters than Japanese, which usually has less strokes per character this link may help http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-Chinese,-Japanese,-and-Korean--Writing--Apart | About the Author 3rd April 2012 8:54pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Like the call of the siren the asian shop seeds once again lured me at lunchtime.I only got a wrinkly pak choi,climbing watercress looking thing and something called broad leafed leek but looks more like a fat garlic chive.The shop owner said they are japanese with one seed company specialising in chinese greens and another type that also had vietnamese writing imported via galaxy imports in cabramatta. Mary, cull with an iron fist and when in doubt chop it out.I am having a hackathon and making room for the new. | About the Author Cairns 4th April 2012 6:54pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Mike, yes we are always after good asian greens. I too have to be fairly brutal in a very small yard - tomatoes and 'gym sock' papaya are among my biggest weeds. I can see I'll have to keep on top of the crunchy eggplant you sent too Mike, as they germinate at 100% and grow quickly - do they ever get fruit flies in them? | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 5th April 2012 8:53am #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Nick I'm loaded with vegie seeds but a little light on fruit tree seeds at the moment.I have luang durian,duku-langsat,rollinia mucosa,sam ru du mango,governors plum,extra strong kaffir,ultra dwarf hog plum, 2 types red bisex paw paw and 1 E4 abiu seed.Just sprouted are ackee,3 types marang and red sugar apple.Under my jaboticaba and miracle fruit trees there are 100's of seeds but I don't know if they are good. | About the Author Mike24 Cairns 5th April 2012 7:51pm #UserID: 6819 Posts: 10 View All Mike24's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Nick says... I might wait until spring for any tropical seeds actually, the sun has dipped plenty to the north and the a nearby jacaranda shades the usually sunny side of the greenhouse for most of the morning (at least until the jacaranda loses its leaves...). That'll give me a good few months to find something decent to send you! | About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 5th April 2012 8:05pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... jf I just got many types from markets,off trees of friends and all over really and selected an exceptional one for a seedling.Maybe it is my imagination as well but fruit seem larger,juicier and stronger.Jujube tried a couple when they were nearly done and no big ones were left but maybe she can comment on if she thought they were different from the standard. | About the Author Mike24 Cairns 5th April 2012 9:15pm #UserID: 6819 Posts: 10 View All Mike24's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... I love Kaffir lime from Mike so much because those are very juicy, beautiful fragrant and absolutely adorable so I planted some seeds straight away because I want to grow this fruit badly. the shop bought fruit hardly has any juice I found. BTW Mike Cải Trắng lùn means dwarf pak choi | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 5th April 2012 9:30pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... BJ that crunchy eggplants don't get fruitfly and are good for soups,stir fries and are a standard ingredient in asian cooking.The plants are highly productive and live for several years. Amanda I also keep the seeds from the vegies I like and don't need to keep getting extra.The summer vegies like snake beans,gourds,sweet potato this year and are few other are over.Every winter my standard vegies are tatsoi/misome,pak choi,bok choi,snow peas,radish,tomatoes,shallots,spring onions,corn,cucumber and lettuce.I also get about 10 new types each season to see how they go. | About the Author Mike24 Cairns 6th April 2012 10:37am #UserID: 6819 Posts: 10 View All Mike24's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Yes! Jujube - I love it pickled too though my friends think it strange that we pickle without vinegar yet it tastes like it has vinegar in it. I think the liquid drawn by the salt sours into vinegar on resting. Cucumber is good like that too. Thanks for reminding me of that, Jujube. Must make some today!! | About the Author MaryT Sydney 6th April 2012 12:14pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David says... Just went and checked the seeds Mike, all but 1 of the ackee came up same for the Marang, no sign of the rollinia yet, although red sugar apple thru, no sign either yet of Santol. Chemradeks and Amber Jackfruit are plowing along. Off to Tassie this coming Saturday 14th back in 2 weeks , 27th. | About the Author David Brisbane 8th April 2012 2:04pm #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Sounds good David.My marang,red sugar apple and ackee have been up for a while and the rollinia are just emerging but no santols have come up.I found another very nice rollinia m. so I have extra seeds now. I hope you and the gang have a good frolic in Tassie and soak up some of that lovely cool weather. | About the Author Mike25 Cairns 8th April 2012 2:35pm #UserID: 6829 Posts: 64 View All Mike25's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David says... Hang on to that rollinia seed Mike, ive aranged for someone to come in and water the seeds while away ,dont want the little babies to die on me. Cool weather ,its what my wife is looking forward to, me im feeling the pinch now, here in brissie.Better half has a brother in Tassie an academic(read proffesor), nice bloke though.Ive noticed the Brooks mangoes are slowly softening, might have to pick before we go, noticed also the paper bags surrounding the mangoes have been slashed by something with claws, not sure what, mabolos now 3/4 size, look good hanging on the tree, no other fruit coming on a slow time of the year down here, carambolas nearly finished also, fruit fly have had a wonderful time on them this year ,tree is to tall will lop back when i get back. | About the Author David Brisbane 8th April 2012 2:57pm #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... It is a bit of a rarity and can flower/fruit at only 30cm tall and within their 1st year.I have a few more seedling popping up and the mother tree fruits and flowers continually. I am low on fruit in the garden with the last of the avos,first mandarins,odd paw paw,a few bananas and occasional guava,sapodilla and abiu being about it. | About the Author Mike25 Cairns 8th April 2012 6:54pm #UserID: 6829 Posts: 64 View All Mike25's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... It is a bit of a rarity and can flower/fruit at only 30cm tall and within their 1st year.I have a few more seedling popping up and the mother tree fruits and flowers continually. I am low on fruit in the garden with the last of the avos,first mandarins,odd paw paw,a few bananas and occasional guava,sapodilla and abiu being about it. | About the Author Mike25 Cairns 8th April 2012 6:54pm #UserID: 6829 Posts: 64 View All Mike25's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... It is Spondias dulcis and is also called ambarella.They get about 25m tall in the regular variety and are closely related to mangoes.The taste of ripe fruit is a bit like a resinous mango and quite reasonable in quality.In SE Asia they are eaten green in a variety of ways.The ultras differ from most dwarfs being a little shorter,more heavily branched and fruiting over a prolonged period rather than in a short season.They do alright in mid california so should be ok in NSW. | About the Author Mike25 Cairns 8th April 2012 7:27pm #UserID: 6829 Posts: 64 View All Mike25's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... VF in the tropics the regular ones would be 25m,dwarfs around 3m and ultras a feather over 2m.These sizes diminish in drier and cooler climates especially for the standard type.The dwarfs are not deciduous in Cairns but I don't know if they are elsewhere. Mary the seedlings vary a bit and I gave most away.One flowered at 10cm and only a few months old and one was a mass of fine branches. | About the Author Mike25 Cairns 8th April 2012 7:58pm #UserID: 6829 Posts: 64 View All Mike25's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Mary my one is maybe 6 years old almost 2m high and 2.5m wide with maybe 150 fruit on.It seems to be just getting thicker,wider and more branched now.The source was a shifty character who claimed to have the only ultra tree in the country.I acquired 2 fruit.The ripe fruit are around 45g to 90g and taste the same as the standard.I saw fruits at rusty's that must have been from a standard that were about 150g but 75g would be the usual sized fruit on a standard. | About the Author Mike25 Cairns 8th April 2012 9:09pm #UserID: 6829 Posts: 64 View All Mike25's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Mine is in full tropical sun,has the finest fertliser and mulch and is living the high life.It will never get that size at your place and is likely to be way smaller.Did I send only one? I have send something to phil,jantina and BJ soon so if you want another after that I have a couple looking for a home. | About the Author Mike25 Cairns 8th April 2012 9:26pm #UserID: 6829 Posts: 64 View All Mike25's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Yes. Supposed to be nice. JAC is selling them on eBay now. I have the Taiwanese one (oldhamii) growing well in my yard. lots of flowers, no fruit. If nothing sets by end of this season It will be donated to other gardeners or mulched. I've seen a few nice Ceylon olives (cerratus) around and the So-shang (latifolia) is supposedly larger and better tasting than the rest. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 11th April 2012 11:42am #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Speedy says... John Mc, that looks a bit like E.pungens , one of the parent species of E.ebbingei , the other being E.macrophylla. It should fruit if there is another clone in the vicinity. the most common E.ebbingei cvs. available are 'Limelight' (yellow splash in middle of the leaf) and 'Gilt Edge' (yellow edge of leaf). My E.ebbingei limelight has spouted a few branches that have green leaves. Last year I bought a E.macrophylla that had fruit on it (after closer inspection when I got home). The nursery also had E.ebbingei (no fruit) and E.multiflora (loaded with flowers of which many/most set fruit after i got it home). BJ, don't chop it out yet. I'd like some cuttings of it if thats ok...and any of the other species you mentioned. :-) Dory, I got my Elaeagnus multiflora from Hartley Vale Nursery (between Blackheath and Lithgow) I'll be over there again on the weekend, so I'll check to see if he has any left. | About the Author Speedy Nthn. Vic. 11th April 2012 8:54pm #UserID: 2305 Posts: 250 View All Speedy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Phil,Jantina parcels are in the mail and ETA is Wednesday.Phil I had planned to also have taros,xanthosoma,amber jackfruit,jicama pods,various herb cuttings but they couldn't be squeezed under the limit.You may need ICU ready to roll for the pepper.Jantina I ate all the yellow fleshed sweet potato so those ones are white and purple skinned with purple flesh. | About the Author Mike25 Cairns 15th April 2012 10:58am #UserID: 6829 Posts: 64 View All Mike25's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil@Tyalgum says... Mike your well packed parcel arrived today and like, wow - I've never seen so many species tumble out of a package before. Luckily I have two days off midweek to get everything in the ground or potted up. You're a diamond mate, and I'm very grateful. Your garden must be quite a sight, thanks so much. Phil. | About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 17th April 2012 4:09pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Dory says... My lotuses grow in large pots. I've had them in these pots for 4 years - grown from seeds. I decided to move my lotus to a different pot - large bowl shaped one, and place it on the deck. They look much better than this in summer, now they are going into dormancy. In winter there are no leaves at all. They need a lot of sun and warmth.
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi Mary T, Melbourne is much colder and mine flowers every year. http://plant.daleysfruit.com.au/ml/lotus-and-lily-pond-1885.jpeg | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 21st April 2012 3:44pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Yes, every two years you have to tip the whole thing out and remove at least 1/4 otherwise the roots will get rotten because the shots go around the circle and climbing on top of each other and the bottom bits get rotten. To control mozzie I have some tiny mozzie fish in the pond. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 21st April 2012 4:40pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Mary I use mosquito fish and guppies from a local creek and they are very closely related.Maybe a little pond,pineapple guava in a pot and a few chinese vegies could be nice finishing touches on your 'spread'.Sydney is fine for lotus but the edible tuber and 'peanut' seed head varieties are bigger than the dwarf flowering types.A very generous forum member passed good seeds to me and I could toss some in the next bag that comes your way.It will be good plants and seeds next time. | About the Author Cairns 21st April 2012 6:46pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi Mary T, Actually you don't have to tip the pond out. I fill the pond up with water and using the net to chase the fish and get them all to a bucket then using a shape knife I cut 1/4 just like cutting a cake and using hands to remove that block for eating then remove dead leaves and stem and fill up with water and adding the fish. Mozzie fish most of the time appear near the surface water. You can grow water chestnut, rice paddy herb and water celery in the same bucket with some fish, I dont feed my fish. They help themselves with water insect ie larva from mozzies. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 21st April 2012 7:33pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... MaryT, I have had your Dragon fruit packed in a box for over a week sitting in the car, but everytime while driving around at work I remember I don't have your address to send them off to you. I'll throw them out and replace them with fresher ones. Would you mind sending me your address again so I can put it in my diary with my other contacts? I'll get them away on Monday. I don't know if the Chinese water chestnuts would be right to send at this point, they haven't died down yet. I'll have a closer look anyway. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 21st April 2012 10:41pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Dory says... I did some more research on the lotus plants, and - you are right - I should wait until they are dormant before I tip them out. I will send them to all who want them around August. I have some little fish in the pots, no idea what they are. I brought some home from a nearby lagoon, so I think they are native. Little brown ones. They live and multiply happily . | About the Author Dory Brisbane 24th April 2012 2:03pm #UserID: 6753 Posts: 24 View All Dory's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Don't worry Dory just be generous with others on the forum.I did stuff a few plants that could be confused in together. The WI arrowroot does have arrows on the roots,cardemom has a spicy aroma when you scratch it,krachai is the ginger with reddish at the base.All the seeds are from plants that should be alright for Brisbane.Oh yeah the waterlilies are miniature asian ones with brilliant flowers. | About the Author Cairns 25th April 2012 6:51pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike T says... David it is good to know that you survived your Tasmanian odyssey.I also have returned to the scene of the crime.I have some volunteers for a southern trip and some plants must go to briz,sydney and an hour north and you won't be forgotten.As I said before your trek I have some seeds and seedlings that are looking for a home.They will go in the next fortnight I just have to overcome some inertia. | About the Author Cairns 28th April 2012 8:35pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Mike, I realise you have professional access to stuff...but - it's actually quite mind blowing what u have there?! I always loved the Cairns Botanic garden...I guess u donate things to them too? I am always so impressed by the dedication of a few people in FNQ. It may be the last sanctuary for many tropical fruits from Indonesia and nearby... Do you send much to the NT? It's very rare to see NT folk on this forum? :-( | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. 400km north of Perth. 29th April 2012 10:16pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike T says... No amanda my profession is in biodiversity,development assessment,mining and remote area stuff with only a slight interaction with agriculture(land management and best practice).I have known people and the manager of the bot gardens and even had to negotiate heritage issues with them.They don't know that one of my hobbies is fruit and veg.My father is in Darwin and I have an idea of the various the fruits grown and where and what developments are taking place.I only send stuff to people on this forum. | About the Author Mike T Cairns 29th April 2012 10:34pm #UserID: 6895 Posts: 7 View All Mike T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Yuliya says... Hi guys, would anyone share or sell Atherton Raspberry in Brisbane? I can't offer much cuttings/seedlings at the moment, I have just started gardening, but happy to share basil, capsicum, cos lettuce, tomato seeds. Also planning to plant some passionfruit seeds in a greenhouse; they would be ready in spring to plant in a ground. | About the Author Yuliya Brisbane NW 1st May 2012 1:05pm #UserID: 6898 Posts: 16 View All Yuliya's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Yuliya says... Thanks Nick, Oh yeah, i read about Rubus parvifolius and was wondering if you can get around very sparsely production of fruit? I'm going to grow raspberries in a wide and long planter, so would like to maximise the use of a space. In the other hand if it can tolerate full shade i have a great spot for it! | About the Author Yuliya Brisbane NW 2nd May 2012 12:47pm #UserID: 6898 Posts: 16 View All Yuliya's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Yuliya, Yes, it can be weedy if left to run. But every raspberry is the same. The propper raspberry is a nightmare if planted in ground. They (native raspberries of all types) tend to be set upon by powdery mildew/wooly aphids when in the shade. I'll ask her tomorrow if I can dig up a chunk of the plant for you. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 2nd May 2012 2:07pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... mike, it has already landed. Thanks! i'm off to pot them up. Nick, not much different in terms of fruit. The one called atherton is the best tasting and most prolific. The main feature of this one is the pink/purple flower and prostrate habit, which is actually very nice if you have a slope or bank for it to grow on as it grows mostly by above ground runners, rather than mostly through the roots, so seems a little easier to control. not much good for pots though! | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 2nd May 2012 7:53pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Yuliya says... Hi Dory, thank you! You're in Brighton, aren't you? I'm at Nudgee, almost neighbors. Everyone is so nice here. Let me get my garden established and growing and I'll be the one sharing, not begging) BTW, bought acerola cherry 2 weeks ago and it already DOUBLED! in size. I've never seen anything growing so fast. | About the Author Yuliya Brisbane NW 2nd May 2012 10:07pm #UserID: 6898 Posts: 16 View All Yuliya's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Hi Mike, just wondering if you have seeds (or cuttings) of cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) and Egyptian Walking Onions? Thanks. For those not familiar with the Egyptian Walking Onion, the plants start off as a bulb, which grows a stalk with a head on top (keep it clean fellas), which has 4 to 6 small onions. Another seed head then grows on top of this, causing the plants to become top heavy, fall over and resprout, hence 'walking' across your garden :-)
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MaryT says... Brendan that is very funny; the poor thing would just 'walk' off the edge of my pots :) I have a cinnamon tree in a pot and can probably afford to harvest some cuttings if Mike can't oblige; in any case he deserves a rest. You would have to tell me the length of the cutting you need and if you need new or older bits. Ps : here's a pic - as you can see something likes to nibble on it; I have not caught the culprit and anyway it doesn't seem to mind.
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MaryT says... Mike, a belated answer to you question re casualties (I just picked it up): wish I could say none but yeah, some things have vanished but don't worry, many are doing well so they're the ones meant to be here, and seeds are still sprouting (eg I have several Hawaiian papayas, a number of sweet leaf bushes, many Gourmet chillies, turmeric etc.). Only regret is that the lemon grass didn't make it and the pepper vine was probably meant for hotter climes. | About the Author MaryT Sydney 3rd May 2012 11:00am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... I just guess with my plants and if they pass away too bad I'll stick something else in.It is the law of the jungle. John Mc I'm sure australia post have their finest delivery specialists working around the clock to ensure the parcewl arrives swiftly and intact.Let me know if there is anything obvious missing as I seem to have a short memory lately. | About the Author Cairns 3rd May 2012 7:19pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Hey Brendan, I went searching for them they look interesting. I might have found them at Diggers http://www.diggers.com.au/shop/product/BTRO/TREE%20ONIONS.aspx The perennial leek self propagates as well. It throws bulbetts off around the base of the mother plant, you end up with a heap of leek in a couple of years. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 3rd May 2012 8:40pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Brendan says... Hi Mike, that's ok, in no hurry and John Mc has found some :-) MaryT, looks like grasshoppers have been having a good feed? I don't really know if cinnamon will grow from a cutting? Someone might know. I'm certainly willing to give it a go :-) My email: bitquickeratbigponddotcom Postal address: B Higgins 51 Pyms Rd M/S 895 Mackay Q 4740 If your tree is too small to take a cutting, I'm in no hurry :-) Cuttings are usually best from 1 year-old wood. | About the Author Brendan Mackay, Q 4th May 2012 7:32am #UserID: 1947 Posts: 1722 View All Brendan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Brendan I read online that cinnamon can be best grown from seeds and cuttings are difficult to strike. However, if you want to take up the challenge I am happy to send you some wood though I'm not sure I can tell how old the wood is :). I'll do it after the weekend so it won't sit in the PO for longer than necessary. Will let you know when it's on its way. P.s. Here's the link to an article I read about growing cinnamon - the apple cake recipe is very good though I substitute the apple sauce with some apples I cooked in lemon juice. Also I used macadamia nut oil instead of butter so no 'creaming' necessary. Just mix everything together and bake. http://desert-tropicals.com/Articles/Sheri_Ann_Richerson/cinnamon.html | About the Author MaryT Sydney 4th May 2012 8:16am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi Mike, I usually buy Burmese grapes from the Hmong guy Richard from the row near the sugarcane juice stall. I have not seen him in the last few times may be they sold the business. I now buy from the girl the same row as Robert but at the end. Never bought any from Robert. Anyway your rambais looks much bigger and nicer from all the ones I bought so far. BTW, you will be master in your new camera very soon because I have seen your spectacular photos on the net | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 5th May 2012 9:52am #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi Mike, I am glad you are allergic to bad mafai because I get all the benefit from receiving your trees and seeds. Talking around Mossman. The sugar cane juice guy told me that he used to lease a farm in that area and had a bael tree in his farm. he came back once after the contract finished and that tree was gone. He told me there are some bael around his farm. I have never tried them but was told the flesh can be mixed with water,ice, sugar will make a beautiful drink. There is an area in VN famous for that drink. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 5th May 2012 11:01am #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Xiem says... MaryT if you haven't been to Vn and Cambodia before (you probably have) and if you are not traveling with a group (you probably are) I can give you the number of a couple of locals in Hanoi and Phnom Penh who you could call if you get into any trouble. Sometimes it helps to know a local, especially in Cambodia where the police/officials are more likely to rob you than help you. | About the Author Diego 6th May 2012 2:26pm #UserID: 4715 Posts: 283 View All Diego's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Xiem says... MaryT I hope you have a great time. I can't suggest much to you because I guess the tour guide will take you to the main tourist attractions in PP like the S21 torture centre and the killing fields. On your free day you would be wise to move around early or late in the day thereby avoiding the worst of the heat and humidity. Between 11 and 2 is siesta time for many. I have some bush lemons planted at a monastery outside PP - you could go and inspect them if you like. Ha, ha! Actually its not a bad idea to see how people live in and around the monasteries (wats), but again you would need to do that in the morning before the monks have their meal and retreat. | About the Author Diego 6th May 2012 3:54pm #UserID: 4715 Posts: 283 View All Diego's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Thanks, Xiem. Siesta is a good idea; I just woke up from one. :) still traumatised from falling off a chair while changing a light bulb and being stabbed by the shattered light fitting. Lucky to be alive. Are you from Cambodia? Yes, I'm looking forward to seeing some local colours. We'll be exploring Angkor Wat for two days. | About the Author MaryT Sydney 6th May 2012 4:35pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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snottiegobble says... Hi Mary, hate to interrupt, But would like to ask you what kind of light bulb shattered? Its just that these new enviro friendly power saving fluoros give out nasties when broken,( think its mercury ) so maybe get your wound looked at! Would hate for you to have a spoilt holiday over it! NO MORE HEROICS ON CHAIRS, OK? | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso 6th May 2012 5:42pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: 1458 View All snottiegobble's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike T says... Ok Mary I haven't even packed any seeds yet but I noticed the stack of bags thick enough to choke a rhino is down to the last 2.So it is 2 to send and then its hibernation for the winter.I would hate to be a contributing factor should bacteria laden potting mix come in contact with an open wound. | About the Author Cairns 6th May 2012 8:54pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Yes David. Accidents are waiting to happen. All the time that I was climbing on the chair I thought to myself I should have used a ladder but my friends have it. It would have helped if I was a couple of inches taller too. Considering the number of times I do have to step on something to get something, it's a miracle that I have just now fallen off something :) | About the Author MaryT Sydney 7th May 2012 8:27am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Thanks Mary I'll be submitting my list with labelled clipbags and icon printouts.You might have to hack through the undergrowth to reach the right villages to get the seeds.I'm in the red to one person, peter from Adelaide who kindly sent a big parcel of dragonfruit cuttings.I don't have a great deal suited to adelaide but I must send one last parcel soon. | About the Author Cairns 7th May 2012 7:19pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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David says... Warmed and now on regulo 4(for those who have gas). Triage is on standby, and the nurses are ready, have assembled all the necessary instruments,oxygen,masks,gown and gloves.I have faith in the mail gods, thursday is good.All preped and good to go. Have spent the best part of the day in the garden ,even went to the dump. Thanks for your mighty efforts Mike, dont retire just sit back and relax, enjoy that beautiful warm sun. David. | About the Author David Brisbane 7th May 2012 8:35pm #UserID: 1961 Posts: 670 View All David's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... 18 to 30 today so winter is nearly here and I make a mental note to do more frolicking in the sunshine. It happens every time but when I seal packages I then remember extras that should be in there.I won't do keyhole surgery on the parcel or Mary's also.When you see the plants and tubers their identities and how to use them will no doubt come to you in a blinding flash of clarity. | About the Author Cairns 7th May 2012 8:54pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Scott I am loaded with it and don't grow it on purpose.Lucy speaks highly of you.How urgent is it? Maybe next time I get stuff to Lucy I'll rip a few out and chuck them in her stuff so you can pick them up.When is your trip north, maybe it has already happened.To be honest it has been a pest, like kota kola( that I forgot to put in Mary's parcel) and I have been trying to eliminate it. | About the Author Cairns 8th May 2012 6:24pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi Mike and Scott, I won't mind to pick the Peperomia pellucida up from Mike and give it to you Scott, not a problem. I will be in Cairns in July so about 2 months from now. I will give you a yell when I have your plant. Mike! If you have one or two spare pepper corn vines Black pepper (Piper nigrum) could you save me some please. You gave me small vine and it did not make it. Many thanks gentlemen. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 8th May 2012 7:21pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... Lucy the pepper in rampant and I'm always hacking it back.You should have said 'give me loads of runners'.Don't be polite with me you are welcome to a wheelbarrow load of it.You know I just forgot about peperomia,kota kola and even perrenial coriander before because they are plants that have been fighting with me. | About the Author Cairns 8th May 2012 7:52pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi Mike, Thank you very much for your generosity, I am very much appreciated. I feel embarrass asking for more because you have given me some and the vine did not make it. I did have some peperomia brought back from Cairns a while ago but it did not survive the cold weather. Gotu Kota is a very useful arthritis herb but using too much could cause kidney stone for some people due to high content of oxalate, a couple of leaves in salad is ideal. Perrenial coriander is my ideal herb and I use leaves as garnish in almost every dish so I would use all the leaves up of two plants if I am not careful. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 8th May 2012 8:15pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... I found another coriander hiding in the garden and the common type is springing up everywhere.The pepper is going bezerk and if something passes away get it again until it decides to live.That is it gotu kota and it is everywhere like the peperomia but I would not want people throwing stones.I have a little 'parcel fatigue' at the moment but soon I'll be back to normal. Just ask or even demand because being shy mean I stay lazy and you don't get the plant. | About the Author Cairns 8th May 2012 8:29pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi Mike, Good to hear that you have more coriander for me because I want to built up big patch for my cooking. It takes too long for the plant to multiply and the seeds to grow and also the canetoads sleep on my garden bed so all the young plants got squashed and disappear. Next time I will ask. Many thanks for allowing me to do so. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 8th May 2012 9:07pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Mike I used to think harshly about weather forecasts until I had to man a weather station once - a lot of it is guesswork. I think what happens is they have people sending in their guesswork all over the place and they take an average and make an educated guess. After that experience I don't blame anyone for getting it wrong anymore. I know my interpretation of wind speed, cloud formations, visibility etc. were pretty dodgy. :) | About the Author MaryT Sydney 9th May 2012 6:31am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... On the weather, would it be any surprise to anyone to know I have a wireless solar powered weather station set up in a strategic spot in the garden? It sends/records everything to a base station inside the house where I periodically upload all the data to a laptop where I can go over trends in the weather via graphs and other tools. Min temps overnight in winter are my main interest. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 9th May 2012 7:11am #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Thank you so much Mike for the wondrous package full of goodies. The lotus made my heart skip a beat, I swear. Most of the seed packets have Japanese on them but I can read all the Kanji (they are Chinese characters after all). The only ? is the green citrus - one of your mandarins? OK; I must now line them up for a mug shot before planting them pronto - I've wasted enough time looking through them like a kid on Christmas day. | About the Author MaryT Sydney 10th May 2012 9:32am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Mike I'm glad to read that the lotus seeds will keep for a couple of hundred years LOL as I had to go out around mid day. All fresh plants were planted before I left, though they all looked droopy when I got home around 4; it's been a hot day and will be again tomorrow but 14 overnight. I even planted some chilli seeds as one of them split open - is it a hot one? Smells great. Of the live plants, I knew the Red Shizo and Pepper on sight. The "Coleus" I guess would be the hairy leaves that smells like a scented geranium? I THINK the small plants are pepperomia? so that leaves the other plant the Okinawa Spinach. I don't want to cut the citrus open until I know that it's ripe as I want to save the seeds. From the smell I am guessing lime? Strangely I have the worst cold or maybe it's hay fever but my head is stuffed up so will go. Thanks again Mike, IOU - I have a string of debts on this forum - time to run away, I think :) | About the Author MaryT Sydney 10th May 2012 6:02pm #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Mary, I had a long spool typed out for you but somehow got wiped off my puter. In essence I was indulging in giving you advice about germinating Lotus seeds from personal experience. Please disregard if you have it under control. My Lotus seeds were a tropical red flowering variety. My first mistake was to germinate them at this time of year, They germinated quickly and well but I had a huge job keeping them warm enough till spring, needless to say they didn't make it, too cold. If I did it again, I'd wait till it warms up after winter. If you want them to germinate quickly rub them on something abrasive till you see a small patch of white under the hard brown shell and they will germinate in one to three weeks. I germinated mine in warm water in something like a used plastic peanut butter jar and kept changing the water every couple of days. Good luck it's all good fun. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 10th May 2012 6:40pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Thanks, John Mc; it's good to know that someone else has done it successfully. I will wait till the weather returns to a normal summer though we are having unusually warm days (29 today). Brendan, good luck with the cutting though I know that the chance is slim. I will also give it a try and if successful send you a rooted piece if yours fail. No need to send anything, Brendan as you know how generous Mike has been to me. No doubt you are doing your share of giving too. | About the Author MaryT Sydney 11th May 2012 6:37am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... Brendan, don't know if you ever did track down those Egyptian Walking Onions - I came across them today while searching for Chilean Guava. Address is www.froghollownursey.com.au/newfoodgarden.html Good luck. | About the Author VF Wongawallan 14th May 2012 2:24pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... VF, I've been looking for Chilean Guava, Ugni Molinae as well. Found some small plants here in 100mm pots @ $8.95ea http://www.cornucopiaseeds.com.au/products.php?product=Chilean-Guava-%252d-Plant%2C-100mm-Pot I might keep looking and see if I can find something a little larger. I found some larger plants in 200mm pots here for $25ea, but they want a minimum order of $200 + GST + freight: http://www.yaminarareplants.com.au/contents/edibleAndHerbal.htm wants a minimum order of $200 +GST + freight. I'll keep looking. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 16th May 2012 9:44pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... Thanks John Mc, I actually got sick of looking and ended up by buying from Diggers Club yesterday (before your post). I bought an Ugni Montana (mountain guava)as well- couldn't help myself.(They're taller growing with similar berries, but fruit on longer stalks.) I paid $5.95 each, but they are small (tree tube). Postage was $8.50 plus $4.00 for Qld quarantine. I think the 'Cornucopia seeds' plants may be better value but too late for me now. Yamina has nice plants, but the price would be a bit outrageous. If you would like to see what I bought, the link is http://www.diggers.com.au/search/ugni.aspx . Good luck in your search. | About the Author VF Wongawallan 17th May 2012 10:22am #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Yuliya says... VF, I bought my chilean Guava from them a few months ago, very small plant indeed and it was also held in quaranteen for over a week, that made total time from placing an order to plants arrival 1.5 months. Just keep this in mind... I was cought this way, as plants arrived a day before my 3 weeks holiday. | About the Author Yuliya Brisbane NW 18th May 2012 12:53pm #UserID: 6898 Posts: 16 View All Yuliya's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... Nick, th Kiwiberry "Issai" sounds promising - a self-pollinating mini Kiwi-fruit, that seems to be a compact bush. That's another to put on wish list. Thanks for the heads up Yuliya, I won't be stalking the Postie for a while then. 1 1/2 months is a long time though- I think I'm very spoiled with Daleys, usually being 2-3 days only. Okay John Mc, will do! I think you're already ahead of me at this stage, but I'll keep you posted. Appreciate the update - good for future reference. | About the Author VF Wongawallan 19th May 2012 2:34am #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... Regular Kiwis (the fruit that is) are commercially grown on Tamborine Mt.(Gold Coast hinterland). There are Kiwis around with different chill requirements, some more suitable for warmer areas. I would hope that Diggers is providing correct info. re "Issai". A cooler micro-climate would be beneficial though in Brisbane. | About the Author VF Wongawallan 22nd May 2012 2:00pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... Thanks Mary T! Nick, let us know how the 'Issai' goes - I'm not in a rush to get it just yet (too many other plants to put out first), but it sounds good, and very "kids lunchbox" friendly - perfect little mouthfuls. I probably wouldn't other-wise grow it, as I can pick-up regular Kiwi's 10 for $2.00 from local road-side stalls. (My kids hate dealing with the skin - that's my job!) | About the Author VF Wongawallan 24th May 2012 11:42am #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... David, I think the easiest solution is to tilt the Earth a few degrees so we end up around 20o lat :) The other solution is the plant and pray method. my latest try has been one of the 1.2m mangosteens from the nice man at Rustys, which is currently charging headlong into its second winter and looking good so far. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 27th May 2012 9:27pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike says... BJ you saw the preparation board behing the plants in the garage. That man is robert and lucy buys plants off him as well.He sometimes gets good fruit by accident.His gig is a cluster of backyard he does the rounds of with betel nut and leaf,yams,taro etc being his main thing for melanesian and asian people. | About the Author Cairns 27th May 2012 9:41pm #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Here is the bowl from cape trib. WI Lime, Breadfruit (frozen), Abiu, Matisia, Davidson's plum, Red Dragon Fruit, Longan, atemoya, soursop, rollinia. its worth the 2.5hr trip up from Cairns if you have a chance. They have lots of Mangosteen trees, so during a good summer it would be extra worth it, though those roads would be a worry when properly wet. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 28th May 2012 9:53pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Here is the bowl from cape trib. WI Lime, Breadfruit (frozen), Abiu, Matisia, Davidson's plum, Red Dragon Fruit, Longan, atemoya, soursop, rollinia. its worth the 2.5hr trip up from Cairns if you have a chance. They have lots of Mangosteen trees, so during a good summer it would be extra worth it, though those roads would be a worry when properly wet. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 28th May 2012 9:55pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Here is the bowl from cape trib. WI Lime, Breadfruit (frozen), Abiu, Matisia, Davidson's plum, Red Dragon Fruit, Longan, atemoya, soursop, rollinia. its worth the 2.5hr trip up from Cairns if you have a chance. They have lots of Mangosteen trees, so during a good summer it would be extra worth it, though those roads would be a worry when properly wet.
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VF says... That looks absolutely mouthwatering BJ! Looks like you had a rewarding trip... John Mc my plants arrived today - good condition and good size for tube-stock (thought they may be smaller), will need potting up this week.(One 20cm,one 25cm). Slight difference between U. molinae & U. montana is leaf size - montana slightly smaller and narrower. Lest see how they grow - by the sounds of it, winter should suit them fine. | About the Author VF Wongawallan 29th May 2012 3:52pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Nick T says... Gday Lachied, if you'd like I can send you some pomegranate, grape and fig cuttings? I can send you some blueberry cuttings too (Nelly Kelly) but it's probably best to wait until spring or summer when there will be plenty of new growth. If you're interested just drop me an email at niksmaster2008@hotmail.com :) Does anyone know where I can get some tubers of yacon, oca, mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum) and ulluco (Ullucus tuberosus)? | About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 22nd July 2012 11:00pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Db says... Hi VF, thanks for offering cuttings of your seedling, really appreciate it considering yours is very young and still you are offering it... Currently I'm also growing one seedling Hawaaiian Guava (from Daley's) in pot but its not growing well as some leaves are getting dried out and getting dropped and its not growing fast as my other guava variety (Mexican cream). Being seedling it might take long time to fruit so I was thinking to replace it with cutting grown one.. I was actually looking for cuttings of well fruited tree so that fruit quality is known.. Cheers.. | About the Author Db Brisbane 30th July 2012 8:42am #UserID: 6427 Posts: 470 View All Db's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Dory says... Hi everyone, the lotus plant has finally been tipped out of the pot and divided - what a messy job that was! The tubers are not as fat as I expected, but plenty of growing tips, and generally looks healthy. Some useful tips for those who want to grow lotus in pots: divide every year, don't wait 3 years as I did. Select a bowl shaped pot. A pot with an opening smaller than the rest of it makes it very hard to take the contents out without breaking the roots. The plant wraps it's roots around the pot. Don't plant in a pot that is too big and heavy for you to handle - it has to be tipped out :-) I have enough tubers to send to three or four people, and I believe I am allowed to post to QLD, NSW and VIC. Oh, and the bloody thing stains your skin black! Use glowes :-) Please email redoliveberry@gmail.com if interested.
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Linton says... Amelanchier - June Berry Many nurseries are selling these. Conifer Gardens in the Dandenongs near Melbourne have them - I can have a look next time I'm over that way. Cascades Nursery at Batlow near Tumut may have some. Also The Spires Nursery at Tilba Tilba have them listed. Here is the link for them: http://www.tilba.com.au/thespiresnursery_stocklist.html | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 22nd August 2012 6:33pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Amelanchier Grower Hi Fairydinkum Another place that currently has Amelanchiers is Dicksonia Rare Plants at Mount Macedon. They seem to be much cheaper than Confier Gardens. 3 feet high in 8 inch pot are $28.50 4-5 feet high in 10 inch pot are about $40. They don't do mail order or send plants however I'm thinking of getting some for myself which means I will go over there to pick them up. So I might be able to post one to you if you're interested. | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 25th August 2012 3:44pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Amelanchier - Juneberry Hi Fairydinkum, there's been a change of plans. I didn't go to Mount Macedon as I began to think it would be impractical to try to post a 3 foot multi-branched tree in an 8 inch pot. It would require a very large box indeed, not to mention the exhorbitant postage cost for oversize parcels (around $80 from memory). So what I've sent you, and also what I got for myself, are some small barerooted pieces which could be sent for a fraction of the cost. I hope you won't be disappointed with the small size of them but the nursery assured me that they are extremely fast growing. By the end of this summer they could have grown into a 3 foot tree by then anyway. You should receive them by the end of the week so let me know what you think of them, and if you still want the larger one I can get it, but it might be an idea to investigate the transport costs first. | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 29th August 2012 11:11am #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil@Tyalgum says... VF if you don't get any other takers I'd be happy to try them - I noticed a huge tree of a beaked variety of Canistel in the rectory of the Catholic church in Murwillumbah yesterday, hanging over the fence - would like to try grafting it if I can upskill. Growing next to it is a smooth Seville orange, plus a black sapote with small, egg sized/shaped fruit, they must all be 50+ years old each before we had improved varieties available. | About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 1st September 2012 12:13pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... Hi Phil, no problem. Interestingly, the seed shape of the Canistel varied with the moistness of the fruit. The longer, narrower seeds (look similar to Abiu)came from more dry, less tasty fruit. The almost round seeds came from sweeter, tastier more moist fruit. The most round of the seeds came from very moist fruit which had a taste reminding me of 'juicy fruit' chewing gum, but I think the fruit was the most round too with the smallest of a little peak on its' base (??maybe hybrid with Ross Sap.??). Hope you get to try the fruit on the tree you found. Must have been an adventurous fruit lover going back all those years - can't imagine the trees would have been easy to source back then. Good to keep genetic diversity going with old varieties anyway, so good luck with grafting. Do you still have my email address? (I'll need your postal address.) BTW, I can send a few Black Sap. seeds your way too if you want. | About the Author VF Wongawallan 1st September 2012 10:34pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Is anyone after cuttings of Elaeagnus oldhamii? I'm going to mulch mine in a few weeks as it needs cross pollination and I'm not prepared to plant another E.sp. in my yard (unless I find a latifolia). email me on didge (underscore) 2001 (at) hotamil (dot) com if you would like to try the cuttings. It is prolific in flowering and with pollination, it should be a heavy fruiter. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 7th September 2012 8:28am #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... BJ, Your E. Oldhamii might be just what I'm after to cross pollinate my E. Ebbingei and E Ebbingei -x- Limelight. You can have some cuttings of these two if you want to try for fruit before you pull it out? E. Ebbingei -x- limelight is just a variegated version of E.Ebbingei. I haven't propagated this species before, is there any special requirements? I'll contact you via your addy mentioned above in any case. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 8th September 2012 7:19pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Db, check out Northey Street gardens. Their tree should be fruiting soon. There are really big prolific trees on Samford Road next to the Mitchellton Shops if you are in the area. Northey street also has seedling wampees, canistel, black sap, good sized jabs and heaps of other stuff that you can stroll around and take a look at. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 23rd October 2012 10:14pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... Db, they taste mostly like a sweetish lillpilly (to me) with very crisp and watery texture, and a fair bit of flesh - not really a pig-out type of fruit, but nice enough snack especially if it's a hot day and you're working in the garden. Kids seem to really like them. I've only eaten red, but the white is supposedly sweeter. Attractive plant and fruits, but if space in your yard is at a premium there are better fruits to grow IMHO. | About the Author VF Wongawallan 24th October 2012 2:30pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... I have some giant Bankok Luffa (seeds) for anyone with a bit of climbing space to give away. The seed originally come with compliments from our good friend Mike. I grew two plants last year and now have seed to give away. Only 2/10 germinated this year but that was early in the season. It has male and female flowers so one plant is enough to get fruit. The end luffa product is great. I can be contacted on johnatcentralcoastskylightsdotcomdotau
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| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 15th August 2014 7:19pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author TMary Neutral Bay NSW 16th August 2014 9:09am #UserID: 9334 Posts: 159 View All TMary's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 16th August 2014 6:11pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT1 says... Linton I spoke to my friends in Bellingen this morning; they were the ones who sent the cuttings to whoever it was for me. They promised to look out for them again. However, my friend said she has a feeling it's getting a bit late for the fruit. If you know someone in/near Dorrigo ask them; apparently they're 'everywhere'. :) | About the Author MaryT1 Sydney 17th August 2014 11:21am #UserID: 7655 Posts: 296 View All MaryT1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Hi Mary. Thanks for your help. Unfortunately I don't know anyone in Dorrigo. I have seen Dorrigo Pepper plants for sale at Gardenworld down here but I really need just the seeds. Have tried growing the other Tasmanian variety before but I had a plant for many years and it never produced any flowers or fruit. Will keep looking. | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 17th August 2014 5:57pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author MaryT1 Sydney 17th August 2014 6:31pm #UserID: 7655 Posts: 296 View All MaryT1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Looking for more Zig Zag Vines. Since I found this plant to be very cold tolerant and totally suitable for Victoria, (like the Fingersops), having grown it out in the open for the past winter and it's not fazed at all and no attention required! So now I would like to get some more but can't find any supplier who has them so far. It's Melodorum leichhardtii and there's no need to worry about fruit fly infestation here either. Please let me know of any nurseries up north who may be able to post them. Thanks.
| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 18th August 2014 6:45pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author allybanana EDEN, NSW 18th August 2014 9:12pm #UserID: 4544 Posts: 372 View All allybanana's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BenW says... @ Linton What is the advantage of the dorigo pepper over the related, locally adapted and readily available Tasmannia lanceolata? Has anyone grown Capparis mitchellii (or tasted a wild one)? http://anpsa.org.au/c-mit.html http://anpsa.org.au/APOL2009/mar09-s2.html The range is down to Northern Victoria, so it might grown in a well drained spot I hope :) | About the Author BenW Kinglake West,3757,VIC 19th August 2014 2:06pm #UserID: 5390 Posts: 144 View All BenW's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Hi Ben the advantage of Dorrigo Pepper, I'm assuming because of where it comes from, is it should be more heat tolerant. The Tasmanian one I tried before did not do well here over summer. Now a friend would like to try growing it in the tropics. I don't think he would have a hope with Tasmanian Mountain Pepper, but there might be a chance with the Dorrigo variety in warmer climates. Cheers! | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 20th August 2014 10:08am #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author gimme TINGALPA,4173,QLD 24th August 2014 2:38pm #UserID: 2525 Posts: 236 View All gimme's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Mike Bundamba 24th August 2014 8:52pm #UserID: 10195 Posts: 34 View All Mike's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author gimme TINGALPA,4173,QLD 24th August 2014 9:59pm #UserID: 2525 Posts: 236 View All gimme's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Mike Bundamba 25th August 2014 8:34am #UserID: 10195 Posts: 34 View All Mike's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author jakfruit etiquette vic 25th August 2014 8:36pm #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BenW says... It sounds great (except for the larvae) so it's a shame that it doesn't quite work. I've read other similar descriptions that sound delicious but the overall assessment is just ok. It does sound like a bit of selection could turn it into a goer but since my climate would be marginal it's probably not worth my time ☺ | About the Author BenW Kinglake West,3757,VIC 25th August 2014 10:26pm #UserID: 5390 Posts: 144 View All BenW's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Looking for plants or seeds of the following native Queensland species: Lemon Aspen - Acronychia acidula Zig Zag Vine - Melodorum leichhardtii They're hard to find down here and none of the nurseries here have them. So I'm looking for a supplier further north who might be able to send them. Thanks. | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 4th September 2014 1:59pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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1Liz says... Hi All, I am a Newb to edible gardening. I live in South west Melbourne and am trying to get a plant of Elaeagnus Multiflora aka Sweet Scarlet Goumi. (This plant is both a nitrogen fixer and have edible berries) The seeds take a long time to germinate and with 2kids, a cat & a dog, I will most likely forget anything was planted & mulch them by accident. I am hoping for something with roots as I am a Newb & want it to have the best chance of survival. I only have my time to offer in return so if I can pick up or post something in return I will gladly do so. Fingers crossed as this is my last attempt to find/acquire these plants. Thanks :) Oh and my email is jehreg @ hotmail.com (no spaces :-)) | About the Author 1Liz Wyndham Vale 2nd December 2014 9:45pm #UserID: 10937 Posts: 1 View All 1Liz's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Kazino Meringandan West 23rd November 2015 2:00pm #UserID: 12772 Posts: 14 View All Kazino's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Peter91 North Plympton 23rd November 2015 9:34pm #UserID: 11892 Posts: 111 View All Peter91's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author tbcha1 BAYSWATER,3153,VIC 13th May 2017 7:01pm #UserID: 15785 Posts: 12 View All tbcha1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Frank49 BRIGHTON-LE-SANDS,2216,NSW 18th February 2018 10:25am #UserID: 17664 Posts: 6 View All Frank49's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Harry ROXBURGH PARK,3064,VIC 9th March 2018 5:12pm #UserID: 4975 Posts: 46 View All Harry's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author David01 CRAIGIEBURN,3064,VIC 10th March 2018 10:20am #UserID: 16671 Posts: 467 View All David01's Edible Fruit Trees |
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becrule35 says... Great idea, I think all us gardeners should do this. I have several edible plants too. I will make a list on my account what I have soon. I am looking for cuttings for avocado trees that I don’t have( I have bacon and fuerte) so if anyone can help me out I will pay or do a swap too 😊 | About the Author becrule35 BALLARAT ,3350,VIC 21st September 2020 2:05pm #UserID: 23541 Posts: 41 View All becrule35's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author becrule35 BALLARAT ,3350,VIC 21st September 2020 2:28pm #UserID: 23541 Posts: 41 View All becrule35's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author TareqMelb1 CHELTENHAM,3192,VIC 17th November 2020 8:47pm #UserID: 21640 Posts: 25 View All TareqMelb1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author TareqMelb1 CHELTENHAM,3192,VIC 25th November 2020 8:03pm #UserID: 21640 Posts: 25 View All TareqMelb1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Hello I'm looking for someone in Adelaide who might be able to help. I'm after a plant that is being sold at an upcoming plant fair in Adelaide this month. I'm in Melbourne so it's not possible to go to Adelaide myself to buy it and as it is quite a rare species I have been unable to find it anywhere else in Australia. So I would like to ask if any fellow grower is willing to buy it and post it to me. Happy to reimburse all costs or perhaps swap for something I have here. Please let me know if you are able to assist. Thanks in advance. | About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 10th September 2021 9:40am #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Peter012 ATHOL PARK,5012,SA 11th September 2021 12:16am #UserID: 22619 Posts: 7 View All Peter012's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Kimeau MOUNT PLEASANT 4740 QLD Australia 16th November 2021 4:29pm #UserID: 28506 Posts: 2 View All Kimeau's Edible Fruit Trees |
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