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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 17th March 2014 10:52am #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 17th March 2014 5:23pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 17th March 2014 6:46pm #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... I wanted to make a post like this to discuss your favourite trees because I've noticed my favourite tree changes almost every season. Over the 14 years I've been growing fruit trees I've gone from having a Bacon Avocado as my favourite to a mandarin, to a Cherimoya. Then I was really proud of some White sapotes. Then my most awesome Hass Avocado, recently with age of the trees and some finally coming into bearing I've seen Macadamia's are an extremely useful tree and Fig's, figs are amazing. I think for the next few years my favourites will be one of a few Macadamia's, Figs and Avocados as I've found those to be the most beneficial trees as far as nutrients and ease of growth go. I always love my Bunya pine even if it wont have cones for years because it looks amazing always ever since it was tiny. | About the Author Jason Portland 17th March 2014 8:45pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Jason Portland 17th March 2014 8:46pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 17th March 2014 9:18pm #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JohnMc1 says... Jujubes are an excellent addition, I love them, very sweet and tasty. You can eat them fresh and crunchy like an apple, or leave them on the tree to dry and shrivel up like a date. They are just as nice either way. I can't leave them on the tree long enough for them to dry out. In my experience they have been a little temperamental to get established, ie they need plenty of water in the growing season and organic fertilizers after starting to shoot late spring. They are drought tolerant but will produce better with regular water during the fruiting period. We have a member here that sells bare rooted grafted varieties around June, for (previous past years) $65 + post. Highly recommended.
| About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 18th March 2014 5:59pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 18th March 2014 9:38pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Nat, do you have any trees already? You'd be hard pressed to go past some classics like a good jackfruit, Marang, atemoya, rollinia, star apple and Abiu. My favorites are mamey and green sapotes. Then there are the jaboticabas, which should not be missed. You might be okay with breadfruit in yeppoon... | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 18th March 2014 9:42pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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sternus1 says... I'd recommend trying a range of fruits first. Things like Jackfruit and marang really divide people. Personally I think jackfruit is only good for throwing at rabid monkeys, others consider it to be the fruit of the Gods. Why anyobdy would willfully consume something that smells like football socks and tastes like spoiled quiche is beyond me. It just isn't one of the things I get. You might find yourself in that camp, you might not. Same will go for things like sapote. I find Jaboticaba very average, but rate starfruit above most things, most wouldn't. Go with the fruits you enjoy first, not with something percieved to be exotic. I would trade most of what I am able to grow in my region for the chance to grow some of the colder fruits, particularly cherries. | About the Author sternus1 Australia 18th March 2014 10:17pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 19th March 2014 7:59am #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... Hi Nat, another fruit that should grow well for you would be Sapodilla - descriptions of the fruit tasting like pear stewed in brown sugar is pretty close. Very delicious if you like sweet fruits (not the prettiest though). Canistel also very nice if you like a thick-textured sweet fruit. Just noticed that both Marang and Fijian Longan are 'in production' with Daleys atm. If only my climate was a little warmer.... | About the Author VF Wongawallan 19th March 2014 5:21pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Nat says... Yeah sapodilla wouldnt be too bad. I was thinking about an ice cream bean but i didnt think i had the room so i started reseaching and different sources told me different sizes 15m x 15m, 5-8 and so on until i came upon a site that told me they were small and up to 4m and sold them for $4.75 and i think im going to settle with that | About the Author Nat Yeppoon 19th March 2014 7:45pm #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 19th March 2014 7:49pm #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Carl76 Wilston 4051 19th March 2014 8:29pm #UserID: 9276 Posts: 181 View All Carl76's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 19th March 2014 8:41pm #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 20th March 2014 8:28am #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... Loquat are quite quick. Some are as quick as a month, others 2. I wouldnt trust anyone who says Ice Cream Bean tops out at 4m (unless you get the pink dwearf ones). Maybe if grown in a pot in Melbourne, but up round Capricornia you'd be hard pressed to keep it under 15m. The fruit are also quite third-rate. Their best use is as a quick growing shade tree that you would plant something more tender underneath and remove when the smaller plant can fend for itself; as a green manure/mulch producer or as a sacraficial crop for the possums to keep them off your better fruit trees. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 20th March 2014 10:43am #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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denise1 says... I know of a ice cream bean tree that is not a dwarf kind by any means, but it is growing under a bangalow palm which restricts its roots and it wont get taller than 4m . The foliage is quite open, very healthy and gives a small crop of maybe 100 fruit each year. If the palm were removed it would grow fast to 8 m or more. The restricting factors are half because of root competition and half because of shade from the canopy of palm. | About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 20th March 2014 11:46am #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 20th March 2014 7:20pm #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 20th March 2014 8:46pm #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Simply the Best - Asimina triloba! Just ate this plump fruit off one of the grafted Asimina trees that have produced fruit in the first year of planting. The flavour was exquisite and is far better than anything else I have growing in my garden. The trees are very hardy to dry conditions and suffered only a little bit of leaf burn during the 40 degree days. So with all factors combined, it has to be my favourite tree.
| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 23rd March 2014 9:36pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jantina says... Congrats Linton, what variety is it? I tasted an un-named variety a few years ago and thought it utterly delicious. Corey what have you done to the system? It won't let me log in sometimes, deletes stuff sometimes and takes me in circles sometimes, all totally random as far as I can tell. Please fix it back to how it was. | About the Author Jantina Mt Gambier 24th March 2014 9:28am #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Hi Jantina Yes, the flavour of the fruit is fantastic but indescribable. The grafted trees are not cultivars, they are the ones from Perrys and are nearly 2 feet high now. I also have larger non grafted 6 year old trees from Cascade Nursery all of which have flowered but no fruit this season. I expect all of the trees to start producing by the end of this year. | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 24th March 2014 5:23pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Jantina Mt Gambier 24th March 2014 11:42pm #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author kim14 dianella 25th March 2014 7:46pm #UserID: 6755 Posts: 97 View All kim14's Edible Fruit Trees |
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sternus1 says... Nat, at yeppoon, you could probably grow the best fruit there is; purple mangosteen. The queen of fruits. You could also grow rambutan, langsat, and pretty much the best of the best tropical fruits. Dragon fruit will go nuts. You will never be able to grow cherries in yeppoon--not nearly enough chill, us brisbanites cannot even grow them in 99% of places. You might get a fig going, but it will never do well. | About the Author sternus1 Australia 25th March 2014 8:31pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike Tr says... Nat there is a real mix of suggestions that includes species that prefer in cooler and hotter than your area. It is best to go with those best suited to your patch.Some that are well suited are atemoyas,sapodillas,canistels,black sapotes, particular citrus and avos,mangoes,bananas, flavicarpa passionfruit,all jaboticabas,all Eugenias,all guavas,all dragonfruit and so much more.You have a lot of choices. | About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 25th March 2014 9:18pm #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 28th March 2014 8:53am #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Trikus TULLY,4854,QLD 28th March 2014 10:09am #UserID: 930 Posts: 749 View All Trikus's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 28th March 2014 5:47pm #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 28th March 2014 8:16pm #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Tommoz says... Purple mangosteen is a large tropical tree, very sensitive to wind/frost and like I mentioned needs constant moisture. If you provide for these issues then I don't see what else would be the problem. I will stick by what I said about the ultra low chill cherries. But you would have to put an order for it before spring. This guy is in Southern California and claimed fruit set in an area with zero chill hours. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJQaCfQz4PI | About the Author Tommoz Dural 28th March 2014 8:32pm #UserID: 7219 Posts: 340 View All Tommoz's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author VF Wongawallan 28th March 2014 11:27pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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sternus1 says... BJ is probably kidding himself with that one though. If he pulls it off it will be a great achievement, and I hope he does. The guy who runs theo's nursery told me a while back he knows a fruiting purple mangosteen in brisbane. I won't say it is impossible to grow here in Bris but yeah, you'd have to be on to it all the time and the first cold snap would wipe it out in a heartbeat. I just stick to other Garcinia (my two mexicans are doing well) like achacha. | About the Author sternus1 Australia 29th March 2014 8:35am #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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ivepeters says... We all live in hope. Hope my diggers stuff has survived traveling a week so far, with Auspost. My purple has doubled in height since I got it from daley's , and that's with near to neglect,apart from watering and covering it in plastic during the past winter. So only time will tell. | About the Author ivepeters CARINDALE,4152,QLD 29th March 2014 11:24am #UserID: 6741 Posts: 527 View All ivepeters's Edible Fruit Trees |
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sternus1 says... Flooding is better than baking ive. They should get to you ok. Pretty gross today though, not sure what the humidity is at but it isn't friendly. I was blown away yesterday when I received two trees in good condition from Daleys (picone rolly, has little flower buds on it ). I grew a purple mangosteen from seed but Killed it when it wasn't much bigger than a sprout, haven't tried since. If you had a good micro climate I reckon it is doable, the main issue is that they're pretty big before they bear fruit and at that size it is hard to shelter them from the cold. A lot of them just never fruit and this isn't really understood. I'd pretty much trade any tree I have for a fruiting purple. I spend a fortune on them every season, my favorite fruit. | About the Author sternus1 Australia 29th March 2014 12:31pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 29th March 2014 12:43pm #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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sternus1 says... Well the achacha won't die. You're golden with that garcinia. Much, much tougher than the purple mangosteen. Purple mangosteen tastes considerably better than achacha in my opinion--though that said, achacha is really, really, really good. Try to understand that I think purple mangosteen is better than anything by miles. I wouldn't grow one from seed, you'll be waiting forever (you'll be waiting forever as it is, but there are degrees of boredom as I'm sure you know). Buy one from Daleys. I recommend Abiu too. Should do very well where you're at. I still think mangosteen is worth a shot in your locale, but you'll have to coddle it for many years, and it might lead to heartbreak. | About the Author sternus1 Australia 29th March 2014 12:52pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Nat says... Abiu, thats in the sapotceae family, right? Yeah i think i might try the purple mangosteen when it comes in stock from daleys and was also wondering about this email from daleys thanking mae for my purchase and they have said i can have one free plant is that just from that one page it links to (rewards page) | About the Author Nat Yeppoon 29th March 2014 1:14pm #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author sternus1 Australia 29th March 2014 1:48pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 29th March 2014 1:56pm #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author sternus1 Australia 29th March 2014 2:11pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 29th March 2014 2:27pm #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 29th March 2014 5:25pm #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 29th March 2014 7:58pm #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Mike Tr says... They can take a while and are prone to rotting.I would give the seeds about 10 weeks before giving up. Different cultivars vary in fruit size,taste,tree tolerances and leaf shape.98% in Australia is the common thai/malysian type which struggles below 7c.
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 29th March 2014 8:54pm #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 31st March 2014 4:37pm #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JohnMc1 says... Nat, a greenhouse is usually covered in shadecloth of varying shade densities. They only really serve one purpose, that's to control the amount of sun hitting the plants underneath or maybe control insects to some degree.. With a glasshouse, you have total climate control. You can adjust/raise the heat, humidity and Co2 amongst other things to simulate virtually any climate you so desire. I've been constructing a largish poly house over the past two years to simulate a tropical equatorial climate. The size will be 12m long by 6m wide by 3.6m high. I've been contemplating differing methods of heating for that period over a few hours in the early morning over the deepest of winter. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 31st March 2014 6:02pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author trikuslaptop1 wet tropics 31st March 2014 10:53pm #UserID: 3851 Posts: 80 View All trikuslaptop1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BJ says... I pulled my Purple Mangosteen a few weeks back. It wasnt dead, but was never going to thrive. I had it in ground for maybe 3.5 years - 1.6m tall. It grew, but had stunted leaves etc. I totally neglected it, other than giving it a spot protected from the wind. I'm also in the hills toward the western part of town, so not a great micro-climate for them. After pulling it up the roots appeared to be fighting a root fungus, with roots turning black, then shooting new smaller white roots from the old ones. If someone had a spot in a good coastal micro protected from the wind and cared for the plant and gave it a bit of phosacid etc, then it may be possible. | About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 1st April 2014 2:10pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda19 says... JohnMc - are you going to use that polycarbonate sheeting that is has more solar insulation properties..? I am also trying to decide what to use to clad mine..? http://www.bunnings.com.au/sunlite-polycarb-roofing-8mm-3m-clr-twinwall-sl8cl3-0_p1010565 | About the Author amanda19 LESCHENAULT,6233,WA 2nd April 2014 10:44am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 6th April 2014 3:47pm #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author sternus1 Australia 6th April 2014 4:46pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 6th April 2014 6:26pm #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author sternus1 Australia 6th April 2014 7:21pm #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Nat Yeppoon 6th April 2014 8:50pm #UserID: 9625 Posts: 66 View All Nat's Edible Fruit Trees |
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