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| About the Author Quin Hopperscrossing 25th January 2015 5:21pm #UserID: 11166 Posts: 1 View All Quin's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Correy says... Hi Quin, You are very adventurous. For some of these in their natural environment humidity would be a factor like the durian. Victoria gets the dry heat so even if you were protecting them in the winter you may still have problems with them setting fruit. ( Someone else might know more about this ) You might need a better micro climate that produces the humidity that they require. We don't even try growing Durian or selling them at Daleys in northern NSW. However with the Jackfruit, Lychees, Longans and Mangoes you should be right. If you protect them from frosts. We often hear about people growing mangoes in VIC who protect them in pots and get crops. or go to other lengths. But you really need a good plan for this and it isn't for someone who just wants to buy them and leave them. The R2E2 seedling would be your best mango because it is more hardy than the grafted variety when it comes to frosts. By Breeds I assume you mean Cultivars. I would go the Salathiel for the lychee. http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/buy/lychee-salathiel-tree.htm This Longan http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/buy/longan-kohala-marcotted-tree.htm Again the R2E2 mango seedling http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/buy/mango-r2e2-seedling-tree.htm And a seedling jackfruit in at least the 165mm pot size eg. more developed. http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/buy/jakfruit-crisp-seedling-tree.htm You are taking on a quite difficult and complicated task Quin. Good luck. | About the Author Correy WOOLLOONGABBA,4102,QLD 26th January 2015 9:34am #UserID: 3 Posts: 493 View All Correy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Hi Quin One of your problems will be keeping them small enough to move around without the roots getting pot bond in the pots. Nam Doc Mangos are a hardy one for Melbourne and seem to flourish with lots of new growth here at the moment but they may be too vigorous to keep small easily. For Lychees you could try the Dwarf Lychees from Police Road nursery which should be easier to keep small in pots. Cheers! | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 31st January 2015 8:46pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
Brain says... If you can get the so call dwarf mangos, they are a pretty good bet. You can prob get away with 40 cm pots but bigger the better. You can keep the mangos about 2 m tall and get a few mangos a year. Lychees and longans are up a notch in terms of challenge in growing in pots. They are quite tricky. Durian and jackfruit - prob not suitable. | About the Author Brain Brisbane 1st February 2015 1:04am #UserID: 6289 Posts: 638 View All Brain's Edible Fruit Trees |