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| About the Author Anthony Queensland 10th August 2014 6:24pm #UserID: 9188 Posts: 92 View All Anthony's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Markmelb , 10th August 2014 8:08pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Anthony Queensland 10th August 2014 8:12pm #UserID: 9188 Posts: 92 View All Anthony's Edible Fruit Trees |
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BenW says... Different internet sources vary between 500 to 1500 hours chill. The suggestion is they like a mild medderteranian climate, rather than a cold climate. I know there are commercial apple farms in sw queesland (inland a little, of course) so maybe it's worth a try, depending on where you are. There is also a difference between commercial and home production, so if you are prepared for lower crops and complete failure some years, why not try? I suspect a low chill variety could be selected, given the progress with other fruits. Plant from seed and be the first :) Malkmelb, I have a 5 year old hedgerow with a dozen varieties, in an area with commercial farms and I've only ever got 1 nut. This year for sure... | About the Author BenW Kinglake West,3757,VIC 15th August 2014 4:37pm #UserID: 5390 Posts: 144 View All BenW's Edible Fruit Trees |
Markmelb says... Hi BenW - My nuts last year were nice if i ate them early but if i left a few another couple weeks they dried and shriveled inside their not extremely thick shell - this year only 2 bunches of catkins - one has finished and no feathers on the other - the truffle hazle has one bunch that hasnt dropped and receptive feathers on Lambert are ready - so the timing is all wrong this year so maybe no nuts for me - LOL :) | About the Author Markmelb , 15th August 2014 6:28pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author BenW Kinglake West,3757,VIC 16th August 2014 11:04am #UserID: 5390 Posts: 144 View All BenW's Edible Fruit Trees |
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