IDEAL STREET TREES - WhichFruit & NutTreesAreIdeal ? (forum)

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1.CASIMIROA 'Pike'- No passer-by will pick these unfamiliar green fruit.Especially if you pick the soft,or even hard, fruit daily.
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Time: 28th January 2009 6:28am

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HappyEarth says...
2. Small leaved tamarind - hardy, wind tolerant, not too big, beautiful fruits

I did a blog on edible park and street trees a few months ago where i listed 20 potential trees for a sub-tropical frost free climate like wollongong:

http://www.happyearth.com.au/home/2008/8/18/fruiting-street-and-park-trees-for-the-illawarra.html

Time: 28th January 2009 2:12pm

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SlickMick says...
I think that there could be nothing nicer than to reach up and pick a juicy piece of fruit from a tree as I walk along the road. The idea of street planting fruit trees is a wonderful concept but I do have reservations about it, especially concerning the proliferation of pests and diseases. I did read your blog, HapppyEarth and I thought it very good. There is an obvious attempt to manage the issue of pests and diseases but should the concept be put into practice into a local environment without sufficient research then I can imagine pests and disease such as fruit fly, anthracnose and others being more widely spread to the detriment of any local commercial plantings.

We are all aware of the difficulties presented by uncared for local plantings of fruiting trees on our own gardening efforts with pests being given uncontrolled access to our gardens. In naming the fruit fly as one such pest I am sure that there are others that have the ability to destroy crops both commercial and domestic and I would hate to see the efforts of those few who take pride in their gardens reduced to having to deal with more problems than they already have.

Just my 2 cents worth

Time: 29th January 2009 6:02am

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Jantina says...
All true SlickMick so let's look for ways round that because the basic concept is wonderful. We don't all live where there is fruit fly (thank goodness) I live down south and was thinking of carobs. Nut trees are generally independent down here (eg. walnuts growing where an old farm house used to be ). There is another thread going on this forum to do with fruit fly resistant trees, is there anything on that list with possibilities?

Time: 29th January 2009 6:28am

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Julie says...
Jantina, carobs used to be planted as street trees here in Perth last century. They were for the horses to eat - when horses delivered everything.

But people object to the smell of the male carob, so I think they were removed. I am told it does smell awful!

Time: 31st January 2009 7:56pm

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Jantina says...
Those blokes again! I've got hermaphrodite and female trees and have not noticed a bad smell. Mine are grafted trees and so are a lot more expensive but worth it to get known quality. I daresay no-one will want to plant expensive trees on their nature strip. Back to the drawing board.

Time: 1st February 2009 9:25am

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