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About the Author Thithi Deer park 2nd August 2014 5:51pm #UserID: 10139 Posts: 193 View All Thithi's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Ross says... Don’t waste your time trying to grow from seed as you may have to wait for years to crop and production may be variable. Buy a grafted or cutting grown plant with good soil preparation with plenty of compost. I have a 25 year old tree in Brisbane suburbia (cutting grown) that has grown like a weed and is currently 5m tall and always produced delicious purple fruit from 3 years after planting. | About the Author Ross Balmoral 2nd August 2014 8:41pm #UserID: 468 Posts: 18 View All Ross's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Mike Tr Cairns 3rd August 2014 6:27pm #UserID: 8322 Posts: 614 View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Thithi Deer park 3rd August 2014 10:53pm #UserID: 10139 Posts: 193 View All Thithi's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Hi Thithi There have been various types of Star Apples in the shops here in Springvale for the past 2 or 3 months - I have been eating a lot but I just throw away the seeds. Which variety did you get? The current ambient temperatures may not be high enough for them to germinate so I would recommend using a heated propagating mat if you have one. Also in the shops currently they have Sapodillas and Yellow Water Melons (Mountain Sweet?)- photos taken today. Cheers!
| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 4th August 2014 11:05am #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Thithi says... I bought star apples at $25 a kg, the most expensive fruit that I ever had. There was only one shop in st Albans sold them, no idea what cultivar but they were green. I also didnot see sapodilla sold in footscray or st Albans. I put the seeds directly under central heating vent, hope that is enough to germinate star apple seeds. Well at least it worked for the jackfruit seeds that I germinated in July. | About the Author Thithi Deer park 5th August 2014 8:51pm #UserID: 10139 Posts: 193 View All Thithi's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Hi Thithi I think that you have been ripped off. The shops in Springvale and Keysborough have all types of Star Apples for around $8 - $9/kg. They have had purple ones, large green variety and now some pinkish brown ones. I prefer the flavour of the purple ones but the green ones have more flesh and may grow better here. Cheers. | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 6th August 2014 2:49pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Thithi says... Hi linton, Yes I think I was ripped off too, but it was the only shop that sold star apples. It was $6.50 a star apple and it did not taste that good :( Probably I would need to go to springvale. On what street are those shops? I am not familiar with springvale area. Hopefully I could buy a few rare fruits. | About the Author Thithi Deer park 6th August 2014 6:24pm #UserID: 10139 Posts: 193 View All Thithi's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Hi Thithi There are various Asian grocery and fruit shops in Springvale market, Springvale South shopping centre, and Parkmore Shopping Centre in Keysborough. I think the best one is in Parkmore but the stock changes almost daily so they might have something one day and it is gone the next. You just have to be there at the right time. They had some very large purple star apples a few days ago, the best I've seen down here. Cheers. | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 14th August 2014 1:21pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 15th August 2014 1:01pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Markmelb says... Parkmore had some pink Guavas too - the sapodillas were yum - will I hhave any success with those and star apple seeds?? Springvale has $12kg ripe Jak and $19kg small Durian and $20kg Soursop - let me know if you ever see Rollineas or Cherimoyas ??? The Jujube i got has no embryos in seeds so when do you get viable seed from fruits??? | About the Author Markmelb , 16th August 2014 9:14pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author sternus1 Australia 17th August 2014 6:55am #UserID: 8314 Posts: 1318 View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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