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Hi everyone,
Im really interested to hear from other people in the sydney/wollonong/newcastle region regarding what tropical fruit you have managed to grow successfully?
My partner and I have just planted out over 100 different fruit, trees, shrubs and vines on our suburban block ... not all tropical fruit though!
Ive already had fruit off:
-peanut butter tree,
-miracle fruit
-panama berry
-black sapote
Other tropical fruit trees i've planted outside but still waiting for them to fruit include.
-abiu
-ambarella
-canistel
-carambola
-cherry of the rio grande
-jaboticaba
-jakfruit
-lychee
-longan
-pitomba
-rollinia
-sapodilla
-yellow jaboticaba
What have you manage to grow and fruit?
Have a great day!
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
Hi everyone,
Im really interested to hear from other people in the sydney/wollonong/newcastle region regarding what tropical fruit you have managed to grow successfully?
My partner and I have just planted out over 100 different fruit, trees, shrubs and vines on our suburban block ... not all tropical fruit though!
Ive already had fruit off:
-peanut butter tree,
-miracle fruit
-panama berry
-black sapote
Other tropical fruit trees i've planted outside but still waiting for them to fruit include.
-abiu
-ambarella
-canistel
-carambola
-cherry of the rio grande
-jaboticaba
-jakfruit
-lychee
-longan
-pitomba
-rollinia
-sapodilla
-yellow jaboticaba
What have you manage to grow and fruit?
Have a great day!
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
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Happy Earth
Wollongong
22nd April 2008 2:22pm
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22nd April 2008 3:12pm
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Tony says...
I have planted sucessfully following tropical & semi-tropical fruit trees over the years: Avocado, feijoas, wax jambu (star apple), guavas (white flesh, including red cherry guavas), macadamia nuts, pomegranates, custard apple & mangoes. They produce fruits every year except for mangoes, fruit flies are also of major problems in our area despite constant spraying programs. What's the name of the fruit in the picture?
Your list of fruit trees are very impressive.
I have planted sucessfully following tropical & semi-tropical fruit trees over the years: Avocado, feijoas, wax jambu (star apple), guavas (white flesh, including red cherry guavas), macadamia nuts, pomegranates, custard apple & mangoes. They produce fruits every year except for mangoes, fruit flies are also of major problems in our area despite constant spraying programs. What's the name of the fruit in the picture?
Your list of fruit trees are very impressive.
Tony
Illawong (Sutherland Shire)
23rd April 2008 8:28am
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Happy Earth says...
Hi Tony,
Wax Jambu is one fruit tree i haven't though of growing. Ive heard it tastes a bit like a big lillypilly?
The fruit in the photo is a black apple (Pouteria australis?) which is native to rainforests north of about Wollongong I think. The fruit is a local selection and absolutely delicious - the best of our bush tucker fruits I reckon! Its actually a close relative to the abiu and yellow sapote.
Check out Daleys for more info: http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/plant/Planchonella-Australis-Black-Apple.htm
Have a great day!
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
Hi Tony,
Wax Jambu is one fruit tree i haven't though of growing. Ive heard it tastes a bit like a big lillypilly?
The fruit in the photo is a black apple (Pouteria australis?) which is native to rainforests north of about Wollongong I think. The fruit is a local selection and absolutely delicious - the best of our bush tucker fruits I reckon! Its actually a close relative to the abiu and yellow sapote.
Check out Daleys for more info: http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/plant/Planchonella-Australis-Black-Apple.htm
Have a great day!
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
Happy Earth
Wollongong
25th April 2008 8:10am
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Tony says...
Hi Rich,
Wax Jambu grown in Sydney does not taste as nice or sweet as of South East Asian varieties. It's however tastier & bigger than lillie pillies. They grow in bundles of about 5-10 fruit each with spectacular pink-red colour when ripened.
Where can you buy Black Apple plants from? I enclose some photos of fruit grown in our backyard for everyone to enjoy!
Have a great ANZAC day.
Regards,
Tony
Hi Rich,
Wax Jambu grown in Sydney does not taste as nice or sweet as of South East Asian varieties. It's however tastier & bigger than lillie pillies. They grow in bundles of about 5-10 fruit each with spectacular pink-red colour when ripened.
Where can you buy Black Apple plants from? I enclose some photos of fruit grown in our backyard for everyone to enjoy!
Have a great ANZAC day.
Regards,
Tony
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Tony
25th April 2008 11:40am
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Juz says...
Wow, Ive planted a penut butter tree, thought I was being a bit hopeful to get fruit, but you give me hope! Im down near jervis bay. We get got frosts here. Also have a black sapote. And Im going to get a lychee, logan, and whatever else I can find. Have had some discouraging advise on some other sites that these kind of trees wont flourish, let alone fruit this far south, but you just never know if you dont have a go huh?
Do you protect your trees in any way?
Do anything special for them?
Juz
Wow, Ive planted a penut butter tree, thought I was being a bit hopeful to get fruit, but you give me hope! Im down near jervis bay. We get got frosts here. Also have a black sapote. And Im going to get a lychee, logan, and whatever else I can find. Have had some discouraging advise on some other sites that these kind of trees wont flourish, let alone fruit this far south, but you just never know if you dont have a go huh?
Do you protect your trees in any way?
Do anything special for them?
Juz
Juz
South coast nsw
25th April 2008 11:46am
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Tony
Illawong, Sydney
25th April 2008 1:30pm
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Happy Earth says...
Tony - those wax jambus look like mini red gourds ... very cute! Black apples shouldn't be that hard to source as they are commonly grown for local bush regeneration organisations. You can get them at all native nurseries down here in Wollongong. Your custard apple looks very healthy! What variety have you planted? do you hand pollinate the fruit?
Juz - I dont do anything special for my fruit trees, except for really focusing on improving the soil with minerals, worm castings, compost teas, and biodynamics. The more tropical the tree i plant, the more shelter i try and give it ... but hey, there still out in the open coping the wind at times. It is however frost-free where i live in Wollongong and pretty much a sub-tropical climate. I do know of people successfully growing black sapotes down in Bega. Good luck and let us know how they go :)
have a great day!
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
Tony - those wax jambus look like mini red gourds ... very cute! Black apples shouldn't be that hard to source as they are commonly grown for local bush regeneration organisations. You can get them at all native nurseries down here in Wollongong. Your custard apple looks very healthy! What variety have you planted? do you hand pollinate the fruit?
Juz - I dont do anything special for my fruit trees, except for really focusing on improving the soil with minerals, worm castings, compost teas, and biodynamics. The more tropical the tree i plant, the more shelter i try and give it ... but hey, there still out in the open coping the wind at times. It is however frost-free where i live in Wollongong and pretty much a sub-tropical climate. I do know of people successfully growing black sapotes down in Bega. Good luck and let us know how they go :)
have a great day!
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
Happy Earth
Wollongong
27th April 2008 7:16am
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Robyn
Sydney
27th April 2008 7:58pm
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Tony says...
Hi Rich,
Our custard apple tree is likely an African Pride variety. It has a prolonged fruiting process with flowers at end of summer and fruit not ripened until Sep-Oct. We consistantly getting about 25-40 fruit (~700g each) per season without a need for hand pollination nor any spraying required.
We also have planted sucessfully a macadamia (almost 10 years old, still no nuts yet, although produced flowers two years ago, may be because it's started from seedling), Narrabeen plum, Nashi pear, lemmonade, Myer lemon, sugar bananas, Fuyu persimmon (non astringent variety).
It's a pity that we suffer from fruit flies in our area which attack stone fruit & other soft skin fruit trees.
Tony
Hi Rich,
Our custard apple tree is likely an African Pride variety. It has a prolonged fruiting process with flowers at end of summer and fruit not ripened until Sep-Oct. We consistantly getting about 25-40 fruit (~700g each) per season without a need for hand pollination nor any spraying required.
We also have planted sucessfully a macadamia (almost 10 years old, still no nuts yet, although produced flowers two years ago, may be because it's started from seedling), Narrabeen plum, Nashi pear, lemmonade, Myer lemon, sugar bananas, Fuyu persimmon (non astringent variety).
It's a pity that we suffer from fruit flies in our area which attack stone fruit & other soft skin fruit trees.
Tony
Tony
Sydney
27th April 2008 9:12pm
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The Garden says...
At our local community permaculture garden in Wollongong we grow a whole range of tropical fruit trees like babacos, jaboticabas, grumichamas, Brazillian Cherries, paw paws, bananas, jakfruit, and even a green sapote which is growing slowly but steadily every year - as with most of the other trees they are young and still havent fruit yet though they are all growing well.
At our local community permaculture garden in Wollongong we grow a whole range of tropical fruit trees like babacos, jaboticabas, grumichamas, Brazillian Cherries, paw paws, bananas, jakfruit, and even a green sapote which is growing slowly but steadily every year - as with most of the other trees they are young and still havent fruit yet though they are all growing well.
The Garden
Wollongong
1st May 2008 6:57am
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Anonymous
Sydney
18th May 2008 3:26pm
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Kate
Wollongong
18th June 2008 6:21pm
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HappyEarth says...
Hi Kate,
Babacos should grow a bit like a compact paw paw - ie very fast. Give them good drainage, nurtition, water, sun and they will power along.
I have one pepino which is finnaly coming good now the stevia i had next to it is dying off :)
All of our fruit trees have only been planted in the last 10 months so are all very young. Your more than welcome to come around one weekend though. Send us an email from our website in a couple of weeks and we will work something out:
http://www.happyearth.com.au/contact-us/
Have a great day!
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
p.s. Our atherton raspberries planted in november have a nice juicy raspberry hanging off it and ready to be picked ... yum! There should fruit continuously from now onwards throughout the whole year and next given adequate water
Hi Kate,
Babacos should grow a bit like a compact paw paw - ie very fast. Give them good drainage, nurtition, water, sun and they will power along.
I have one pepino which is finnaly coming good now the stevia i had next to it is dying off :)
All of our fruit trees have only been planted in the last 10 months so are all very young. Your more than welcome to come around one weekend though. Send us an email from our website in a couple of weeks and we will work something out:
http://www.happyearth.com.au/contact-us/
Have a great day!
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
p.s. Our atherton raspberries planted in november have a nice juicy raspberry hanging off it and ready to be picked ... yum! There should fruit continuously from now onwards throughout the whole year and next given adequate water
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HappyEarth
Wollongong
19th June 2008 3:52pm
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Greg says...
Hi Tony, I planted two young macadamia about 4 years ago. From one tree I got two nuts at two years old, about six the next year and this year I have about an icecream container full and it just keeps flowering. The other one hasn't done much at all. They were not grafted trees, I thought they were seedlings but I think its unlikely to fruit in that short time. I have taken some cuttings to see if they will strike. I have no idea what variety they are.
Regards Greg
Hi Tony, I planted two young macadamia about 4 years ago. From one tree I got two nuts at two years old, about six the next year and this year I have about an icecream container full and it just keeps flowering. The other one hasn't done much at all. They were not grafted trees, I thought they were seedlings but I think its unlikely to fruit in that short time. I have taken some cuttings to see if they will strike. I have no idea what variety they are.
Regards Greg
Greg
Tomerong
26th July 2008 8:28pm
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Anonymous
29th July 2008 6:02pm
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arch says...
The distinction between cherimoyas and "custard apples" seems unappreciated and at the risk of sounding arch may I suugest some reading . Chatting on the internet can only give one limited info. aith some of it perverse and wrong . (like when people insist on calling Longans "Logans" ; rhymes with bogans
The distinction between cherimoyas and "custard apples" seems unappreciated and at the risk of sounding arch may I suugest some reading . Chatting on the internet can only give one limited info. aith some of it perverse and wrong . (like when people insist on calling Longans "Logans" ; rhymes with bogans
arch
syd.
3rd November 2008 4:23am
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HappyEarth says...
Not really topcial but right now im harvesting pepinos and ungis (chilean guavas).
Looking forward to my first paw paws in the next few months. Ohh ... i have one jaboticaba forming on my large leaf plant :)
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
Not really topcial but right now im harvesting pepinos and ungis (chilean guavas).
Looking forward to my first paw paws in the next few months. Ohh ... i have one jaboticaba forming on my large leaf plant :)
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
HappyEarth
Wollongong
26th November 2008 9:23am
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Jantina
Mt. Gambier S.A.
26th November 2008 10:00am
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Trang Le says...
Hi Rich,
I've have had success with Bosworth3 lychees, logan (Kola?), the fruits are excellent and seeds are small... they are definitely more superior than the ones sold in Woolies!).
Last year my cherimoya finaly fruited, it took five long years to get there but the taste was definitely worthed!!
We also have plenty of sugar bananas in the backyard. It's interesting to note that people who are normally allergic to banana sold in the markets have no problems eating our home grown ones. In fact, we have to a hard time keeping a hold on our fruits now that everyone requesting 'freebies' from our trees.
Persimmons are fruiting through out the summer, mostly astringent. We had one non-astringent, Fuju, with fruits so large and heavy that it splited the tree in 1/2, had to wind tapes to 'glue' it back together!! but have sold the house since and have not got around to replace it yet!:(
The pawpaw is prolific this year. However, they are only good for pawpaw (even better with raw mango mixed in too!) salad because they fruited during winter and so are not very sweet, even when riping now.
Of course the good old blueberries are marvelous, grown in pots, neglected most of the year... survived only on water rinsed off dishes and an occasional banana peel, plus lemon or orange 'juice'now and again, yet they rewarded every year with a few handfull of delicious chubby silvery blue fuits. :)
Planted this year are jackfruit, jabotica, grumichama, Tahitian lime and sapodilla. So far, the only one doing really well is the grumichama, a very handsome plant with glossy green leaf! The sapodilla died within a month after planting. It died on me once before too but i thought i just give it another go... so i won't be trying it again anytime soon! The Tahitian Lime is fruiting right now! :)
I also managed to keep alive a yellow mangosteen, 7 yrs now! but so far, no fruit and it had not grown much either... it would be great if anyone can help me out this one!
Also, you might be interested to know, my next door neighbour got a candle fruit tree with loads of fruits!! :)
Hi Rich,
I've have had success with Bosworth3 lychees, logan (Kola?), the fruits are excellent and seeds are small... they are definitely more superior than the ones sold in Woolies!).
Last year my cherimoya finaly fruited, it took five long years to get there but the taste was definitely worthed!!
We also have plenty of sugar bananas in the backyard. It's interesting to note that people who are normally allergic to banana sold in the markets have no problems eating our home grown ones. In fact, we have to a hard time keeping a hold on our fruits now that everyone requesting 'freebies' from our trees.
Persimmons are fruiting through out the summer, mostly astringent. We had one non-astringent, Fuju, with fruits so large and heavy that it splited the tree in 1/2, had to wind tapes to 'glue' it back together!! but have sold the house since and have not got around to replace it yet!:(
The pawpaw is prolific this year. However, they are only good for pawpaw (even better with raw mango mixed in too!) salad because they fruited during winter and so are not very sweet, even when riping now.
Of course the good old blueberries are marvelous, grown in pots, neglected most of the year... survived only on water rinsed off dishes and an occasional banana peel, plus lemon or orange 'juice'now and again, yet they rewarded every year with a few handfull of delicious chubby silvery blue fuits. :)
Planted this year are jackfruit, jabotica, grumichama, Tahitian lime and sapodilla. So far, the only one doing really well is the grumichama, a very handsome plant with glossy green leaf! The sapodilla died within a month after planting. It died on me once before too but i thought i just give it another go... so i won't be trying it again anytime soon! The Tahitian Lime is fruiting right now! :)
I also managed to keep alive a yellow mangosteen, 7 yrs now! but so far, no fruit and it had not grown much either... it would be great if anyone can help me out this one!
Also, you might be interested to know, my next door neighbour got a candle fruit tree with loads of fruits!! :)
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Trang Le
Punchbowl, NSW
26th November 2008 10:07pm
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HappyEarth says...
Hey Jantina ... im not sure what variety pepino i have. The flavour of the pepino has certainly exceeded my expectations - when fully ripe it tastes a bit like a good rockmelon, and they produce so much fruit for a tiny plant. Easy to propagate from cuttings im planting two more to hang over a rock wall :)
Trang - Great to hear of your success with lychees, longans and cherimoyas. I think i might plant out another cherimoya - did you have to hand pollinate yours? How old is your lychee tree?
Ive had a black gold jakfruit in the ground for over year now and its doing as good as any other fruit tree ive planted. i do know of another one in wollongong that fruits and its in a pretty exposed area right near the beach! Ohh... my sapodilla survived the winter and 100km+ winds no problems and has just finish putting on a whole lot of new growth. not all good news though ... i just lost a young mango in the winds we had last weekend - the poor thing just snap of at the base below the graft :(
Hey Jantina ... im not sure what variety pepino i have. The flavour of the pepino has certainly exceeded my expectations - when fully ripe it tastes a bit like a good rockmelon, and they produce so much fruit for a tiny plant. Easy to propagate from cuttings im planting two more to hang over a rock wall :)
Trang - Great to hear of your success with lychees, longans and cherimoyas. I think i might plant out another cherimoya - did you have to hand pollinate yours? How old is your lychee tree?
Ive had a black gold jakfruit in the ground for over year now and its doing as good as any other fruit tree ive planted. i do know of another one in wollongong that fruits and its in a pretty exposed area right near the beach! Ohh... my sapodilla survived the winter and 100km+ winds no problems and has just finish putting on a whole lot of new growth. not all good news though ... i just lost a young mango in the winds we had last weekend - the poor thing just snap of at the base below the graft :(
HappyEarth
Wollongong
27th November 2008 5:35pm
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Jantina
Mt. Gambier S.A.
27th November 2008 5:55pm
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HappyEarth says...
Hi Jantina ... I got it from a local retail nursery, i think it was Bunnings of all places. The pepinos are pure yellow with no visible strips like i have seen in other photos. Ive uploaded a picture of them for you.
Rich :)
www.happyearth.com.au
Hi Jantina ... I got it from a local retail nursery, i think it was Bunnings of all places. The pepinos are pure yellow with no visible strips like i have seen in other photos. Ive uploaded a picture of them for you.
Rich :)
www.happyearth.com.au
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HappyEarth
Wollongong
30th November 2008 6:22am
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Jantina
Mt. Gambier S.A.
30th November 2008 9:11am
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Trang says...
Hi HappyEarth,
Sorry to hear about your mango. The weather is a bit crazy nowaday! Good on you for keeping the saphodilla alive, maybe i'll give it another go someday. Wow, please let us know when you black gold jakfruit fruits!! I want to plant some more of those but don't have any space left!! I wish i have a block so i can grow to my heart's content! :)
My cherimoya pretty much thrives on neglect. I planted it in my sister's rental place (the tenant don't use the garden!) and so i only come there every once in a while. It took a long while to fruit but it bears alright now.
My lychees are about 5 years old. Though the logan and lychee pretty much fruited within the 1st year of planting, the yield wasn't much but after that it was quite good. I planted 3 lychees quite near each other (due to lack of space, not sure if that has any bearing on polination and hence bigger crop!) but the logan i only have one. I am waiting for Daleys to put out the Thai variety :)
Hi HappyEarth,
Sorry to hear about your mango. The weather is a bit crazy nowaday! Good on you for keeping the saphodilla alive, maybe i'll give it another go someday. Wow, please let us know when you black gold jakfruit fruits!! I want to plant some more of those but don't have any space left!! I wish i have a block so i can grow to my heart's content! :)
My cherimoya pretty much thrives on neglect. I planted it in my sister's rental place (the tenant don't use the garden!) and so i only come there every once in a while. It took a long while to fruit but it bears alright now.
My lychees are about 5 years old. Though the logan and lychee pretty much fruited within the 1st year of planting, the yield wasn't much but after that it was quite good. I planted 3 lychees quite near each other (due to lack of space, not sure if that has any bearing on polination and hence bigger crop!) but the logan i only have one. I am waiting for Daleys to put out the Thai variety :)
Trang
Puncbowl
4th December 2008 10:24pm
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HappyEarth
Wollongong
5th December 2008 2:24pm
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Trang says...
Hi HappyEarth,
I planted the Bosworth3 (i think!). I am so envious re your sapodilla. I grew up with 2 in the backyard (in Vietnam), the fruits pretty much covered the whole tree. My dad told me that they were already fruited since he was born. We worked out it was roughly 35-40years old!! So i guess you are in luck for years to come once they start fruiting!! :))
Hi HappyEarth,
I planted the Bosworth3 (i think!). I am so envious re your sapodilla. I grew up with 2 in the backyard (in Vietnam), the fruits pretty much covered the whole tree. My dad told me that they were already fruited since he was born. We worked out it was roughly 35-40years old!! So i guess you are in luck for years to come once they start fruiting!! :))
Trang
Puncbowl
11th December 2008 5:30pm
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Valerie says...
Hi Tony,
I am impressed by your custard apple tree. I have a problem with my tree. The flowers split but it did not stay for long on the branch. It dropped off. Would you kindly advice what could be the cause? How can I help to ensure the flowers will develop into fruits? Your advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Merry X'mas and a Happy New Year 2009.
Val
Hi Tony,
I am impressed by your custard apple tree. I have a problem with my tree. The flowers split but it did not stay for long on the branch. It dropped off. Would you kindly advice what could be the cause? How can I help to ensure the flowers will develop into fruits? Your advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Merry X'mas and a Happy New Year 2009.
Val
Valerie
Perth, WA
26th December 2008 11:29am
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Tony says...
Hi Valerie,
I use slow release fertiliser pellets (Dynamic Lifter) about twice a year. How old is your tree? Maybe it is still too young to bear fruit. I heard people use potassium to encourage more flowers to form into fruit. I would also put mulch at the base to keep it moist. As for my tree, thanks to slightly higher rainfall in Sydney in recent years, I don't water the tree either. It's now about 10 years old. Sorry I can't help much!
Merry X'mas and Happy New Year to you too.
Tony
Hi Valerie,
I use slow release fertiliser pellets (Dynamic Lifter) about twice a year. How old is your tree? Maybe it is still too young to bear fruit. I heard people use potassium to encourage more flowers to form into fruit. I would also put mulch at the base to keep it moist. As for my tree, thanks to slightly higher rainfall in Sydney in recent years, I don't water the tree either. It's now about 10 years old. Sorry I can't help much!
Merry X'mas and Happy New Year to you too.
Tony
Tony
Sydney, NSW
27th December 2008 11:48am
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God Girl
Coast.
22nd January 2009 11:32am
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denise
auckland kiwiland
27th January 2009 12:02pm
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denise says...
Hi Happy Earth, I am a hobby grower of tropical fruit trees in Auckland NZ, and my sister in Sydney and Newcastle grows them too. I have only tasted very poor black apples from trees here in new zealand. I am keen to recieve some seeds of the super nice one from woolongong mentioned above. cheers, Denise.
Hi Happy Earth, I am a hobby grower of tropical fruit trees in Auckland NZ, and my sister in Sydney and Newcastle grows them too. I have only tasted very poor black apples from trees here in new zealand. I am keen to recieve some seeds of the super nice one from woolongong mentioned above. cheers, Denise.
denise
auckland kiwiland
27th January 2009 12:12pm
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HappyEarth
Wollongong
28th January 2009 2:16pm
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Tony says...
Hi Denise, I used to live in New Windsor Heights, Auckland where we managed to grow loquats, bananas, lemons, apples, feijoas. What other tropical fruit trees can you grow sucessfully in Auckland? I really miss NZ feijoas (huge fruit!) because fruit flies don't seem to exist over there.
Tony
Hi Denise, I used to live in New Windsor Heights, Auckland where we managed to grow loquats, bananas, lemons, apples, feijoas. What other tropical fruit trees can you grow sucessfully in Auckland? I really miss NZ feijoas (huge fruit!) because fruit flies don't seem to exist over there.
Tony
Tony
Sydney
31st January 2009 4:03pm
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denise says...
Hi Tony and others, tropical plants are doing better here recently perhaps due to global warming. Outside in the ground or barrels are; Cherimoya, Mango dwarf, Green sapote, Mamey sapote, Surinam cherry, Phoenix raspberry, Rio grande cherry, Garcinia xanthochymus, Eugenia brasiliensis, E. pyriformis--YUK, Davidsonia, Austromyrtus,, Passiflora antioquiensis, Banana, Tamarillo, Carambola, Jakfruit, Hardy Canistel or similar, Flacourtia jangomas and lovi-lovi,Eugenia tomentosa, Eug. uvalha, Babaco. Jaboticaba, Inga bean, Black Sapote, Mulberry, Lucuma obovata, Loquat Mammoth, Syzygium samarangense, Goji, ALSO not planted -Citrus yuzu, abiu, sapodilla, soursop. Finger lime, Curry leaf, Rollinea, Dwarf Papaya, Randia,Lychee.
Hi Tony and others, tropical plants are doing better here recently perhaps due to global warming. Outside in the ground or barrels are; Cherimoya, Mango dwarf, Green sapote, Mamey sapote, Surinam cherry, Phoenix raspberry, Rio grande cherry, Garcinia xanthochymus, Eugenia brasiliensis, E. pyriformis--YUK, Davidsonia, Austromyrtus,, Passiflora antioquiensis, Banana, Tamarillo, Carambola, Jakfruit, Hardy Canistel or similar, Flacourtia jangomas and lovi-lovi,Eugenia tomentosa, Eug. uvalha, Babaco. Jaboticaba, Inga bean, Black Sapote, Mulberry, Lucuma obovata, Loquat Mammoth, Syzygium samarangense, Goji, ALSO not planted -Citrus yuzu, abiu, sapodilla, soursop. Finger lime, Curry leaf, Rollinea, Dwarf Papaya, Randia,Lychee.
denise
auckland kiwiland
10th February 2009 7:53am
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Jantina
Mt. Gambier S.A.
10th February 2009 8:25am
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denise says...
Hi Jantina, All the ones in ground or barrels have been in outdoors all winter except the mamey had a cover of plastic film over it for a few months these last 2 winters. I have found that with the tropical ones such as Wax Jambu, mamey and lychee that it is best ti get some growth forced in a greenhouse until half a meter or more and then a balance of growth with hardening off. They can be a bit slow for 2 or 3 years, but as long as they are healthy they will gradually become hardier each year.Most of my unplanted trees are in that catagory.There are other tropicals that wont grow outside at all. I have a 4meter carambola espaliered on the sunny end of the house but no fruit. Now I learned from others that this far from the tropics they dont want so much sun , they need some side shelter.It is all very interesting. Denise
Hi Jantina, All the ones in ground or barrels have been in outdoors all winter except the mamey had a cover of plastic film over it for a few months these last 2 winters. I have found that with the tropical ones such as Wax Jambu, mamey and lychee that it is best ti get some growth forced in a greenhouse until half a meter or more and then a balance of growth with hardening off. They can be a bit slow for 2 or 3 years, but as long as they are healthy they will gradually become hardier each year.Most of my unplanted trees are in that catagory.There are other tropicals that wont grow outside at all. I have a 4meter carambola espaliered on the sunny end of the house but no fruit. Now I learned from others that this far from the tropics they dont want so much sun , they need some side shelter.It is all very interesting. Denise
denise
auckland kiwiland
10th February 2009 2:24pm
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Jantina
Mt. Gambier S.A.
10th February 2009 2:32pm
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denise says...
Hi Jantina,It is some years since we had any frost, we no longer have any lawn and with infill housing and other development in the city the temp is quite good now. I dont suppose we get lower than 4 degrees. In recent years my tender plants would struggle all through winter only to die just at the onset of warmer weather. In the last two years this has not been so bad. We have cool winters and generally humid most of the year. We dont get the dry air I have noticed in Sydney Denise
Hi Jantina,It is some years since we had any frost, we no longer have any lawn and with infill housing and other development in the city the temp is quite good now. I dont suppose we get lower than 4 degrees. In recent years my tender plants would struggle all through winter only to die just at the onset of warmer weather. In the last two years this has not been so bad. We have cool winters and generally humid most of the year. We dont get the dry air I have noticed in Sydney Denise
denise
auckland kiwiland
10th February 2009 8:45pm
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peter
adelaide
10th February 2009 9:46pm
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denise says...
Hi Peter, about Passiflora ANTIOQUIENSIS. you are right about the flower , it also has a ring of fine purple dots around the white ring. It is sweet and mild and in nz is called the vanilla passionfruit. it is very sweet but not sickly so and has a mild flavour that is nice and hard to describe. It needs lots of watering to hold its fruit and lasts several years. I am growing a native passion fruit that lives for 80 years or so for a hardy rootstock. It is called Tetrapathia tetrandra
Hi Peter, about Passiflora ANTIOQUIENSIS. you are right about the flower , it also has a ring of fine purple dots around the white ring. It is sweet and mild and in nz is called the vanilla passionfruit. it is very sweet but not sickly so and has a mild flavour that is nice and hard to describe. It needs lots of watering to hold its fruit and lasts several years. I am growing a native passion fruit that lives for 80 years or so for a hardy rootstock. It is called Tetrapathia tetrandra
denise
auckland kiwiland
13th February 2009 7:26am
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Jantina
Mt. Gambier S.A.
13th February 2009 8:17am
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denise says...
Hi Jantina, The Pass/ant. vine should grow for you.It grows well climbing into small trees or on a trellis. It is not a big or dense vine so wont swamp anything out. When growing on an arch or overhead trellis the pretty flowers hang below the foliage on long stalks so good to look up at. I have some ripening now
Hi Jantina, The Pass/ant. vine should grow for you.It grows well climbing into small trees or on a trellis. It is not a big or dense vine so wont swamp anything out. When growing on an arch or overhead trellis the pretty flowers hang below the foliage on long stalks so good to look up at. I have some ripening now
denise
auckland kiwiland
13th February 2009 8:37am
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Jantina
Mt. Gambier S.A.
13th February 2009 9:50am
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denise
auckland kiwiland
13th February 2009 3:22pm
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Jantina
Mt. Gambier S.A.
13th February 2009 4:10pm
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peter
adelaide
13th February 2009 5:55pm
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denise
auckland kiwiland
14th February 2009 8:31am
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Jantina
Mt. Gambier S.A.
14th February 2009 9:21am
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denise
auckland kiwiland
14th February 2009 1:24pm
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Jantina
Mt. Gambier S.A.
15th February 2009 9:53am
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denise says...
Hi all, in florida wax jambu has tolerated a short cold spell of 28F. Some varieties are sweeter and more or less cold hardy. Check out DALEYS descriptions and TIPS. The plants are quite cheap. Grow to a meter before slowly hardening them off to where they will grow. With such marginal plants I would give some nice volcanic or rich soil to the planting site. Also try the hardier Rose apple=Eugenia (syzygium) jambos. good luck.
Hi all, in florida wax jambu has tolerated a short cold spell of 28F. Some varieties are sweeter and more or less cold hardy. Check out DALEYS descriptions and TIPS. The plants are quite cheap. Grow to a meter before slowly hardening them off to where they will grow. With such marginal plants I would give some nice volcanic or rich soil to the planting site. Also try the hardier Rose apple=Eugenia (syzygium) jambos. good luck.
denise
auckland kiwiland
15th February 2009 11:12am
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HappyEarth says...
I tried a wax Jambu for the first time recently. Beautiful looking tree but the fruits tasted like our local lilly pillies - ordinary. Id recommend the rose apple over the wax jambu :)
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
I tried a wax Jambu for the first time recently. Beautiful looking tree but the fruits tasted like our local lilly pillies - ordinary. Id recommend the rose apple over the wax jambu :)
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
HappyEarth
Wollongong
1st March 2009 6:23am
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denise says...
I grew my own wax jambu from a modern sweet seedless thai vatiety. I had to wait months for the tree to give a few fruits with a seed in them. from Florida. I should know what I've got in about 3 years. I am also growing rose apple that do well here and the malay apple that will grow in a plastic barrell.
I grew my own wax jambu from a modern sweet seedless thai vatiety. I had to wait months for the tree to give a few fruits with a seed in them. from Florida. I should know what I've got in about 3 years. I am also growing rose apple that do well here and the malay apple that will grow in a plastic barrell.
denise
auckland kiwiland
1st March 2009 12:04pm
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Damian says...
Rich, I don't think you've tasted the wax jambu in malaysia, it is far superior than Australian grown, it is as sweet and crispy as an apple, the size of tennis balls.
Unfortunately I don't think you can achieve the same quality fruit in sub optimal conditions such as southern Australia. They seem rather lilly pilly like.
Rich, I don't think you've tasted the wax jambu in malaysia, it is far superior than Australian grown, it is as sweet and crispy as an apple, the size of tennis balls.
Unfortunately I don't think you can achieve the same quality fruit in sub optimal conditions such as southern Australia. They seem rather lilly pilly like.
Damian
Melbourne
3rd March 2009 7:31am
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denise says...
There are favourable microclimates on the fringe of the subtropics. During the summer they have much longer sunlight hours .With mild coastal temperate winters, there are pockets and cultural techniques that allow an expansion of the normal range for a plant. With rapid growing watery fruits such as wax jambu they could respond quickly.First try growing in a barrel against a warm sunny wall .Add some good soil in the mix and give some attention to shelter etc when young. Trust me it does often work.
There are favourable microclimates on the fringe of the subtropics. During the summer they have much longer sunlight hours .With mild coastal temperate winters, there are pockets and cultural techniques that allow an expansion of the normal range for a plant. With rapid growing watery fruits such as wax jambu they could respond quickly.First try growing in a barrel against a warm sunny wall .Add some good soil in the mix and give some attention to shelter etc when young. Trust me it does often work.
denise
auckland kiwiland
3rd March 2009 10:51am
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denise says...
There are favourable microclimates on the fringe of the subtropics. During the summer they have much longer sunlight hours .With mild coastal temperate winters, there are pockets and cultural techniques that allow an expansion of the normal range for a plant. With rapid growing watery fruits such as wax jambu they could respond quickly.First try growing in a barrel against a warm sunny wall .Add some good soil in the mix and give some attention to shelter etc when young. Trust me it does often work.
There are favourable microclimates on the fringe of the subtropics. During the summer they have much longer sunlight hours .With mild coastal temperate winters, there are pockets and cultural techniques that allow an expansion of the normal range for a plant. With rapid growing watery fruits such as wax jambu they could respond quickly.First try growing in a barrel against a warm sunny wall .Add some good soil in the mix and give some attention to shelter etc when young. Trust me it does often work.
denise
auckland kiwiland
3rd March 2009 10:52am
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Tan
sydney
26th April 2009 4:54pm
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Smithfield
26th April 2009 5:19pm
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Blacktown
27th April 2009 7:22pm
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HappyEarth says...
Hi Mark, Id suggest growing a seedling black sapote. They come fairly true-to-type, will fruit withina few years and are a little hardier than grafted varieties.
Hope this helps :)
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
Hi Mark, Id suggest growing a seedling black sapote. They come fairly true-to-type, will fruit withina few years and are a little hardier than grafted varieties.
Hope this helps :)
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
HappyEarth
Wollongong
28th April 2009 3:53pm
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Blacktown
3rd May 2009 1:18pm
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Sreeju says...
Hii,
Myself Sreeju Nair, from Kerala State, India.
I have a dream, to make this Planet Earth as a Green Planet, and I am trying to collect and plant as much as tress and plants that I can.
Nowadays, weather is changing a lot and because of that Global warming is
Increasing day by day, I wish to plant these trees for our future generation,
Other wise they can not survive for a long, because of the climate change and Global warming.
I am concentrating to plant Fruit trees and plants, which will be useful for Humans, Birds and Animals.
Kindly I am requesting you to help me to collect all the types of Tropical Fruit Trees which will grow up and ripe fruits in my State Kerala.
If you can please send me the Fruit Trees and Plants and help me in my mission to Make this Planet Earth as a Green Planet.
You can visit the web sites related fruits from my state
http://www.ezhuvelilgardens.com
http://www.oushadh.org
"Plant Trees for the Planet"
With Regards
Sreeju Nair
Hii,
Myself Sreeju Nair, from Kerala State, India.
I have a dream, to make this Planet Earth as a Green Planet, and I am trying to collect and plant as much as tress and plants that I can.
Nowadays, weather is changing a lot and because of that Global warming is
Increasing day by day, I wish to plant these trees for our future generation,
Other wise they can not survive for a long, because of the climate change and Global warming.
I am concentrating to plant Fruit trees and plants, which will be useful for Humans, Birds and Animals.
Kindly I am requesting you to help me to collect all the types of Tropical Fruit Trees which will grow up and ripe fruits in my State Kerala.
If you can please send me the Fruit Trees and Plants and help me in my mission to Make this Planet Earth as a Green Planet.
You can visit the web sites related fruits from my state
http://www.ezhuvelilgardens.com
http://www.oushadh.org
"Plant Trees for the Planet"
With Regards
Sreeju Nair
Sreeju
Kerala, India
24th May 2009 12:27am
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amanda says...
Hello HappyEarth! U r probably out there cleaning up after the storms?! When u have time, I would really appreciate it if u could let me know of anyone over there prepared to send over black apple seeds/plants please? My climate here very similar to yours (but without the rainfall :( ..) The fruits u pictured look sensational - lets spead the genetics around and keep them going/safe, I say!?
Also - do u know the scientific name of this fruit by any chance?
Hello HappyEarth! U r probably out there cleaning up after the storms?! When u have time, I would really appreciate it if u could let me know of anyone over there prepared to send over black apple seeds/plants please? My climate here very similar to yours (but without the rainfall :( ..) The fruits u pictured look sensational - lets spead the genetics around and keep them going/safe, I say!?
Also - do u know the scientific name of this fruit by any chance?
amanda
geraldton. WA
24th May 2009 9:03pm
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Karen
Perth
31st May 2009 11:59pm
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denise says...
Sorry Karen, I only know of a fruiting Yuzu tree in Auckland, and a young grafted tree in my collection. There is another fancy citrus that I have and favour --Vanilla blood orange. It is completely acid free and tastes similar to sweet carrot juice.It is a very old italian variety that they called Vainiglia Pink. or similar spelling.
Sorry Karen, I only know of a fruiting Yuzu tree in Auckland, and a young grafted tree in my collection. There is another fancy citrus that I have and favour --Vanilla blood orange. It is completely acid free and tastes similar to sweet carrot juice.It is a very old italian variety that they called Vainiglia Pink. or similar spelling.
denise
auckland kiwiland
7th June 2009 3:14pm
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HappyEarth says...
Hi Amanda,
Black apple is also botanical known as Planchonella australis - although it has undergone a name change recently so im not sure if this is the old name or the new name.
Send me an email around november when its fruiting again and I might be able to supply you a superior variety seeds. Are you allowed to send seeds to WA?
Hi Amanda,
Black apple is also botanical known as Planchonella australis - although it has undergone a name change recently so im not sure if this is the old name or the new name.
Send me an email around november when its fruiting again and I might be able to supply you a superior variety seeds. Are you allowed to send seeds to WA?
HappyEarth
Wollongong
7th June 2009 5:34pm
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amanda says...
No idea HappyEarth (great tag!) Glowinski said they left a lot to be desired (basically) have u got somehing special there?
If so - I would be very appreciative as long as it's no hassle and I would be happy to pay u of course.
I think I might change my tag to "NakedHands" :))) gloves are so annoying in the garden aren't they!?
No idea HappyEarth (great tag!) Glowinski said they left a lot to be desired (basically) have u got somehing special there?
If so - I would be very appreciative as long as it's no hassle and I would be happy to pay u of course.
I think I might change my tag to "NakedHands" :))) gloves are so annoying in the garden aren't they!?
amanda
geraldton.WA
7th June 2009 11:48pm
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Wollongong says...
NakedHands is good!!! I definately prefer the gloves off when working with soil :)
There is a black apple tree in Wollongong that produces fruits that are vastly superior to any other black apple fruit myself and others and sampled.
Have a great day!
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
NakedHands is good!!! I definately prefer the gloves off when working with soil :)
There is a black apple tree in Wollongong that produces fruits that are vastly superior to any other black apple fruit myself and others and sampled.
Have a great day!
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
Wollongong
HappyEarth
8th June 2009 12:52pm
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amanda
geraldton.WA
10th June 2009 11:30am
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Sreeju
Kerala
26th June 2009 2:09am
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HappyEarth
Wollongong
26th June 2009 5:39pm
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Michael
Wakeley
26th June 2009 9:48pm
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HappyEarth says...
Hey Michael,
Next open day will probably sometime late spring. Send us an email (from my website) and ill add you to the email list.
Have a great day!
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
Hey Michael,
Next open day will probably sometime late spring. Send us an email (from my website) and ill add you to the email list.
Have a great day!
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
HappyEarth
Wollongong
28th June 2009 5:52pm
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Michael
Wakeley
28th June 2009 8:00pm
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HappyEarth says...
Hi guys, here is 'my edibles' page which lists most of the fruit trees im growing in my backyard in Wollongong:
http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/my/841/
All of the trees were planted within the last 2 years.
Rich
www,happyearth.com.au
Hi guys, here is 'my edibles' page which lists most of the fruit trees im growing in my backyard in Wollongong:
http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/my/841/
All of the trees were planted within the last 2 years.
Rich
www,happyearth.com.au
HappyEarth
Wollongong
17th July 2009 8:36pm
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Phil
Redfern
6th October 2009 3:18pm
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HappyEarth
Wollongong
10th October 2009 7:30am
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Brendan says...
Hi HappyEarth,
I just twist the pineapple top off.
How's here's the trick, remove the small leaves from the bottom half of the top (you'll see roots there), then either stick it straight in the ground, or, put it in a pot for 6 to 12 months, then plant in the ground.
Some say to dry it first before planting, but I never have.
I've never tasted pineapples soo good as my 'home grown' ones. Smooth leaf and rough leaf :-)
When they bear, they can give you as many as 6 'pups' (baby pineapple plants), per plant. Mine have nearly gone feral up here :-) Can't kill 'em with a stick.
Hi HappyEarth,
I just twist the pineapple top off.
How's here's the trick, remove the small leaves from the bottom half of the top (you'll see roots there), then either stick it straight in the ground, or, put it in a pot for 6 to 12 months, then plant in the ground.
Some say to dry it first before planting, but I never have.
I've never tasted pineapples soo good as my 'home grown' ones. Smooth leaf and rough leaf :-)
When they bear, they can give you as many as 6 'pups' (baby pineapple plants), per plant. Mine have nearly gone feral up here :-) Can't kill 'em with a stick.
Brendan
Mackay, Q
10th October 2009 7:49am
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HappyEarth
Wollongong
12th October 2009 2:27pm
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marilen says...
Dear Amanda and Happy Earth,
i love your fruit trees...especially your tropical ones and i am extremely jealous hehehe. Keep up the good work and for the inspiration it brings. *thumbs up*
to anyone,
has anyone tried growing mangosteen tree? i have been contemplating on growing it but wants to make sure if anyone had any success with it especially within sydney area.
thanks,
marilen
Dear Amanda and Happy Earth,
i love your fruit trees...especially your tropical ones and i am extremely jealous hehehe. Keep up the good work and for the inspiration it brings. *thumbs up*
to anyone,
has anyone tried growing mangosteen tree? i have been contemplating on growing it but wants to make sure if anyone had any success with it especially within sydney area.
thanks,
marilen
marilen
Bankstown,Sydney
14th November 2009 7:08am
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HappyEarth says...
Hey Marilen, mangosteen is ultra tropical and without some special type of greenhouse you will not be able to grow and fruit a common mangosteen tree.
There is always yellow mangosteen which i believe is a close relative. It is a beautiful tree with nice tasting fruits that grow in Sydney. I tasted some fruit of one of these trees at the sydney botanical gardens and they were delicious!
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
Hey Marilen, mangosteen is ultra tropical and without some special type of greenhouse you will not be able to grow and fruit a common mangosteen tree.
There is always yellow mangosteen which i believe is a close relative. It is a beautiful tree with nice tasting fruits that grow in Sydney. I tasted some fruit of one of these trees at the sydney botanical gardens and they were delicious!
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
HappyEarth
Wollongong
14th November 2009 7:13am
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denise
1st December 2009 7:46am
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Wakeley
1st December 2009 1:40pm
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Wollongong
4th December 2009 7:22am
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marilen says...
To Happy Earth
Thanks Rich...i shall take a look at the yellow mangosteen! thank you. pardon for the late reply.
anyway, i have downloaded the video of Happy EArth and has shown it to my dad... he was amazed as well.
hope to drop by at wollongong in the near future to see the wonders that both of you have done
merry christmas!
marilen
To Happy Earth
Thanks Rich...i shall take a look at the yellow mangosteen! thank you. pardon for the late reply.
anyway, i have downloaded the video of Happy EArth and has shown it to my dad... he was amazed as well.
hope to drop by at wollongong in the near future to see the wonders that both of you have done
merry christmas!
marilen
marilen
Bankstown,Sydney
7th December 2009 12:28am
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Allen
Sydney
11th December 2009 8:41pm
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Michael says...
Hi Allen,
Where in Sydney are you located ? In the Fairfield/Cabramatta /Liverpool area the tree grows very well . If you happen to drive through the Cabramatta area then many houses have them . They are in full bloom right now and it's quite a site to see when the whole tree is covered in fruits. There is a nursery in Canley Vale at the corner of Canley Vale Rd and Peel street that stock all kinds of Asian exotic plants. I can drop by there tommorrow and check it out for you. Alternatively you can purchase them from Daleys where i get most of my plants from. I bought a white wax jambu from daleys last year and have been growing them in a pot so that I can move it under shelter during winter. Attached are current photos of my plant .
Hi Allen,
Where in Sydney are you located ? In the Fairfield/Cabramatta /Liverpool area the tree grows very well . If you happen to drive through the Cabramatta area then many houses have them . They are in full bloom right now and it's quite a site to see when the whole tree is covered in fruits. There is a nursery in Canley Vale at the corner of Canley Vale Rd and Peel street that stock all kinds of Asian exotic plants. I can drop by there tommorrow and check it out for you. Alternatively you can purchase them from Daleys where i get most of my plants from. I bought a white wax jambu from daleys last year and have been growing them in a pot so that I can move it under shelter during winter. Attached are current photos of my plant .
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Michael
Wakeley
11th December 2009 10:08pm
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Wakeley
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HappyEarth says...
Thanks Michael ... looked at it yesterday afternoon. Wish the dvd had
subtitles but it was great looking at all that exotic fruit. Think I
might have to book myself a flight to Vietnam in the holidays!
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
Thanks Michael ... looked at it yesterday afternoon. Wish the dvd had
subtitles but it was great looking at all that exotic fruit. Think I
might have to book myself a flight to Vietnam in the holidays!
Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
HappyEarth
Wollongong
12th December 2009 7:10am
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Michael says...
Has anyone bought the white wax jambu from Daleys and got it to fruit? My small plant above in the pot had heaps of fruits this month but they were dark crimson red . I expected it to be slightly green in colour. Did Daley's sent me the wrong variety or is that the normal colour for the white wax jambu?
Has anyone bought the white wax jambu from Daleys and got it to fruit? My small plant above in the pot had heaps of fruits this month but they were dark crimson red . I expected it to be slightly green in colour. Did Daley's sent me the wrong variety or is that the normal colour for the white wax jambu?
Michael
Wakeley
22nd January 2010 1:01pm
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John Mc says...
To Rich @ Happyearth,
Hi mate, can you tell me how long it took for your black sapote to fruit? and how many did you get first season? I'm assuming it's a seedling?
My black sapote is about three years old now and dropped it's first three fruit prematurely. Maybe it just wasn't ready this year? maybe I didn't keep the water up enough? who knows, but I'm very hopeful of getting a nice little crop next year.
Is your babaco cutting doing well?
To Rich @ Happyearth,
Hi mate, can you tell me how long it took for your black sapote to fruit? and how many did you get first season? I'm assuming it's a seedling?
My black sapote is about three years old now and dropped it's first three fruit prematurely. Maybe it just wasn't ready this year? maybe I didn't keep the water up enough? who knows, but I'm very hopeful of getting a nice little crop next year.
Is your babaco cutting doing well?
John Mc
Warnervale NSW
7th March 2010 9:50pm
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HappyEarth says...
Hey John... my original black sapote took 2-3 years to fruit from purchase. Its very normal for it too flower and fruit very young but then for this fruit to fall off so don't worry. Best thing for black sapote is too keep the water up during the growing season.
Babaco is going great ...thanks! I have it in a pot for better drainage and it has a couple of immature fruit hanging off it :)
Have a great day, Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
Hey John... my original black sapote took 2-3 years to fruit from purchase. Its very normal for it too flower and fruit very young but then for this fruit to fall off so don't worry. Best thing for black sapote is too keep the water up during the growing season.
Babaco is going great ...thanks! I have it in a pot for better drainage and it has a couple of immature fruit hanging off it :)
Have a great day, Rich
www.happyearth.com.au
HappyEarth
Wollongong
8th March 2010 7:06am
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