What are your 3 Favourite Fruit Trees in Order and Why?

HappyEarth says...
Tough choice but I would have to say:

1) Lychee
2) Blueberry
3) Soursop

Have a great day!

Rich
www.happyearth.com.au

Correy says...
1. Dwarf Coffee Trees (Catui) - The desire to achieve the perfect cup of coffee has given me a love for the coffee tree. I have 8 growing in pots and my older ones have beans on them. They are a lush evergreen tree and when they flower it is spectacular and the smell is overwhelming like a frangapani. It is amazing how such a small tree can produce so many beans even after 2 years. They are definitely a talking point for me.

2. Black Sapote or Chocolate Pudding Fruit - This fruit is a bit bigger then an orange but it is action packed. The ones I have eaten had no seeds and the insides are thick and creamy. The taste is splended and yes in my opinion there is definitely a chocolate pudding flavour especially if you mix it with coconut to give the milky flavour of chocolate. I now have 2 varieties that I am growing in pots the bernicker and the ricks late black sapotes.

3. Mango Tree - I am most proud of my mango tree that I am growing in a pot. Most people who see it can't believe that such a small tree can produce huge mangoes. I have the Glenn variety however most people like to grow the Dwarf Irwin Mango Tree in pots. The Glen has the best flavour though.

Dayle Batistic says...
Guavas have become our favourite, we are eagerly awaiting our future crop to ripen and as soon as it does they will be going in the juicer with our organically grown oranges, aaaahhhh heavenly. Also, I have planted a feijoa which has doubled in size with all the rain we have had , I am looking forward to future crops of feijoas as well.
We have a magnificent lychee tree that last year gave us a bumper crop but unfortunately the birds and the possums beat us to them this season, rats, I'll get the bird netting up earlier next year.

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maggie rogers says...
!.Best scuppernongs I ever had were in Tallahassee Florida . I am back in Winter Park, Fla. Will they grow here?

Temple Orange my favorite citrus taste and easy to peel

Ponderosa Lemon best pie ever

Adrianna Cooper says...
Hi Corey I have a coffee tree as well it has lots of berries on it but have no idea how to use them any tips
Adrianna

Albert says...
1/ Pomegranate

2/ Honeydew Melon

3/ Pineapple

douglas says...
no favourites allfruit is fantastic.I live totally on raw food no recipes eat the fruit as nature providea it nature is the best chef .i think it sacrilege to ever add anything to a black for e.g The flavour and texture alone are superb

Lee says...
Peaches (easy to grow in our drought affected area)
Lemons - always necessary
Cherries- delicious but every tree I have tried so far has died.
We also have had no rain since Boxing Day.

Lori says...
My top three would be
Tahitian Lime
Valencia Orange
Black Mulberry

I picked them for how productive they are in our garden and for scarcity of pest problems.
When we move around, my list changes depending on the locality and new things in the garden

lorna thompson says...
yellow cherry guava-grows well here
butia(jelly palm)-grows well here
mango-but can't grow mango here, bugger!

Ruth Brown says...
#1 Lychees, I grew up on them and their season is too short. I can't get enough of them and they are no where near as good in the shop as they are fresh off the tree. They grow well enough given water in my climate.
#2 The ever versatile Lemon. It is easy to grow,they last reasonably well I can make alot of different things with them.
#3 Rambutan another fruit I grew up on (in Season) I don't have a plant but would love one. Again one of the best fruits taste wise. I always want what i don't have ie: Ice Cream bean hint hint.

Alison says...
Oh this is so tough! I love:

1) Mango - especially sucking on the seed!

2) Black Sapote - who couldn't love a fruit that looked like chocolate moose on the inside - fantastic in fruit smoothies

3) Babaco - Such a beautiful fragrant smell and juicy flesh and we got so many huge fruits off our tiny tree, it was insane!

And soursop, cherimoya, lychee, oh and the bubblegum taste of jackfruit...

Alison
www.happyearth.com.au

vall says...
definitely not an easy choice but the list will surprise many:

prickly pear
figs
passionfruit

Beck says...
1. Lemonade tree, lemon is so versatile.
2. Tahitian Lime, easy to grow and abundant fruit. Great for summer drinks.
3. Black mulberry, brings back memories of childhood, getting stains all over hands and clothes!

Paul says...
~ Feijoa

~ Carambola

~ Babaco

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Tran says...
Babaco is just a cool climate seedless paw paw. It tastes a bit sour but nice smell.

juanita says...
Can't wait for my Babaco to bear fruits...

1. Nectarines

2. mangoes

3. Peaches...etc...

Jill Day says...
Can anyone tell me what to do with my Cherry Guavas? Apart from eating them raw - any ideas?

Annji says...
Hi Can anyone give me a recipe for soursop jam. I can find lots of other soursop ideas but need one for jam.

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John says...
hey aanji, sorry my wife just told me she used to make it reguarlarily, I now told. You make it the same as you would stawberry. Only need jam setta, sugar and very ripe soursops to maintain that sweet but tangy flavour. Hope it works out. I have to wait to get back to get to taste this. Apparently, pine apple, star apple, star fruit, and even durians can be made the same way as jams. yummy. Do you know by know what I am asking my wife to make will we are overseas. good luck.

grown- up says...
Amy , here are some alternatives to "yummy" ....tasty , lovely , delicious , scrumptous ,need I go on. Still if you are under 10 "yummy" should suffice.

michael says...
#1 Durian
#2 Canistel
#3 Rollinia

OCCAT says...
I like kiwi, dragon fruit and sweet lime this taste ......humm... yummy....

Pauline says...
Avocado, I could live off them
Lemonade, really nice to eat
Pink lady apples. Pretty and the only apple I really like

I look fowards to having a go at growing lots of these trees though, so my list will probably change.

RolFlor a says...
DURIAN,CHEMPEDAK,and PINK'S MAMMOTH custard apple.
And then some more malaysian durian.
Mmmm.

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SlickMick says...
lychee
mango
peach

I also like mandarine, pawpaw, abiu

annedurian says...
durian
ponkan (a kind of orange)
sweet pomelo

Grown up says...
Hmmmm... Just 3????
Peaches- Yummy
Mangos- YUMMY
Lychees- Y U M M Y

amanda says...
Great to see u discovering your 'inner child' Grown up...!!

bcar11 says...
Mamey
Mango
Anon

mike says...
1.the rare fruit from Ruby Glow Passion. oh my God. awesome
2.Turnbull Guva. what guava is supposed to taste like
3. is a tie between Suncrest peach.arguably the best peach on earth, and super sweet pomegranate.

Tropicdude says...
Only 3 is really tough, so I asked myself, if I could only have 3 trees/plants what would I have...

Mango.. Just love the taste of a good tree ripe mango.

Lemon.. Useful for so many things, plus lemonade, lemon meringue pie, etc.

Bananas.. I always find myself snaking on these, one main advantage, is that they are low in acid, so no heartburn.

and Tomato, yeah I know thats 4, but since everyone uses it as a veggie instead of a fruit I am using that loop hole :), pasta sauce, tomato soup, ketchup, pizza...

Jason says...
I'll dig this up with 3 I can never decide between :0

1. Apricot
2. Mango
3. Lychee

Although the average Mango is better than the average Apricot I find the very best tree ripened Apricots beat out the best Mangos sligggghtly, but there's a massive difference between a good Apricot and a average variety so most of the time Mango is better. Lychees well they are unique in flavour pretty much and deserve to be just under that.

There's another 3 or 4 Like Cherry, Cherimoya, White Fig, Peaches, Raspberry, Red Tuna (cactus) etc that are at a similar level to the top three. Longan is the worst fruit I've ever tasted just for the record :) and I have tried it several times just to be sure

Rev says...
1. Tropic snow peach. tree ripened.
can smell it from a metre away!
tasted in geraldton tried 10 years ago. still makes me salivate.

2.Pinks mammoth custard apple, ripened to perfection

3.Balinese highland Mangosteen. plump n perfect. ive never seen anything but rubbish manggis on sale here.

Violet_Cactus says...
My top favourite fruits to eat fresh out of hand are -
1) NECTARINES (sun-ripened, just picked.)
2) RASPBERRIES (not a tree, so I'll have to add an extra fruit type!)
3) PASSIONFRUIT (not a tree either...)
4) MANGO
5) ORANGES

And I KNOW I would love Chocolate Pudding Fruit if I ever got the chance to taste one. Daleys, can you graft a cold-tolerant variety for Melbournians?

BJ says...
Mammey Sapote
Black Sapote
Mangosteen

then Pink's Mammoth Custard Apple, Rollinia, Yellow Dragonfruit, Lemonade, flat peach, soft persimmon and dried Jakfruit.

In fact, I dont think that I've ever met a fruit that I dont like...

Alirio Calderón Molina says...
Lulo o Naranjilla, Badea, Maracuá

Jantina says...
Dr Shashi this is the forum where fruit enthusiasts talk to each other, you need to click on Contact on the left hand side to ask Daleys Staff your question. Good luck.

Anthony says...
i) Durian
ii) Rambutans
iii) Longans

unfortunately out of reach for i) & ii) and I am hoping to get Logans growing in my backyard but unfortunately it seems to be in suspended animation.

Rob says...
Jason do you grow mango's and lychee's in Portland? I thought it would be too cold?

So hungry from reading everyone's favorites now...off to cook dinner1

mandy says...
summer fruits, peaches, nectarines, apricots.

Nick says...
One word- mangosteen!!! ;D

snottiegobble says...
Nick, that why I sell the juice, but just imagine a mangosteen right off the tree. The ones in safeways are stored & have already started to deteriote!

mandy says...
Will Mangosteen and sapotes grow in Melbourne?

fruitist says...
I will let Jantina of Melbourne or Denise of NZ to answer here.

fruitist says...
Jantina, what about your Pouteria nitida aka Yellow Sapote by some?

Jantina says...
Hi John, I read something from Thistlebrook farm at Toowoomba yesterday, where they state that they have a cool temperate climate with about 40 frosts a year. That's about 35 more frosts than what we get here, but my friend over the other side of Mt G. gets lots more, and another friend near the airport gets frosts right up to December.
This has made me have a think about just how much impacts on whether something will grow in a given situation.Temps, soil,light intensity,water, etc,etc.
We have lots of big trees here and I have gone out on frosty mornings to check where the micro climates are, and where there is no frost even on a frosty morning is where I plant my tender things.
It's quite probable that my green sapote will never fruit but then again maybe it will.
As for the Pouteria nitida, I have one in a pot outside that I thought my husband had killed but it resprouted, one in the ground that has made reasonable growth with small branches and one in the glasshouse that is booming.

Jason says...
I class frost as 0c but most people will call it any time ice forms on an insulated surface which can be quite a few degrees above freezing. Amazing how much the climate can change in a small area. The other night I measured the temps on one side of the hill I live under and it was 5c, up the slope of the hill was 6c. On top was 7c down the other side was 6c on the flat was 5c, then 4c and at my house near sea level was 3c. This was all in the space of a few kilometres. You might almost grow a mango on top of the hill, yet get damaged avocados at the bottom (huge difference). You could certainly grow very good bananas ontop.

P.S outer Melbourne was 12c and Port Fairy 11c at this same time

Mike says...
Speaking of microclimates in one district the minimum at green and low islands was 2o last night,cairns was a crazy 10,mareeba was 5 and wondecla was -2 with another evening of widespread frosts on the atherton tableland.It makes me think that pockets of seq and coastal nsw could have milder winters that allow many tropicals to do alright.

Mike says...
It has barely rained since march and is drier than normal now after being very wet.Last year it only dipped below 16 once and no frost on the tablelands.It does warm to the high 20s during the day but people are dressed like Edmund Hilliary

amanda says...
Mike - did u say it was 2oC at Green Island - off Cairns...? That's weird! We have only had one 6oC night - it was a shock to the system - but Jantina - my white sapotes are flowering madly anyway - do greens need a warmer climate?

amanda says...
Yes Mike! Mareeba lychees, tobacco and rodeos! Lol! The tablelands are certainly diverse. Is that old, old Ravenhoe pub still there? It was damn cold there in winter...
Have they 'sub-divided' the tablelands yet? :-(

amanda says...
Gee - you sound familiar Mike - have u been on the forum b4?

trikus says...
Another Mike here ... gidday mike are you the retired master grafter from limberlost ?

BJ says...
10 days under 10oC including a few 5oC's. Not nice, but it means my flat peach should have a nice sweet crop come Xmas!

BJ says...
I've already pulled out the thermal shirts, more for the wind than the cold though :) I still have lots of passionfruit on too. I've got a pile 2 foot deep under my vines. Time to move the pedalai, duku, pometia, cupuassu and mocambo to the warm spot.

BJ says...
Yes, as much as I enjoy trying to push the limits of the so-called uber-tropicals, I'm more than happy to grow my flat peaches, despite their problems up here.

All of those trees are under 1m and are in pots. most are reputed to die if the temps ever drop below 10oC, but they've had 5-6 nights under that already and only the pometia seems to be suffering, and only the soft new growths. I have a very warm brick wall that absorbs 8hrs of sun and keeps warm through the night, so if the temps drop below 7oC I figure I might as well just move them to that spot for extra insurance...

denise says...
Earlier in this column I noted my three choices from all the fruit I have ever tasted. From those I have never tried i have three wannabes. ACAI, Red bayberry, and Salak. I have almost got these and hope to get some nice land to grow them.