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Nick starts with ... Hi everyone, I needs some ideas for an edible tree/shrub for a certain position. It is a sheltered north-facing brick wall that gets sun in winter but a bit of shade in summer because of the roof's overhang (still plenty of warmth). The site is also surrounded on the east side so it gets a bit of early morning shade. Any help is appreciated :)
| About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 6th July 2011 5:42pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: |
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| About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 6th July 2011 5:43pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: |
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| About the Author micarle Kurrajong Heights, NSW 6th July 2011 6:26pm #UserID: 3141 Posts: |
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| About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 6th July 2011 6:51pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: |
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| About the Author micarle Kurrajong Heights, NSW 6th July 2011 7:23pm #UserID: 3141 Posts: |
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| About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 6th July 2011 7:31pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: |
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| About the Author micarle Kurrajong Heights, NSW 6th July 2011 10:26pm #UserID: 3141 Posts: |
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| About the Author amanda Geraldton. Mide West WA. 7th July 2011 9:21am #UserID: 2309 Posts: View All amanda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Dave says... Sounds like a good place to try some of the harder to grow subtropical fruits in melbourne, I'm thinking bananas, lychee, custard apple, etc. All that radiant heat you will get from the bricks will be good for them, not sure how hot it gets in that spot so be careful of fruit getting cooked, my thoughts are apples and pears may struggle here. You could raise the bed a bit alongside the path as much as you like for better management and deeper soil, but yeah maybe line the brick wall side with plastic to prevent seepage. | About the Author Dave Dandenongs 7th July 2011 9:41am #UserID: 4019 Posts: |
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| About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 7th July 2011 11:13am #UserID: 2663 Posts: |
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snottiegobble says... Think youre pushing your luck with lychee or longan, so what about tamarillo or babaco? They both fruit within 18 months & dont get too big. It depends on the overhang in summer, but it should prevent frost. Maybe you can hang shadecloth the first summer until the trees are a reasonable height & under the overhang. | About the Author snottiegobble Bunbury/Busso (smackin the middle) 7th July 2011 4:42pm #UserID: 3468 Posts: |
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| About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 7th July 2011 7:20pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: |
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| About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 12th July 2011 6:33pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: |
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| About the Author allybanana Eden 12th July 2011 8:50pm #UserID: 4544 Posts: View All allybanana's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 12th July 2011 10:37pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: |
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Dave says... Actually Nick, A.Tribola prefers dappled light especilially in the afternoon as its quite light sensitive being more of a understory tree. As they establish they require more light but as they grow to at least 3.5m they'll find it! they can grow to 6 metres but they grow slow and thats ideal conditions. They like a slightly acidic soil too, ph 6 or there abouts. They also send out suckers as they establish, another thing to keep in mind. You could also try feijoa as a great screen, ornamental, edible petals and one of my fave fruits in this spot as they will still fruit quite well in reduced light. They are hardy too and don't mind a colder place. Mammoth and Nazemetz are great varieties to have. Good luck! | About the Author Dave Dandenongs 13th July 2011 8:43pm #UserID: 4019 Posts: |
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| About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 13th July 2011 9:51pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: |
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| About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 25th January 2012 9:52pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: |
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amanda says... Something dwarf and deciduous maybe Nick? My dwarf peaches and nectarines are just under 1m tall at 5yrs and very compact. Or something that u only grow in summer like herbs maybe..? (and alternate with a winter crop also..? Not quite sure what final purpose the space u want to grow in has here? | About the Author amanda Geraldton, 400km North of Perth 25th January 2012 11:04pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: View All amanda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Nick says... To be honest I prefer something that isnt annual, perhaps asparagus?? It dies down in winter so it wouldn't need a lot of sun then (would it?). It also has very rich, fertile soil- its next to my leaf mould pile so everytime the birds decide to eat the worms, the patch gets an application of leaf mould. | About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 26th January 2012 4:29pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: |
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amanda says... I can't see why asparagus wouldn't work there Nick? Maybe some one else here has more knowledge though..? I love mine - they very tough customers. They are not particulary pretty post picking tho...the fronds get quite big and messy. It doesn't matter, where mine are tho. Maybe others have ways of dealing with this.. | About the Author amanda Geraldton, 400km North of Perth 26th January 2012 8:31pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: View All amanda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Nick Altona, VIC 26th January 2012 8:58pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: |
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| About the Author amanda Geraldton, 400km North of Perth 27th January 2012 9:15am #UserID: 2309 Posts: View All amanda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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