Diana's Edible Fruits

Joined: 26/11/08 Updated: 06/03/10 Frost: None
Location: Kenmore, QLD, AU

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We moved into this suburban Brisbane house in early 2008. Most weekends I manage to dig up a bit more front lawn, which has heavy clay underneath. I am trying to make a screen of fruit trees around the front on mounds, as there is no fence.

Diana's WISH LIST

Cinnamon Tree

Why Diana wants it: -

I love cinnamon. Growing a tree for bark sounds like less trouble than fruit- no pollination of fruit fly barriers needed.

Grape - Lady Patricia

Why Diana wants it: -

I am really happy with my Carolina Black Rose, and I would love to have a mould-resistant white one. This sounds like the best tasting humid climate white grape.

Lime - Tahitian

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost and chook manure, kelp and fish emulsion

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Diana's Tips -

No fruit yet. This lime never looks completely happy, it always has some mottled leaves. I have now also got a key lime in a pot, which looks very healthy.

rosella

Fruiting Months January, February, March, November, December

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 2 Months from Purchase in Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Diana's Tips -

Lovely looking, fast growing shrubs, and they seem to be pest free. Loaded with flowers. I did not know that they would get so big, they are taller than me.

Persimmon - Nightingale

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Diana's Tips -

New. Not pruned yet.

Blueberry - Biloxi

Planted: 2010

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

Sharpblue in the same pot. Growing luxuriantly, but new leaves are a bit mottled yellow, although the potting mix/ compost/sulphur mix is Ph5.5. I learned from the last one that died planted in the ground that they need shade in summer.

Peach - Dwarf (Grafted)

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

Nearly three but no fruit yet

Apple - Dorsett Golden (Grafted)

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

Starting an espalier with a dorsett golden, anna and rome beauty.

olive - St Helena

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

Humid climate olive. Fast-growing. Falls over easily in wind and rain and needs staking.

Panama Berry

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

Planted in November.

Raspberry - Heritage (Seedling) ^10/10

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

Delicious and problem free. I have a williamette now too.

chilli (Seedling) ^10/10

Planted: 2008

Height 0.75 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

Extremely productive constantly for two years.

Guava Hawaiian

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Diana's Tips -

Hoping to prune as an informal hedge along the path. Responding well to tip pruning so far. About five fruit on each one.

rollinia

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

Had a bit of scale twice now, but treated successfully.

banana- ducasse

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: large amount of chook manure and compost

Diana's Tips -

Also have a pisang ceylan. No fruit yet.

Mango - Glenn

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

Taking off. Perhaps it has too many low branches.

Cut leaf mintbush

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

New. Smells gorgeous.

Mulberry - White Seedling

Fruiting Months January, February, October, November

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 8 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost

When I Fertilise: Spring

Diana's Tips -

Growing quite fast. Fruit has a more subtle flavour than black mulberry. Second fruiting season in January/February after tip pruning.

Strawberry - Maroochy Flame ^9/10

Planted: 2009

Height 0.25 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Planted in compost

Pest Control:

Only spraying with seaweed

Diana's Tips -

Yum. I am intending to turn over a veggie bed to strawberries this year-you can't have too many and they have been pest free and no trouble.

Wampi

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

I really like the taste of the fruit from the one at Northy Street city farm, citrus but a bit like custard. Mine hasn't flowered yet.

Grape - Carolina Black Rose ^10/10

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: occasional seaweed spray

Diana's Tips -

Fantastic shade plant. Did not go dormant until early August, and only for a month. About 15 bunches of grapes in it's first year, which were delicious.

Comments

Wow Diana, fabulous picture of your grapes. I also bought one from daleys and had it in the ground...first season. Do you happen to have more pictures of it? I would like to learn how you train it onto the roof? Can you send your pics to au0rey @hotmail.com I am having a bit of headache how i can do it. It is grown against the patio support pole. Has it been disease free since you had it? The young new leaves of mine come out curling and distorted. Do you have any idea why it is like that? Thanks!

Thanks, au0rey, I have answered your questions in the passionfruit thread of the forum.

macadamia

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

None

Diana's Tips -

Slow growing.

pomegranate-javita

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost

Diana's Tips -

Looks very healthy and no trouble. A yellow-fruited variety. I also have a wonderful (fruiting) and a rosavaya. There is a temporary screen of arrowroot behind it.

Natal Plum

Planted: 2009

Height 0.25 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

New. Making a small hedge of four plants in a new raised garden bed.

Cedar Bay Cherry

Planted: 2010

Height 0.25 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

Three plants, one in shady spot. The beach cherries in the rainforest bush food section of Mt Coot-tha botanic gardens are lovely.

Soursop - Grafted (Grafted) ^7/10

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

My favourite ever. I hope it will eventually fruit.

Microcitrus australasica - Finger lime

Planted: 2008

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

Extremely thorny. Some flowers after rain.

Mandarin - Miho Wase (Satsuma)

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

Was not happy in exposed, windy position. I recently moved it to a new raised bed and then it rained for three weeks, so it looks happy now.

Jaboticaba - Grafted

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

New growth and green leaves after rain.

Pummelo - Flicks Yellow ^10/10

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost and chook manure, fish emulsion

Diana's Tips -

A really fast-growing citrus.

Cherry of Rio Grande

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

An attractive shrubby plant.

Naranjilla

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

Prone to insect attack (28 spotted ladybeetles) during hot weather. This plant really enjoyed the December rain, and has lots of flowers.

joppa orange

Planted: 2009

Height 2.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost and chook manure, kelp and fish emulsion

When I Fertilise: Winter

Diana's Tips -

Looks fine, no flowers yet.

Kei Apple ^10/10

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Qty: 7

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

Lime-green, vigorous hedge plant (7).

Midyim Berry

Planted: 2008

Height 0.25 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

None

Diana's Tips -

Attractive sprawling shrub, with nice pink new growth and flowers. No berries yet.

citronella grass

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

None

Diana's Tips -

Very aromatic.

Plum - Gulf Ruby (Grafted)

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

Amazingly fast growing, twice as tall as the gulfblaze cross-pollinator planted a couple of months earlier. The two photos are about two months apart (the rosellas have grown about as fast and they are annuals).

jakfruit

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

I have heard that you can't prune these, so I'm slightly worried about the size as I have chosen other trees not to be too big, or happy to be pruned heavily.

Lemon - Lisbon ^10/10

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost and chook manure, kelp and fish emulsion

When I Fertilise: Winter

Diana's Tips -

Very healthy, bushy tree, flowering and fruiting

pawpaw

Planted: 2008

Height 2.5 metres

Qty: 6

First Fruited: 10 Months From Seed

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost and chook manure

Diana's Tips -

Seeds from local fruit.

Berry - Boysenberry

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, blood and bone

Diana's Tips -

Looks healthy but not many flowers

Raspberry - Atherton ^10/10

Fruiting Months October

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

None

Diana's Tips -

Growing very vigorously. Fruit did not last long.

Rhodomyrtus psidioides - Native Guava

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

I really like the leaf colours. Pretty fast growing.

Guava Yellow Cherry

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

Part of a hedge with other guavas

Dwarf Mandarin - Okitsu wase

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

In a raised bed, like a pot. Was pretty yellow during winter. Have removed the first lot of fruit.

carambola

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost

When I Fertilise: Spring

Diana's Tips -

Looked a bit sick last year, now taking off with lots of new growth and looking lush

Comments

Your leaves look green and lucious

Thanks, Michael. I have got in the habit of giving it half a watering can full before I leave for work every morning (and the bananas and fig, and anything fairly new).

orange berry

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Diana's Tips -

Growing strongly, nice glossy shrub. Fruit quite nice, but mostly seeds.

Orange - Valencia (Grafted)

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost and chook manure, kelp and fish emulsion

When I Fertilise: Winter

Diana's Tips -

Growing quite fast

Sweet potato ^10/10

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

None

Diana's Tips -

Growing vigorously as a perennial climber. Requires little water. Planted from tubers bought at the markets.

Comments

Oh my goodness! Your sweet potato creeper is incredible! Where are you located? Do they die and come back again? I am in melbourne and wonder if they would survive the winter. I am growing 6 creepers as groundcover around my growing golden sheen trees. Do you use the leaves? I am asian and i like frying them with sambal(dried shrimp) chilli. The tender leaves are yummy as stir fry even with chopped garlic.

Passionfruit - Panama Gold ^10/10

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, fish emulsion

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

None except pruning dead vines off in winter

Diana's Tips -

Extremely prolific. Has out-competed the panama red the same age growing on the same fence- nearly all fruit is gold. Was transplanted after digging up from old house when a year old.

Comments

Wow gorgeous! I am also going to plant a panama gold which is stil in a pot now. Is that from just one plant...now i am wondering if the area i have designated for it is enough looking at how massive yours is. Is it from seed or is it grafted?

Thanks, au0rey. They pretty much do as they are told, i.e. it i fine to prune off the growing tips if they stray too far. I have seen a lot of these growing on low strand wire fences and they accommodate themselves to those. I think it is grafted.

lemongrass ^10/10

Planted: 2008

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

None

Diana's Tips -

Very vigorous and huge. West Indian variety. Took a while to make thick stems good for cooking.

Comments

Wow they do flower and they do look a mess from here...I have five small clumps and I guess i am going to expect them to become like that haha...do you prune them or cut the long leaves back?

Arrowroot ^10/10

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 15

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

None

Diana's Tips -

Looks lovely, survives periods without watering very well, grows fast, propogates very easily, and the tubers actually taste good.

galangal

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

None

Diana's Tips -

Beautiful and delicious. Does not die down like ginger.

sugar cane

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Qty: 4

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

None

Diana's Tips -

Black and green varieties. The black variety is beautiful deep purple and ornamental. Mainly used for a screen and mulch, it is hard work to chop up for eating.

Tea Plant

Diana's Tips -

Was in part shade, but scorched then drowned.

kiwi fruit

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

I have killed a male and three females by trying to grow them through summer (costing about $30 each- I'm not getting another one). They were next to the back fence in part shade, watered and mulched, but they don't like warm weather.

Abiu

Pollination: Self Pollination

Diana's Tips -

We had three days of frost, and that was enough to kill it. It had been in the ground for about six months and looked pretty healthy in summer.