Kath's Edible Fruits

Joined: 20/11/08 Updated: 02/12/09 Frost: None
Location: 25 Sargents Rd, Cawongla, NSW, AU

About My Edibles

September- the currawongs ate my last pineapple, I knew I should have picked it that morning. Mulberry season - yippee! My red shahtoot is the best it has ever been but my dwarf black is my all time favourite, it is so full of fruit, even the birds can't eat it all. Beautifully tangy.

Jobs to do - everything, my whole orchard desperately needs mulching but I am having way too much fun chasing koalas.

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Kath's WISH LIST

Indian Almond Tree

Why Kath wants it: - Gorgeous tree, edible almond like kernal.

Japanese Raisin

Why Kath wants it: - Looks interesting. It is deciduous and tough.

Pawpaw - Southern Red

Why Kath wants it: - I want to try another pawpaw but, but need a proteced north facing spot for one.

Sapodilla - Sawo Manila

Why Kath wants it: - This is paid for in the poly house, just need to finish the earthworks in the bit of the orchard where it is to be planted. It is happy in its pot for now.

Achiote - Bixa

Why Kath wants it: - It is beautiful and interesting.

Blueberry - Backyard Blue

Why Kath wants it: - You can never have enough blueberries.

Blueberry - Tifblue

Why Kath wants it: - You can never have enough blueberries.

Blueberry - Powderblue

Why Kath wants it: - You can never have enough blueberries.

Blueberry - Gulfcoast

Why Kath wants it: - You can never have enough blueberries. In fact if you have bower birds you will never have any.

Fig White Adriatic (Cutting)

Star Anise

Why Kath wants it: - I love spices

Aniseed Myrtle

Grumichama - Black (Seedling)

Kath's Edible Fruits
Update: 108 days 6hrs

Planted: 127

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

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Malabar Chestnut (Seedling) ^10/10

Kath's Edible Fruits
Update: 108 days 6hrs

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 2005

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Summer

Kath's Tips - I

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Persimmon - Ichikikijiro (Grafted) ^10/10

Kath's Edible Fruits
Update: 171 days 5hrs

Planted: 127

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Kath's Tips - Essential to feed, water and mulch as it breaks bud in the spring. This year 2008, my tres has grown two foot in a spurt. It is a beautiful tree.

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Kakadu Plum (Seedling)

Kath's Edible Fruits
Update: 171 days 5hrs

Planted: 127

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Kath's Tips - Gorgeous tree, bush food. Great autumn leaf colour.

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Mandarin - Okitsu wase (Satsuma) (Grafted) ^10/10

Kath's Edible Fruits
Update: 171 days 5hrs

Fruiting Months April and May

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pest Control:

eco oil for scale.

Kath's Tips -

Great crop of early seedless large easily peeled fruits

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Mulberry - Dwarf Red Shahtoot (Grafted)

Kath's Edible Fruits
Update: 178 days 2hrs

Planted: 127

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Summer and Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, cow manure and lucerne hay mulch.

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Kath's Tips - Slow growing, replacement tree, first one did nothing, 2nd one growing well

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Mulberry - Dwarf Black (Cutting)

Kath's Edible Fruits
Update: 178 days 2hrs

Fruiting Months March, April, September, October

Planted: 127

Qty: 1

Kath's Tips - After the tree has finished cropping in the spring, cut 1/3 off it for a second crop in the autumn. There are no fig birds around in during the autumn crop to eat all the fruit.

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Pineapple

Kath's Edible Fruits
Update: 216 days 21hrs

Kath's Tips -

Finally, some flowers. Picked my first pineapple, July 2009.

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Cherry of Rio Grande (Seedling)

Kath's Edible Fruits
Update: 216 days 21hrs

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

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Kakadu Plum (Seedling)

Kath's Edible Fruits
Update: 222 days 5hrs

Kath's Tips -

Gorgeous tree, bush food. Great autumn leaf colour.

Planted by the dam, needs weeding around. The horrible foreign vines are swamping it.

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Orange - Arnold Blood (Grafted)

Kath's Edible Fruits
Update: 246 days 13hrs

Fruiting Months August

Planted: 127

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

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Finger Lime - Ricks Red (Grafted) ^10/10

Kath's Edible Fruits
Update: 284 days 8hrs

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 0.6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Water Given in: Summer

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow manure, compost

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control: suffers from scale

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Kath's Tips - The red browed finches nest in it dense sikey foliage every year. It is the native food source of the citrus butterflies, including the Dainty Swallowtail. Small frogs like the protection of the thorns as well.

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Panama Berry (Cutting) ^10/10

Kath's Edible Fruits
Update: 284 days 8hrs

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, December

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 6 Years from purchase in pot

Water Given in: Summer

Kath's Tips - My favourite browsing tree. Fast growing, beautiful wide canopy makes it a great shade treefor warm frost free spots.

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