Jimmy's Edible Fruits

Joined: 13/07/09 Updated: 06/10/09 Frost: Low
Location: Belmont, WA, AU

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Its my life and my consuming passion.

I used to be a researcher on fruit trees but they shut the research station down to save money.

Its very depressing to see the old blocks either gone or grazed by horses to next to nothing.

Comments

Jimmy, I'm in Rivervale and am looking at putting in a single cherry. Which variety would you recommend? -BJ

Sunset Dwarf Red Leaf Peach - Low Chill (Grafted) ^5/10

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Jimmy's Tips -

First year 2009.

Comments

So i see that you bought the sunset dwarf...tell me if the fruits are good when you have them!

Everything fell off this year, but growing nicely.

Blueberry - Sharpblue

Pollination: No

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Good fruit.

Blueberry - Misty

Pollination: No

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Nice fruit.

Comments

Mum likes this one, freezes well.

Dwarf Kumquat - Meiwa (Grafted) ^5/10

Height 0.45 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Sweet.

Comments

Another heavy flowring right now !

Dwarf Macadamia (Seedling) ^3/10

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Got 2 x in ground and 1

Comments

It never flowers, grrrr.

Plum/Pluot - triple Graft (Grafted) ^5/10

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Others

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Santa rosa, mariposa and pluot - flavour supreme.

Comments

Sprouted and growing like steam, well done Flemings.

Trellising going well, have spread leaders and sub scaffolds are in.

nashi - triple graft (Grafted) ^6/10

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Others

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Planted 2008, one tiny fruit. lots more expected 2009.

Nisekki, chojo, shinsui. Fan trained on espalier.

Comments

Looks good for 2009.

pear pipsqueak (Grafted) ^5/10

Height 0.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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planted 2009.

Comments

Just broken into leaf.

Grwoing nicely.

Peach - Dwarf (Seedling) ^5/10

Planted: 2007

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Never looses its leaves or fruits, but grows fast.

Comments

Peach - Dwarf Standard (Grafted)

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Its a double graft trixie peach and nectarine. excellent fruit in first year in pot.

Comments

Nectazee very light on, but Pixzee has lotsa fruit.

My pixzee has got lots fruits too but as the branches are so so close, I have to thin so many of the fruits..plus with earwig attack, I hope I can eat at least one!

Dwarf Mandarin - Honey Murcott (Grafted) ^6/10

Planted: 2008

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Slow growing, nutrient deficient, can't fix or work out what it is.

Question:

What nutrients required?

Comments

I tried K and it worked !

Dwarf Orange - Cara Cara (Grafted) ^5/10

Planted: 2007

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Rutheglen bug.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Slow grower, flowers fall off every time. planted 2007.

One in ground and one in pot.

Comments

Looks good for 2009 lotsa flowers.

Put out a massive growth spurt.

orange Dwarf Navelina (Grafted) ^5/10

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Nutrient deficient, cant remember or diagnose.

Almond - All in one (Grafted) ^10/10

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Grew like buggery, planted 2008, should fruit 2009. Central leader trained. I dropped a koppers log for the espalier on the missing bit, if your wondering.

Comments

Buds just breaking today.

Covered in fruit depite such a wet flowering period.

Cherry - Sunburst (Grafted) ^5/10

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Planted 2008, spanish bush pruned.

Newcastle (Grafted) ^10/10

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 50% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: NPK blue

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Just copper sprays.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Growing like steam, planted 2008 Autumn no fruit yet. Now 3 m tall.

Comments

Lots of fruit for 2009.

Made 1 Kg of Jam, awesome quality.

Apple - Pinkabelle (Grafted) ^5/10

Fruiting Months July

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 100% in

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: NPK blue

Pest Control:

Bug gun for cherry slug in Autumn.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Its great, I have 2 in ground and 1 in pot.

Comments

Wow ! Your apples look great !

These apples look fantastic, Jimmy. Why did you only give them 5/10? How did they taste? Diana.

Lemon - Dwarf Meyer (Cutting) ^5/10

Planted: 2008

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Too much

Pest Control:

Leafminer and aphids.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Well, it's actually a LOTSA lemons.

Comments

apple maypole (Grafted) ^5/10

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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grows and fruits well.

Comments

Another awesome year.

Dwarf Apple - Gala (Grafted) ^5/10

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Granny smith

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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First year 2009. espaliered according to the knee, nipple, navel techinque from www.woodbridgefruittrees.com.au

Comments

Many flowers, great work M26 root stock.

cherry lapins (Grafted) ^5/10

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Planted 2008, potted, spanish bush pruned.

Cherry - Pretty Gully (Grafted) ^5/10

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Planted 2009.

Comments

Died

peach Pixzee (Grafted) ^5/10

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Plantyed 2007, fruited 2008, nice fruit.

Comments

Heavy crop this year.

Do you have a pic of your pixzee at present?

Sunset Dwarf Red Leaf Nectarine (Grafted) ^5/10

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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First year 2009

cherry simone (Grafted) ^5/10

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Planted 2008, spanish bush pruned.

Apple - Granny Smith (Grafted)

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Pinkabelle

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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two apples in first year. MM106 rootstock.

Comments

Heapsa flowers this year.

Good fruit set.

Lemon - Eureka (Grafted) ^5/10

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

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Older than me. fruits remorselly.

Cherry - Stella (Grafted) ^5/10

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Planted 2008, spanish bush pruned.

nectarine nectazee (Grafted) ^5/10

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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Planted 2007, fruited OK 2008. fruit badly marked and oozy due to rutherglen bug attack when small.

Comments

Very small crop this year.

Peach - Dwarf Valley Red (Grafted) ^5/10

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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All the fruit fell off in 2008, shortly after flowering.

Comments

Small crop this year, but looks good.

Olive - Kalamata (Grafted) (Grafted)

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

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Needs a cross pollinator.

Comments

repotted, new flowers !!

Raspberry - Heritage

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Nicer fruit but only in autumn, thankfully less invasive.

Blueberry - Backyard Blue

Pollination: No

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First one died.

Raspberry chilcotin

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Only a so so variety.

Raspberry - Williamette

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Almost a weed, it grows soo well. Needs drippers with 15cm spacings to keep nice n wet.

Apple - Tropic Sweet (Grafted) ^4/10

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dehydrated.

Apple - Dwarf Tropical Anna (Grafted) ^5/10

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dehydrated

Apple - Dwarf Dorsett Golden (Grafted) ^5/10

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Dehydrated