Chris's Edible Backyard

Joined: 20/08/09 Updated: 08/11/10 Frost: None
Location: Kanwal, NSW, AU

About My Edible Backyard

 My orchard is located on a 1/4 acre block on the NSW Central Coast. Most of the fruit trees are planted on an east facing bank. The trees are protected from strong western sun by a row of casuarina trees. There are a number of trees in pots and half wine barrels.

Cherry of Rio Grande

Planted: 2010

Growing: In a Pot

Yacon - Apple of the Earth

Comments: -

Planted Dec 09  5kgs harvested end of May 2010

Pollination: No

Malabar Chestnut

Height 0.75 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sapodilla - Sawo Manila

Planted: 2010

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Pineapple - F180

Ice Cream Bean

Jaboticaba (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: -

Just started fruiting in last year. Tree is about 7 years old. Several crops a year. Needs to be netted to stop birds

4kgs fruit picked spring 09.

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

Planted: 2003

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 6 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

 no pest problems

Question:

Comments

Oh - I feel sick with envy! lovely tree chris!

Cherimoya - Fina de Jete

Comments: -

Successful hand pollination spring 09.

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Hand Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Jakfruit - Black Gold

Pollination: No

Black Sapote - Ricks Late

Pollination: No

Feijoa - Duffy

Pollination: No

Feijoa - Nazematze

Pollination: No

Banana-Cavendish

Pollination: No

Acerola Cherry - Florida Sweet

Comments: -

just planted Dec 09

Pollination: No

Mango - Florigon

Comments: -

just planted Dec 09

Pollination: No

Miracle Fruit

Comments: -

just  planted Dec 09

Pollination: No

Brazilian Cherry

Pollination: No

Avocado - Pinkerton (A)

Comments: -

Planted in half a wine barrel. Tried 2 in the ground, but both died. Shade cloth erected over the tree during summer. Growing well, but no fruit set yet.

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Wampi - Yeem Pay

Pollination: Self Pollination

Wampi - Guy Sam

Pollination: Self Pollination

Grumichama - Black (Seedling)

Comments: -

First flowers spring 09, but no fruit set.

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Orange - Valencia

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Orange - Washington Navel

Pollination: Self Pollination

Cherimoya - White

Comments: -

Managed successful hand pollination this year. Only 3 fruit set. Picked 2 too early. Left one on tree till fell off. Excellent tasting.

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 3 Fruit Per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pruned By: 10% in

Pollination: Hand Pollination

feijoa seedling

Comments: -

Planted in dry area of garden so far only a few small fruit .

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Black Sapote - Bernicker

Pollination: Self Pollination

Longan - Kohala marcotted

Comments: -

 Flowered well, but few fruit set spring 09.

Pollination: Self Pollination

White Sapote - Golden Globe

Pollination: Self Pollination

Mango - Glenn (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Slowly growing. Excellent tasting fruit. Tree damaged when young by borer. Fruit damaged by hail last 2 years. Fruited for several years.

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2003

Height 1.75 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 6 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2006 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Coppper based sprays used when winter wet.

White Sapote - Chris

Comments: -

 Growing well and producing lots of flowers. No fruit set yet..  Another variety (Golden Globe) planted nearby last year as a pollinator.

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

white oil for scale

Mango - Bowen (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

 This tree was a grafted tree, but a hot summer killed the tree back to the graft.

Planted: 2004

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Copper based sprays

Monstera

Comments: -

planted in shady area under palms. Growing slowly

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue

Comments: -

planted in large pot

Midyim Berry

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue

Comments: -

growing under shade cloth in large pot.

Pollination: Self Pollination

Blueberry - Gulfcoast

Comments: -

Growing under shade cloth in a large pot.

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Blueberry - Sharpblue

Comments: -

Growing under shade cloth in a large pot

Pepino - Kendall Gold

Comments: -

Great ground cover.

Fruiting Months September

Planted: 2009

Ambarella

Pollination: No

Panama Berry

Comments: -

just planted Dec 09

Pollination: No