JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Edible Fruits

Joined: 23/08/09 Updated: 20/11/09 Frost: None
Location: Clayton, VIC, AU

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I love to grow my own fruits and vegies. Most of my trees
bought from DALEYS.  My block is only 750 square meters. I am very happy
with what I grow. The reward is picking your own special fruits that you can't
buy from shops like Acerola, jujubes, white sapote etc. Also they taste much
better and I believe gardening is not a chore but a hobby.

jujube/Red Chinese date (Grafted) ^10/10

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, December

Planted: 2002

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 8

Fruit Harvest: 4 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Tips -

I have 8 trees, two of them 8 years old, the rest are newly planted August 2009.

Very easy to look after, no pruning, pest free, not fussy about soil.  Jujube fruit will dry on the tree after ripening. Dried fruits require no preservative; the tree can go through drought.

In general and also apply to this fruit tree, to get abundant of fruits, water should be given during flowering and fruiting season otherwise fruit embryos will drop.

Fertiliser: Dynamic lifter, blood and bone or aged manure are recommended, a bit at the time  after 4 months in the ground or pot, then every 2 months in growing season.

I was told by a herbalist that this fruit is very good for your health, ranging from purifying your blood to reducing menopause symptom etc.

Personally,  it is a nice sweet fruit to eat, you can eat fresh or dried. Shredded fruit that can be added to cereal. You can cook the same way as dried sultana.

Making mildly sweet tea from dried fruit by just dropping a few slices of dried jujube fruits in boiling water. Serve as tea and then eat the residue.

JUJUBE (RED CHINESE DATE) GRAFTED TREES FOR SALE

There are 5 varieties to choose from

They are rare but not tropical fruit trees so very suitable for Melbourne, NSW, Canberra, Southern QLD, SA climates. Can be grown in large pots (50 litres or larger) or in the ground.   I do send interstates.

For more information please contact jujubeforsale@yahoo.com.au

Comments

Pitaya - Red Dragon Fruit (Cutting) ^6/10

Planted: 2004

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

First Fruited: 5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Tips -

Easy to grow, even a cutting with rotten end can be successfully saved by removing the rotten bit and grow again. I had one flower last year and I noticed that the branch had the flower bending down so I have since made a proper stand for the vine to climb over. Hopefully, I will have some fruits this year. To speed up the growing process dolomite and dynamic lifter should be applied in growing season, just a bit every 2 months.

White Sapote - Ortega (Grafted) ^10/10

Planted: 2002

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 20 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pruned By: 10% in Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

Bag when fruits are in light yellow or pale stage. Can be picked when mature, store in the fridge up to 2 weeks. Will ripe after being taken out.

JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Tips -

Lovely fruit with avocado /sweet custard creamy flavour without fiberous texture. Very easy to look after. Prone to magnesium deficiency (yellow leaves in spring) but is quite easy to manage with epsom salt. Highly recommended.

Acerola Cherry - Florida Sweet ^10/10

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, December

Planted: 2002

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 50 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pruned By: 5% in

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

Netting to deter birds

Organic Status:Organic

JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Tips -

Very easy to look after, the more water it gets, the more flowers it gives. Lot of Cute pink flowers appear in Summer. Red fruits ready to eat out of hand in about a month or adding to fruit punch. This fruit has very high vitamin C content.  Fruits are used to make Vitamin C pills in USA.

Blueberry Bluerose (Cutting) ^9/10

Fruiting Months November and December

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 6

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Will net when fruits are about to change colour

Organic Status:Organic

JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Tips -

Bought at Wantirna market barerooted for $35 in July 2009. The bush has been doing very well. I used 50% of peat and 50% of soil as growing medium and seaweed as mulch.

Lotus and lily pond (Seedling) ^10/10

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2004

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Tips -

The ponds help me to relax. I remove 1/4 of the content each pond every year. Give it some potash and top up with water every now and then.

Jaboticaba - Grafted (Grafted) ^7/10

Fruiting Months February, March, April, May

Planted: 2002

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 12 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 10 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pruned By: 5% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Birds, netting or bagging is recommended.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Tips -

For best result, mulch heavily, prefer acid soil and plenty of water and if after 8 years with no flowers or not many flowers then just ring bark 1/3 of the branches in November or December. Repeat the same excercise the following year and complete the whole cycle in 3 years.

Camillia or Azaria fertiliser is recomended. For young tree I recomend dynamic lifter to speed up the growing process.

Flowers a couple of times a year but due to cold weather in Melbourne. Fruits only set in warmer months. It takes only a month from fruit set to mature.

These trees will fruit well in a group.

Lovely fruit very similar to Mangosteen in texture.

pineapple (Cutting) ^10/10

Fruiting Months February

Planted: 2008

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 5

Fruit Harvest: 1 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

None. Ants will come when the fruit is ripe.

Organic Status:Organic

JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Tips -

Nice plant to have. I did grow in the ground once but failed due to frost.

Grow from the top of a pinapple. Very easy to grow in pot. Bring it under shelter in winter. No water during winter or early Spring and avoid water collected in the rosette of the plant. After 18 months to force the plant to flower:

- place the whole plant in a black plastic with 2 ripe apples, close the bag for a week. Flower will appear in 3 months. Blood and bone is added in Spring.

Very nice and decorative plant.

Persimon Fuju (Grafted) ^10/10

Fruiting Months April and May

Planted: 2002

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 500 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pruned By: 10% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Birds love the fruits

Organic Status:Partially Organic

JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Tips -

One of my best trees with plenty of fruits, Potash at flowering time. Mulch well. About 10% of young fruits do drop but I think it is part of the nature in thinning the crop. Fruits must be bagged otherwise they will disappear in few days due to birds.

Carambola Starfruit - Kary (Grafted) ^1/10

Planted: 2002

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE's Tips -

Not yet fruited. I suspect if I need another tree to help with polination. I will give it a sunny position this summer and see if I get any fruit.