My Edibles: Mediterranean Trees NSW

Pomegranate - Elcite

Fig White Adriatic (Cutting) ^10/10

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My white fig was a gift from a gorgeous little old man who brought it with him from Greece a LONG time ago when it was OK to do so. I can't be sure that it is an Adriatic fig but I can guess.

Spring 2010: I decided to try deep-rooting it when I repotted it. Seems to have worked really well. It has been slow to get re-growing but seems really happy once it settled down.

Autumn 2011: I let it fruit this season which admittedly restricted its growth but now with the colder weather it has lost all of its leaves but the fruit have not ripened. Looks like an alien tree!

Spring 2011: It seems to have rotted overwinter. No indication as to why. Prolly shouldn't have let it fruit theyear. Chris has promised me a new cutting - but have to wait til winter next year! :O( 

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Olive - Manzanillo

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Summer 2010:I bought him at a closing down sale. He wasn't a happy chappy but I could see his potential.He came very wonky but with staking/training and careful pruning he should be strong enough to stand up on his own in about 6 months.

Spring 2011:he is strong enough to stand on his own now so I am using the stakes and a good pruning to train him into the shape I want. Flowers everywhere this yearbut I don't think that I will let him fruit.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Charlie Carp, Seasol, worm juice, Blood and Bone, Dynamic Lifter (in rotation)

Pest Control: He got some sort of sap-sucking gross black thing on his leaves but I just sprayed with Dragon's Blood (habanero chilli, garlic and detergent concoction) and he is right as rain.

Fig Black Genoa ^10/10

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1 meter tall Growing well Newcastle Area

Clay soil mulched raised with good topsoil north facing daily watering

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Question:

Fig Excel (Cutting) ^10/10

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Look forward to tasting the fruit. Growing well already & has 3 small figs on it

Planted: 2011

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

none needed so far

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Pomegranate - Rosavaya (Cutting)

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A lovely plant that is growing really well with little -or rather no attention.

Beautiful red leaf flush of new growth in the spring, lights up the bottom of the orchard.

On fire in the afternoon sunset as the glowing tail end of the day lights up the new growth.  Gorgeous.

Tough spot in the orchard - lives in the shaddow of the weed wall! - But on the bright side at least the wattle shading it has gone.

Weeping foliage & gorgeous flowers make this a lovely plant to have in the orchard.

All flower dropped 2010, 2011, tried hand pollinating - crossing with a Wonderful.

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Comments

Fig White Adriatic (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: - Easy, quick growing, atrractive tree.  Figs are good but not as nice as some other varieties.

Fruiting Months March and April

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pruned By: 50% in Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Horse manure, worm castings and dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: None - birds get a few but we get the rest

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Kalamata (Grafted) (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Fast growing, very hardy tree.  

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2007

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting, Autumn, Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Horse manure, worm castings and dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

my olives keep dropping their fruits too :(

Need alkaline soil, maybe a 7ph, mine has never fruited in over 7 years, soil too acid.

Fig Black Genoa

Pomegranate - Wonderful (Seedling)

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It might be a Wonderful - the folliage looks right but I can't be sure. This plant is an icon of my childhood memories. It sprang up unbidden in my grandma's garden and I was lucky enough to get the only seedling it has ever produced. The fruit are small but the bush is only small. In fact at the moment she looks like she has more flowers than leaves!

She is very slow growing, and the branches are very fragile. You should use scissors to cut the fruit off because if you pull or twist you can take a whole branch with it.

She is very hardy though. She has been snapped in half a number of times (evil street children with soccer balls) and always come back.

Spring 2011: I saved some seeds from a fruit last year and now have lots and lots of beautiful tiny little seedlings.

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 2006

Height 60 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 6

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pruned By: 10% in

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Charlie Carp, Seasol, warm juie, Dynmaic Lifter, Blood and Bone (in rotation)

Pest Control:

curly leaf = white oil

Comments

They also strike exceptionally easy if you wanted to take cuttings.

Thanks for the heads up John! :O) Knowing that, I might take some cuttings from my friend's tree to get another variety going.

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^10/10

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I love figs. I would say that they are probably my favourite. They fruit well, are a lovely shade tree, are low maintenance and you make SO MANY FRIENDS when people find out you have a fig tree! ;O)

2009: All of my figs have grown from cuttings from my old tree which was one of a very few trees I had to leave behind at my old house. A friend taught me the trick - you crush the bottom 30% of the cutting with a rock and you get a MUCH better striking rate.

2010: The Genoas are crazy and even though it is winter and the other types are losing their leaves the Genoas are putting on new growth.

Autumn 2011: They never did lose their leaves last year and I am sure that some of the leaves they have now are the same ones! AND they do not look like they are intending to lose them this year either.

Summer 2011: With the cold and rain the figs aren't too happy. They also were copping mealy bug and stupid fig leaf curl bug. RAR! Not happy. Was forced to resort to Confidor. I hate to do it but they were is too much pain.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, December

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Qty: 4

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chicken poo, seasol, charlie carp, worm castings

Pest Control:

Ants sometimes attack fruit = I leave them as I am happy to sacrifice a few fruit for the protection from other nasties that the ants provide

Birds (I have only ever once had a currawong attack my fruit but it was a vandal) = netting

Fig White Adriatic ^8/10

Comments: - Fruiting but not yet matured

Growing: In a Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fig Black Genoa

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Just arrived 11/11/10  from Diggers; still in tree tube.  Looks healthy so I'm hopeful.  I like it because it does not require a lot of water, or space.  I have wonderful memories of figs when I stayed on Whidbey Island (off Seattle, WA, USA).  Two giant trees provided endless gorging, drying, cooking... yum.  Not sure what type they were but hey, any fig would make a feast.

4/12/10:  Doing really well in a pot; can't believe it came in a tube.  Am hopeful for fruits in the not too distant future.

10 Dec 11:  Covered in fruit, now good size but not yet ripe

Planted: 2010

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Olive - Kalamata (Grafted) (Grafted) ^5/10

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Looking forward to this variety. Must water at fruiting time to ensure fruit does not drop.

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: Frantoio

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Occasional leaf damage by black flies (aphids?). Need to check regularly and wipe off by hand or spray. If unchecked can damage large number of leaves. Also need to check for caterpillars which occasionally can wipe out a lot of leaves.

Fig Black Genoa (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Tastes terrific and growing well here

Fruiting Months May and December

Planted: 2010

Height 120 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: organic 5 in 1

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: I have a bird net ready

Organic Status:Organic

Question: Something eats great holes in the fruit when they are still green and tiny, i haven't been able to catch anything but wondered if it could be the foolish young magpies we have here at the moment

Pomegranate - Wonderful (Cutting)

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Olive - Kalamata (Grafted)

Fig Black Genoa

Fig - Picone (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

Dwarf so won't be as huge...Love the exotic look and taste...

Height 60 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Helena\'s Olive ^7/10

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Not bought from Daleys but bought it for olive loving husband so will see how we go. Planning to keep it in a pot. I was told bynursery it's a great variety foor both eating, and making into oil which won me over.
Update: Have since realised I can't find info on this tree anywhere so hoping it will be a good tree and not a dud?

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^7/10

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Planted into a grow bag and to be espaliered against a west facing wall. It was very small when I bought it and it has now trippled in size and had 2 fruit last year. I noticed yesterday that there is fruit buds setting.  I prune to shape.  Spring 2011- growing very well. I repotted in winter into a trough. Its doubled in height but no fruit yet.

Fruiting Months February and March

Planted: 2009

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.25 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: liquide feed and Blood

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

none noticed

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

I just bought one of these; it is still a baby but good to know that you are getting fruit. There's hope.

Olive Herb (Cutting) ^6/10

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Santolina rosmarinifolia:  Native to Mediterranean Europe, a dought hardy flowering perannial that grows to half a metre high. If you  brush your hands through the foliage, it emits this intense strong smell of pure olive oil.

Planted: 2011

Height 150 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

Comments

Oh John I was SO going to get one of these the other day and Bunnings didn't have any more! GRRR! Can I beg for a cutting when yours is big enough? Pretty pretty please?? With sugar on top? :O)

Fig Black Genoa

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Eaten by cattle

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fig - generic, from cutting (Cutting) ^6/10

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From cuttings of a local fig at old house

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

What is the "rust" developing on the leaves? The leaves stiffen and curl up, after initially growing really well. I lost an existing fig to this same problem when first moved in.

Pomegranate - Wonderful

Olive - old, existing

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This poor old thing had obviously been cut down by the previous owner(s), and is now just suckers. Many of the olive trees in this area aparently bear quite well

Planted: 1900

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Is it going to be viable to keep this tree? Will the suckers be worth pruning back to just 1 or 2, or will it be worth trying to graft onto the old manky trunk somewhere down low?

Olive - Frantoio (Cutting) ^5/10

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Planted this tree to cross-pollinate Kalamata olive on advice from olive plantation owner.

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Occasional leaf damage by black flies (aphids?). Need to check regularly and wipe off by hand or spray. If unchecked can damage large number of leaves. Also need to check for caterpillars which occasionally can wipe out a lot of leaves.

Olive - Jumbo Kalamata (Cutting) ^5/10

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Produces large olives which tasted very good at olive show. Has started to flower but not yet fruited.

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Occasional leaf damage by black flies (aphids?). Need to check regularly and wipe off by hand or spray. If unchecked can damage large number of leaves. Also need to check for caterpillars which occasionally can wipe out a lot of leaves.

Olive - Manzanillo ^5/10

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I suspect this is the variety which produces a good crop of olives in Sydney.

Planted: 2011

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fig Black Genoa ^8/10

Height 0.6 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No