My Edibles: South American Trees NSW

Guava (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: -

These trees are planted by Toby our neighbor and grow over the fence the fruit ripens in winter is palatable but not very sweet and a bit dry. Jesse my son makes great jam out of it though. The carawong birds eat a lot of fruit.

Planted: 1980

Height 4 metres

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Guava - Strawberry (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: - Great tasting fruit and tree. Growing in a pot and has a great shape, leaf and bark. 

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 2006

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter, Compost

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: Fruit Fly baits

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Seedling (Seedling)

Comments: -

Settling in happily

Update 2012: Growing strongly

Planted: 2011

Height 1.6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Guava - Strawberry ^10/10

Comments: -

Going very well, no maintenance, no problems with fruit fly as had been reported by some locals. Growing brilliantly now, fruited moderate amount of small but nice fruit, over a fairly short period, within first year in ground. Is in position to be espaliered around the mandala garden it's planted outside

Planted: 2009

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

None required so far

Organic Status:Organic

Guava - generic seedling

Comments: -

Not doing brilliantly yet, but was dug out by neighbour and given to me, and a fair bit of root trauma. See how it goes.

UPDATE : Has pushed some new buds. Need to mulch it up and make it a little more comfy

Planted: 2011

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Feijoa (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Mum likes these, reminds her of childhood in NZ.

Is putting on a fair bit of new growth. Not in an ideal spot (Yet. Adding swales/mulch etc shortly), but going quite well

Planted: 2011

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Grafted, bargain bin at nursery (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Was looking a bit sad, but is recovering and budding quite well. I bought this to have scion material to graft onto the seedling if necessary, to get some fruit out of it sooner

Height 150 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Guava - Strawberry ^9/10

Planted: 2012

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Black Sapote - Chocolate (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - had a look at your video on the subject and I new I had to have one of my own

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Guava - Hawaiian Pink

Guava - White Indian

Planted: 2011

Feijoa - Unique

Feijoa - Duffy

Planted: 2011

Avocado - Grafted (Grafted)

Comments: -

Grafted avo from Carla, could be a hass or a sheppard Grafted onto Pug seedling from Kyogle. Attempt no. 9.

Grown with protection for first two years, shade house.  Planted into a large mound.

2011 - first flowering & fruit set

2012 - my first crop - now wondering when they will be ready to pick - might wait till Easter.

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Jaboticaba - Yellow (Seedling)

Comments: -

slow - very slow - very very very slow

Planted: 127

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pawpaw - Australian Red

Comments: -

Summer 2011: I got a pot FULL of seedlings as a gift from my friend John (THANK YOU!!!) :O) The leaves seem darker than the other variety I have. Looking forward to seeing how they go!

Planted: 2011

Height 20 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 10

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Cherimoya - White (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: -

In spring/summer she grows so quickly she can easy get too wispy. Make sure you tip prune!!! I have to make sure to cut her back at least 30% when she loses her leaves otherwise the next spring she isn't strong enough to support all the new growth.

Planted: 2008

Height 1.25 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pruned By: 30% in Autumn and Winter

Pollination: Hand Pollination

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

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Elephant weevils = only thing you can do is hunt them down, pick them off and squish them. Or put them in a jar and look at how freaky they are!

Black Sapote - Chocolate ^6/10

Comments: -

He flowers like a bandit prefering flowers to new leaves. If you pull the flowers off you can force leave growth. New leaves are easily damaged by the cold and the wind can easily knock older leaves off.

He responds well to tip pruning and loves to be fertilised.

2009: He was in the ground for 2 years before moved him into a pot to move house. I just watered him well the night before and seasoled him once he was in the pot. Then because it was then end of Spring (getting HOT!) I watered him every evening for a fortnight to make sure he didn't go into shock.

2010: Covered in flowers this year and I'm hoping for fruit!

Spring 2011: Having gotten a little worried that I haven't had fruit-set despite years of flowering I did a little bit of research. Looks like either I am being impatient, I have a boy, or an infertile boy/girl. Poop! If there is no fruit-set this year I will look into getting a second, grafted - between the two I would HAVE to have pollination??

Summer 2011: We have flowers. There seems to be a big one in the centre of each cluster and smaller ones around... fingers crossed!

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

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

Pest Control:

Have noticed very few pests. Occasionally gets some leaf boring insects = if a few leaves effected I usually just leave them as they don't seem to spread

Small spiders spinning webs in new branches kills growing tips = get rid of webs
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Feijoa

Comments: -

Spring 2011: tried some of the fruit earlier in the year. Loved it and promised myself one of these this year! This one was a little bit sad (soil had been washed out of the top of the pot exposing the roots a little bit and he was on his way to being root-bound) but I think with some new potting mix and some lvoe he will be perfect.

Summer 2011: New growth is a good sign but I am getting grew new growth at the growing tips and bright green at the base... it isn't supposed to be grafted????? :O)

Those damned tiny leaf curling caterpillars are at the new growth on this one too. Too wet, can't spray, have to resort to manual termination!

Planted: 2011

Height 60 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Guava Yellow Cherry (Seedling)

Comments: -

Spring 2011: Brand new baby seedling. Will have to wait to see what happens.

Height 25 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Black Sapote - Superb

Comments: -

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 the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Black Sapote - Seedling (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

Used to have one in Cairns - amazing fruit. Took a bit to acclimatise to Sydney but I have it in a black pot & it is doing well. Grown about 50cm since it arrived (August 2011) Flowered Dec 2011 but no fruit set

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter, Seasol

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Jaboticaba - Large Leaf ^9/10

Comments: - One of my favorite trees - hardy, aesthetic, compact, and delicous fruits.  The large leaf version tens to be less wind resistant than the small leaved version.

Fruiting Months February, March, April, November, December

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Qty: 3

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost, Worm castings, Dynamic Lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic

Pawpaw - Red RD6 Hybrid ^9/10

Comments: - Very fast growing, tropical looking.  I have most of my paw paws growing on the east side of my house to protect them from the cold westerly winds that prevail here in Wollongong - seems to help.  Fruits taste way better than anything from the supermarket!  This is what paw paw is meant to be like :)

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost, Dynamic Lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic

Pawpaw - Southern Red ^9/10

Comments: - Very fast growing, tropical looking.  I have most of my paw paws growing on the east side of my house to protect them from the cold westerly winds that prevail here in Wollongong - seems to help.  Fruits taste way better than anything from the supermarket!  This is what paw paw is meant to be like :)

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost, Dynamic Lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - Hard trees to get established - starting to do well now after a couple of years in the ground.  Literally planted by placing on top of the soil and mounding around it with a mixture of potting mix and compost.  Also, are growing temporary shade trees around it to provide partial shade for the young avocado in its first few years.  I feel this has made a big difference to the success of growing avocados after a couple of early failures.  Good Luck!

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

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

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Sharwill (B) (Grafted) ^1/10

Comments: - They are so easy to grow from seed but slow and fussy whenever I

Pollination: No

Guava - Mexican Cream (Cutting) ^7/10

Comments: - Attractive, hardy, shrubs with nice tasting fruits which need to be bagged to avoid fruit fly in my climate.  Fruits not as nice as the hawaian guava.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, December

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

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

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: Bag fruits to avoid fruit fly

Organic Status:Organic

Pawpaw - Red RD6 Hybrid ^9/10

Comments: - Very fast growing, tropical looking.  I have most of my paw paws growing on the east side of my house to protect them from the cold westerly winds that prevail here in Wollongong - seems to help.  Fruits taste way better than anything from the supermarket!  This is what paw paw is meant to be like :)

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2008