My Edibles: Pear Trees NSW

Nashi Pear - Shinseiki (Grafted)

Planted: 2013

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Nashi Pear - Hosui (Grafted)

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pitaya - Pearl Dragon Fruit (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

It has only flowered twice so far but despite hand pollination, there was no fruit set. UPDATE: Flowers regularly and sets fruit without hand pollination. Fruit is divine! Much sweeter than the white-fleshed pitaya.

Planted: 2008

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Chicken manure

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Pear - Packham (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Not going too badly. Soil's a bit heavy

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Guava - China Pear

Comments: - Love guavas and wanted to bring new varieties into my garden.  Still too small to rate.

Planted: 2012

Qty: 1

Pear - Corella (Grafted) ^6/10

Qty: 3

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pear - Williams (Grafted) ^8/10

Planted: 2011

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pitaya - Pearl Dragon Fruit (Cutting)

Growing: In the Ground

Pitaya - Pearl Dragon Fruit

Pitaya - Pearl Dragon Fruit

Comments: -

2011 Winter: Growing them from collected seeds. I know that they will take a million years to fruit but I don't know anyone who has a big one for me to take a cutting.

Summer 2011: Am also now the proud owner of a cutting (thank you John!). Fingers crossed that it strikes!!!

Summer 2012: I have a new shoot on John's cutting! So excited!

Planted: 2011

Height 1 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Pollination: No

Spearmint

Comments: -

Pointier leaves than normal mint and mine tends to grow in great bit vertical spikes rather than lower twisty brnaches like the normal mint. Slightly different floavour. Same as normal mint in that it will take over the world if you don't keep it in a pot.

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Pest Control: Caterpillars LOVE it but it is prollific enough not to be too much of a problem but you have to be careful not to end up with a caterpillar breeding ground that infests the rest of the garden.

Pear - Corella (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: -

Mine is on dwarf rootstock. Bought because my kids love pears, and the size of the fruit is perfect for small children. I also have a Faccia Rosa for pollination. Growing beautifully this year, in a spot where it's competing for light with bigger trees. No blossom or fruit yet.

Height 1.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: sheep manure/lucerne hay

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pear - Williams

Nashi Pear - Hosui

Pollination: No

Pear - Beurre Bosc (Grafted)

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Organic Status:Organic

Pear - Josephine (Grafted)

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Organic Status:Organic

Pear - Sensation (Grafted)

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Organic Status:Organic

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

Comments: -

Steady

Pest Control:

Only winter protection

Pear - Corella ^8/10

Pollination: No

Pear - William Bon Chretien (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

3 way multi - graft.  Bought at Flower Power, Flemings Nursery.  Other grafts are Beurre Bosc and Packhams.

Planted: 2003

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Beurre Bosc, Packham

Organic Status:Organic

Pear - Packham (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

3 way multi-graft.  Bought at Flower Power, Flemings Nursery.  Other grafts are William Bon Chretien and Beurre Bosc.  Is this Packham's Triumph?

Planted: 2003

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: William Bon Chretien, Packham

Organic Status:Organic

Pear - Beurre Bosc (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

3 way multi-graft.  Flower Power, Flemings.  Other grafts are William Bon Chretien and Packham.

Planted: 2003

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: William Bon Chretien, Packham

Organic Status:Organic

Nashi Pear - Hosui (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

Bought from Fruit Salad Tree Co.  Comes as a twin graft with a Kosui and another twin graft with a Shinsui.  Tip - Don't buy multi-grafted trees unless you have to.  Dwarfing rootstock.

Height 3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Kosui, Shinsui

Organic Status:Organic

Nashi Pear - Shinsui (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

Bought from Fruit Salad Tree Co.  Twin graft with Hosui Nashi.  Tip - Don't buy multi-grafted trees unless you need to.  Dwarfing Rootstock.

Height 3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Hosui

Organic Status:Organic

Nashi Pear - Kosui ^7/10

Comments: -

Bought from Fruit Salad Tree Co.  Twin grafted with a Hosui Nashi.  Tip - Don't buy multi-grafted trees unless you need to.  Rootstock is dwarfing.

Height 3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Hosui

Organic Status:Organic

Pear - Williams ^7/10

Comments: - no pruning required with my tree powering along only acoulple of fruit this year next year will be good

Fruiting Months January, February, March, December

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: packham pear

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter guano cow manure

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: grasshoppers love the leaves

Organic Status:Organic

Pear - Beurre Bosc

Comments: -

Espalier

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pear - Williams

Comments: -

Espalier

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Nashi Pear - Nijiseiki

Comments: -

Espalier

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1