My Edibles: Asian Trees QLD

Loquat - Nagasakiwase ^10/10

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Height 3mts (18/01/2012) Its a nice compact size here in brisbane . The fruit are fantastic but i have to net them to keep the crows out of them .

Planted: 2006

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Lychee - Bosworth 3

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This seems like a good variety for Brisbane and can go in a pot. I love the taste of lychees

jakfruit

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One fruit in December, but went mouldy and fell off in January rain

Planted: 2008

Height 2.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

carambola

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Growing well, with new growth and flowers. I have two for cross-pollination (one Kembangen, one unknown). No fruit yet, although both have flowered last year too.

Planted: 2008

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost

When I Fertilise: Spring

Comments

Your leaves look green and lucious

Thanks, Michael. I have got in the habit of giving it half a watering can full before I leave for work every morning (and the bananas and fig, and anything fairly new).

Lychee (not sure what variety) (Grafted)

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(2011) So far all fruit has fallen - maybe too young.

Shaded from winds and too much sun in a banana grove.

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood and bone

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

NO water given - it rains enough!

Carambola - Kembangan (Grafted)

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they dont like cold. but our lowest temp was about 4 deg c this winter and they survived. one lost nearly all its leaves but has lots of new growth in spring.

Height 500 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

When I Fertilise: Spring

Question:

Carambola - Kary Seedling (Seedling) ^7/10

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stopped growing over winter, lost some leaves.  i read they stop growing when temps below 20. now, late spring, lots of new growth.

Height 400 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Question:

Carambola Starfruit - Kary (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - I dont mind the fruit, and the flowers are lovely when they smother the brances. i had to move this plant during the wet in 2010-11 floods. It handles transplanting quite well and is powering away in new spot, putting on lots of flowers summer 2011

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Loquat - Champagne (Grafted) ^10/10

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I've heard good things about this variety and it is slightly different to the 4 others most easily available. It has just gone in the ground, but it is a beautiful little tree!

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2011 - Had a large crop of fruit (around 200) in its first year in ground. Taste is fantastic - a cross between pear and peach with a little tang. Must bag from fruit fly. This is a vigorous grower, but quite dense compared to other loquats.

Fruiting Months September and October

Planted: 2010

Height 1.6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pruned By: 10% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control: Bag for fruit fly

Lychee - Bosworth 3

Comments: - Im growing this Kwai Mai Pink (B-3) tree in a pot. Has fruited second year in pot. Very tough compared to other Lychees.

Planted: 2010

Height 3 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Comments

This is great, BJ. I have a dwarf wai chee in a pot, 4 years old and never fruited (it lost all its leaves for a while last year) in central western Brisbane. It sounds as though Bosworth 3 would be better. I have heard Anette McFarlane say that conditions for lychee fruiting are right in Brisbane about once every ten years.

Yes Diana, the B-3 will fruit every year here. Many others are biennial at best, but B-3 will crop heavily each year, even with heavy pruning at the right times and in a pot if you can keep it under control. Many other types are unsuited to pots due to their reluctance to fruit after pruning. The other suitable pot specimen is the Salathiel, but it bears biennially, but bears well when it does, and is a much smaller tree with one of the best fruits.

Lychee - Wai Chee (Cutting) ^10/10

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Grown in pot for 1 year, but failed to hold numerous small fruit, so have transferred to the ground. it got wind scorched in an exposed spot, so was transplanted into a better spot and cut back and is now pushing lots of new growth. Hoping for a few fruits next year.

PROTECT FROM WIND!

Planted: 2010

Height 3 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Comments

Lychee - Bosworth 3 (Cutting)

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Update: 09-Dec-2011: None of the tiny fruits matured. But the tree is getting new leaves. New pic attached.

This is a marcotted tree which had already flowered when i bought from a nursery here called Plant Factory last weekend.

I intend on pruning and keeping this one small as well.

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Question: Can i restrict it to a height of around 8-10 feet?

Jakfruit (Seedling) ^5/10

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I have grown a few seedlings and kept one for myself, from a truly delicious fruit we came across in an abandoned orchard while learning to prune. Not sure if I'm game to plant it as it's supposed to grow quite tall and my garden is already full lol. Note: Have given this plant to a friend with acreage who swears she will share the fruit with me!

Planted: 2010

Height 0.25 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Organic Status:Organic

Dimocarpus australianus - Native Lychee

Carambola Starfruit - Maher ^6/10

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This has been a difficult tree. I've had to transplant it three times. First it was too shaded, then the soil wasn't right and too shallow, but now the soil is deep, free draining and obviously suited to the tree. Its now about 1.8M tall and looking much better than it was. Its only flowered once in the 3 or so years I've had it.

Planted: 2008

Height 1.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lychee - Bosworth 3 ^7/10

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I just love lychees. This tree is only very young and has struggled to get moving. I mulched the tree with mulch purchased from the local rubbish tip and it has taken off. New growth abounding which is a little odd for winter time. All my trees seem to have enjoyed warmer roots. I must admit to have tried a lychee many years ago without success. But they are grown commercially here so perhaps my management wasn't the best. Here's hoping for better luck this time.

Height 75 Centimetres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lychee - Salathiel

Pollination: Self Pollination

Carambola Starfruit - Kary

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Such a pretty tree and so prolific in it's fruit production.

I have no idea which variety I have as I can't find the ticket.

Planted: 2007

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

Fruit fly are a big problem - I make sure i remove all fallen fruit quickly. Made a big mistake a couple of years back and composted these under the tree - had a huge infestation of fruit fly the next two crops.

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

I have had a lot of problems with fruit fly.

Lychee - Wai Chee (Grafted) ^5/10

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When the tree was still quite small I cropped around 2kg of fruit, but have never repeated that success. Flowers form, fruit sets but often falls off. Then the flying foxes come and steal my crop. I'm lucky to get a handfull.

Planted: 2005

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control:

No problems with fruit fly, just the flying foxes.

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

How to deter the flying foxes from stealing all of my crop.

Longan - Kohala marcotted (Grafted) ^5/10

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 2005 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Lychee - Wai Chee (Grafted) ^10/10

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Fruit tastes great and tree looks attractive

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 1984

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 15 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1986 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Yearly

Pest Control:

nil

Organic Status:Organic

Jakfruit (Seedling) ^10/10

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Tropical taste and good texture

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 1999

Height 6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 2008 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Pruned By: 5% in After Fruiting

Carambola ^6/10

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I would love some seeds to plant.

Lychee (Grafted) ^9/10

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this is some rare delicious type I will check what it is later on. Fresh lychees are sooooo much better then supermarket lychees. The trees are stunning features in a yard too.

Height 70 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: mulch

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Loquat - Seedling Nagasakiwase (MT) (Seedling) ^10/10

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fruit is yummy like a pineapple crossed with a lemon and a hint of vanilla. Doesnt keep at all though. Good looking rainforest type tree would suit any large garden. the large furry leaves are generous suppliers of mulch. Plant a seed it will grow! Supposed to fruit in winter but I think mine was a bit late. Fruit is generous early in life we had a bout 10 in the first 6 months.

Fruiting Months July and August

Height 2.5 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 8 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: mulch

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

This tree is known to harbour fruit fly over winter, as yet they are too busy with my tomatoes to notice the loquot!

Organic Status:Organic

Lychee - Wai Chee (Seedling) ^8/10

Planted: 2008

Height 80 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Lychee - Wai Chee (Seedling) ^7/10

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Jakfruit - Brinsmead Special (Grafted)

Height 2 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Loquat - Bessell Brown (Seedling) ^7/10

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Unknown variety, old and large tree which produced a large crop last June, but very light crop this year. Very tasty fruit and lovely shady tree

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Jakfruit