My Edibles: Citrus Trees QLD

White Sapote - Lemon Gold (Grafted)

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Haven't actually tasted this one, but so many people on Daley's Forum seem to love them, I thought I'll give it a go!  Bought one 2 weeks ago and planted immediately, and is now producing flower buds from several sites.

Planted: 2012

Height 55 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Citrus feed

Pest Control:

Nil required yet.

Question:

Finger Lime - Collette (Grafted)

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Fantastic tasting fruit that is reminiscent of Kaffir lime/Key lime cross - love it!  Bought tree already bearing fruit (tree about 30cm height), and a few weeks ago started flowering again  - can see tiny little Limes forming, YAY!

Finger limes indiginous to area where I live, (grow on Tamborine Mt.), so should grow well.

Planted: 2012

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Citrus feed, Seasol, Blood/bone

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

None yet

Mandarin - Imperial (Grafted) ^3/10

Planted: 2004

Height 2.5 metres

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Question: our tree has only fruited a few times. it looks healthy but the leaves are lime/yellow. I have tried to improve with iron chelates but it didn't make much difference. should I try something else or more of the same. thanks

Lemon - Meyer (Grafted) ^8/10

Planted: 2010

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Orange - Valencia (Grafted) ^7/10

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Mandarin - Emperor (Grafted)

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Delicious sweet fruit that is very easy to peel. A favourite with my daughter.

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Finger Lime - Ricks Red (Grafted)

Planted: 2012

Pollination: No

Grumichama - Orange (Seedling)

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Thought of growing orange variety to compliment the black - hope the taste is the same.

Planted: 2012

Growing: In a Pot

Pollination: No

Lime - Tahitian (Grafted)

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Love all things lime ! 

Planted: 2010

Height 1.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure and Citrus feed

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Manually squish some of Swallow-tail Butterfly caterpillars if they get a bit excessive (they seem to prefer this lime to the other citrus). Nil other problems. 

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

Plant sets fruit, and they get to 5-10 cent coin size then drop. Any solutions, or is the tree too young? It can get a bit windy, could that be the problem?

Lemon Grass (Cutting)

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Useful in both cooking, and herbal teas (nice with a bit of ginger).  Can use all year around.

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Lawn fertilizer

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Nil required.

Lemon Verbena

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Orange - Joppa (Grafted)

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Supposed to develop into a small, attractive tree.  Bought this variety as tolerates wind. (Planted on exposed side of steep hill - growing beautifully). The fruit are tasty and juicy, a little seedy - fruit tastes like the drink "Tang"!  Does need watering if it hasn't rained for a few weeks (generally winter).

Planted: 2011

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure and citrus feed

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Have used white oil spray once for scale.

Lime - Kaffir (Grafted)

Comments: - Use it in Thai style cooking - gorgeous aroma and taste!  I use mainly the leaves, but the zest of the fruit is good too.  Tough plant - I have on occassion forgotten to water plant and it will loose all leaves.  After having a drink, they all re-grow. (Not done deliberately, but keeps a cap on sooty mould and tree barely needs a prune!)

Planted: 2005

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Citrus feed and coffee grinds.

Pest Control:

I must use white oil spray every couple of months and occassionally ant bait,as the little critters help overrun the poor tree with scale and the sooty mould gets out of hand. I'm thinking of finally planting poor little tree out to see if that helps.

Organic Status:Pesticides Used

Lemonade Tree (Grafted)

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A sweet lemon sounded delicious, and on tasting, they really are! Very refreshing.  Tough little tree - I accidently knocked half its' roots off when planting; it got a bit sick but has made a full recovery.  (It didn't even drop the 3 young fruit it was carrying at the time, and they grew beautifully.)  Having second crop maturing now, 31 good size fruit.

Height 1.4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 31 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 4 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure and citrus feed

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

White oil used once for scale.  No fruit fly.

Microcitrus australasica - Finger lime

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This tree has been planted six years ago, but nearly died two years ago. It developped some sort of white rot that consumed most of the wood. I cut it right back and cleaned as well as I could. It started growing again from the base. No flowers or fruits, but it is looking OK.

Planted: 2006

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

not needed

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Lanes Late (Grafted) ^8/10

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I wanted to extend my orange season and I already had a Washington naval, which produced exceptional tasting and good sized fruit so I decided to give Lane's late a go and I wasn't disappointed.

The tree grew slow at the start but it has found its feet now and is doing well.

The fruit does mature slightly later than my other oranges, so it has helped to extend my orange season. Tastes great and juices well. Fruit set isn't prolific (unlike my Valencia) but I'm sure it will improve as the tree matures.

The tree itself is quite upright in growth and is just awesome in my backyard collection.

I live in a fruit fly prone area but the citrus are usually left alone and if stung the larva never develop - it also helps that the fruit ripening is through winter and the fruit fly numbers are lower.

I would definately recommend the Lane's late naval orange for the backyard.

Fruiting Months February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September

Planted: 2007

Height 3.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 30 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pruned By: 10% in After Fruiting

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chicken and quail manure, some citrus commercial mix, some trace elements

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

This tree is largly pest free. Gets the occasional leaf miner, caterpilla, or aphid but nothing serious. If I ever do need to spray, I use a little white oil and sometimes pyrethrum but that's very rare.

Organic Status:Organic

Lemonade Tree

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Another great tree.  Fruits over a long period, so I always have fruits ripening at different times.  Only problem though is the later ones are a magnet for fruit flys......so I usually cover the whole tree.

West Indian Lime (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Heavy fruiting, good flavour. On rough orange rootstock. Have grafted mekrut (kaffir) lime and joppa orange on but these grafts are quite recent and yet to fruit.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, December

Planted: 2005

Height 5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 50 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: Pick off citrus shield bug and caterpillars, spray for lea miner occasionally.

Organic Status:Organic

Lemon - Lisbon (Grafted) ^4/10

Comments: - Annual prune.  Vigorous growth with water shoots after rain. Very thorny, few fruits. Prone to white citrus louse, leaf miner, and citrus shield bugs. Have grafted Myer lemon, Citron, Buddhas Hand Citron, Villa Franca lemon on. Does not fruit very well.

Height 5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control: Organic oil, will use lime for louse next year.

Organic Status:Organic

Lime - Kaffir (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: - Makrut lime. Regular feed and water. Fruit always drops.  Appears to be a poor scion selection, growth very irregular.

Fruiting Months August, September, October, November, December

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pruned By: 10% in Autumn and Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control: organic oil for citrus leaf miner, lime spray for white citrus louse 

Australian Blood Lime (Grafted) ^10/10

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New CSIRO developed native lime cross. Here's their spiel:

'Australian Blood' (also known as 'Australian Red Centre') is a hybrid between an acid mandarin and a native finger lime. It has blood-red rind, flesh and juice.

It is a nice plant. More prolific than the ordinary finger lime. Very weeping habit. Tons of round fruit which start off like a stumpy black finger lime and fill out to a round red fruit. Taste is very good - particularly in salads or chopped into 'wheels' and put into drinks. Skin is edible and sweet! 

Fruiting Months January, February, March, August, September, October

Planted: 2011

Height 3 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Organic Link

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Backhousia citriodora - Lemon scented myrtle ^10/10

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I have used the leaves to make lemonade ice blocks for the kids . Infuse some in boiling water and then discrd the leaves then freeze it .

Planted: 2003

Height 6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

orange joppa ^6/10

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Its only 1 metre high 3/2/2012 but it has 10 oranges on .

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Water Given in: Spring

Mandarin - Emperor ^10/10

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Height 4 mts (18/01/2012) I planted this from seed and the mandarines are juicy and sweet .

Planted: 2003

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

desert lime

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I used to work somewhere where this grew wild, and I used the refreshing  fruit for cooking. The crushed leaves are gorgeous too. The other fruit that grew there I have not found for sale anywhere- currant bush Carissa ovata. It has sweet fruit like dates.

Planted: 2011

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

West Indian Lime

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Flowers well, only a few fruit so far but it is still young. The other lime took 3 years to fruit well.

Planted: 2010

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Lemon Aspen

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It seems impossible to overwater this tree, it was next to a paddle pool and had water emptied on it frequently last summer. It always looks glossy and healthy. Leaves smell lovely.

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

White Sapote - Lemon Gold

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Fell over in heavy rain and wind and had to be staked up. Splayed growth habit. Had flowers and small fruit in first year, but fell off.

Planted: 2010

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 8 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

lemongrass ^10/10

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The lemongrass is West Indian variety. Used for mulch. Also a cardamom plant, native ginger and ginger plants. They all like a lot of water.

Planted: 2008

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

None

Comments

Wow they do flower and they do look a mess from here...I have five small clumps and I guess i am going to expect them to become like that haha...do you prune them or cut the long leaves back?

Microcitrus australasica - Finger lime

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Extremely thorny. Flowers after rain. I have three- one is a new ricks red, one is a wild type, I am not sure what the other is. All flower well but no fruit yet.

Planted: 2008

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination