My Edibles: South American Trees QLD

Pawpaw - Yellow YD1B Hybrid ^10/10

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Its only 1.5 mts but has pawpaws forming already .

Planted: 2011

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Avocado - Secondo (A)

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Just planted. I delayed getting one, as only half the family likes avocadoes and we have clay soil. I have planted it on a mound on a built-up bed on a slope, so I hope that works. I like the idea that you can harvest at any size and they ripen off the plant. Also, you can use the leaves.

Planted: 2011

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

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

Guava Hawaiian

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Vigorous and absolutely covered with fruit every year. Trouble with fruit fly and something that makes them scabby (mites ?). I will prune off all unbagged fruit this year.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, December

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 1.5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Black Sapote - Maher

Comments: - cause i heard the fruit tastes like chocolate and i love chocolate and i love to collect tropical fruit plants. my black sapote allready has flower buds and it is loving the rain we are getting at the moment.

Planted: 2012

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Hand Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Pawpaw - Southern Red (Seedling)

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i love this plant because it looks beautiful and it has yummy tasting fruit i currently have it in the pot that it came in when i bought it from daleys it is on the verandah getting a good lot of rain rain always makes things grow a bit faster.

Planted: 2012

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

how tall does this plant get before it starts to fruit

Jaboticaba - Grafted ^5/10

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Feijoa - Triumph

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I finally have feijoas!!!!!!  After being very patient and waiting over 5 years for my 3 Bunnings un-named seedlings to flower and fruit.......I gave up and pulled them out, and purchased one each of the mammoth and triumph grafted varieties.  One (not sure which as I lost the labels) has fruited in it's second year and has about 5 fruit on.

Will have to bag them shortly to keep the pesky fruit fly out.

Pollination: No

Avocado - Seedling (Seedling) ^5/10

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This is an unknown seedling variety, and it has been in for about 9 years and hasn't fruited yet, but I'm a very patient person and willing to wait to see what the fruit are like.

After loosing all it's fruit last year, it seems to have held onto a couple of fruit this year.  Time will tell if they stay on.

Planted: 2002

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, horse manure, blood and bone and mulch.

Pest Control:

Anthracnose has been a problem with this one too, but I haven't sprayed yet as it hasn't flowered.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple (Grafted) ^8/10

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I just loved the description of a fruit that tasted like lemon delicious pudding, took a punt, bought one, it has only ever given me one fruit, i tasted it and was sold! There are masses of flowers on it now but no fruit set even though i'm keeping the water up (you'd think in Brisbane we'd have high enough humidity) so i'm having a go at hand pollination. The suspense is killing me. I hope it works.

Fruiting Months January, February, November, December

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 Fruit Per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting, Autumn, Winter, Spring

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Fruit tree fertiliser

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

update - have had wonderful success with hand pollination

Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple ^7/10

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Fruit is really nice - lemony custard apple taste, but it is a bit sloppier than the other custrad apples, which can put some folks off.

Tree is quick growing and flowers profusely year-round, but will only set fruit when given buckets of water and some liquid potash does not go astray. the flowers smell amazing, yet fail to attract many pollinators (like many annona).

First fruit formed 2 years after purchase, so I assume 3 years from seed.

Fruiting Months March

Planted: 2010

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 40% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control: No pests observed. Have heard they can be attacked by nematodes, so I willl be putting marigold around it.

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

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growing slowly but steadily. they seem to grow in spurts.

Planted: 2011

Height 0.75 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Question:

planted in a mound on quite heavy soil. going well now but will the trees die off when the roots hit the heavier/ wetter soil? should i condition soil with liquid gypsum and anti rot now even though no probs?

pawpaw

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Too tall to pick most of the fruit now, but I like feeding bats.

Planted: 2008

Height 2.5 metres

Qty: 6

First Fruited: 10 Months From Seed

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost and chook manure

Jaboticaba - Grafted

Comments: -

New growth and green leaves after rain. Still no fruit.

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

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

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would love some avos, so i bought a couple of hass and a secendo.  planted march, established but all slowed nearly to a stop over winter. beginning of spring, secendo flowered and is  now flushed with new growth. hass buds beginning to bloom mid spring.

Planted: 2011

Height 500 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Question:

I have used no pest control. noticed stems and trunks of hass avos with brown blotches, any ideas?  Also new growth on secondo is being eaten by small, long, green insects similar to a praying mantis. Pyrethrum spray says do not use on new growth and i would like a safer option. would a garlic or white oil spray be ok on a secendo? 

Canistel - Lyndall (Grafted) ^10/10

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Nice looking tree and fruit is fantastic in a smoothie!

Dumps almost all leaves in spring and looks sickly, but explodes into life around 2 weeks later. Has flowered spring 2011 but still a bit too young to set fruit. 

Height 3 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Custard Apple - \'Paxton\'s Prolific\' (cv. KJ Pink\'s) (Grafted) ^10/10

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Budsport of Pink's Mammoth, so same type of fruit, just self-pollinates much better.

In its first season it had many flowers and set two fruits while still in its 6l bag, which I had to knock off so it didnt get too stressed at this size. Going into the ground when dormant in winter.

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2011 - has set fruit already. Nice growth rate and easily managed. Brilliant!

Planted: 2011

Height 3 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Black Sapote - Bernicker (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Fantastic tree. Has had a good fruit set second season in ground. Cant wait for the ruit to ripen now!

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Comments

Dec 2011 - I've had this in the ground around 1.5 years and it has just flowered and set around 40 fruits to a size where most should mature. Cant wait!

Cherimoya - White (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - This has gone in the ground in the west of Brisbane (toward iPSWICH) and has set fruit 2011. Seems to set well on its own in this area.

Planted: 2011

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Comments

Grows well on crappy acidic soil in west brisbane. Has set quite a few fruit soon after going in ground without hand pollination, so would seem fairly self-fertile here.

Jaboticaba - Yellow (Seedling) ^10/10

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This is probably my favourite shrub to look at. Beautiful velvetty lime green new foliage, darkening to a deep green. Brances and trunks are quite rough barked, so gather moss, which is quite ornamental too. It tends to grow up only a little every flush, then the branches all head for the ground - makes it a bit tough to mow around, but very ornamental.

It is in a bit more sun than it probably likes, so is a bit leggy, but is putting on new leaves now and is starting to flower, so hoping for fruit this summer or next (2011-12)

Planted: 2009

Height 0.6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Organic Xtra

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Hass (A) ^8/10

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In ground for around 1 year. I've knocked off first heavy flower/small fruit flush to allow to root well. Growing very quickly and strong. Gets near full sun until late afternoon.

Wanted the Wurtz, but picked up the Hass by mistake. Not dissapointed at all though!

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Top half of tree was knocked off in 2010, regrowth was super fast and much thicker. First fruit set 2011.

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Hand pick grasshoppers and beetles

Guava - Strawberry (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

No maintenance, only had for 6 mnths & covered in fruit

Fruiting Months November and December

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: at planting

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

none, haven't seen anything attacking it (yet)

Organic Status:Certified

Feijoa ^10/10

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pretty tree, only needed a stake to help hold it up so far. Full of flowers and I think if we are lucky, we might get some fruit this season.

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: at planting

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

none required so far

Organic Status:Certified

Guava Hawaiian (Cutting)

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Update 09-Dec-2011: This also seems to be growing slowly but surely. Leaves were attached by some bug and had to manually remove it. New pic attached.

Bought this one from Bunnings as well about a month or so ago. Already started growing new leaves.

Its not a Hawaiian, this site doesnt have the Indian Guava option. 

Height 0.75 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Question: Since its a cutting, hopefully it should fruit sooner ?

Black Sapote - Seedling (Seedling)

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Update:09-Dec-2011: Growing slowly but surely.

Never tasted this chocolate pudding fruit either and i hear its the best. Love the glossy leaves.

I know that this seedling will form into a huge tree if not pruned. I intend to keep it small with regular pruning.

Height 0.75 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Question: When will this seedling produce fruit?

Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted)

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Update 09-Dec-2011:Showing good growth. New pic attached.

Bought this from Bunnings 3 months ago. Havent seen it grow any new leaves since then.

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Question: How long before this one fruits ?

Custard Apple - Pinks Mammoth (Seedling) ^8/10

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So far so good. I found some of this variety on sale at Rusty's Bazaar in Cairns. I told the grower I thought it was too low yielding for commercial use. He suggested a heavy pruning with removal of all leaves in autumn, dynamic lifter in spring and fertilizer when buds appear, followed by hand pollenation.
It is December and the tree looks healthy, waiting for flowering.

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 40% in Autumn and Winter

Pollination: Hand Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Feijoa - Mammoth

Cherimoya - Fina de Jete ^8/10

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came across this when i was trying to find out how to pollinate my Rollinia, now i want one of these but as there's no room, will have to try it in a pot when i eventually get it.

Guava - Strawberry (Seedling) ^7/10

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Have been told these are delicious, and also that i will have to keep the fruit fly away too. It is growing really well in the pot so far, had a couple of flowers but just too early for fruit, i guess.

Planted: 2009

Height 0.75 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic