My Edibles: Dwarf Apple Trees QLD

Dwarf Apple - Tropic Sweet (Grafted)

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Have grown this before and is my favourite of all tropical apples - very crisp and sweet with some acidity, tasting much like a Jonathon. A rewarding tree, but does require some mainenance to keep productive. At least this time I have a  dwarf variety, so pruning won't be such a chore! (They can grow very big normally.) 

Read a tip if not getting enough chill - manually defoliate tree about July/August, and this will activate a hormone to produce flowers and fruit.(Same as if naturally dropped leaves.)  Wonder if this would work on non-tropical varieties?

Planted: 2012

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Tropical Anna

Pest Control:

Everything loves apples/apple trees - fungi, bugs, birds, bats, possums. If vigilant, can keep fungal diseases in check with organic sprays.  If exclusion nets then used, can have a really nice crop - must net as soon as fruit sets though.

Dwarf Apple - Tropical Anna (Grafted)

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Have grown at previous property, and they really are like a Red Delicious. I didn't really want to grow apples again as they are high maintenance plants, but they are my son's favourite fruit.  At least now I know what I'm in for!  At least there should be less pruning, as this is a dwarf.

When growing your own apples, apart from the obvious benefit of having super fresh fruit, you can avoid all the stronger chemicals used in commercial orchards which are sprayed frequently.

Planted: 2012

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Tropic Sweet

Pest Control:

Be vigilant with fungal sprays (organic ok), and use exclusion nets as soon as fruit sets - keeps out bugs, birds, bats, possums.

Dwarf Apple - Tropic Sweet

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I have 3 dwarf apple trees: Jonathon, cripps pink and cox's orange pippin. All just bought, will see if they can survive in sub-tropics.

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Dwarf Apple - Tropical Anna

Dwarf Apple - Dorsett Golden

Dwarf Apple - Dorsett Golden

Dwarf Apple - Tropic Sweet

Dwarf Apple - Tropic Sweet

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Dwarf Apple - Dorsett Golden

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Dwarf Apple - Tropical Anna

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Dwarf Apple - Tropical Anna (Grafted) ^10/10

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I want apples! And I live in Brisbane! We grew apples in Alstonville when I was a kid they were so much nicer than the supermarket ones we eat ATM. I cant wait until this fruits!

Height 70 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook poo plus mulch

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Can any one get any other types of tropical apples? I know there are a few different types but eveyone is out of stock. I need minimum chill types because its only going to get warmer as the city spreads out towards my place.

Dwarf Apple - Tropical Anna (Grafted)

Planted: 2009

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: golden dorsett

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Apple - Dorsett Golden ^7/10

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Fantastic flowers, can't wait til it fruits

Fruiting Months September, October, November, December

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly, Winter, Spring

Pest Control:

What sould I use?

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

When sould I prune?

Dwarf Apple - Tropic Sweet (Grafted) ^7/10

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Only one of my apples is alive, and only because the possum could not reach the very top leaves. Didn't stop it from trying as the pot was knocked over 3 times. Barely alive I now have a possum-trimmed topiary tree, but I don't know how well it will fruit without a friend tree.

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Apple - Tropical Anna (Grafted) ^5/10

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I had two tropical apples next to each other in large pots for cross pollination. Bloody possum ate the smaller of the two to the ground.

Dwarf Apple - Tropical Anna (Grafted)

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Planted 2008 and seemed to be going strong but curled up its toes in Winter 2009 which was very disappointing.  Have just received a replacement which I will plant on the weekend so hopefully I will not have the same problem.

The replacement tree is going well.  Hopefully it will survive.  Has had a few bugs on the new growth which I have controlled manually at this stage - not sure what they were - little yellow bugs about the size of a flea.

No bugs worrying it now that it has matured a little more.  No flowers yet, though hope there will be some to help its companion along.

Fruiting Months January, November, December

Planted: 2010

Height 2 Inches

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure, potash, seaweed, blood

Pest Control:

None but anticipate fruit fly

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Apple - Dorsett Golden (Grafted) ^8/10

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Planted back in 2008 with an 'Anna'.  Anna did not survive the winter but Dorsett continued on and produced 16 apples dispite not having an official pollinator.  May have been another apple in the area though I do doubt it.  Anyway, nice dense, crisp apples though the fruit fly did sting them before i got them off the tree but we just ate around the sting. Note to self for next year to take action to prevent the damage.

Starting to flower.

Fruiting Months January, November, December

Planted: 2008

Height 6 Feet

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 16 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure, blood

Pest Control:

Only fruit fly

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Hi Sue, Dorsett Golden will fruit without a pollinator according to http://www.kuffelcreek.com/favorites.htm - the pinkabelle apple thread has some good information from the person who runs this apple farm (near the bottom of the page). Diana.

I had a similar experience, I have had a Dorset gold for about 10 years (moved it 3 times) the Anna died year one. The Dorset fruit heavily every year. There are some fujis on the other side of the block but they flower at a different type.

Dwarf Apple - Granny Smith (Grafted) ^5/10

Planted: 2006

Height 1.6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 6 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Winter

Pollination: Cross Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Dwarf Apple - Tropic Sweet ^5/10

Dwarf Apple - Dorsett Golden (Grafted)

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: tropical anna

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Your tree looks nice and healthy. Do you live in Brisbane? My Dwarf Dorsett Golden is not doing good at all, loosing most of its leaves and not growing, any advice would be appreciated. You have a lovely garden.

Hi, thanks for your reply, my apples both Anna and Golden Dorsett has started to get its leaves back and have just finished flowering and beginning of little apples on both. I feel so much better now :) If I may one day be able to buy a dwarf banana sucker of you I would be delighted, I'm at Kelvin Grove Brisbane.

Re. banana inquiry, I have found out that we are not allowed to give suckers away. The best way to get them is to contact a DPI officer on 07 5453 5800 and they will send you the details of who to contact for tissue culture (for disease free bananas)and an application form to obtain them. The types allowable for backyards are Blue Java; Bluggoe(plaintain);Ducasse; Goldfinger; Kluai namwa khom (Dwarf Ducasse); Lady Finger; Pisang Ceylan

here's the suppliers website http://www.backyardbananas.com.au/index.html

Dwarf Apple - Tropic Sweet

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Apple - Tropical Anna

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Apple - Dorsett Golden

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Apple - Granny Smith

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Certified

Dwarf Apple - Pink Lady ^10/10

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Certified

Dwarf Apple - Dorsett Golden (Grafted) ^8/10

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Apple - Tropical Anna (Grafted) ^8/10

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Just received this beautiful little tree as a present and am thrilled with it. As with the others is is growing in a container. Now am thinking of another little apple tree - a Dwarf Dorsett Golden when Daleys has them available to go with this Dwarf Anna to pollinate nicely.

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

By hand daily.

Dwarf Apple - Red Fuji

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Apple - Granny Smith

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Apple - Pink Lady

Pollination: Self Pollination