My Edibles: Tamarillo QLD

Tamarillo - Red ^8/10

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quick growing tree but they dont like the cold. i bought two orange seedlings a couple of months before the cold weather.both grew 2 feet then stopped and died off in the cooler months. purchased 2 reds after cold weather and now at years end, the reds are nearly the same size even though about 4 months younger and all 4 are flowering/fruiting. good idea to plant/establish  before winter.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2011

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

First Fruited: 9 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Question:

Tamarillo - Grafted ^8/10

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only planted it in December, so far it looks a bit sad but early days still.

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: at planting

Pest Control:

flick any grasshoppers

Organic Status:Certified

Tamarillo - Red

Tamarillo - Red

Tamarillo - Red (Seedling) ^9/10

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What a wonderful small tree to grow in the Brisbane area. Prolific cropper with delicious fruit. More can be grown from seed (which I have had success with) and cuttings (which I have not). Fits in a small space and gives heaps of fruit.

Planted: 2010

Height 2 metres

Fruit Harvest: 4 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

No problems. Skin is so thick the fruit fly can't get in!

Tamarillo - Orange (Cutting) ^8/10

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Very easy to look after, although they love a good drink in hot weather and dislike being in a windy position, and they also like a bit of shade in the hot afternoon.

Cuttings are so easy to take, and the resulting tree ends up very productive.....within a year.  I I have found if I take the fruit off when it's just ripening, it dosen't seem to get stung by fruit fly.

I live in a sub tropical area, and am only able to grow the orange variety, but in winter the fruits do go a lot redder.

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: horse manure, mushroom compost, bllod and bone and sugarcane mulch.

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

The only thing that seems to affect the tree is aphids....but have also had 2 lovely trees about 2 metres tall, fall over......due to termites in the roots.

I  have found they are very short lived trees, and always have a couple of 

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Tamarillo - Orange (Seedling) ^7/10

Planted: 2010

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Tamarillo - Orange

Tamarillo - Red (Seedling) ^9/10

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This fruit tastes like a cross between a passionfruit & kiwi friut, very refreshing & best eaten straight from the tree. My children love taking them to school as the deep red colored fruit always attracts attention from other students & teachers! 

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2008

Height 2.3 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Blood

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Tamarillo - Red (Seedling) ^10/10

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I planted out in autumn (not great for our climate) in north facing position against a fence for sun and frost protection and it's doing great!  It's 5 ft tall already, received very little damage through winter and I can see it about to go crazy!  It gets very little water at this stage but has put on lots of growth.  We'll see.....

Almost 12 moths old and this is a fantastic treee!  Great shape, no hassles with pest or cold damage and I am still picking the odd fruit - in icy cold June!

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April

Planted: 2009

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 20 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter and Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: liquid compost

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Organic

Tamarillo - Grafted (Grafted)

Height 1.3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Tamarillo - Red

Comments: - March 2010 - Looks like this one is dying

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Tamarillo - Red

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Due to our location plant suffered from wind damage easily, which affected fruit quantity and tree appearance. 

Pollination: Self Pollination

Tamarillo - Red (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: - bought this tree in flower and will leave in the pot.It looked too stressed in a pot so planted it out and it is doing well. Not sure why it died but it did so

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Winter, Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Tamarillo - Red

Comments: - Grew quickly, I should have pinched back the leader so that it didn't grow so high, but I was expecting it to slow once it got to around 2m. Now is covered in fruit but too high for me to put fruit fly exclusion bags on it. Fingers crossed I get a couple to try with too much added fly protein :-)

Fruiting Months October and November

Planted: 2008

Height 3.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Tamarillo - Red

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Grows well up the mountain (tamborine) would love to have for its fruit to make jams/chutney.

Pollination: Self Pollination

Tamarillo - Grafted

Growing: In a Pot

Organic Status:Organic

Tamarillo - Red

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Just a few months old ,likes water, growing well in the ground Treat same as you would a tomato plant just allow more room for it to grow. 

Pest Control:

not pests

Tamarillo - Red

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Tamarillo - Red

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Got 6 of these things, they all karked it. Too wet I think.

Tamarillo - Red

Tamarillo - Red

Tamarillo - Red