My Edibles: South American Trees SA

Custard Apple - Gefner ^2/10

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custard apples grew wild where i grew up 

they also seem to help my sugar control as im diabetic

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Guava Yellow Cherry ^7/10

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Never tried these but looking forward to it.

Planted: 2011

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Avocado - Bacon (B) ^7/10

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 Shade cloth on days over 35C and lots of water in Summer to prevent burn. I also paint the north facing stems as they were burnt yr 1. By the end of Winter it looks very average, yello/brown leaves falling off and I think it's on it's way out, but bounces back well each Spring. Still no flowers.

Planted: 2009

Height 1.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Mineral mix,worm juice and wood ash.

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

None as yet.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Avocado - Reed (A) (Grafted) ^1/10

Comments: -

Taste and health value of avocadoes.

Fruiting Months July, August, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Bacon

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, cow and poultry manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Sprayed twice in spring to ward off earwigs.

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Hass (A) (Grafted)

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I love the taste and health value of avocadoes.

Fruiting Months July, August, September, October, November

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Bacon

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, cow and poultry manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Sprayed with garlic and chilli spray in spring to ward off earwigs. Only 2 sprayings and nothing further was required.

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Cutting)

Comments: -

Love the taste and health value of avocadoes.

Fruiting Months July, August, September, October, November

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 5% in After Fruiting

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, cow and poultry manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

garlic spray used to control earwigs in the early weeks. Sprayed only twice.

Organic Status:Organic

white sapote vernon ^8/10

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Lovely looking tree and has grown very rapidly. New growth has been burnt in it's first Summer, but this year with shadecloth on hottest days no problems. Flowering and tiny fruits set, so far none have matured. Fingers crossed this year.

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Cherimoya - White ^7/10

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This tree is going to be big!! Oops may have planted it too close to the house. I am pruning it like mad, lol. Nice smelling flowers but how do I pollinate it?

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Question:

Help! This tree flowers well, but how do I pollinate it? Many attempts have failed! I used a small paintbrush and poked it up into the flower to try to get some pollen and then followed by putting it into the flower at female stage. How much pollen do I need? How do I know if any has stuck?

Feijoa - Mammoth ^5/10

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This tree has grown well and flowered well, with no fruit. I was under the impression that these are trees that fruit easily here in Adelaide?. I've planted a no-name variety from Bunnings right next to it to hopefully help pollination.

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Question:

Guava - Strawberry ^9/10

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Nice looking, hardy shrub, used as a "filler" in our yard. he poor thing has been dug up and moved twice and has always bounced back very quickly.Tough plant. Fruits prolifically over a long time. I like the fruit, husband and 2yr old not so keen..

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple

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picture shows a small fruit set but the time of the year when it sets is going into winter so the small fruit doesnt survive the cold and goes black and hard

Cherimoya - Seedling

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planted out 3 trees in one hole 10/1996 2 seedlings and one grafted var called southern kights this var seems to set fruit without hand pollination 07/2000 picked first fruit 09/2002 pick one weighing 650 grams

Comments

hi rob,i am new in the forum and like to know where i can get a grafted sothern knight plant.ta

I got mine from the rare fruit society in adelaide you are welcome to a cutting if you are in the area ? regards rob

hi rob,thank you and where about are you.Will pick up asap to your convenience.

Hi rob, sorry.on 2nd thoughts,i will try to get a grafted one.thanks again.

ring me on 0414814347 and I will arrange a time to meet and give you directions

I doubt if you will get a grafted one as they are very rare

Custard Apple - African Pride ^10/10

Comments: -

I am wanting to buy some custard apple seeds

Guava - Strawberry ^5/10

Planted: 2010

Height 25 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow manure, fish guts liquid

When I Fertilise: Yearly, Winter, Spring

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Bunnings has two varieties both named strawberry guava. The one I bought has light green leaves. The other variety has obvious darker colour and the leaves are much softer. I was wondering which one is the real deal?

Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted)

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Had a Disease, where the top of the tree died, but has fighted it off and seems to be growing well.

Planted: 2010

Feijoa

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Have Nazametze and Mammoth.

Currently doing well.

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Whatever I can get.

Avocado - Reed (A) (Grafted) ^2/10

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Feijoa - Mammoth (Grafted) ^8/10

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Guava - Strawberry ^10/10

Fruiting Months March, April, May

Planted: 2004

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 3 kilograms per Year

Avocado - Fuerte (B) (Seedling) ^3/10

Planted: 2004

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

guava Indian Allahabad ^4/10

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Organic Status:Partially Organic

White Sapote - Lemon Gold ^9/10

Comments: -

tree purchased 2008 (Daley's) was small but healthy, has more than doubled in size but seems a little less vigorous than our seedlings which were from a large tree in the next street.

Planted: 2008

Height 0.8 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: surface compost

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

constant battle to defeat (so far just manually) earwigs, grasshoppers, etc which devour the growing tips.

Organic Status:Organic

Black Sapote - Bernicker (Grafted) ^4/10

Comments: -

Tree was growing well until branch on one side died. Now tree is unbalanced but healthy (same thing happened to other sapote)

Planted: 2008

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: horse manure and fruit tree pellets

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

How can we promote growth on one side to help balance tree?

Black Sapote - Superb (Grafted) ^4/10

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Tree was growing well until the branch on one side died and now tree is healthy but lop sided with a branch on one side of tree only

Planted: 2008

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: horse manure and fruit tree pellets

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

What is the best way to promote growth on side which has no branches to help balance tree?

Black Sapote - Seedling

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I do not know but it seemed to react badly to Adealide's climate. Leaves fell off at the slightest chill and burnt in the 40deg summer heat. So it struggled over a summer and winter with lots of TLC and shade cloth but in the end died.

Custard Apple - African Pride

Guava Hawaiian ^7/10

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just survived a major heatwave whilst we were on holidays, is hanging in there and has survived winter so far