My Edibles: South American Trees WA

Feijoa

Comments: - My four "Bunningsd Feijoa" are happily fruiting, but the dozen or so fruit I get per plant are varied in flavour so I'd like to extend the hedge with something of an "extra special" flavour.

Feijoa

Comments: -

Rescued from a throw-out these plants were very root-bound and dehydrated for about 4 years before being released into the ground in 2009. They have responded well to freedom and as of October 2010 are covered in flowers. In 2010 I was surprised to discover that these Bunnings seedlings do set the occasional fruit (albeit a bit bland). I'm hoping that the fruit improves a bit this year. Irrespective they purpose of these plants is to provide a hedge so the occasional edible fruit is just a bonus!

That said, a named variety might be nice - especially if more fruit were provided (and tastier fruit). I could also practice grafting by taking cuttings to the original plants. I might remove / relocate strawberry guava and put in named feijoa.

Jan 2012 - no fruit this year - but I intend to add some more feijoa to complete the hedge come autumn. They are a tough plant with interesting folige and stunning (tasty) flowers.

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

First Fruited: 5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Not require

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Guava - Strawberry (Seedling) ^3/10

Comments: -

Four little plants from Bunnings, planted quite close together (just over 1m apart as I'm hoping to create a dense hedge) in 2010. I've loaded them with compost and some blood & bone. Hopefully the soil improvements will be enough - but the soil is very poor and likely to stunt their growth (hence planting them so close)! They really don't appear to enjoy large amounts of WA sun (they will be blasted in summer) so I'm hoping they can make it. I've recently tasted a few strawberry guavas in my grandfather's yard in Melbourne. Delicious ... I hope that in time mine are as tasty!

They are quite fast growers, doubling in size in less than 6 months. They appear to be quite bushy - they tips are already touching (which is good from my perspective - a dense hedge is exactly what I want). I've tip pruned to encourage strength rather than straggly. Flowers and baby fruit have already appeared (October 2010)

I'm actually not thrilled with these guys. They all have the yellow guava instead of the pink, and they are getting hit by disease quite hard. They might end up being relocated (and replaced with a known feijoa) or 'donated'. Not a bad looking plant ... but just not the flavour I wanted.

Jan 2012 - tough as old boots, fruit well ... but boring.

Planted: 2010

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

None so far

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted)

Comments: -

Initially purchased with the intent of spending its life in a pot I've decided to pull up some pavers and set it free in the ground! It is going in a slender bed with improved soil (most of it is compost, soil improver and cow poo), and is protected from the worst of the WA summer suns. Fingers crossed that it will make loads of babies with the Fuerte friend I purchased! It is planted about 1.5m from the Fuerte. I'm hoping the Wurtz will grow to be about 2m x 2m

Its leaves have lost a lot of their green so I have added some trace elements (iron and zinc) and new growth appears to be greener. Within weeks new leaves are emerging with the standard red/copper colour which I hope indicates that whatever was missing is back! Now a few months later it has grown about 50cm and is a solid little shrub. The outside leaves get scorched on hot days and the plant will drop older leaves if it has water stress (must remember to water a bit more often) but nutrients and water are resulting in a tough little avocado.

In August 2011 it is flowering like crazy (the leaves are going brown again and being replaced by new leaves - it doesn't look the best but the plant seems happy). By October 2011 the tree has lost all its old leaves and is covered in rich lush new growth.

This tree still struggles with hot summer days - but extra mulch, and water help. I don't think any fruit set - but it continues to put on volumn and looks healthy.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

None require at this time

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Avocado - Fuerte (B) (Grafted)

Comments: -

I know I don't need it in Perth ... but having an A and a B avocado could increase my fruit set ... plus having two avocados is always better than one (more avocados - what is there not to like!). It is planted near my back fence to create a hedge with my wurtz. The garden is quite skinny (about 50cm wide); but I've dug out all the soil down to 60cm and put in compost, soil improver and cow poo (and a bit of the original sand). I plan to keep the avocado hedge to about 3m high. Its current location exposes it to morning sun, but allows it to miss the worst of the WA summer afternoon sun (it only gets about 5 hrs per day on the soil - and even that causes the poor avocado to wilt - so it needs to be watered every day to help with recovery).

The two avocados are planted about 1.5m apart. I'm aiming for the Fuerte to be about 3m x 3m. Its first summer is proving to be a challenge for it as it does need a lot of water (about 5 litres most days), but it is putting on growth. Hopefully in a few years the roots will be better established and as a hedge against a east-facing fence it will not need too much more water despite its increased size.

The plant has a growth spurt in July and August ... perhaps the additional water of winter is necessary!

Around August 2011 most of the leaves started looking dull and there were a few flowers and new leaves coming through. By mid October 2011 the plant was covered in fresh new leaves. Then ... suddenly in November all the leaves fell off ... the tree was covered in lush new growth by mid-December - but no fruit.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Question:

Jaboticaba - Yellow

Comments: -

we moved house did not like new place

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: organic

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Avocado - Reed (A) (Grafted)

Comments: -

looking decidedly sick after this hot spell we are having even covered with shade cloth!! not happy Jan

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Custard Apple - Gefner

Guava Yellow Cherry

Guava Hawaiian - Pink Supreme

Guava - Mexican Cream

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted)

Planted: 2009

Water Given in: Spring

Avocado - Hass (A) ^8/10

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 20 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Bacon

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Hass

Organic Status:Organic

Jaboticaba - Large Leaf ^6/10

Jaboticaba - Yellow ^7/10

Avocado - Hass (A) (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Attractive tree, taste of fruit,

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Blood and bone and mulch

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

None - no fruit yet so no problems so far.

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

I have had this avocado hass planted for about 8 months now it is about 1m-1.5m tall but has not developed any fruit yet as it is still to young. The question i wanted advice on was that i have eaten hass Avocado before and like the taste but they are generally not all that large a fruit. I have seen other avocado trees around the Perth area that have a larger and slightly different shaped fruit on them (more pear shaped) and the skin of the fruit does not turn purple like the hass but remains green. Cold anyone please tell me the name of this avocado, more information about it, how it compares to the hass and best place to purchase in Perth? Would appreciate any advice. Thanks.

strawberry guava ^8/10

Comments: -

Didn't like the flavour or the large seeds with little flesh- removed the tree

Planted in 2008 and has grown rapidly with first fruit in Autumn/winter of 2009. Had me fooled for a while as the fruit were going yellow and dropping off. I've since discovered that I have the yellow variety of strawberry guava (not red) and the yellow fruit are ripe. (Definitely a strawberry guava due to large seed size)

Planted: 2008

Height 0.5 metres

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Black Sapote - Chocolate (Grafted)

Planted: 2002

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted)

Comments: -

I love avocado and I have high cholestrol so it is good for me too!

Planted: 2010

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted)

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pawpaw

Comments: - grown from seed 2009-slow

Planted: 2009

Pollination: Self Pollination

Comments

What kind of paw paw are these?

I don't know-I just bought half a pawpaw from the fruit shop, dried the seeds out & planted them. It was a orange oval shaped one.

Jaboticaba

Comments: - from Daleys

Planted: 2009

Pollination: Self Pollination

Avocado - Reed (A)

Comments: - Planted  winter 2009  from Daleys-replacing a bigger Reed the horse ate!

Planted: 2009

Pollination: Cross Pollination

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

Comments: - Had a radical prune has was too tall & had been butchered by the horse so no fruit on this season-previously had 100s. Now about to bud again.

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Avocado - Seedling (Seedling) ^2/10

Comments: -

taste of fruit

Fruiting Months November

Planted: 2005

Height 18 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 50 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2009 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

how big does the avocado tree grows in w.a

Avocado - Wurtz (A)

Comments: -

Planted June 13 2010, in my improved sandy soil with added fine coir fibres dug in at planting and sugar cane straw mulch. Tip pruned to ecourage width rather than height. Full morning sun, afternoon shade by house verandah

Planted: 2010

Height 70 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Comments

Left behind. good luck

Black Sapote - Bernicker ^10/10

Comments: -

I'm so excited to have this plant. I will have to patient and wait for it to fruit, but I'm sure it will be worth it. Again this one is new and in a pot so it can move house with me.

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Pest Control:

no issues yet

Jaboticaba (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

Relativly new plant, have pout it in a pot for now so when I move house it can come too.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Fish Emulsion and Seaweed Extract

Pest Control:

No pests as yet, will update as they arise

Organic Status:Organic