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Many of us are familiar with the lychee because they are easy to grow commercially but there are so many other asian fruits which are great tasting that you may only experience from the local growers below.
Jakfruit Kathy's Edible FruitsUpdate: 6 days 22hrs Comments: - Winter 2011: I am not sure what variety these are as again my friend is germinating them from seeds that I collected. You can see in the pic that the sizes are very different. The big one was one of the first of all the seeds we collected to germinate while the other has come up months later. LESSON: be patient!!! Spring 2011: My friend took one and I took the other. Hopefully between us we can get fruit from one! Summer 2012: He has been home for a few months now but he is not happy. I think that the weather has just been too cold for him to really get going. The weather is warming up now though so I am hoping that he will get a chance to put on some new growth before winter. I might have to get a glasshouse or bring him into the bathroom to keep him alive over winter if he doesn't get a bit more established. Planted: 2011 Height 30 Centimetres Growing: In a Pot Qty: 1 Pollination: No Pest Control: Ants love farming scale on them. The tiny leaf curling caterpillars love the new growth and you have to be SO carful not to snap it off when you're trying to get rid of it. Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy ![]() |
Loquat - Nagasakiwase 10/10 Glennis's Edible FruitsUpdate: 9 days 9hrs Comments: - Height 3mts (18/01/2012) Its a nice compact size here in brisbane . The fruit are fantastic but i have to net them to keep the crows out of them . Planted: 2006 Height 3 metres Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Lychee - Bosworth 3 Diana's Edible FruitsUpdate: 14 days 15hrs Comments: - This seems like a good variety for Brisbane and can go in a pot. I love the taste of lychees Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 0 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
jakfruit Diana's Edible FruitsUpdate: 14 days 17hrs Comments: - One fruit in December, but went mouldy and fell off in January rain Planted: 2008 Height 2.5 metres Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 0 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
carambola Diana's Edible FruitsUpdate: 14 days 17hrs Comments: - Growing well, with new growth and flowers. I have two for cross-pollination (one Kembangen, one unknown). No fruit yet, although both have flowered last year too. Planted: 2008 Height 2.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost When I Fertilise: Spring Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report CommentsMichael says... [781 days 4hrs ago]Your leaves look green and luciousDiana says... [774 days 18hrs ago] Thanks, Michael. I have got in the habit of giving it half a watering can full before I leave for work every morning (and the bananas and fig, and anything fairly new).* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Lychee (not sure what variety) (Grafted)Kathy's Edible FruitsUpdate: 17 days 7hrs Comments: - (2011) So far all fruit has fallen - maybe too young. Shaded from winds and too much sun in a banana grove. Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Summer Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood and bone When I Fertilise: Spring Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 0 of 1 people found this review useful Commentskathy says... [118 days 6hrs ago]NO water given - it rains enough!* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Carambola - Kary Seedling (Seedling) 10/10 Sean's Edible FruitsUpdate: 20 days 7hrs Comments: - Arrived from Daleys looking great (Aug 2011) but Sydney was a bit cold & it lost some of that Kyogle growth! I took it out of the bonsai bag & tranplanted it to a warm black pot - that plus spring weather has seen it re establish & looks good. Has had protection from hot arvo sun over summer & has grown better in this position Planted: 2011 Height 1 metres Growing: In a Pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: Self Pollination Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter, Seasol When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring Pest Control: none Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Carambola - Kary Seedling 4/10 Msjekyll's Edible FruitsUpdate: 29 days 8hrs Comments: - Took a while to establish seems happy enough now, but didn't really like the cold frosty weather. Hoping for lots of new growth this spring. Still growing but no sign of fruit. Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol Pest Control: none Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 2 of 2 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Carambola - Kembangan (Grafted) Jimmy's Edible FruitsUpdate: 47 days 1hrs Comments: - they dont like cold. but our lowest temp was about 4 deg c this winter and they survived. one lost nearly all its leaves but has lots of new growth in spring. Height 500 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 2 Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Winter When I Fertilise: Spring Question:
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Carambola - Kary Seedling (Seedling) 7/10 Jimmy's Edible FruitsUpdate: 47 days 1hrs Comments: - stopped growing over winter, lost some leaves. i read they stop growing when temps below 20. now, late spring, lots of new growth. Height 400 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Winter Pollination: Self Pollination When I Fertilise: Spring Question:
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Carambola Starfruit - Kary (Grafted) 10/10 BJ's Edible FruitsUpdate: 54 days 19hrs Comments: - I dont mind the fruit, and the flowers are lovely when they smother the brances. i had to move this plant during the wet in 2010-11 floods. It handles transplanting quite well and is powering away in new spot, putting on lots of flowers summer 2011 Planted: 2010 Height 1.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Medium Sun When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy ![]() |
Loquat - Champagne (Grafted) 10/10 BJ's Edible FruitsUpdate: 54 days 20hrs Comments: - I've heard good things about this variety and it is slightly different to the 4 others most easily available. It has just gone in the ground, but it is a beautiful little tree! ------- 2011 - Had a large crop of fruit (around 200) in its first year in ground. Taste is fantastic - a cross between pear and peach with a little tang. Must bag from fruit fly. This is a vigorous grower, but quite dense compared to other loquats. Fruiting Months September and October Planted: 2010 Height 1.6 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Pruned By: 10% in After Fruiting Pollination: Self Pollination When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring Pest Control: Bag for fruit fly Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy ![]() |
Lychee - Bosworth 3 BJ's Edible FruitsUpdate: 54 days 20hrs Comments: - Im growing this Kwai Mai Pink (B-3) tree in a pot. Has fruited second year in pot. Very tough compared to other Lychees. Planted: 2010 Height 3 Feet Growing: In a Pot Qty: 1 First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 2 of 3 people found this review useful CommentsDiana says... [15 days 7hrs ago]This is great, BJ. I have a dwarf wai chee in a pot, 4 years old and never fruited (it lost all its leaves for a while last year) in central western Brisbane. It sounds as though Bosworth 3 would be better. I have heard Anette McFarlane say that conditions for lychee fruiting are right in Brisbane about once every ten years.BJ says... [14 days 19hrs ago] Yes Diana, the B-3 will fruit every year here. Many others are biennial at best, but B-3 will crop heavily each year, even with heavy pruning at the right times and in a pot if you can keep it under control. Many other types are unsuited to pots due to their reluctance to fruit after pruning. The other suitable pot specimen is the Salathiel, but it bears biennially, but bears well when it does, and is a much smaller tree with one of the best fruits.* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy ![]() |
Lychee - Wai Chee (Cutting) 10/10 BJ's Edible FruitsUpdate: 54 days 20hrs Comments: - Grown in pot for 1 year, but failed to hold numerous small fruit, so have transferred to the ground. it got wind scorched in an exposed spot, so was transplanted into a better spot and cut back and is now pushing lots of new growth. Hoping for a few fruits next year. PROTECT FROM WIND! Planted: 2010 Height 3 Feet Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 4 people found this review useful CommentsMandaB says... [387 days 1hrs ago]* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy ![]() ![]() |
Lychee - Bosworth 3 (Cutting) ManishU's Edible FruitsUpdate: 64 days 21hrs Comments: - Update: 09-Dec-2011: None of the tiny fruits matured. But the tree is getting new leaves. New pic attached. This is a marcotted tree which had already flowered when i bought from a nursery here called Plant Factory last weekend. I intend on pruning and keeping this one small as well. Height 0.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: No Question: Can i restrict it to a height of around 8-10 feet? Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 2 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy ![]() |
Jakfruit Seedelicious's Edible FruitsUpdate: 66 days 4hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Lychee (Seedling) 10/10 Bizibee's Edible FruitsUpdate: 67 days 22hrs Comments: - Got two of ebay. One died off and the other is doing very well in my Green house. It is in a pot and is very small. Growing: In a Pot Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Low Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Lychee - Wai Chee Seedelicious's Edible FruitsUpdate: 75 days 2hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Loquat - Seedling Nagasakiwase (MT) Seedelicious's Edible FruitsUpdate: 75 days 2hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Loquat - Nagasakiwase Scott's Edible FruitsUpdate: 75 days 24hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Longan - Kohala Seedling Scott's Edible FruitsUpdate: 75 days 24hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 0 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Lychee - Wai Chee 6/10 Grant's Edible FruitsUpdate: 90 days 21hrs Comments: - Beautiful tree, beautiful fruit Height 80 Centimetres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Summer Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: organic 5 in 1 When I Fertilise: Spring Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 0 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Jakfruit (Seedling) 5/10 Lissa's Edible FruitsUpdate: 91 days 23hrs Comments: - I have grown a few seedlings and kept one for myself, from a truly delicious fruit we came across in an abandoned orchard while learning to prune. Not sure if I'm game to plant it as it's supposed to grow quite tall and my garden is already full lol. Note: Have given this plant to a friend with acreage who swears she will share the fruit with me! Planted: 2010 Height 0.25 metres Growing: In a Pot Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Organic Status:Organic Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Jakfruit - Honey Gold Sophie's Edible FruitsUpdate: 102 days 2hrs Comments: -
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Jakfruit - Crisp Seedling Sophie's Edible FruitsUpdate: 102 days 2hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 4 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Loquat - Seedling Nagasakiwase (MT) Kathy's Edible FruitsUpdate: 105 days 21hrs Comments: - I am not sure what variety loquat I have as it was a gift but I don't think it's grafted. It is probably one of the most vigorous trees in my garden. I have alwasys kept him in a big concrete pot to try and limit him size but I don't think he listens to me. It didn't fit in the pantec when we moved and I had to cut the crown out (and even then he had to bend over to fit). He didn't mind though and has gone crazy since. He will be 4 next year so I am hoping to get my first crop! I have noticed a few of these trees around Newcastle and they all seem to being growing well. He is VERY thirsty. New leaves and branches get droopy in dry weather. A good water and there is no permanent damage. I grow native violets in the pot as an early water indicater - if the violets droop it's time for a drink! Winter 2011: I have my first flowers! Fingers crossed that I will get fruit soon! I took the pic a bit late so the flowers have gone skanky but they are still flowers! Fruiting Months June and July Planted: 2007 Height 2.25 metres Growing: In a Pot Qty: 1 First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot Water Given in: Spring Pollination: No Fertiliser or Organics Used: chicken poo, worm castings, Seasol, Charlie Carp Pest Control: slaters = the pot got a bit of a slater infestation and they started eating the leaves. I filled the pot up with water til it was overflowing which triggered a slater exodus and then got rid og them by hand (well foot actually). elepha Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 6 of 8 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy ![]() |
Loquat - Seedling Nagasakiwase (MT) Lex's Edible FruitsUpdate: 137 days 23hrs Height 0.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Longan - Biew Kiew Ching's Edible FruitsUpdate: 144 days 7hrs Comments: - A tough tree, but slow establishment; Special care is needed when new leaves come out on very hot days, as the heat can easily burn them. No problem to survive the Winter in NSW, just hibernate in Winter. Grow around 30cm yearly. Planted: 2009 Height 1.1 metres Growing: In the Ground Sun/Shade: Medium Sun Water Given in: Spring Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Lychee - Salathiel (Seedling) Daisyetta's Edible FruitsUpdate: 161 days 4hrs Comments: - Waiting to see if it's survived winter Height 0.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Longan - Kohala Seedling (Seedling) Daisyetta's Edible FruitsUpdate: 161 days 4hrs Comments: - Lost its leaves in winter. Waiting to see what it does now. Planted: 2010 Height 0.5 metres Growing: In the Ground Qty: 1 Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 0 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |