My Edibles: Dwarf Trees

Nectarine - Sunset Dwarf Red Leaf (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

Love the fruit

Planted: 2010

Height 60 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

None yet

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

N/A

Arenga engleri - Dwarf sugar palm ^10/10

Comments: -

A short palm attractive palm with a silvery underside to leaves. Only grows 3m and has very fragrant flowers. Edible sap and fruit.

Planted: 2010

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Coffee - Dwarf Catui ^8/10

Planted: 2010

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Pollination: Self Pollination

Mulberry - Dwarf Black (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

I bought this in late summer 2009 and I transfered it into a large pot and got a small handfull of berries. It's now mid August 2010 and it has more than 100 fruit growing that should be ripe in a few weeks and I am hoping for a second crop in mid summer. A fantastic little tree and I can't believe that it has produced fruit so quickly a hit with my three year old I can tell you. He is eagerly awaiting until the berries are ripe to eat them which means they must taste pretty good if my fussy eater loves them. I am considering getting a couple more and gifting them to friends and family for Xmas.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, September, October, November, December

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

This post is really helpful as I want a mulberry tree but don't have anymore place for another tree in the ground. What size pot are you growing this in? How long can the tree be left in the pot? Any special potting mix to be used? Whats the name of this variety? Cheers Abhi

I am just using a large pot I got from bunnings its probably 40 - 50cms high you would need to transplant the tree every 2 or so years into a larger pot. Another idea instead of a pot is bonsai bags I have a couple apples and madarins in bonsai bags and they are growing quite well. i just used an all purpose good quality potting mix with some compost but the dwarf black mulberry that i have is quite tolerant. Except for some chook poo and water I don't do anything to it.

Apple - Dwarf Dorsett Golden (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

Growing well is bonsai bag. has just started to flower.

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Dwarf tropical anna

When I Fertilise: Spring

Apple - Dwarf Tropical Anna (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

Growing well in bonsai bag. No flowers as yet.

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Dwarf Dorsett Golden

When I Fertilise: Spring

Dwarf Orange - Blood ^10/10

Comments: -

This citrus is coming into flower very nicely. And has survived multiple transplants and a bit of neglect.

Height 70 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

Dwarf Manderine - Pixie ^10/10

Comments: -

Staple fruit, the maderine. Everyone needs one, and with the amounts of plants I have, I need a small one. Flowering now, look forward to seedless fruit.

Planted: 2010

Height 70 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood n bone

Dwarf Persimmon ^6/10

Comments: -

I like persimmons. A lot. Now I have a mini tree. Once again it has been bare so long it is hard to tell if it is alive.

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Mulberry - Dwarf Black (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

Recent purchase straight from Daley's nursery at Kyogle. Didn't have this one yet, and loved berries and silworms as a kid. Good jam fruit too. Dwarf for extra space.

Height 70 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Dwarf Mango - Bowen ^7/10

Comments: -

Love mangoes but don't want a large tree. Unfortunately it is affected by fungus and all the new growth is crinkley. I don't like using sprays but I think I will be forced to to get any fruit out of this one.

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Question:

Any suggestions for a "less toxic" (I don't believe in organic!) fungicide before I spray on Mancozeb?

Dwarf Lychee ^7/10

Comments: -

I don't like the taste of lychee but my I know a lot of people who do so this tree is for others enjoyment. Dwarf from so I can fit more trees in! It's looking a bit scraggly and may be due to lack of water.

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Dwarf Lemonade (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

The description of this fruit sounded intriguing. I love the sour/sweet taste of kumquats so this could be yummy. I bought the dwarf from so it can stay in a pot beside my Meyer Lemon. It already has flowers.

Height 70 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Meyer

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood n bone, manure

Comments

1/9/10 Nooo! The possum ate all the tips and buds!

Mulberry - Dwarf Black ^10/10

Comments: - I have taken this plant to three places now. Uprooting it every time. It is a fighter and bounces back with a vengeance each time. Love love love this plant.

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pest Control: none

Dwarf Orange (Grafted)

Comments: - Hamlin I think

Planted: 127

Qty: 1

Dwarf Mandarin (Grafted)

Planted: 127

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Peach - Dwarf (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Gorgeous blossom show in the spring. Fruits ripen later in the season in the subtropics,susceptible to fruit fly.

Planted: 127

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Comments

Mulberry - Dwarf Red Shahtoot (Grafted)

Comments: - Slow growing, replacement tree, first one did nothing, 2nd one growing well

Planted: 127

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Summer and Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, cow manure and lucerne hay mulch.

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Mulberry - Dwarf Black (Cutting)

Comments: - After the tree has finished cropping in the spring, cut 1/3 off it for a second crop in the autumn. There are no fig birds around in during the autumn crop to eat all the fruit.

Fruiting Months March, April, September, October

Planted: 127

Qty: 1

Comments

Lemon - Dwarf Meyer (Grafted)

Comments: -

Loaded in flowers, attracting lots of bees.

Planted: 127

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Comments

Dwarf Lime - Tahitian (Grafted)

Comments: -

This tree is struggling, it keeps getting cut back hard to remove gall wasps and it has not had a chace to grow very much.  Gets scale and suffers from neglect. I will have to give it more attention if I want it to thrive, I wish I had bought a tree on trifoliata as the dwarf is too slow.

Qty: 1

Pest Control:

get spray occasionally with pest oil, I need to give this tree more attention

Comments

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

Comments: -

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

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

Comments: -

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 Coconut Malay Green

Comments: -

I love coconuts- as a beautiful shaped palm and for the fruit. This one is still pretty tall for a dwarf, but I'm willing to give it a try. I am not sure if I have the right climate for it to fruit in Brisbane.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Winter

Fertiliser or Organics Used: mulch

Nectarine - Sunset Dwarf Red Leaf (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

Its small, its cute, and one day will have fruit!

Planted: 2010

Height 75 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure, mushroom compost

Dwarf Lemonade (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

Still only a young tree.  Gets a fair bit of wind and salt air.  A bit leggy and plan to prune back this year to increase density a bit.  Very happy.  About half a dozen fruit last season but quite a few more on tree now.  Seems to be very hardy - no pests at this stage.

Has plenty of fruit on it and am having trouble deciding when to prune back to stop it getting too leggy - just keeps flowering and fruiting!!

Still fruiting but still leggy.  Might have to cut it back to encourage it to fill out.

Height 4 Feet

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

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manuary, Blood and Bone, compost, seaweed on foliage

Pest Control:

None at this point.

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

How do I get around the fact that the tree keeps flowering and doesn't give me a change to clip it back so it doesn't get too leggy?  By the time the fruit has ripened, there are more flowers/ baby fruit on it.

Mulberry - Dwarf Black (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

What a wonderful little tree.  Fruited from the first season and hasn't looked back - just keeps on giving.

Have just been given some chooks so I'm sure the mulberry tree are going to enjoy sharing its spot with them.

Cut it back a little late but even so covered in fruit.  It is in the chook pen now so should get lots of nitrogen from now on.

Height 9 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Lots of chicken manure mainly

Pest Control:

Non-existant at this stage.

Organic Status:Organic

Mulberry - Dwarf Red Shahtoot (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

Just planted november 2009 but already doubled its size.  Great expectations.

Looking great and growing beautifully.

Got two very late mulberries off this tree.  I am looking forward to a full crop - hopefully it will start fruiting soon.

Planted: 2009

Height 3 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Chicken manuar mainly

Pest Control:

None at this stage.

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Ducasse Banana (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Planted around September 2009 and growing well.  Needs lots of water and fertiliser.

Growing well - no signs of flower yet.

No flowers yet thought looking really healthy

Height 3.5 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Lots of chicken manure.

Pest Control:

None at this stage.

Organic Status:Organic

Apple - Dwarf Tropical Anna (Grafted)

Comments: -

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