My Edibles: Dwarf Trees

dwarf coconut-unknown var (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: -

I know  I'm having myself on with these dwaft coconuts but the foliage is nice and besides, I like palms anyway. They got through last winter easily and have doubled in growth over the last year. I'm not expecting them to fruit anytime soon but they're a good show off to my visitors. At the moment they're in 25lit bonzai bags,and will have to be potted up into something bigger next year if the growth keeps happening.

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

Dwarf Orange (Grafted) ^5/10

Height 18 Inches

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Orange - Hamlin

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Dwarf Apple - Tropic Sweet (Grafted)

Comments: -

Have grown this before and is my favourite of all tropical apples - very crisp and sweet with some acidity, tasting much like a Jonathon. A rewarding tree, but does require some mainenance to keep productive. At least this time I have a  dwarf variety, so pruning won't be such a chore! (They can grow very big normally.) 

Read a tip if not getting enough chill - manually defoliate tree about July/August, and this will activate a hormone to produce flowers and fruit.(Same as if naturally dropped leaves.)  Wonder if this would work on non-tropical varieties?

Planted: 2012

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Tropical Anna

Pest Control:

Everything loves apples/apple trees - fungi, bugs, birds, bats, possums. If vigilant, can keep fungal diseases in check with organic sprays.  If exclusion nets then used, can have a really nice crop - must net as soon as fruit sets though.

Dwarf Apple - Tropical Anna (Grafted)

Comments: -

Have grown at previous property, and they really are like a Red Delicious. I didn't really want to grow apples again as they are high maintenance plants, but they are my son's favourite fruit.  At least now I know what I'm in for!  At least there should be less pruning, as this is a dwarf.

When growing your own apples, apart from the obvious benefit of having super fresh fruit, you can avoid all the stronger chemicals used in commercial orchards which are sprayed frequently.

Planted: 2012

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Tropic Sweet

Pest Control:

Be vigilant with fungal sprays (organic ok), and use exclusion nets as soon as fruit sets - keeps out bugs, birds, bats, possums.

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot (Grafted)

Comments: -

I love, and now the kids too, mulberrys. This variety sounds great - a dwarf tree with tasty long fruit.

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Apple - Granny Smith (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - hasnt fruited yet

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter and seasol

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Pest Control: yates pyrethum gun

Organic Status:Certified

Question: how to grow in a pot

Dwarf Calamondin (Grafted)

Comments: - Mainly grown for ornamental reason, but can be used for cooking (I don't get enough). Very attractive when in fruit.

Planted: 2006

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

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: Citrus feed, coffee grinds

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Occassional scale, but don't use commercial White Oil spray - all leaves fell off, and some branches died-back.

Question:

What can I use for scale - White oil made all the leaves drop off?

Dwarf Apple - Tropic Sweet

Comments: -

I have 3 dwarf apple trees: Jonathon, cripps pink and cox's orange pippin. All just bought, will see if they can survive in sub-tropics.

Pollination: Cross Pollination

dwarf date palm ^9/10

Height 27 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Dwarf Apple - Pink Lady (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - growing in a pot and finally got fruit developing

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: pink lady

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol dynamic lifter

Pest Control: pyrethum gun for aphids

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Dwarf Orange - Cara Cara

Dwarf Orange - Lanes Late

Planted: 2012

Dwarf Apple - Abas

Dwarf Apple - Blenheim Orange

Dwarf Apple - Early McIntosh

Dwarf Apple - Early MacIntosh

Dwarf Apple - Rome Beauty

Dwarf Apple - Sturmer Pippin

Planted: 2011

Dwarf Apple - Sturmer Pippin

Planted: 2011

Dwarf Apple - Jonathon

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Dwarf Mandarin - Honey Murcott (Grafted)

Height 2.5 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Nothing yet

Dwarf Lemon - Meyer (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

Always doing something

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

Planted: 2011

Height 5 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Bat Guana

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

A few Scale bugs but nothing to alarm me just yet.  Hand picked off and have not seen again yet. 3/30/12 

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Lime - Tahitian ^10/10

Comments: -

Always blooming

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

Planted: 2011

Height 3 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

A few Scale bugs but nothing to alarm me just yet.  Hand picked off and have not seen again yet. 3/30/12 

Organic Status:Organic

Advanced Dwarf Apple - Dorsett Golden (Grafted)

Planted: 2011

Height 5 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Old age grow

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Nothing yet

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Apple - Red Delicious (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: -

The birds pick at it when the fruit is tiny, and thin it out for me. By the time the fruit rippens the birds have gone off it, and we get lovely apples:)

Dont ask for my secret tho, because I havent got a clue, lol!?

Fruiting Months April and May

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Mulberry - Black

Comments: -

New tree, planted 6 months ago and doubled in size since. Had a few fruits already.

Fruiting Months October and November

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

not needed yet

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Macadamia ^5/10

Comments: - My favourite nut of all time.

Height 0.75 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

When I Fertilise: Never

Question: Mine is pale, yellow tinge to the leaf. This is the only plant I'm worried about in my garden.

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot ^10/10

Comments: - Rich, sweet, slightly tangy, reminiscent of a good plum. Precocious, hardy, productive. What not to love.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, December

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 2 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Occasional liquid organic fertiliser.

Question: How big did yours get?

Dwarf Pumelo Nam Roi

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic