My Edibles: Mediterranean Trees

Fig - Brown Turkey (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Just love figs!

Fruiting Months January

Height 2 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Fruit Harvest: 1 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Fig Black Genoa ^4/10

Comments: -

LOve the fruit for eating fresh & jam

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 2009

Height 3 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pomegranate - Rosavaya

Planted: 2011

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Fig - St Dominique Violette

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

fig ^8/10

Comments: -

Rescued (a friend didn't want the plant anymore) as a dormant pot-bound plant that had never fruited. I pruned it within an inch of its life and it seems much happier now. I'm hoping I'll get fruit next year.

leaves emerge in August / September. There only appears to be a single fruit. But oh, the taste of that little fruit ... divine! As a kid I used to eat wild figs by the river, and I've eaten shop figs, but this is so much yummier.

Unfortunately I often forget to water the pot in the summer ... so perhaps that is a factor. I really need to figure a better location for this plant. The fig only gets washing machine run off, but it still really needs to be planted rather than in a pot - I'm hoping to plant it in a soak-well when I build a vegetable patch (so worms can move in and out but roots are trapped). It will be used to shade summer sun near the laundry door. I am yet to figure the ideal spot - additional water has resulted in a few more fruit but it doesn't seem to be doing much. I have added worms from the worm farm.

I'm going to release this guy onto the farm (a friend wants a small fig on their rural property). I cannot put him in the ground and he's not a "pretty" feature in the pot so I'd rather he had a bit more attention and I could plant somethign I use more. Very tasty, but hidden out the back so I'd rather see it go somewhere appreciated.

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

None

Question:

How can I find out what type of fig this is?

Comments

the fruit will most likely identify it. Most likely it was a cutting, rather than seed growing, so it should be good. If not, you can graft figs or start new from cuttings. I'm growing on a couple varieties, but they're still tiny

Pomegranate - Indian (Cutting)

Comments: -

Delicious, attractive fruit.  Very tough plant that reponds well to the slightest TLC.

Planted: 2012

Height 1.4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Anything I have

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

None required.

Fig Black Genoa

Fig - generic, from cutting (Cutting) ^6/10

Comments: -

From cuttings of a local fig at old house

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

What is the "rust" developing on the leaves? The leaves stiffen and curl up, after initially growing really well. I lost an existing fig to this same problem when first moved in.

Olive - old, existing

Comments: -

This poor old thing had obviously been cut down by the previous owner(s), and is now just suckers. Many of the olive trees in this area aparently bear quite well

Planted: 1900

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Is it going to be viable to keep this tree? Will the suckers be worth pruning back to just 1 or 2, or will it be worth trying to graft onto the old manky trunk somewhere down low?

Fig White Adriatic

Comments: -

Easy to grow, tough plant.  I'm not a huge fig fan, but the tree was a gift and other family members love them so I will have no trouble giving away the fruit.

Fruiting Months February and April

Planted: 2008

Height 1.3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter so far

Pest Control:

I haven't needed any pest control so far.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

Pomegranate - Rosavaya

Planted: 2011

Fig - Yum Yum

Comments

When am I gonna get a cutting Lee??? ;)

Fig Prestons Prolific

Planted: 2010

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting)

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 2.5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^5/10

Comments: - I love the look of it

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Fig Black Genoa (Grafted)

Planted: 2011

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Have not sprayed yet.

Question:

When is the most opportune time to prune for the first time?

2 Why do the leaves have a tendency to some times curls?

3I have 6 trees in pots 18"wide 12'deep How do I tell the best time to repot?

Comments

Prune when it's dormant; it's deciduous so all the leaves will fall off.

Pomegranate - Rosavaya ^7/10

Comments: - Love the fruit, like eating rubies. 

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pomegranate - Rosavaya (Cutting)

Comments: -

A lovely plant that is growing really well with little -or rather no attention.

Beautiful red leaf flush of new growth in the spring, lights up the bottom of the orchard.

On fire in the afternoon sunset as the glowing tail end of the day lights up the new growth.  Gorgeous.

Tough spot in the orchard - lives in the shaddow of the weed wall! - But on the bright side at least the wattle shading it has gone.

Weeping foliage & gorgeous flowers make this a lovely plant to have in the orchard.

All flower dropped 2010, 2011, tried hand pollinating - crossing with a Wonderful.

Picked my first fruit February 2012 & made some delicious and beautifully colourde pomegranate dressing.

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Comments

Pomegranate - Vietnam seedling ^5/10

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Pomegranate - Vietnam seedling ^5/10

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Jumbo Kalamata (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

Love Olives and pretty tree in front lawn

Fruiting Months March and April

Planted: 2009

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pruned By: 10% in After Fruiting, Autumn, Winter

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Pomegranate - Elcite

Fig White Adriatic (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

My white fig was a gift from a gorgeous little old man who brought it with him from Greece a LONG time ago when it was OK to do so. I can't be sure that it is an Adriatic fig but I can guess.

Spring 2010: I decided to try deep-rooting it when I repotted it. Seems to have worked really well. It has been slow to get re-growing but seems really happy once it settled down.

Autumn 2011: I let it fruit this season which admittedly restricted its growth but now with the colder weather it has lost all of its leaves but the fruit have not ripened. Looks like an alien tree!

Spring 2011: It seems to have rotted overwinter. No indication as to why. Prolly shouldn't have let it fruit theyear. Chris has promised me a new cutting - but have to wait til winter next year! :O( 

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Olive - Manzanillo

Comments: -

Summer 2010:I bought him at a closing down sale. He wasn't a happy chappy but I could see his potential.He came very wonky but with staking/training and careful pruning he should be strong enough to stand up on his own in about 6 months.

Spring 2011:he is strong enough to stand on his own now so I am using the stakes and a good pruning to train him into the shape I want. Flowers everywhere this yearbut I don't think that I will let him fruit.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Charlie Carp, Seasol, worm juice, Blood and Bone, Dynamic Lifter (in rotation)

Pest Control: He got some sort of sap-sucking gross black thing on his leaves but I just sprayed with Dragon's Blood (habanero chilli, garlic and detergent concoction) and he is right as rain.

Fig Black Genoa ^10/10

Comments: -

1 meter tall Growing well Newcastle Area

Clay soil mulched raised with good topsoil north facing daily watering

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Question:

Fig White Adriatic

Comments: -

Also a new excel- both in pots. The excel is covered in fruit in its first year, the white adriatic is reliable (but not many fruit at a time so far).

Fruiting Months January, February, March, December

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

pomegranate-javita

Comments: -

A yellow-fruited variety. I also have a gulasha rosavaya next to this, covered in fruit (December). Some fruit split after rain, although unripe. I also have a red-fruited wonderful variety.

Fruiting Months January, February, December

Planted: 2009

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost

Fig Excel (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

Look forward to tasting the fruit. Growing well already & has 3 small figs on it

Planted: 2011

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

none needed so far

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Fig White Adriatic (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: - Easy, quick growing, atrractive tree.  Figs are good but not as nice as some other varieties.

Fruiting Months March and April

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pruned By: 50% in Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Horse manure, worm castings and dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: None - birds get a few but we get the rest

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Kalamata (Grafted) (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Fast growing, very hardy tree.  

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2007

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting, Autumn, Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Horse manure, worm castings and dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

my olives keep dropping their fruits too :(

Need alkaline soil, maybe a 7ph, mine has never fruited in over 7 years, soil too acid.