My Edibles: Canistel Trees

Canistel - Emma (Grafted)

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A cold-hardy variety I thought I would give a try.  I haven't yet tasted these, but they sound interesting.  The fruit seems decorative too, when hanging on the tree.

Planted: 2012

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

CANISTEL, Pouteria campechiana (Grafted)

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Fruit fairly sweet, a little mealy, however must be consumed immediaely it becomes ripe as it loses vitality and deteriorates very quickly - within 24 hrs. Tends to split when ripe.

Fruiting Months January, February, November, December

Planted: 2004

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 4 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: Pick off caterpillars, ants will bring aphids and scale to fruit and branches.

Organic Status:Organic

Canistel - Lyndall (Grafted) ^10/10

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Nice looking tree and fruit is fantastic in a smoothie!

Dumps almost all leaves in spring and looks sickly, but explodes into life around 2 weeks later. Has flowered spring 2011 but still a bit too young to set fruit. 

Height 3 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Canistel Aurea (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - Slow and steady performer.  It has survive a couple of winters now here in Wollongong.  Flowers appearing for the first time May 2010.

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

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

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic

Canistel - Round (Seedling) ^4/10

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No idea which variety. Bought from the Caboolture Markets as a seedling. Very keen to try the fruit.

Planted: 2011

Height 0.5 metres

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

How long before a seedling fruits?

Canistel (Grafted)

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The tree is a little willywally which serves me right for saving unnamed rejected plants from junk shops.

November 2010, my first flower buds are forming up the stems, like little people doing yoga in the leaf axis.

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Canistel - Lyndall ^10/10

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This should called boiled-egg plant! Still growing slowly in a pot.

Height 70 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Canistel (Seedling)

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Plant got slight frost damage for first couple of years even with frost covers on. Now at a size where we are getting our first fruit.

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Canistel

Pollination: No

Canistel

Planted: 2006

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Canistel ^7/10

Comments: -

virtually no maintenance. Seems very healthy, still waiting on first crop of fruit

Planted: 2008

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter

Pest Control:

no sprays so far

Canistel

Canistel

Canistel (Seedling)

Planted: 2008

Height 600 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook pellets

Organic Status:Partially Organic