My Edibles: Dwarf Trees

Dwarf Apple - Dorsett Golden

Dwarf Apple - Tropical Anna ^10/10

Banana - dwarf cavendish

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Summer 2011: VERY kind gift from my lovely friend John. I am very honoured to have one of his precious babies. She hasn't liked the cold but the last week has been a bit warmer and I am just noticing new leaves unfurling!

Summer 2012: Has lovely purple spots on the leaves as they mature.

Planted: 2012

Height 20 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Dwarf Lemon - Meyer (Grafted) ^8/10

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Growing well

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Spring

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Dwarf Peach - Standard ^10/10

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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 the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Dwarf Mandarin - Imperial (Grafted)

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Planted May 2011 as part of a citrus hedge along the fence line.

Picture taken 3rd Feb 2012. Imperial is plant second from the left.

Planted: 2011

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Mandarin - Emperor

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Planted May 2011 as part of citrus hedge along fence line.

Picture taken 3rd Feb 2012. Emporer is plant second from the right.

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Lemonade (Grafted)

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Planted May 2011 as part of a citrus hedge along the fence line.

I didn't follow the instructions and cut the top 3rd off the plant when planting. Seems to have resulted in the plant dropping must of its leaves. It has since sprung back with regular watering and feeding.

Picture taken Feb 3rd 2012. Lemonade is the plant on the far left.

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Orange - Navelina

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Planted May 2011 as part of citrus hedge along fence line.Producing lots of flowers which I have been removing until the plant is better established.

Picture taken Feb 3rd 2012. Navilina is palnt on far right.

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Orange - Washington Navel (Grafted)

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Planted May 2011 as part of citrus hedge along fence line. 

Picture taken Feb 3 2012. Washington Navel is the middle tree.

Planted: 2011

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Cavendish Banana (Cutting)

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Planted in the ground Jan 2008. This plant was labeled "Dwarf Red Dacca", but is possibly a Dwarf Cavendish.

The first winter I built a frame around the plant and covered it with frost cloth. This did not protect the plant from frost so I leave it alone now. The leaves burn in winter but the plat continues to produce new leaves in spring.

See my notes on my Lady finger banana for care instructions.

Have decided this is a Red Dacca after all. I was told that the fruit doesn't turn red until it is almost ripe.

Flag leaf emerged mid to late June 2011. Bananas appeared while I was away sometime in Sept. I didn't take my own advice and over fertilised in October. All the bananas (about 6 hands) have burnt to a crisp and dried up completly. I have a second stem that should flower next year. 

Second stem produced a flag lead at the end of Dec 2011.  Given the timing and the cool summer we are having down here I don't think the bananas will ripen before winter.  Picture of fruit a couple weeks after the first hand appeared.

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

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Dwarf Mulberry - Black ^10/10

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These 2 mulberries get massive amounts of mulberries on for there size . Those grey birds with the black head think all there christmases have come at once .

Planted: 2009

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot (Grafted)

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From Daleys this spring. In a bonsai bag & growing well. No fruit has appeared yet. Very strong winds appear to have damaged trunk at the graft. Leaves have drooped a bit, so I've put some budding tape over the graft & it seems to be OK. Has set some fruit (Jan 2012)

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in Summer and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter, Seasol

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Dwarf Lime - Tahitian (Grafted)

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This tree is struggling, it keeps getting cut back hard to remove gall wasps and it has not had a chance 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.

Planted: 2008

Qty: 1

Pest Control:

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

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Dwarf Orange - Navelina (Grafted)

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A lovely dense compact tree, I grow it in a row with dwarf citrus.  Beautiful scented flowers int he spring followed by high quality fruit.  Easy to peal, large juicy oranges.

Planted: 2003

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

I have problems with Californian red scale on this tree, it was saved from a cheap reject bin during the drought.   I spray with eco oil and I have cut it back hard to produce a flush of vigorous new growth. 

Dwarf Peach ^1/10

Dwarf Orange - Navelina (Grafted)

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Had my one and only fruit off this about a month ago.  It's only been in for about a year, so I took 99% of the flowers off.....just wanted 1 for a taste.  Very nice orange, but probably not as "orangy" as I would have liked.  Hopefully will get better with age.

Planted: 2008

Height 0.75 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: comfrey mulch, dynamic lifter,seaweed fert.

Pest Control:

Cterpillars which I usually pull off and squash.  If there is only one, I usually leave it if it's not doing too much harm as I love butterflies.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Dwarf Apple - Red Delicious (Grafted) ^3/10

Comments: - :(

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Apple - Pink Lady (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

Cross Pollinator Variety: pink lady

Fertiliser or Organics Used: seasol dynamic ifter

Pest Control: pyrethum gun for aphids

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Dwarf Peach

Dwarf Mulberry - Black ^8/10

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Lovely little tree this, unfortunately the fruit fly are attacking it.

Fruiting Months September

Planted: 2006

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 30% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

pruned a couple of weeks ago and it's fruiting again! i will try some pest guard mesh this time.

Dwarf Peach - Standard

Dwarf Nectarine - Sunset Backyard Beauty (Grafted) ^7/10

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A beautiful tree in flower, and I would love to taste some fruit unaffected by fruit fly - maybe next year! 

Developed leaf curl immediately after domancy - left it too late with the lime sulfer spray.

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 2011

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Fruit Harvest: 0.1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Sunset Peach

Pest Control: Should have bagged the fruit - was attacked terribly by fruit fly and slugs here in Sydney.

Dwarf Mulberry - Black ^10/10

Comments: - Grows extremely fast! Fruits prolifically for a young tree, but the slugs love it!

Fruiting Months January, February, March

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Pest Control: Slugs love the mulberries - I use Multiguard slug pellets

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question: How much to prune this after fruiting?

Dwarf Apple - Tropical Anna ^8/10

Comments: - Fruit was wonderfully sweet - better than I imagined. Extremely early variety (ripe for Christmas).

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Dwarf Golden Dorset

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: Gave two apples in the first year - both attacked by some type of grub just before ripening, but easily cut out. Will bag the fruit next year. 

Organic Status:Organic

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 Lemonade

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot (Grafted) ^7/10

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quite slow growing compared to the white as it is a dwarf. seems to be getting thicker instead of taller. got a couple of fruit  very tasty

Fruiting Months October and November

Planted: 2011

Height 400 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

When I Fertilise: Spring

Question:

 tree seems very dense  do dwarf trees need extra pruning?

Dwarf Mandarin

Dwarf Macadamia