Chisholm Fruit Trees (Popular)
Chisholm Fruit Trees and the most popular plants Australians buy for mail order. With fruit trees you should consider climate suitability.
Chestnut - Marone
$39.00 ($39.00-$69.00 choose a size)
This large nut from WA but originally of Italian origin. Fairly upright habit exhibiting Asian characteristics such as fine wood and pointy buds. Excellent quality.
Avocado - Bacon (B)
$64.00 ($64.00-$79.00 choose a size)
Upright vigorous avocado producing pear shaped fruit of medium quality. It is regarded as the most cold hardy variety, sometimes surviving down to -5degC. It does require care to bring this subtropical tree through winter. Worth trying in urban Victoria or South Australia. H March - May
Quince - Smyrna
$42.95 ($39.00-$42.95 choose a size)
The quince is valued for its high pectin content and is used frequently in jams, jellies and cosmetics. This fruit is one of the few that must be cooked as it is too tart, hard and unpalatable to eat raw. The quince tree has been cultivated by people for thousands of years. Originating from Turkey and Iran this is a fruit with a fascinating history, it features strongly in the history and mythology of both Greece and Rome. Trees are very long lived and have a beautiful, gnarly twisted appearance, they are exceptionally hardy and can withstand both periods of dry and severe cold. Smyrna - A Turkish variety with extremely large fruit, light yellow flesh and bright yellow skin. It can be grown as an attractive tree (or multi-stemmed shrub) and has dark green foliage and a very showy bloom
Dwarf Fig - Brown
$34.00 ($34.00-$79.00 choose a size)
A dwarf selection of a very sweet, brown skinned fig. Slow growing and compact this small tree can be kept at about 1 - 1.5 m in height. Great for small spaces and pots.
Maple - Japanese Blood Good
$64.00
This is considered to be the most beautiful of the Japanese maple cultivars mainly because the leaves remain blood red throughout the entire growing season. Prefers cool, deep, moisture retentive soil in a sheltered site.
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