Shoal Bay (nsw) Fruit Trees (Popular)
Shoal Bay (nsw) Fruit Trees and the most popular plants Australians buy for mail order. With fruit trees you should consider climate suitability.
Dwarf Mango - Irwin
$99.00 ($99.00-$99.00 choose a size)
Dwarf tree, sweet mild flavour. Regular, moderate yield. Attractive red purple skin colour. Flesh Average wt. 380gms. Low resistance to Anthracnose and Black Spot. Mid season fruiting. Harvested from a specific region of Japan, Irwin varieties are rotated as they ripen to evenly expose the surface to the sun and reach their full purple blush potential, when they are sold as Myazaki Mangos.
Dwarf Apple - Pink Lady
$39.00 ($39.00-$44.00 choose a size)
An Australian selection named for the attractive pink blush over a yellow undertone. The true pink coloring, crisp crunch and smooth texture assure the ultimate in dessert quality eating apples. Performs best in cooler regions. Cross pollination required with another compatible variety such as Granny Smith, Red Delicious, Red Fuji or Gala.
Dwarf Coconut Malay Gold
$69.00 ($69.00-$89.00 choose a size)
Tapering trunk with a bulbous base. These high yielding precocious hybrid selections will grow outside of the tropics, in a warm and sheltered position. Worth trying in coastal locations as far south as Coffs Harbour. They will require free draining soil and are best planted deep with a deep organic mulch surrounding them. If you ever have to remove them, the heart is also edible and quite palatable.
Dwarf Ambarella
$59.00
A fast growing tropical fruit tree, this dwarf form can fruit within 1-2 years. Fruit can be eaten fresh and used for drinks and jellies, the flavour is said to resemble pineapple. Fruit is borne is hanging clumps and change from bright green to orange when ripe. The fruit will fall from the tree and then ripen. Care must be taken when eating as the seed has spines. An attractive tree on its own.
Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A)
$79.00 ($69.00-$99.00 choose a size)
A small tree to about 4m popular for the back yard. A moderate cropper of medium sized rich, high quality fruit. Pear-shaped with dark green skin using Guatamalan rootstock. Aug - Oct Does best if grown with a B type pollinator.
