Gilberton Fruit Trees (Popular)
Gilberton Fruit Trees and the most popular plants Australians buy for mail order. With fruit trees you should consider climate suitability.
Mango - Keitt
$84.00
A Californian variety, selected for its cold tolerance. It originates from an Indian strain of mango and is thought to be a seedling selection of the Mulgoba mango. Keitt mangos turn from orange-green to bright green when ripe. Fruit are fibreless and have a lovely smooth texture, the flesh is golden orange with a delicate flavour with a hint of lemon undertones and a smooth sweetness. Late season
Mango - Nam doc mai
$59.00 ($59.00-$69.00 choose a size)
Thai-type mango with green-yellow skin, sweet, tender and juicy with an excellent flavour. Regular cropper in cooler climates.It is elongated and tapers to a long point. They contain little acid and are fibreless. Susceptible to Anthracnose, resistant to Black Spot. Size 375gms. It is esteemed by Asian cultures as a pickled fruit, or as one eaten green or ripe.
Avocado - Fuerte (B)
$54.00 ($54.00-$79.00 choose a size)
Pear shaped fruit, small to medium in size with slightly rough, thin green skin. The flesh is of a buttery texture with excellent flavour. Vigorous spreading tree that bears biennially. Harvest April - June
Canistel Aurea
$79.00
Aurea produces a large elongated fruit of excellent quality. The fruit is delicious eaten fresh or with a little salt and lemon juice added. Canistels are often added to sweet custards or made into delicious eggnog-like milk shakes.
Chestnut - Emerald Gem
$49.00 ($49.00-$74.00 choose a size)
From Emerald Lake in the Dandenong region. It is a beautiful spreading tree that is almost weeping in habit. Very prolific, tends to bear heavily which greatly influences nut size. A distinctive orange-tan coloured nut without stripes. Evidence of Asian parentage.
