Glengowrie Fruit Trees (Popular)
Glengowrie Fruit Trees and the most popular plants Australians buy for mail order. With fruit trees you should consider climate suitability.
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Jujube - Chico
$114.00 ($109.00-$139.00 choose a size)
Compact and bushy, perfect for pots with round fruit flattened on the bottom. Look similar to a small apple. Pick when the whole fruit (or at least 80%) has just turned brownish red. Texture is crisp and light we consider it an excellent fresh or dried variety. Fruit size 35-45mm. Developed at the Chico institute in California, this is an early fruiting variety. (Jan - March) Cross pollinate for best results.
Buy 1+ @$114.00ea usually:$124.00ea
Dwarf Apricot - Bulida
$59.00 ($59.00-$64.00 choose a size)
Bulida is a well known and popular Apricot that produces large golden orange fruit. The fruit is firm and very sweet and juicy. Grows to a height of 2m and a width of 2m. Fruits mature early to mid December. Self pollinating. Medium chill makes this a variety that can be grown in most temperate regions of Australia. Plant in a well drained and well worked soil. Take care to plant the bud union above the soil level. Water in well and keep soil moist until tree is established. Fertilise when planting and again after new growth appears. Prune tree when planting to encourage new growth.
Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A)
$79.00 ($54.00-$129.00 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.
Sapodilla - Krasuey
$99.00 ($99.00-$109.00 choose a size)
Very sweet variety from Thailand, heavy cropper of small-medium sized fruit. Sapodillas are highly prized in Asia with their sweet, brown-sugar cinnamon flavoured fruit. They have a slightly gritty texture like a pear, contains several shiny, black seeds.
Dwarf Persimmon - Ichikikijiro (NA)
$99.00 ($79.00-$99.00 choose a size)
Large, flat fruit of excellent quality, non-astringent and seedless when grown on its own. Being a dwarf variety it is well suited to backyards but is also a good commercial variety. Will fruit as early as March in the subtropics. Ichikikijiro generally produce only one flush of growth in the spring so don't be alarmed if your tree is not growing in summer, this habit contributes to their small stature.
