Mt Barker (sa) Fruit Trees (Popular)
Mt Barker (sa) Fruit Trees and the most popular plants Australians buy for mail order. With fruit trees you should consider climate suitability.
Persimmon - Nightingale (A)
$79.00 ($69.00-$79.00 choose a size)
A deep-orange flesh that is very sweet and juicy when ripe. A conical large shape. Very high quality flesh that is most often seedless. Compact growing. Astringent
Persimmon - Flat Seedless (A)
$79.00 ($79.00-$79.00 choose a size)
A smooth textured, juicy fruit of excellent quality. Fruit is large flat shaped. One of the best Astringent varieties, has to be fully ripe to eat. Vigorous grower.
Persimmon - Twentieth Century (A)
$79.00 ($79.00-$79.00 choose a size)
A medium sized orange-red, Astringent variety, very sweet, keeps well. A rounded fruit with a point. Ripening during Autumn. Use nets to protect fruit from birds.
Persimmon - Hachiya (A)
$74.00
The large conical fruits are deep orange and very sweet when fully ripe. Very similar to the Nightingale persimmon.
Avocado - Hass (A)
$54.00 ($54.00-$79.00 choose a size)
Most popular variety due to both its superior taste and excellent keeping qualities. Medium sized, pear-shaped fruit has an excellent creamy, flesh. The leathery rough dark-purple skin turns to black when ripe. H Aug-Dec. Hass is an A type variety and for good fruit set a B type variety is needed for cross pollination. Suggested varieties to grow alongside a Hass are Shepard, Sharwill, Fuerte, Bacon (if you're in a cooler climate)and Linda. Happy fresh avocado smashing.
