Donnybrook Fruit Trees (Popular)
Donnybrook Fruit Trees and the most popular plants Australians buy for mail order. With fruit trees you should consider climate suitability.
Jambolan Plum
$49.00 ($49.00-$99.00 choose a size)
Frost sensitive when young but once established is hardy to most conditions. It can tolerate strong winds and can be used as a windbreak tree. It can also tolerate prolonged flooding and dry periods. It is limited to fruit production in tropical regions in elevations from sea level to 600m above sea level. Given such conditions it fruits prolifically. The fruit can be eaten fresh or used in making Pies, Sauces, Jams and Juices. While native to India, Burma and Ceylon, it is now widespread across much of Asia and is also very popular in much of South America. Carries many common names including Java plum, Portuguese plum, Malabar plum, Black plum, Purple plum, Damson plum and Indian blackberry. It is a fast growing very attractive tree highly esteemed by Buddhists throughout Asia and often planted near Hindu temples. Weed Warning: Jambolan plum is naturalized across Hawaii and has weed potential in subtropical and tropical regions in Australia, due to seed dispersal by birds.
Dwarf 2 Way Trixzie® Cherry - Minnie Royal/Royal Crimson
$109.00
Low chill 2 way cherry tree on super dwarfing rootstock. Two varieties in one tree to cross pollination for more fruit set. Sweet, flavourful red to deep red cherries. A favourite for all. May be suited to cooler areas of the subtropics. Full sun, free draining soil.
Cherry - 2 way Royal Rainier / Stella
$99.00 ($99.00-$109.00 choose a size)
Royal Rainier is a large yellow cherry with excellent flavour and holds well on the tree. Taste test winner. Suited to warmer temperate climates, where there isn't as much chill. Multigrafted with Stella for cross pollination. Stella - A large, sweet flavoured cherry, red to dark red in colour. Produces large crops in clusters. An excellent choice for the home orchard. Suitable for small to medium gardens.
Dwarf Apple 2 Way - Dorsett Golden/Tropic Sweet
$99.00
Low chill Dwarf 2 way apple. Double grafted with 2 popular low chill varieties now on one tree, beneficial for pollination. Grow fresh tasty apples at home. Space saving so you can fit more fruit trees in. Suitable for warm temperate to subtropical climates. Full sun and regular fertiliser and good moisture levels for quality fruit. Cover young fruits to protect from pests. Grow in a large pot, espalier or in the ground. Prune regularly to maintain compact shape. Dorsett Golden is a golden skinned apple with a beautiful tart sweet flavour and Tropic Sweet has a red blush skin and sweet flavour. Crisp and delicious suitable for fresh eating and cooking. Grow your own chemical free apples and enjoy the benefits of eating straight from the tree. Protect trees from late frost if you are in a more temperate area.
Sandalwood - Indian
$49.00 ($49.00-$99.00 choose a size)
Medium-sized hemiparasitic trees that attach themselves to the root system of nearby plants from which they extract water and minerals. Pinto Peanut and Acacia are suitable hosts as they are a legume and hence a natural nitrogen source. Keep Acacias pruned so they dont over take growth of Sandalwood. Used in the production of sandalwood oil, trees are harvested from 8 years and the entire tree is used for oil production including the roots and stump. The production of sandalwood in India and Nepal is strictly controlled by the government who owns all the trees, however illegal harvesting and smuggling is a problem due to the high value of sandalwood oil.
