Towong Fruit Trees (Popular)
Towong Fruit Trees and the most popular plants Australians buy for mail order. With fruit trees you should consider climate suitability.
Yuzu - Grafted
$59.00 ($59.00-$99.00 choose a size)
Native to China, the Yuzu has been used and cultivated in this region for thousands of years. The fruit is tart, resembling a grapefruit with mandarin overtones. It is rarely eaten as a fresh fruit but is used to makes sauces, preserves and a popular yuzu vinegar. In Korea thinly sliced fruits are combined with sugar and honey to make a thick marmalade like syrup. Yuzu kosho is a spicy Japanese sauce made from green or ripe yellow yuzu zest, chillis and salt. The yuzu is more cold tolerant than most other citrus, being able to tolerate to -5 degrees
Wisteria - White
$19.90
Vigorous, deciduous, twining vines that bloom in spring with huge, cascading flower clusters up to 45cm long followed by decorative large seed pods. Beautifully scented spring favourite. Heavy annual pruning is necessary as the vines become large and woody with age and need sturdy support.
Grape - Black Muscat Hamburg
$19.75 ($19.75-$29.00 choose a size)
Popular medium sized dark grape, very sweet in flavour. Early to mid season. Best suited to areas with low humidity.
Lemon Verbena
$14.75 ($14.75-$22.90 choose a size)
A deciduous shrub native to South America. It is an attractive plant with beautiful lemon scented leaves that can be used to flavour sweet and savoury dishes as well as making a refreshing herbal tea. Lemon verbena grows best is a sunny position in free draining moist soil. It does not tolerate frost but can be grown in a pot and protected on frosty nights. The attractive, delicate and fragrant white/mauve flowers are also used in teas and other culinary concoctions.
