Daleys Fruit Tree Forum

Dwarf red mulberry graft - Nah. The type of graft is called whip and tongue, and sometimes they won't heal perfectly. Just keep the tree happy, give it some time, and it'll grow and fix itself. I've had similar trees, like a ba...
  By PlumRob 2 days ago (1 responses)

Lemonade Tree is Flowering - That's all great info. I'm assuming similar treatment (with adjustments to watering) would work just as well for my potted Meyer and 'Lemonicious' plants. One question: roughly how much liquid potash?...
  By Phil10 4 days ago (11 responses)

Persimmon 20th Century - Hi! Did you figure out whether the 20th century is an astringent or non-astringent variety?...
  By thithipham 5 days ago (8 responses)

Breadfruit Tress - Hi mate, Wondering whether you managed to get your suckers going? I am interested to try to grow one bread fruit tree in my backyard on the gold coast, let me know! Yann...
  By YannG 7 days ago (37 responses)

Breadfruit trees - Hi mate, just wondering how you went with your cuttings? By any chance, if successful, would you be open to give one or trade one for seeds or other trees? Let me know. Yann...
  By YannG 7 days ago (4 responses)

Pruning mango tree - Hi Casey, I got exactly same mango tree as yours and just curious to know how did you end up in the end? Did you cut where you planned at 1.6 mtr and how the tree is growing now? Pls advise. Thanks...
  By Rusty17 7 days ago (21 responses)

Almond plant sprouting new growth from under the soil? - Hello Rushil, I've been growing stonefruit in NW Sydney for nearly a year, and through reading and experience, I've learnt a lot. The growth coming from the ground is from the rootstock and is call...
  By PlumRob 16 days ago (1 responses)

Mango tree ID? - I don't know about id-ing the tree, but perhaps the tree has decided that it has lots of energy, has sent out lots of roots and established itself, so it should produce full-sized leaves. ...
  By PlumRob 16 days ago (1 responses)

Avacado Identification - Hello, Did you remember buying it, did it come with the house, or did you grow it from seed? Thanks....
  By PlumRob 16 days ago (1 responses)

Is this as big as sublime limes grow?? I’m dissapoin - Hi, how did you get on with your Sublime tree. Mine is the same and fruit the same size, ive just joined the forum to try and get answers for my tree it is about 12-15 years old. Looks good and produc...
  By petalcarr 22 days ago (2 responses)

Guava - ? Blossom End Rot - I m having same issue with Mexican Cream Guava only....Indian guava and amaan fo not have this issue what variety is ur tree...
  By sandy31 27 days ago (1 responses)

Lucuma seeds - Hi Denise, I realise this thread is quite old, however, would you buy chance still have any lucuma seeds available at all please? ...
  By Bozz77 29 days ago (4 responses)

Radium Weed aka Milkweed - Hi Julie I was wondering if you had any radium plant (Euphorbia Peplus) growing at the moment, please? I am wondering if anyone has any growing, or knows of a source where I can get some now, pleas...
  By Cassy 34 days ago (11 responses)

achacha - That is a bloody beautiful Jackfruit! And I feel sorry for you about the Lemon Drop Mangosteen. I got to go to Daleys Nursery a few months ago, and got to try a fresh fruit from their tree. It was la...
  By PlumRob 44 days ago (11 responses)

Luc's Garcinia - Thanks. That's so long to wait. About the Luc's, they take about as long... and I'm pretty sure that they're dioecious....
  By PlumRob 44 days ago (30 responses)

Ideas For growing Fruit tree/vine Indoors wrapped around Surfboard - Hi. You are indeed a bit ambitious. But you could try, remembering that fruit trees require sunlight, several hours per day. Looking at your photo, the best place for your fruit tree would be on the l...
  By Edward3 48 days ago (1 responses)

The biggest Plinia/jaboticaba - I've tried to contact Mike through another forum. He grows lots of different fruits - about 85 kinds. I'll send an update if and when he responds....
  By PlumRob 50 days ago (12 responses)

Best Passionfruit Variety for Sydney - Thanks Guys! That works well for me, I have two black ones that I have had for probably 5 years now and it is in a new location and it has two tiny green flowers on it, I am so very excited! I hav...
  By Jennaaayyy 50 days ago (3 responses)

Wanted: Shikuwasa plants - I have sent you an email. I hope I got the email address right....
  By Barb_gardener 53 days ago (12 responses)

PASSIONFRUIT - I did get root knot nematodes in an ungrafted passionfruit once (in Perth's sandy soil = nematodes), leading to the vine's early demise. I've read somewhere that grafted are only really advantageous...
  By davewastech1 69 days ago (13 responses)

Sloe berries - Hi - the sloe berry season is in full swing here in southern Tasmania. The trees are laden with large dark blue fruit. We have a hybrid version which is larger than the pea sized sloe that grows aro...
  By DHendrick 71 days ago (117 responses)

Night Flowering Jasmine - I am looking for the Nyctanthes arbor-tristisplant. Do you have any in stock?...
  By PVV 74 days ago (18 responses)

Suggestions? - white sapote trees in melbourne - Hello. How did you go with the WS close to the citrus? I've just planted a WS about 1.5 metres away from my citrus!...
  By CharlieP 78 days ago (52 responses)

Paw Paw - From experience and from what I find online, it seems like we should not let a mango tree to fruit in the first year. I had a mango tree once and it fruited when it was around waist height, then stopp...
  By Usagi 102 days ago (222 responses)

Striking pawpaw seeds - I just put the seeds in tap water and change it every few days or once a week. I find that just by putting the seeds in normal water for long enough, the outer coating eventually comes off. I then pla...
  By Usagi 102 days ago (13 responses)

Stone fruit Pest - Carpophilus beetle? - Hi we have had this years crop of nectarines completely wiped out by this beetle/bug (I think its the carpophilus beetle) research suggests this is highly problematic to deal with. can any one recom...
  By Johnno P 105 days ago (0 responses)

Pepino - I had a couple of Pepino plants doing really well then disease hit!! Fruit Fly got to all of the fruit and the leaves started to go very light green. Flowers were dying so I pulled them out. I put som...
  By Jen_Burnett_Heads 110 days ago (0 responses)

My new sour sop fruit! - Love you Sour Sop pictures and info! Which sour sops are you growing in Sydney? (also grafted or not?)...
  By Jennaaayyy 111 days ago (37 responses)

'Backyard' Banana?? - Hi! The flavor profile might narrow it down. I presume by sugar banana you mean a Pisang Ceylon and not a Lady Finger? Could what your aunt had be a Dwarf Ducasse? (These are sometimes called suga...
  By BJ11 111 days ago (1 responses)

Apple and citrus - Hi! Ideally when you re-pot a plant the new pot should be a little bigger (3-10cm greater diameter) than the last pot. This is to reduce the risk of the potting mix becoming water logged. If you were...
  By BJ11 111 days ago (1 responses)

dragon fruit - Ide say you need to polinate those flowers yourself from the sound of it....
  By Papou 118 days ago (90 responses)

Dracaena Dragon Tree - Dubious or Delicious? - No I never ate any of those fruit because the information was conflicting and inconclusive....
  By Linton 121 days ago (3 responses)

Sour Cherry tree varieties - Yalca used to list it, but might be best to contact them in autumn/winter when they're getting their online sales stock ready ...
  By TyalgumPhil 121 days ago (5 responses)

Queen Garnet Plum - EDIT -9.01.2025. one fruit made it to maturity. Result- Dark bood red colur very sweet, juicy and jammy firm . No tang in skin . Approx 45gms, round in shape Definitely a very good plum...
  By sandy31 125 days ago (145 responses)

Is anyone getting Cherimoya or custard apple fruit? - That’s a beautiful saying! I have a tree and it flowers but I haven’t hand pollinated yet. Anyone have any tips for a newbie?...
  By glitagrrl@netspace.net.au 129 days ago (7 responses)

Sydney Botanical Gardens Visit - I saw this post a few months back, and have since visited the Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens fruit hunting twice. The 'Unknown Artocarpus' is Artocarpus Parvus (aka A. nitidus subsp. lingnanensis), a...
  By PlumRob 134 days ago (2 responses)

keep mice and rats off fruits - You may not care about killing rodents but research shows 50% of dead owls are killed by eating poisoned rats. So you need to find another way to control rats in your garden - better kinds of exclusio...
  By JenHC 138 days ago (18 responses)

Babaco tree question - I recently purcha3d 2 babaco trees. The first picture seems to be growing normally, a bit of an angle but I think that's fine? In the second picture, there are 2 shoots. From what I've read it's bes...
  By Hmsy 141 days ago (0 responses)

Genovese Nero Fig - Hi! I'm in Perth, WA (the quarantine capital) and hoping to obtain a Genovese Nero Fig. Does anyone know where I could possibly source one (that is a Genovese Nero, not a random cutting)? Thank you...
  By BJ11 147 days ago (0 responses)

Blueberry Disease? - I am not sure what you mean by "turning colours". If you mean that the new growth is a lighter green, that's normal. If you are referring to the dry patches on the old leaves, I am not sure about that...
  By Edward3 160 days ago (1 responses)

Red Bayberry - I’ve changed my mind. I LIKE the fruit. The problem was I was eating them too early. Fully ripe they lose the spearmint flavour . Must wait for the fruit to be deep , ruddy red I have not been pa...
  By Velella 168 days ago (0 responses)

Jaboticaba growers take heart - How do they handle frost?...
  By CF80 169 days ago (11 responses)

Red Bayberry - Finally after 8 years a seedling bayberry fruited. The berries are about the size of a marble , tart but interesting flavour. Can only eat 5 or 6 . Is this all I can expect or the absence of x pol...
  By Velella 173 days ago (0 responses)

Nanking Cherry (Prunus tomentosa) - Hi, Has anyone been successful with nanking cherry? I'm currently looking for seeds or cuttings or a small plant! Thanks...
  By Poobie84 173 days ago (37 responses)

Trouble with my Moorpark Apricot - Moorpark is a finicky variety A friend nearby got a good crop and I had nothing despite the tree being 3 metres tall. Here’s some possibilities # the tree needs x pollination # It has imperfect drai...
  By Velella 189 days ago (1 responses)

Black raspberry - I know this is an older post but does anyone still have one of these I can purchase?...
  By Mattyhatty90 189 days ago (9 responses)

lumps on Mango trunk - I have recently noticed that my 2 x R2E2 trees have developed golf ball sized lumps on the trunks, the trees are about 1.5m tall, happened over about 2-3 months, they seem to me to be a type of gall l...
  By Ed. 193 days ago (0 responses)

Low Chill Cherry Tree - First Harvest - Good on ya!...
  By PlumRob 197 days ago (1 responses)

Chestnut Tree - I have an Emerald Gem chestnut and I wonder if it will give any fruit given that I don't have a pollinator and I doubt there is another chestnut in our area. The tree is still quite small but it has p...
  By SM 201 days ago (0 responses)

Wood Apple grow in Melbourne - Hi 410, Is there any update on your tree? I am looking to buy one too. Just wondering how yours did...
  By Dumi 204 days ago (13 responses)

AVOCADO ,Interesting shape , ' RUSSELL' variety , FLORIDA , U.S.A. - Hi Pimpernel, how’s your grafted Russell doing? Is the mother tree still alive? Ta. ...
  By Blue skies 206 days ago (45 responses)

Pura vida avocados - Hi. Did you locate the Pura Vida tree in the Bundeena area? ...
  By Blue skies 206 days ago (4 responses)

Lingonberry - Thanks for your reply. Yes I know what you mean about keeping them weeded, I have lifted most of my plant over the last 2 seasons and divided it. There is still no sign of flowering but the plants hav...
  By space vacation 207 days ago (1 responses)

Protecting Mango buds - I think possums are the villain, not birds or bats. This is a real problem. My solution is to ensure that possums can't get onto the tree from adjoining trees or bushes by providing sufficient clearan...
  By Edward3 211 days ago (1 responses)

Moorpark Apricot Tree Still Has Some Leaves? - Respectfully disagree. Wounds heal faster in Spring so apricots are recommended to be pruned in Spring to prevent fungal infections. There’s no evidence that wound sealers etc work. ...
  By Velella 212 days ago (4 responses)

Paw Paw - From experience and from what I find online, it seems like we should not let a mango tree to fruit in the first year. I had a mango tree once and it fruited when it was around waist height, then stopp...
  By Usagi 102 days ago (222 responses)

Pruning Passionfruit - Could possibly be getting overwatered. They don't like having wet feet. If you have clay soil it may be that it's pooling around the roots and they're sitting in water. They also don't...
  By ElleAitch 305 days ago (504 responses)

Tropical Fruit Trees Successfuly Grown in Sydney/Wollongong/Newcastle - Just an update - right now there are more than 10 jackfruits on the tree. We will probably lose some over winter, but some will survive. Here is a photo of one taken last year which ripened OK....
  By Edward3 356 days ago (185 responses)

pouteria lucuma - Hi Scot. I am interested in Lucuma plants. Can you send me the details via email to tareqhsa at yahoo dot com please ...
  By TareqMelbourn 611 days ago (404 responses)

Seville Orange - Thanks Jakfruit! shwabiii@gmail dot com...
  By SamB 628 days ago (478 responses)

Problems with White Sapotes *Pics included* - Hi Amanda, I am looking to plant a white Sapote in Canning Vale. Am wondering if they get attacked by fruit fly here in WA?...
  By Southacre 644 days ago (520 responses)

Growing avocado in Melbourne - I have a dwarf Wurtz in the yard, last year 2022 we shared 260 avocados with the next door neighbour. This year will be down under 100. Have no complaints at all about fruit taste. Growing Illawarra ...
  By Ray15 653 days ago (419 responses)

Tropical fruit trees successfuly grown in Melbourne - Why are you unenthusiastic about KP? I have only had my tree for one season so no winters yet. I have a fruit on there that must be 15 cm. Alyssa's Tropical Fruit Trees seems to have some that ha...
  By MelbFruit 782 days ago (858 responses)

Gac Fruit anyone? - Hi I am growing 12 seedlings and two female cuttings ok - Collombatti Rail - about 20 km inland from South West Rocks, Mid North Coast, NSW. I will work out which vines are male and female and reduce ...
  By HUTTO 895 days ago (201 responses)

maqui berry - Thank you! Can you provide any information please on where to obtain such seeds/plants/cuttings? I know it's easily obtained in WA but they cannot send to QLD. I've written to several nurser...
  By T&P 999 days ago (215 responses)

jujubes - wzis, I have a Shanxi Li jujube tree which was also producing somewhat shrivelled fruit in earlier times, but his year it produced nice large tasty fruit which I attribute to the copious amount of rai...
  By Edward3 1024 days ago (185 responses)

Mango Tree Disease - You could do a hard prune of the tree. Cut the limbs at about 2 metres from the ground and apply steriprune over the cut ends. Dispose of the cut off limbs which might be affected by anthracnose. You ...
  By Edward3 1024 days ago (439 responses)

drumstick tree - Hi, Drumstick trees have lot of health benefits.Both drumstick and its leaves are good for health. ...
  By Farsana 1177 days ago (233 responses)

ackee tree - Hi Anne 1, yes I saw Ackee trees around Cairns many years ago, good to hear some still around....
  By jakfruit etiquette 1233 days ago (179 responses)

Cuttings/ seeds/ seedlings Swap - Does anyone have any fruit seeds that will do well in Mackay QLD that they are willing to sell/giveaway. Happy to pay for postage costs as well....
  By Kimeau 1274 days ago (755 responses)

Panache Fig Tree - Here’s a few pics of some Panache marcots I potted up this weekend. I prefer marcots over cuttings if I have access to the tree and the amount of available wood is limited as the success rate is alm...
  By Danny333 1283 days ago (161 responses)

Red bayberry - Bayberry season in Yarra Valley Victoria now - watch for them in Asian Groceries etc...
  By Markmelb 1579 days ago (192 responses)

Chiku / Sapodilla - bhupi - Chiku / Chicu is Sapodilla ...
  By Markmelb 1596 days ago (223 responses)

Guava tees in melbourne - Thanks for the advice based on your experience!...
  By PAVEL 1619 days ago (317 responses)

Rare Fruit Swap/Sale in Melbourne South/East? - Anyone for exchaning?...
  By TareqMelb1 1630 days ago (213 responses)

Pandanus amaryllifolius - Did you make your own potting mix? I just repotted mine a week ago. This evening I found my premium potting mix has not been drying out. Worrying about root rot, I repotted them after adding 10% - 15%...
  By KhienDFW 1712 days ago (670 responses)

Curry Leaf Tree in Melbourne - Linton thats the best ive ever seen especially in Melbourne ~ cut it to a metre above ground now it will grow back ~ shame you cant sell it to restaurants? ...
  By Markmelb 1714 days ago (286 responses)

LYCHEE TREE - Hi Aaronkoe, Your Lychee looks like got white mite. see attached link for more info. Cheers. [Link]...
  By David01 1775 days ago (227 responses)

Milk Kefir Grains - Hi Joy, I have had pretty bad allergies for last couple of years and I have noticed significant improvements ever since I started taking probiotics. I am ready to start making some kefir at home. I li...
  By K Crace 1930 days ago (347 responses)

acha cha fruit seeds - Good luck Farouk, patience is the key here! Very slow growing tree from seed...
  By bspargo 1942 days ago (308 responses)

duriun trees: have you seen any - Hi, this is not a Durian but a Jack fruit ;) ...
  By Luc Lison 2015 days ago (209 responses)

Betel Leaf - I am selling this plant. ...
  By abbey 2034 days ago (264 responses)

Passionfruit - Oh and here is the vine growing far bigger than I'd expected. I cut it back and now it's twice the size. Woopsie daisy.. ...
  By chickenSniffer 2108 days ago (634 responses)

dragon fruit - All done , Ivy. Thanks, Anthony ...
  By Rannman75 2222 days ago (483 responses)

Garlic - Just planted my garlic in Sydney and looking good so far. I am needing to know how garlic does in North West Tasmania. Anybody from those parts and growing garlic successfully?...
  By mick777 2236 days ago (311 responses)

asimina tribola/American pawpaw/ temperate custard apple - Hi Carolyn Yamina Rare Plants Nursery in Monbulk, Vic sells Asimina Triloba &quote;Pennsylvania Gold&quote; a named variety and seedlings too of an unnamed cv. Go to their website and give them a r...
  By Fruitylicious1 2352 days ago (277 responses)

Black Sapote not growing - My Black Sapote is about 8 years old and is now at least 7-8 metres high. It fruits yearsly, sometimes poorly but it's covered in new fruit now. It always looks very healthy and is in sand 300m from t...
  By Neil 2366 days ago (221 responses)

graviola tree or soursop - We supply soursop leaves and tea bags to Australia and overseas. Our websites are [Link] and [Link] for more information....
  By SoursopAustralia 2391 days ago (358 responses)

Blueberry - @David01 @Jez Hi guys and thank you so much for all your help! Im very much looking to be an active member in this forum. thank you so much again 😊...
  By aura 2464 days ago (526 responses)

Banana - Hi superbrudd Between 1.2-1.5 meters to allow the mat or stool to grow healthily. Happy gardening :-) ...
  By Fruitylicious1 2550 days ago (443 responses)

Ants Nests in Pot Plants - I had a type of red stinging ant. My body was eaten alive with terrible weeping swollen sores. The only solution is to remove the plant very carefully and soak the roots in a garbage can filled with...
  By Carolyne 2580 days ago (157 responses)

Coffee - Hi Mark, Thanks for your help, i cant see any spider mites on it but ill have another look just in case. ill check out the eco oil too Thanks Steven...
  By Steven 2589 days ago (274 responses)

Fruit fly control - Glennis, I have no idea if the Qld ff is healthier than other flies' but the only way of getting a decent harvest from your garden or trees is to exclude them from the fruit, either by covering the wh...
  By Slicko 2636 days ago (597 responses)

Jaboticaba - Hi Rob19 yes send me an email...
  By Stevo2 2636 days ago (331 responses)

gardening in Perth sands - Hi Kath I wish you all the luck in your new fruitopia journey. As avid growers we all know that there will be bumpy roads ahead but most of it will be a pleasant and oftentimes sumptuous journey. I...
  By Fruitylicious1 2649 days ago (314 responses)

Wolf Berries - Thank you Fruitylicious, I definitely have Chinense according to your pics. I have a Barbarum struggling too but not doing a lot as it may be too shaded. I will prune it hard this year and see if tha...
  By chookie2 2667 days ago (187 responses)

Babaco - Back in 1985 I was a commercial grower with 1000 babacos in Mullumbimby. Great success and first supplier to Sydney markets. Now looking for a young tree on the Gold Coast. Anyone close want to sw...
  By KeithL 2731 days ago (393 responses)

custard apples - Thanks for the suggestion. Had already tried Perry's.....but no, can't....
  By Linton 2757 days ago (260 responses)

Fruit trees in Perth WA - Anyone in the Rockingham/Mandurah area have a kaffir lime I could have a cutting from to try grafting onto one of my citrus trees please? Can swap for eggs....
  By KathK 2835 days ago (162 responses)

Mango tree not fruiting - Pruning will do wonders for a Mango that has already been fruiting for at least a few years. From my limited observations it is best to allow Mango trees to grow somewhat wild. In their first 'frui...
  By Gregory 2911 days ago (355 responses)

Veggie garden - People I visited some time ago made their whole veggie garden of slabs on edge. I can't remember how they were held together - maybe with wire? They were dug part way into the ground and were a good d...
  By Julie 3249 days ago (513 responses)

bee hives - Fulham gardens. Thanks anyway mate. Il check the gummy add...
  By ben from adelaide 3270 days ago (202 responses)

I have a cherry tree - Whoever thinks birds won't eat cooking cherries..please tell the local mynahs who tear them through the netting on my tree....
  By cherrygirl 3430 days ago (171 responses)

mandarin tree - I have a imperial mandarin tree in my back yard it's about 3 year old now and going good!! I'm pretty sure the whole was 25cm wide and 35cm deep, they are supper yummy and get about 6 mandarines in o...
  By Ellie 3603 days ago (259 responses)

rasberry bushes - understood and sent....
  By peter 1000 4271 days ago (200 responses)