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Breeding a better Feijoa

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MarkOConnor1 starts with ... THE QUEST FOR A BETTER FEIJOA Most nurseries (unlike Daleys) only sell "mongrel" feijoas, grown from seed. Don't be fooled by signs saying "Favourite fruit" or "Pick and Eat". These are seedlings. But among the hundreds of thousands of such random seedlings are likely to be occasional trees with better fruit than the known (grafted) varieties. I have a project to find and propagate exceptional feijoas. Sadly, they can't usually be propagated from cuttings, but I graft twigs onto pre-grown seedlings. For details see http://m.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/restaurants-and-bars/but-how-to-use-them-20120520-1yyfl.html Selected trees will be given to a public park, so all can enjoy the new varieties. If you have an exceptional feijoa (very early, or late, or fruit often over 100 gm, or unusual flavour or colour or tree-shape) please contact me: mark@Australianpoet.com Mark O'Connor	About the Author MarkOConnor1 Lyneham, ACT 9th January 2014 10:10am #UserID: 2357 Posts: 14 View All MarkOConnor1's Edible Fruit Trees
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Jason says... That sounds like a good project Mark. Ive had success growing them from cuttings. In a town near me an entire street I has Fejoias as street trees, alot of them have large fruit. I've been meaning to go and get wood from the best off them for years.	About the Author Jason Portland 9th January 2014 1:19pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees
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Tommoz says... I'd say the most important thing to select for at this stage is resistance to fruit fly (if possible).	About the Author Tommoz Dural 9th January 2014 8:33pm #UserID: 7219 Posts: 340 View All Tommoz's Edible Fruit Trees
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Jason says... Theres no fruit fly proper anywhere near me but I've still seen plenty of some kind of native fruit worms in strawberry guavas. They don't get in Feijoa that I've seen but that family in general is very maggot happy :).	About the Author Jason Portland 9th January 2014 8:51pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees
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MarkOConnor1 starts with ...
THE QUEST FOR A BETTER FEIJOA

Most nurseries (unlike Daleys) only sell "mongrel" feijoas, grown from seed. Don't be fooled by signs saying "Favourite fruit" or "Pick and Eat". These are seedlings.

But among the hundreds of thousands of such random seedlings are likely to be occasional trees with better fruit than the known (grafted) varieties. I have a project to find and propagate exceptional feijoas. Sadly, they can't usually be propagated from cuttings, but I graft twigs onto pre-grown seedlings. For details see http://m.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/restaurants-and-bars/but-how-to-use-them-20120520-1yyfl.html

Selected trees will be given to a public park, so all can enjoy the new varieties. If you have an exceptional feijoa (very early, or late, or fruit often over 100 gm, or unusual flavour or colour or tree-shape) please contact me: mark@Australianpoet.com

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Jason says...
That sounds like a good project Mark. Ive had success growing them from cuttings.

In a town near me an entire street I has Fejoias as street trees, alot of them have large fruit. I've been meaning to go and get wood from the best off them for years.

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Tommoz says...
I'd say the most important thing to select for at this stage is resistance to fruit fly (if possible).

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Jason says...
Theres no fruit fly proper anywhere near me but I've still seen plenty of some kind of native fruit worms in strawberry guavas. They don't get in Feijoa that I've seen but that family in general is very maggot happy :).

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