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About the Author Katja Alice Springs 21st January 2010 11:18pm #UserID: 3275 Posts: 3 View All Katja's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Violet_Cactus says... Hi Katya, I hope this list of drought hardy fruits and berries helps. Berberis spp: Barberries Amelanchier spp Rhus spp: Sumachs Craetaegus spp: Hawthorns Alpine Currant (Ribes alpinum) Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium) Shallon (Gaultheria shallon) Arizona canyon grape (Vitis arizonica) Wine Palm (Butia capitata) Chilean Wine Palm ( Jubaea chilensis) Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) Elaeagnus spp Natal Plum (Carissa macrocarpa) Apple (Malus spp) White Mulberry (Morus alba) Fig (Ficus carica) Olive (Olea europaea) Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) Siberian Peashrub (Caragana arborescens) Sweet Hottentot Fig (Carpobrotus deliciosus) Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Pineapple guava (Feijoa sellowiana) | About the Author VioletCactus1 Melbourne 22nd January 2010 9:13am #UserID: 516 Posts: 349 View All VioletCactus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil@Tyalgum says... Also have a look at this site for new crops with potential www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/ncnu02/v5-378.html some interesting arid zone plants. I just received some koubo cactus from a grower after reading about them in Grass Roots magazine.
| About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 22nd January 2010 9:34am #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 22nd January 2010 10:50pm #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Katja Alice Springs 7th February 2010 10:38pm #UserID: 3275 Posts: 3 View All Katja's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Kath says... The fruits of these cacti are delicious, similar but smaller than a dragon fruit. http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/Apple-Cactus-Cereus-peruvianus.htm
| About the Author Kath Cawongla 8th February 2010 11:41am #UserID: 2 Posts: 363 View All Kath's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author VioletCactus1 Melbourne 8th February 2010 1:23pm #UserID: 516 Posts: 349 View All VioletCactus1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author OregonEagle Adelaide SA 23rd February 2010 12:55pm #UserID: 3407 Posts: 1 View All OregonEagle's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jantina says... Hi Oregon Eagle, the general population here regard Mahonia aquifolium as an ornamental plant only and it is relatively easy to get a hold of one. There is a big nursery called Virginia Nursery (ph. no. in the book) quite close to Salisbury, if they don't have one in stock they will get it in for you. I hope you like gardening in Oz. | About the Author Jantina Mt. Gambier S.A. 23rd February 2010 5:45pm #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 13th April 2010 9:11pm #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Joan says... I am growing Cereus peruvianus here in Qld. Found dumped cuttings about a metre long and stuck them in the ground. They quickly flowered and grew arms but most surprising were the fruit. Beautiful, big, red, delicious fruit. Larger than the Dragon Fruit I see in Woolies. Best of all though, the seeds I planted have mostly germinated. 90% success! This is a pic of one of my baby Koubo. So tiny, so cute :) I took the pic with my USB microscope on 10X magnification. That tiny pink thing is a little cactus pushing up through the potting mix.
| About the Author Joan2 Gympie 27th June 2010 6:42pm #UserID: 3866 Posts: 1 View All Joan2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Phil@Tyalgum says... Good to hear your success with seedlings. I happened upon one with fruit on a main highway the other day and helped myself to the fruit - will give the seedlings away to local gardeners who have single, unpollinated plants to allow their cactus to set fruit. Most growers of this plant don't realise the potential of the ornamental growing in their own front yard. | About the Author TyalgumPhil Murwillumbah 28th June 2010 5:07am #UserID: 960 Posts: 1377 View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees |
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About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 28th June 2010 4:41pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rev says... heres altered list for you given your locality , water, heat and frost issues Grapes Wine Palm (Butia capitata, B yatay etc) Pondoland palm Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) Kaffir plum (Harpephyllum caffra) Natal Plum (Carissa macrocarpa) shahtoot Mulberry (Morus macroura ) ? Fig (Ficus carica) Olive (Olea europaea)(try barouni) Sweet Hottentot Fig (Carpobrotus edulis) Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Indian fig (opuntia ficus indica) Garambullo (Mytrillocactus geometrizans) Marula (Sclerocarya birrea) Carob Desert lime (citrus glauca) Bush tomato Desert sweet potato (ipomoea costata) Capers Native caper bush Cereus (kubo) Argan nut Jujube Yellow passionfruit Quandong mesquite (if legal) Stenocereus griseus prob plenty more with microclimate! | About the Author Rev north qld 30th June 2010 3:34am #UserID: 1806 Posts: 359 View All Rev 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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