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ringelstrumpf starts with ... We are in the Upper Mountains and we get down to minus 5°C, but the summers aren't that hot either (at least what I experienced). I know apples pears plums etc. But some fruit books mention other fruits/nuts that might be grown up here. Like macadamias, white sapote,Kumquat etc. Who grows fruit up here and could tell me what grows and which varieties are the best? Unfortunately, the catalogue here doesn't mention exact hardiness and heat requirements. Daleys sell dedicious fruit trees now. Mustn't they be planted in winter? | About the Author ringelstrumpf1 Blue Mountains 5th January 2011 7:19pm #UserID: 3535 Posts: 148 View All ringelstrumpf1's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Nick T Altona, VIC 5th January 2011 8:44pm #UserID: 2663 Posts: 727 View All Nick T's Edible Fruit Trees |
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ringelstrumpf says... I come back to this thread because I'm jealous what they can grow in Melbourne. What I have grown so far (I'm talking of the more exotic plants here): - feijoa (grows very well and I had one fruit after some month of planting) - Kumquats, mine didn't fruit so far but I know they fruit here. - strawberry guava looks miserable and barely survived winter. - bamboo, clumping does not really thrive so far. - maqui berry planted yesterday - mandarins (I think it was satsuma) fruited 1 year after plnating - lemon meyer and valencia didn't fruit so far. - ceylon hill gooseberry, died in winter - olives, there was one olive after 1 year of planting (picual) - pommegranate didn't fruit so far - ugni survived winter in a pot - loquat, didn't fruit so far I would like to try more "exotic" plants. I think there are two limiting factors one is the cold wind and the other is the absolute minimum temperatures. As well as late frosts and not so hot summers and very fast changing temperatures. What do you think of the following? avocado (varieties?) almonds brazilian cherry (in shade) capulin cherry grumichama macadamia orange sapote tamarillo these are the ones Jackie French mentiones in "wilderness garden" as suitable for areas with frost. True? Which ones fruit in cooler areas, and which ones would need extra protection in winter? Our summers here can be one day hot and the next cool. (We had a Christmas like landscape some weeks ago, kids built snow men) | About the Author ringelstrumpf 1st November 2012 6:45pm #UserID: 5542 Posts: 160 View All ringelstrumpf's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author lenn1 sydney 2nd November 2012 9:10am #UserID: 7310 Posts: 23 View All lenn1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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VF says... Check out this site http://www.crfg.org/pubs/fl/A.html - it's a Fruit Cultural Data list (courtesy of CRFG) that's arranged by scientific name (A-Z) and contains temperature limits and some info on soil conditions. This list may be of help to anyone trying to push limits. | About the Author VF Wongawallan 3rd November 2012 2:52am #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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