Hardy Fruit Tree for Canberra

Eve starts with ...
I would like to add a front yard fruit tree to my garden in Canberra. This may be asking the impossible, but the soil at the front is mainly clay with a bit of organic matter but not much. It won't get a great deal of water, needs to be relatively pest resistant and pretty much grow on its own steam. And of course cope with frost.

Oh and it cannot be too big.

Our back yard is full of veg and fruit trees in good soil but the frontyard is relatively untouched soil with mainly natives and cottage garden plants.

I was thinking maybe an olive tree - but do olives need two for pollination? Or possibly a Loquat but I believe Loquats get enormous.

Any other thoughts or ideas gratefully accepted.

amanda says...
Eve..if i could grow a cherry tree i would b in heaven!..but lotsa pest control i gather...what about a dwarf nut tree?

I don't have frost so not sure what types...just a thought.

Eve says...
Hi Happy Earth. You have given me a good idea. I have a feijoa in the back yard but it is still small and would probably do okay in the front and I could use the space for another edible. They are hardy and pest free.

I have thought about cherries too - to die for! They are a bit of a pest magnet and I am totally organic like yourself. I would love to grow some of the stuff in your backyard. Congratulations on a wonderful site and some great advice and ideas.

Thanks for your input Jimmy I have seven apples in the backyard all still relatively small but hoping to get fruit in the next year as they are on dwarfing rootstock M26 rootstock.