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| About the Author Paul Ridding Kendall, NSW 6th November 2007 10:37am #UserID: 43 Posts: 10 View All Paul Ridding's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Correy says... The Jaboticaba makes a fantastic hedge. The fruit as you know appears along the trunk and when you continually prune and shape the jaboticaba it becomes very bushy and full of foliage which in turn makes it very difficult for birds and bats to penetrate and pillage your jaboticabas fruit. Because of the strong scent of the flowers you should attract a lot of bees when flowering. The ideal distance is one meter apart and you should provide plenty of organic mulch such as lucerne and water it well while it establishes. More Information on Edible Fruit Tree Hedges Edible Hedges
| About the Author Correy Woolloongabba, QLD 6th November 2007 11:45am #UserID: 3 Posts: 493 View All Correy's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Paul Ridding Kendall, NSW 6th November 2007 12:02pm #UserID: 43 Posts: 10 View All Paul Ridding's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Simon says... I too wanted an edible hedge, and planted a jaboticaba hedge based on reading that it was possible, but having never seen one. The photos show when I first planted the hedge (obviously bought from Daley') and now which is about 12 months on. I planted six plants over about 4 metres. I have a leaky hose style watering system, though have not really used it. I have however mulched well and re-applied he mulch about three times in 12 months. I have used sugar cane mulch and tea-tree mulch. There is no indication that I am close to getting a crop and understand that I might need to wait a while yet. I have shaped the hedge about every two months. I have a Murraya (mock orange) hedge as well. The Jaboticaba is growing at about half the pace of the Murraya.
| About the Author Simon1 Brisbane 28th March 2009 9:08am #UserID: 2124 Posts: 1 View All Simon1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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