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| About the Author ringelstrumpf 17th January 2013 12:51pm #UserID: 5542 Posts: 160 View All ringelstrumpf's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jason portland 17th January 2013 3:34pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Rowan Casterton 17th January 2013 7:15pm #UserID: 4558 Posts: 97 View All Rowan's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Jason portland 17th January 2013 7:19pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author ringelstrumpf 17th January 2013 8:21pm #UserID: 5542 Posts: 160 View All ringelstrumpf's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... You might be right as its in a fairly dry area and I do believe its big crop a couple years ago was during a very wet spring/summer. I generally don't water it because its quite hardy, maybe I will start giving it some extra drinks. I can't remember where I got mine but yes just from a normal nursery as an ornamental, it doesn't taste anything magical like an ugni, but more like a normal berry fruit and very good in its own right. I bet its super nutritious too | About the Author Jason portland 17th January 2013 10:22pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Here is a picture of a Luma apiculata tree currently flowering in a nearby car park. I am not growing this species but hopefully I may be able to try the fruit from this tree first before deciding to plant one. While the reports about Luma Berries are mostly favourable, from what I have read, the fruit of Luma chequen are far superior to apiculata and well worth growing. Anyone tried these also? I recently sowed some seeds of Luma chequen after a month of cold stratification in the fridge but so far none have germinated. Would like to know what is the ideal time period they should be stratified for before planting. Thank you.
| About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 30th January 2017 1:50pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... The Luma apiculata tree is now loaded with fruit so got to try them. Found that they have to be fully ripe and deep purple to be palatable, if not completley ripe they will taste resinous. Mark, they have to be almost black before they are suitable for eating. Were the ones you had dark purple or black? There are plenty on the tree now but don't think this tree is worth growing for it's fruit. I believe that the only Luma species that has exceptional fruit would be Luma chequen so that is the one I'm trying to propagate.
| About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 24th March 2017 3:40pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Lindsay Cumming Woodend, Vic 3rd April 2018 10:25pm #UserID: 18175 Posts: 3 View All Lindsay Cumming's Edible Fruit Trees |
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