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Upper mountains starts with ... I have bought 3 maqui berries at Bunnings and after two years two of them started to bear fruit. The good thing is I got two females and one male. The other good thing is that they are suitable for our climate in the Upper Mountains. Now to the bad: they are smaller than blueberries and the taste is - not really great. Does anyone here grows great tasting maqui berries?? (Apparently they are sooo healthy, provided you have time to eat these tiny berries which do not taste good) | About the Author loewenzahn Katoomba 7th January 2015 6:04pm #UserID: 8357 Posts: 60 View All loewenzahn's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Markmelb , 7th January 2015 7:02pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JohnMc1 says... Mark, If you hang around Bunnies long enough they'll almost throw them at you, well, they have here, twice in two years. No one wants to pay $30ea. This year I picked up 12 plants for $5each. The only successful way I've propagated them is by air layering. I had them all marked as M or F until I planted them out now I forget which is which. Can't promise, but if ever I get around to airlayering some known M & F plants I'll keep you in mind. | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 7th January 2015 10:15pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author loewenzahn Katoomba 7th January 2015 10:31pm #UserID: 8357 Posts: 60 View All loewenzahn's Edible Fruit Trees |
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denise1 says... In NZ we have a wineberry plant that is related to maqui, called Aristotelia serrata and has a larger fruit than maqui I have seen, and is quite consistent. I remember in the 1970s picking bucket fulls of them down the old logging roads.You would need a few hundred plants to make it worthwhile. It is harder to find them these days as they pop up after logging operations that happens much less these days thankfully. There is a similar plant in India also called wineberry. | About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 8th January 2015 7:40am #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author loewenzahn Katoomba 8th January 2015 8:28am #UserID: 8357 Posts: 60 View All loewenzahn's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 8th January 2015 10:03am #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 8th January 2015 11:47am #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Waterlily says... Hi I bought a "pic me edible" brand Maqui berry bush from Bunnings.... Melbourne only one Not much information re male female plants...on web..anyway its huge after 2 years...profuse flowering this year.. and I have berries...you dont necessarily need male female...my thoughts are it is Monoecious.. because it is bearing fruit.. Just thought Id update anyone as it is possible with this brand I bought from Bunnings... anyway...so will be air layering shortly after fruiting as it is a very healthy robust plant | About the Author Waterlily NUTFIELD MELBOURNE,3099,VIC 15th October 2020 10:45am #UserID: 24502 Posts: 1 View All Waterlily's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Have several Maqui berry plants from Bunnings which I keep small and grow them in pots. As with yours, they all have berries now so it seems like it is not necessary to have a male and female plant. Some nurseries claim that they are growing hermaphrodite Maquis that are self fertile so only 1 plant is required. I was going to buy one of these types but now it appears that most Maqui plants, including the ones at Bunnings, are self fertile anyway. Cheers!
| About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 18th October 2020 9:11pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Pardelote BEND OF ISLANDS,3097,VIC 19th October 2020 8:36am #UserID: 24521 Posts: 2 View All Pardelote's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Dear Waterlily and Pardelote Maqui plants are not Monoecious. There have been a number of previous threads on this topic. Quote: 'They are dioecious fruit trees that produce fruit without a pollinator, they just don't produce any seeds.' The female plant will fruit without a male pollinator, and the male is only needed to produce fertile seed. If you don't want seed, just fruits, you can do away with any males. Hope this is clarified now. | About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 21st October 2020 1:17pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY 3149 VIC Australia 21st October 2020 4:30pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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