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Planting Fruit Trees

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Zabin starts with ...
Hello everybody
I just need to pick someone's brain for the best solution for what I'm planning to do.
Im currently reside in Sydney and have bought a 2.5 acre vacant land in Adare QLD with view to move in 5-7yrs time.
In the mean time I'm planning to plant few different type of fruit trees now so that when I move over it should be time for it to fruit.
As I'm in Sydney how can this be possible.
Do I buy advance trees and plant them ???? Than comes the problem of having them watered and how often and for how long.
Do I hire someone to care for them ???
Or when my neighbours move in I make some arrangements with?
Maybe get a bore n irrigation installed but power becomes a problem.
Would appreciate if someone would come up with a low cost solution 😊
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Starling1 says...
Zabin,

Before we can deal with all that, I would need to see pictures of your block. The primary point of order is always going to be dealing with the kind of space, and soil type you're on.

You'll enjoy living in QLD, and won't be the first sydneysider to have fled the rat race!
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Don C says...
Sounds like a lot of planning required.
Contrasting requirements, on the one hand you want your trees bearing well when you move in, on the other it is not advisable for the trees to be bearing before you move in. If they do and there is no-one to manage them, then they will be a breeding ground for fruit fly and other pests will get into the habit of feeding from them.
When planning, some plants will fruit in the year they are planted e.g. babaco and papaya, others will take a year or two e.g. peaches and nectarines etc.
I think fruit trees take time to manage. So I would recommend not planting until you are going to be at the site often enough to put in that time. You don't want your trees to be breeding pests that impact upon your new neighbours.
Many nut trees take longer to start bearing, so perhaps they could be the first things you plant.
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Zabin says...
Thanks for the feedback . I will send you photos in approximately 3-4weeks as I will be going over to Brisbane than.
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Zabin says...
Thanks for your feedback. I did consider the fruit flies but as I may only plant 15 trees I was thinking of a plant nursery or maybe Jims Gardening to pay a visit once a month to maintain in. In 6moths time my daughter and partner will be moving from Bundy to Brisbane so maintaince wise I may have it covered.
I've just done a soil test and waiting on results due in a week. I was told it was sandy soil and bit of chicken manure would fix it.
Also how's the idea of a solar operated bore with a timer switch if possible.
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