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Pool friendly fruit trees

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alicat starts with ...
Am wanting to landscape my backyard and include some productive fruit trees / bushes.
There is a pool so the trees need to be safe to plant about 2-3 meters from the pool itself (non invasive root system) and not drop too many leaves (preferably evergreen). It shouldn't be too demanding time or care wise. Do such trees exist? Or am I hoping for too much?

Any recommendations???
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Alice
Sydney south
21st April 2011 6:13pm
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snottiegobble says...
alicat, you cant go past babaco & tamarillo. They are only small trees 2 metres to 3 metres, produce fruit within 18 months & certainly look exotic. Both are shallow rooted & Babaco lose their large leaves from the lowest upwards. Another to consider is cumquat!
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snottiegobble
Bunbury/Busso(smack in the middle)
21st April 2011 9:44pm
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Phil@Tyalgum says...
The mountian pawpaw (Carica pubescens) makes a great poolside structural plant. Looks kinda palm-like and low maintenanace with fruit to boot.
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TyalgumPhil
Murwillumbah
22nd April 2011 9:55am
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John Mc says...
Hey Phil,
Are they worth growing for the fruit?
I have four seedlings here taking up room and don't know if I should cut them down or not.

ATM, I have the largest red pawpaw tree I've ever grown. The leaves must be 600mm across on a 1200mm stalk and absolutely loaded in fruit. It's around 4m high in it's second year. You'd think it was growing in the far tropical north. It's a beauty.
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Jason says...
You can eat mountain papaya if you want to melt your mouth and intestines. That's about all it does for me, but it does look really cool
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Jason
Portland
23rd April 2011 1:08am
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amanda says...
Would it be a nice microclimate for banana? (I am not experienced with them tho alicat - maybe someone else might need to comment)
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Geraldton. Mid West WA
23rd April 2011 11:45am
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Jason says...
Sure, bananas will grow easy and fruit like it's going out of fashion in a pooled backyard in Sydney. Just keep an eye on the size of the clump if that worries you
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Phil@Tyalgum says...
And remember, bananas have suckers and will travel. You may find they end up in a spot you hadn't ever planned for them to colonize.
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