Forum: Rare Fruit Council Advice Dry Tropics Permaculture

Diana starts with ... I came across this rare fruit council page, I like it. It's for Townsville but also relevant for the subtropics I think. PLANT SELECTION FOR A DRY TROPICS PERMACULTURE PLANTS THAT FRUIT OVER A LONG SEASON Carambola, Star apple, Sapodilla, Paw Paw, Passionfruit, Rollinia, Sweet Sop, Soursop, Avocado, Jakfruit EDIBLE HEDGES Barbados Cherry, Strawberry Guava, Grumichama, Coffee, Jaboticaba, Cedar Bay Cherry, Cherry of the Rio Grande, Pitomba TREES FOR WHEN THE HUNGRY HOARDS ARRIVE ( ie short season; lots of fruit or BIG fruit) Carambola, Mulberry, Sweet Sop, Grumichama, Banana, Strawberry Guava, Jakfruit, Mango PLANTS THAT PRODUCE QUICK GROWTH Banana, Paw Paw, Santol, Passionfruit, Barbados Cherry* PLANTS THAT PRODUCE QUICKLY FOR NEW LANDSCAPES Banana, Paw Paw, Passionfruit, Barbados Cherry PLANTS THAT ADD PERFUME TO THE LANDSCAPE Coffee, Pomelo, Pitaya PLANTS THAT SURVIVE DROUGHT Chinese Date, Syzygium eucalyptoides, Jakfruit PLANTS THAT GROW IN BOGGY CONDITIONS Banana, Mulberry PLANTS WITH FRUIT TO SAVOUR (ie don't tell anyone when they are ripe) Sapodilla, Abiu, Mamey Sapote, Pitaya TREES THAT PRODUCE SHADE Rollinia, Jakfruit Chempedak, Santol, Mulberry, Star Apple, Carambola, Mango DESSERT FRUIT - ie put out and eat - no preparation Rollinia, Jakfruit Chempedak, Mango, Soursop, Sapodilla, Mamey Sapote, Abiu, Pitaya, Sweetsop, Passionfruit JUICE FRUIT Carambola, Mango, Soursop, Pomelo, Passionfruit USEFUL FOR DRYING / PRESERVES / FREEZING / LIQUEURS Drying - Jakfruit, Chempedak, Mango, Banana Jams/Jellies/Chutneys - Jaboticaba, Cedar Bay Cherry, Cherry of the Rio Grande, Mango, Barbados Cherry, Mulberry, Paw paw Freezing - Jaboticaba, Mango, Mulberry, Jakfruit, Soursop Liqueurs - Jaboticaba, Mango, Banana, Mulberry PLANTS THAT GROW IN SHADED AREAS - ie not full sun Guava - Red Cherry and Pink, Salak palm, Coffee, Cedar Bay Cherry, Avocado, Jaboticaba, Grumichama, HATERS OF WET FEET (ie trees that didn't survive seasonal inundations in clayish soil) Paw Paw, Rollinia, Mamey Sapote, Chinese Date, Pitomba* VEGETABLES, HERBS and OTHER USEFUL PLANTS DRY SEASON SELF-SEEDERS Tomatoes WET SEASON GROWERS - ie perform better in the wet season than the dry Aibika, pumpkin tips, sweet leaf, sweet potato tips, Basella, botany bay spinach Cassava, sweet potato, yams, winged beans, arrowroot Peanuts, long beans, winged beans, cow peas WET SEASON SELF-SEEDERS Peanuts, winged beans, long beans GROUND COVERS Sweet potatoes, pumpkin, peanuts SURVIVAL FOOD/ CYCLONE RATIONS Cassava, arrowroot, Basella, aibika, botany bay greens, sweet potato CALENDAR OF PLANTING/PREPARING THE GARDEN - for Townsville WHEN STORM BIRDS COME BACK ie start of the wet season Winged beans, cassava sticks, sweet potato cuttings, pumpkins ST PATRICKS DAY Get vege patch ready for the winter/dry season plants EASTER Plant the winter/dry season plants plants http://rfcarchives.org.au/Next/CaringForTrees/PlantSelection114-1-00.htm	About the Author Diana Brisbane 24th October 2012 9:23pm #UserID: 3004 Posts: 284 View All Diana's Edible Fruit Trees
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VF says... Good guide, but I thought that bananas would die in boggy conditions?	About the Author VF Wongawallan 25th October 2012 1:25am #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees
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Jantina says... HI VF, I have bananas planted in the septic overflow and they love it even in cool Mt Gambier. Thanks for the list Diana.	About the Author Jantina Mt Gambier 25th October 2012 7:16am #UserID: 1351 Posts: 1272 View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees
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Diana says... No worries Jantina and VF. They have put avocado under 'shade tolerant' but they forgot to put it under 'haters of wet feet' as well. The home page http://rfcarchives.org.au/index.htm has got some great links, even recipes for these plants. Diana.	About the Author Diana Brisbane 25th October 2012 10:05am #UserID: 3004 Posts: 284 View All Diana's Edible Fruit Trees
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Diana says... I just had a look at the recipes- there are heaps. Most look great, I'm not sure about avocado margaritas or chilli beer though http://rfcarchives.org.au/Next/Fruits/RecipeIndex.htm	About the Author Diana Brisbane 25th October 2012 10:09am #UserID: 3004 Posts: 284 View All Diana's Edible Fruit Trees
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BJ says... I've had chilli tequilla beer in southern Arizona. Not one of my finest nights. A chilli and lemon or lime in a corona or equally subtle easy drinking beer is quite nice.	About the Author Theposterformerlyknownas Brisbane 25th October 2012 10:58am #UserID: 3270 Posts: 1552 View All Theposterformerlyknownas's Edible Fruit Trees
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VF says... I just wish I had that much fruit to create some of the culinary delights!	About the Author VF Wongawallan 25th October 2012 3:34pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees
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Diana starts with ...
I came across this rare fruit council page, I like it. It's for Townsville but also relevant for the subtropics I think.

PLANT SELECTION FOR A DRY TROPICS PERMACULTURE

PLANTS THAT FRUIT OVER A LONG SEASON
Carambola, Star apple, Sapodilla, Paw Paw, Passionfruit, Rollinia, Sweet Sop, Soursop, Avocado, Jakfruit

EDIBLE HEDGES
Barbados Cherry*, Strawberry Guava, Grumichama, Coffee, Jaboticaba, Cedar Bay Cherry, Cherry of the Rio Grande, Pitomba

TREES FOR WHEN THE HUNGRY HOARDS ARRIVE ( ie short season; lots of fruit or BIG fruit)
Carambola, Mulberry, Sweet Sop, Grumichama, Banana, Strawberry Guava, Jakfruit, Mango*

PLANTS THAT PRODUCE QUICK GROWTH
Banana, Paw Paw, Santol, Passionfruit, Barbados Cherry*

PLANTS THAT PRODUCE QUICKLY FOR NEW LANDSCAPES
Banana, Paw Paw, Passionfruit, Barbados Cherry

PLANTS THAT ADD PERFUME TO THE LANDSCAPE
Coffee, Pomelo, Pitaya

PLANTS THAT SURVIVE DROUGHT
Chinese Date, Syzygium eucalyptoides, Jakfruit

PLANTS THAT GROW IN BOGGY CONDITIONS
Banana, Mulberry

PLANTS WITH FRUIT TO SAVOUR (ie don't tell anyone when they are ripe)
Sapodilla, Abiu, Mamey Sapote, Pitaya

TREES THAT PRODUCE SHADE
Rollinia, Jakfruit Chempedak, Santol, Mulberry, Star Apple, Carambola, Mango

DESSERT FRUIT - ie put out and eat - no preparation
Rollinia, Jakfruit Chempedak, Mango, Soursop, Sapodilla, Mamey Sapote, Abiu, Pitaya, Sweetsop, Passionfruit

JUICE FRUIT
Carambola, Mango*, Soursop, Pomelo, Passionfruit

USEFUL FOR DRYING / PRESERVES / FREEZING / LIQUEURS
Drying - Jakfruit, Chempedak, Mango*, Banana
Jams/Jellies/Chutneys - Jaboticaba, Cedar Bay Cherry, Cherry of the Rio Grande, Mango*, Barbados Cherry*, Mulberry, Paw paw
Freezing - Jaboticaba, Mango*, Mulberry, Jakfruit, Soursop
Liqueurs - Jaboticaba, Mango*, Banana, Mulberry

PLANTS THAT GROW IN SHADED AREAS - ie not full sun
Guava - Red Cherry and Pink, Salak palm, Coffee, Cedar Bay Cherry, Avocado, Jaboticaba, Grumichama,

HATERS OF WET FEET (ie trees that didn't survive seasonal inundations in clayish soil)
Paw Paw, Rollinia, Mamey Sapote, Chinese Date, Pitomba*

VEGETABLES, HERBS and OTHER USEFUL PLANTS

DRY SEASON SELF-SEEDERS
Tomatoes

WET SEASON GROWERS - ie perform better in the wet season than the dry
Aibika, pumpkin tips, sweet leaf, sweet potato tips, Basella, botany bay spinach
Cassava, sweet potato, yams, winged beans, arrowroot
Peanuts, long beans, winged beans, cow peas

WET SEASON SELF-SEEDERS
Peanuts, winged beans, long beans

GROUND COVERS
Sweet potatoes, pumpkin, peanuts

SURVIVAL FOOD/ CYCLONE RATIONS
Cassava, arrowroot, Basella, aibika, botany bay greens, sweet potato

CALENDAR OF PLANTING/PREPARING THE GARDEN - for Townsville

WHEN STORM BIRDS COME BACK ie start of the wet season
Winged beans, cassava sticks, sweet potato cuttings, pumpkins

ST PATRICKS DAY
Get vege patch ready for the winter/dry season plants

EASTER
Plant the winter/dry season plants plants

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