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| About the Author HappyEarth Wollongong 3rd August 2009 5:42pm #UserID: 2553 Posts: 181 View All HappyEarth's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hi Peetah - I have lots of red n yellow one's - they are just YUMMY!! The red is very intense and fragrant and a smaller fruit than the yellow. It is not for the faint hearted. The yellow is sweet and lovely - it also bears much more heavily - my yellow fruit is two or three times the size of the reds and the plants are a year younger. I can really recommend the yellow as an all-rounder and kids would like it better i think. | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 4th August 2009 9:19pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author vince Melbourne 22nd September 2009 10:52am #UserID: 2818 Posts: 22 View All vince's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Michael says... I don't know why but the strawberry quava's are really expensive at all the nuseries I've visited in Sydney. They range from $55 - $65 for a small plant.I have both the red and yellow type in a 55 cm pot and they are flushed with flowers at the moment. Last year I had around 50 fruits from the red type even though the plant was very small. This year hopefully I get to try the yellow type. | About the Author Michael Wakeley 22nd September 2009 1:36pm #UserID: 1746 Posts: 178 View All Michael's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 22nd September 2009 5:59pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Itdepends says... Note that you can get a yellow variety of strawberry guava - but there is also a yellow guava commonly called the "pineapple guava". The pineapple guava and strawberry guava are different species. Pineapple guava (yellow) Feijoa Sellowiana. It's a larger fruit than the strawberry guava Note as above though- you do get a yellow, strawberry guava as well. I got one "accidentally" when the fruit on my strawberry guava (fruiting for the first time) were falling off the bush while still yellow- I thought they weren't ripe until I read about the yellow variety. (They were darn red on the picture that came with the plant. :) ) Cheers, Daniel | About the Author 23rd September 2009 1:33pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Michael says... I have an unknown variety of Feijoa bought from Tropical fruit world about 6 years ago. It has been in a pot for the last 2 years and always flower but never set fruit.( Picture 1 ) I also attached pictures of my red strawberry guava and yellow strawberry quava both grown in 55 cm pots.This is the second year of fruits for the red and first year for the yellow. I heard the yellow is sweeter and bigger in size so I'm anxious to try my first one .I find that these trees require next to no care at all. It's the most least pampered trees in my my garden but yet it's growing and fruting very nicely. I would definatley recommend these trees to be grown in pots .
| About the Author Wakeley 23rd September 2009 9:18pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 23rd September 2009 10:11pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hi Jujube n Michael - these two red strawberry guavas have been in the ground for 2.5yrs and are about 1m or so high and 1.5m wide. They seem to take about 2yrs to get into full flowering mode - they are loaded at the moment. I agree - they are blissfully easy to grow! This problem with the feijoa is talked about in another thread...basically some un-named cuttings are duds :( I just pulled out 4 recently (Bunnings ones) You may want to cut your losses Michael!?
| About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 24th September 2009 9:28am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi Amanda, Wow! your trees are looking great. mine is still in the little pot so I have to work harder to make it grow and fruit in Melbourne. I saw a couple of trees around my neiboughhood. Those are not as bushy as yours, just a bit tall and not many branches. I tasted some fruits last year. They are very tasty. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 24th September 2009 9:52am #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Ellen Smithfield 24th September 2009 10:28am #UserID: 1339 Posts: 309 View All Ellen's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hi Ellen - I think we are quite a bit warmer than Sydney. They are in full sun - but grow better here than any other fruit tree I have to be honest. As they get the same treatment as all my trees - then my best guess is that they really like the sandy loam and/or the heat? I have 5 x1yr olds also that are flowering well and making lots of growth - they are more exposed to strong winds and doing fine so far too. I'm not sure how sweet they get in a cooler climate - but so far mine have been heavenly! My other 'normal' guavas want to grow well but the wind knocks them around a bit. I put in 8 more S.G yellows a few months back - I'd really like to try selling the fruit as I think folks would really like it? | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 24th September 2009 4:32pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 15th January 2010 12:07am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 17th January 2010 11:01pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author gemma brisbane 15th February 2010 5:21pm #UserID: 1297 Posts: 6 View All gemma's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hi gemma - u should have fruit if u have flowers - these guys are not shy with fruit production... self pollinating. Have you got bees etc around to pollinate? Have you had too much rain etc? Many factors can affect pollinaton - bees and weather are common culprits. My S.guavas(yellow and red) produce heaps even at 1yr - but the 3 yr olds have loads. Maybe try planting some bee attracting plants nearby? | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton. WA 15th February 2010 8:59pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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