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| About the Author Roger1 Melbourne 24th October 2012 4:59pm #UserID: 7361 Posts: 3 View All Roger1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Roger1 28th October 2012 11:48am #UserID: 7361 Posts: 3 View All Roger1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author VF Wongawallan 1st November 2012 1:52pm #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... You're right there Mike. Mine is in it's third year with it's second crop hanging on over winter, just underripe. This year it flowered early (for here) so might get two crops, the over winter crop and a crop off the current flowers. The "over winter" crop is starting to swell now, but I'm wondering if they are going to be representative of it's true edible qualities. No matter what the outcomer, at least I should get some viable seed, they appear to be popular. I still have no idea what to expect, I have never tasted or experienced one.
| About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 2nd November 2012 7:46am #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... I'm so jealous John Mc because mine died. It was going really well but I went away and it (and a number of other things) died even though I hired a fellow to come and water and my friends/neighbours all said they will keep an eye:( Here's the last picture I have of it in March this year and when it first arrived.
| About the Author MaryT Sydney 2nd November 2012 8:17am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Thanks Mike you are ever so generous but I think I have been punished for being too greedy so please don't worry about sending a replacement. I still have lot of plants that you gave me. It's partly John Mc's fault for saying he's only two hours north of Sydney so I used to think I can grow what he can grow :) Fact is he has superior knowledge and all mod cons to provide the best environment for his plants. The most important being LAND. lol Here are but a few of your plants that are still growing strong and spreading :)
| About the Author MaryT Sydney 2nd November 2012 10:23am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Cairns 2nd November 2012 10:26am #UserID: 5418 Posts: 1438 View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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MaryT says... Some things that grew like weeds at your place are very temperamental here - as you can see (above) I had to wrap the sweet leaf in plastic over winter; it's the only one of several seedling that survived. Also the paddy field herb was under glass 'cause it hates the cold. It's one of my favourite herbs which is why it never gets a chance to get bigger lol | About the Author MaryT Sydney 2nd November 2012 11:38am #UserID: 5412 Posts: 2066 View All MaryT's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Lucinda says... Hi Mike, My UD Hog Plum is still ok, I think so. It's like a stick without any leaves now. I see the top is green so I hope the leaves will grow soon. Although the weather in Sydney is still cold in the evening, I move it outside to get the sunshine in the morning. There's no sign from the seed. The pepper vine buds are shooting now. It means the vine can stand cold weather. | About the Author Lucinda 2nd November 2012 11:39am #UserID: 7070 Posts: 12 View All Lucinda's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... Mary, I still have drawbacks living where I am. The sheep next door broke through the fences two nights ago and totalled, almost destroyed my fav Secondo avo tree. Also cleaned up my fully in flower Jujube trees, 5 in total, I've been hand watering them since Early August under Lucy's instructions. Not to mention my Ballerina apple tree, in fruit for the first time in four years, that I have been hand pollinating because of lack of pollinators. That kind of experience knocks the shine off very quickly. (recomposes self.... Three types Mike? I can't remember if you sent me the one in the pic above? It's attained 5ft in ~3 years. Would it be considered mid size (dwarf)? You also sent me a very small hog plum, now in a 4" pot, just scraping through winter, picking up nicely now. Maybe it's ud? | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 2nd November 2012 4:30pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says... Hi John, Sorry to hear about the saga you had the other day with the sheep. As long as the grafting bit still there, new grow/flowers will appear again soon. These jujube trees can continue to flower from October up to April next year. Talking about UD hog plum mine is flowering right now after 9 months from seed thank to the generosity of Mike. | About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 2nd November 2012 9:05pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... That's very encouraging Jujube Lucy. I've been really worried about them. The sheep ate all the new growth back to the main stem on 5 trees, some you sent this year and some in pots from years previous. They have been performing extremely well, putting on heaps of growth and loaded in flowers thanks to your involvement. The tall one got away untouched(Si-h). | About the Author JohnMc1 Warnervale NSW 2nd November 2012 9:41pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author JUJUBE FOR SALE 2nd November 2012 10:02pm #UserID: 2706 Posts: 715 View All JUJUBE FOR SALE's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author VF Wongawallan 3rd November 2012 2:42am #UserID: 6795 Posts: 736 View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 11th February 2013 8:14pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author ivepeters brisbane 11th February 2013 9:30pm #UserID: 6741 Posts: 527 View All ivepeters's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 12th February 2013 9:05am #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Jason says... I have one of these, although it's a male tree and I only have one so I don't get fruit. I did grow fast and flowered after not too many years. It's a big tree now, you will have no problem growing these in Melbourne that's for sure, these things grow like a weed. Don't need fertiliser water or anything | About the Author Jason Portland 20th May 2013 7:46pm #UserID: 637 Posts: 1217 View All Jason's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author fruit365ayear bedford park adelaide 27th September 2013 3:32pm #UserID: 8237 Posts: 8 View All fruit365ayear's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Fruit365 - you will probably need to wait until the fruit are in season before you can get any seeds. I don't expect there would be any of the dwarf fruit around in Melbourne until end of summer, but maybe earlier further north. However there's plenty of Hog Plum fruit from the normal size trees in the shops at the moment but they are probably imported form Queensland. I doubt if they could be grown here or in Adelaide. | About the Author Linton Springvale, Vic 29th September 2013 6:22pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author ivepeters Brisbane 2nd November 2013 8:53pm #UserID: 6741 Posts: 527 View All ivepeters's Edible Fruit Trees |
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ivepeters says... That's good to hear, hopefully will fruit for you. Kept 4 for myself, rest given to family and friends. Thanks again Mike. Had one fruit like crazy before winter, lost all its leaves ,fruit was all that was left hanging over winter. Now back to full leaf. Others are starting to flower and set fruit now. Even had one late arrival pop up over winter, was about to recycle the pot. | About the Author ivepeters Brisbane 5th November 2013 7:57pm #UserID: 6741 Posts: 527 View All ivepeters's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author ivepeters Brisbane 5th November 2013 8:21pm #UserID: 6741 Posts: 527 View All ivepeters's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author TramyN1 LYSTERFIELD SOUTH,3156,VIC 5th April 2017 6:38pm #UserID: 15881 Posts: 2 View All TramyN1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... My little Hog Plum tree has 4 fruits still hanging on from last Summer. From the comments I have been reading here regarding other species that do that, the fruit are not so good if they stay on the tree over Winter. I can't tell if these fruit are ripe or not but please advise if I should remove them to give the plant a chance to make more fruit this season. Thank you.
| About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 1st December 2017 12:39pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Peter91 NORTH PLYMPTON,5037,SA 8th December 2017 8:29am #UserID: 11892 Posts: 111 View All Peter91's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 10th December 2017 3:27pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Peter91 NORTH PLYMPTON,5037,SA 12th December 2017 1:25pm #UserID: 11892 Posts: 111 View All Peter91's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Attention Peter....more information required please! Thinking about why your Hog Plum might have died, could you please advise if you had bought a plant already started or grew it from seed. If it was from seed what time of the year was it sown, or more importantly when did it sprout? They need a long Summer to get the deep tuberous roots down which enables the plant to survive over Winter when it is dormant. So seedlings would need to be started as early as possible in Spring to get them well established before the onset of the following Winter. You need to use as deep a pot as possible for those roots to go down and develop. Needless to say you should not water this plant once the weather starts to cool down and if the soil is still wet when it is cold it will probably die. I'm sure if you observe these 2 requirements you will have no trouble growing Hog Plums in Adelaide. The local nursery here in Police Road has advanced Hog Plum trees for sale but not sure if they are aware of the growing conditions. The pictures give you an idea of the deep pot that I use. The tree is already starting to flower again, but they're too small yet to see in the pictures.
| About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 12th December 2017 3:22pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Dear Peter In that case your tree was about 2 years old right, and therefore the roots should have been well established. So it would seem that the soil may still have been damp for it to die. How big was the pot it was in? As mentioned the roots go down deep so a standard type of pot wouldn't be sufficient and the roots might have been pressed to the bottom with possible trapped water or insufficient drainage. The tall deep pots allow the water to drain away completely. Please try it. | About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 13th December 2017 8:26pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Peter91 says... Hey Linton thanks for the info, I got my UD from Ive and I'd say it was 2 to 3 years old and I recently potted it up to a larger pot before winter but it wasn't a longer deep one like yours...However after what you've told me I'm positive it died off from the soil being damp over winter which is a shame. Yours is looking great and even fruiting so you've proven it can be done, so I may give this one another shot if I can find another UD plant. | About the Author Peter91 NORTH PLYMPTON,5037,SA 14th December 2017 1:22pm #UserID: 11892 Posts: 111 View All Peter91's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Linton says... Dear Peter, hope you had a joyous Christmas and the new year brings more successes with your trees.Here's some pictures with my hog plum currently flowering and making new fruit. There's another thing I didn't mention about this plant which might enable it to be grown more easily in Adelaide. I'll tell you more about my idea next time. Cheers!
| About the Author Linton NOBLE PARK,3174,VIC 1st January 2018 8:24pm #UserID: 2286 Posts: 994 View All Linton's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author TramyN1 LYSTERFIELD SOUTH,3156,VIC 1st June 2018 2:32pm #UserID: 15881 Posts: 2 View All TramyN1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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