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| About the Author Dave3 Bali 23rd July 2008 8:51pm #UserID: 91 Posts: 9 View All Dave3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Cate says... Hi David I live in Far North Queensland and my youngberries have been in the ground now for 12 months. They are wonderfully lush and green, throwing runners all over the place, but no sign of fruiting. They have until Christmas to perform or they will go the same way as the logan berries. I will probably replace them with heritage and autumn bliss rasberries which have been performing well. | About the Author Cate Townsville QLD 24th July 2008 9:21pm #UserID: 1182 Posts: 4 View All Cate's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author John20 Perth 25th July 2008 12:00pm #UserID: 1094 Posts: 287 View All John20's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Dave3 Bali 25th July 2008 6:46pm #UserID: 91 Posts: 9 View All Dave3's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Cate says... Thanks Anon I haven't tried pruning the ends of the runners. I'll give that a go this weekend and see what happens from there. Currently, I have good bark chip mulch on them, I would have thought the stones would have absorbed the heat - do you suggest large stones for for more airation? They are situated in a place that gets full afternoon sun, it can get a little harsh on occasion, but they are well protected from wind. I bought the rasberries from Daleys Nursery (the owner of this forum), they too were unsure on whether they would grow here, but I have been pleasently suprised. I have 4 vines (2 of each). I wouldn't say they have grown rampently but when fruiting they are giving me a small handfull of sweet tasty berries (5-10) nearly every day. The Heritage grew berries last Nov (I think - lost track of time a bit there). I have since pruned it back and it is regrowing again. The autumn bliss is fruiting now and has been doing so for about the last 4? weeks. Neither vine is particulary good to look at but they are producing! I am keen to see how the second crop performs come Nov again. Thanks for the advice. | About the Author Cate Townsville QLD 25th July 2008 9:55pm #UserID: 1182 Posts: 4 View All Cate's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Peter says... I have 4 youngberry plants from Daley's in now .They have been in for about 5 months and have grown very well .We are cool (up at 200m ),but don't frost .A small scale commercial grower near here ,but in a colder spot gets 200gm per plant per day while they are bearing ...for about 6 weeks .A lot of fruit off her 12 plants . I'm unsure how to prune but have been told that the fruit forms on the second year wood so to leave everything alone until then , then prune off the fruiting canes after the fruiting is over . Does this sound correct ? Peter | About the Author Peter Chillingham NSW 19th June 2010 10:30pm #UserID: 3832 Posts: 2 View All Peter 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Peter says... I just received thiss email from Gardening Australia concerning pruning youngberries , "Thank you for contacting Gardening Australia. Unfortunately Tino didn't have time to dealt with the youngberries this time! Youngberries are a rubus hybrid so you can treat them in a similar way as blackberries, raspberries, etc. Canes that have fruited should be cut down to the ground. Emerging canes can be tied to the lowest support wire, and the canes that grew the previous season which will fruit next season (because they're a biennial plant) can be tied to the top support wire or, if you're not growing them on a trellis, simply tie them in bunches of about 8 (select the thickest canes) and chop them off at about 170-80 cm so they're not too unmanageable. Feed with a mix of blood and bone and potash at the start of the growing season. Hope that's useful for you." | About the Author Peter Chillingham NSW 25th June 2010 6:36pm #UserID: 3832 Posts: 2 View All Peter 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Rob says... Help somebody, is this a youngberry ? Purchased about three years ago in Kyogle they did no good at first planting so I replanted them beside a five foot high retaining wall (they face north) and they have flourished there, sending out long canes of several meters along the ground ( everywhere) ,they are flowering and fruiting (December). Can I build a relatively high trellis ? (my space is limited and I have several plants) Thank you somebody !
| About the Author Rob13 Wollongong 2nd January 2011 9:31am #UserID: 4725 Posts: 1 View All Rob13's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Sharon says... Youngberries grow very well in the hot climate with low humidity where I live. Maybe they hate the humidity and do not crop because of that. The very first year I had a huge crop. I asked the guy from the nursery how to prune them and he said you should cut them off at the ground each winter and let them come up again but I have been reluctant to do this. I have just cut off the canes that look terrible and left the rest. They still fruited well this year just before Christmas. | About the Author Sharon Nanango Qld 11th April 2014 4:00pm #UserID: 9792 Posts: 1 View All Sharon's Edible Fruit Trees |
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