(1/9) Picture of a dwarf fruit tree with ripe fruit hanging next to text. By Lainie [All Rights Reserved, One Design License Agreement] (Photo Credits)
(2/9) dwarf citrus kumquat can easily be grown in a bonsai bag picture taken at Daleys Nursery up against the shed in 2004
(3/9) Big Crop Dwarf Orange Tree Navelina Seedless
(4/9) Dwarf Fruit is the same size as their larger plant counterparts like this cara cara orange fruit. The plant is smaller often due to its propagation method using a dwarfing rootstock.
(5/9) Dwarf Avocado Tree but Large Fruit - Grafted Pinkerton
(6/9) The Tastiest Edible Hedge - Dwarf Black Mulberry
(7/9) Dwarf Irwin Mango Fruit Tree - After 20 years this Purple Mango is half the size of other Bowens
(8/9) Dwarf Brown Fig Tree - Taste Testing
(9/9) Dwarf Mulberry Tree is Cutting Grown like this
Dwarf Fruit Trees
CategoryThere are many ways to have Dwarf Fruit Trees suitable for turning your small backyard into a thriving orchard.
To grow dwarf trees successfully in containers all you need to do is supply a rich potting mix and re-pot regularly. Feed the trees every 6 mo... Read More
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Dwarf Citrus Trees
Fruit Trees > Dwarf Fruit Trees > Dwarf Citrus Trees
Dwarf citrus trees such as oranges, lemons, and limes are living conversation pieces. Daley's Nursery has been growing dwarf citrus trees that give delicious fruits for over 30 years. How? They graft a normal fruiting branch of a fruit tree (called a scion) to a dwarf tree rootstock to create a small tree that produces the fruit of its full-size cousin. Their shiny foliage, bright fruits, and fragrant blossoms provide year-round enjoyment and is the reason they are so sought after as containerised pots. Dwarf citrus trees require periodic repotting (every third year or so.) They have a shallow root system, so a wide container is far better than a deep one. When repotting, use a fresh mixture of one-third peat moss, one-third sand, and one-third sterile potting soil. Citrus trees respond well to pruning. Keep all the dead branches trimmed off, and thin the plant to the three strongest trunks.
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Naturally Dwarf Plants
Fruit Trees > Dwarf Fruit Trees > Naturally Dwarf Plants
These plant varieties are naturally small and often very good for growing in pots. They are usually very easy to keep under 2m tall via pruning when grown in the ground or via root restriction in a pot.
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Semi Dwarf Plants
Fruit Trees > Dwarf Fruit Trees > Semi Dwarf Plants
When compared to the average size of this plant they are usually much smaller. Eg. If a mulberry naturally grows to 10m but this particular mulberry is known to be 2-5m then this is a semi dwarf fruit tree. Often produced by growing them from cuttings but can be just unique to the particular variety.
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True Dwarf Plants
Fruit Trees > Dwarf Fruit Trees > True Dwarf Plants
A true dwarf uses grafting or cuttings to produce a tree that is very compact and small but produces the same sized fruit. Examples would be citrus where the tree usually grows over 5m but when dwarf it can be under 2m.
Jaboticaba - White
$89.00
Pale green fruit with very sweet, soft translucent flesh. Flavour has a musky roundedness to it. Fruit are borne on the stems and trunk, and trees bear from an early age of 3-5 years. Easily kept to a small stature with pruning and is perfect for growing in pots or small gardens.
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Palm - Dwarf Acai
$39.00 ($39.00-$59.00 choose a size)
Late variety with large elongated fruit with dwarfing characteristics. Trees fruit at under 5m. Acai (pronounced Assa-ee) have brightly coloured skin of purple and red. The flesh is smooth and almost fibreless. Very sweet and good quality, high in calcium and iron. Produces well and is fairly consistent. High in anthocyanin compounds and reputed to be a highly nutritious fruit. Best for tropical areas.
Buy 1+ @$39.00ea usually:$49.00ea
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Dwarf Banana - Lady Finger
$21.00
A small version of the popular Lady Finger Banana. Expect plants from 3.5 to 4m high. Sweet and tangy, the Lady finger is a good sized fruit with a thin skin.
Buy 1+ @$21.00ea usually:$24.00ea
Dwarf Jaboticaba - Costada
$39.00 ($29.00-$59.00 choose a size)
A beautiful, ornamental tree that produces tasty, sweet fruit. Extremely rare. Is known to fruit in two years in the tropics and perfect for pots. Growing in temperate areas is experimental.
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Acerola - Florida Sweet
$29.00 ($14.90-$79.00 choose a size)
This bright red cherry like fruit has varying tastes during different stages as it ripens. When fully ripe the fruit is juicy and aromatic with its acid content giving it a sweet acid apple-like flavour. The tree can produce a number or crops each year, making for quite a long harvest season. Our selection is called the acerola Florida Sweet Cherry and is a pleasant eating variety that is not too sour. The acerola is well suited to pot culture where it can be kept to a smaller size. It could also be grown this way in cooler climates where it can be moved to a warmer position in the winter. A word of warning the foliage of the plant is covered in tiny irritating stinging hairs that can produce an allergic reaction. When pruning your trees wear a long sleeved shirt and a pair of gloves.
Buy 1+ @$29.00ea usually:$34.00ea
Dwarf Cider Apple - Improved Foxwhelp
$49.00 ($49.00-$49.00 choose a size)
An English Cider apple, pollinates with Yarlington Mill. Produces a bittersharp juice. Red skinned with a stripe.
Dwarf Peach
$29.00 ($29.00-$49.00 choose a size)
White fleshed freestone variety, ideally suited to the subtropics. The compact size of this variety makes it ideal for small back yards or as a potted specimen. Seed grown and will bear in 2 years. Very attractive pale to dark pink blossoms. Easy to net to protect from fruit fly, birds and bats
Dwarf Almond - Self Pollinating Papershell
$69.00 ($59.00-$69.00 choose a size)
A new dwarf selection of this excellent, self-pollinating almond that bears heavy crops of soft-shelled almonds with a good, sweet flavour. The kernals are broad, full and oval in shape, they are mid season. The tree has an upright form and is a self pollinating large Papershell. Almonds require a climate with dry Summer/Autumn and cool winters.
Dwarf Orange - Lanes Late
$44.00
Seedless variety that produces fruit later in the season compared to other navel orange varieties. Usually mid July through to October. Thin smooth rind. Grown on flying dragon which modifies the top growth making this a dwarf citrus fruit tree that is ideal to use planted out or as a pot specimen.
Dwarf Banana- Red Dacca
$24.00 ($19.90-$49.00 choose a size)
A Dwarf size red skinned variety which should have a deep maroon-red skin when ripe. Growing to 2.5m. Great eaten fresh when ripe or baked, fried, or toasted when still green. Red bananas have more beta carotene and vitamin C than yellow ones. This variety is showing some promise growing in cooler urban areas, like Sydney and Melbourne
Finger Lime - Sunshine Yellow
$34.95 ($34.95-$79.00 choose a size)
A small bright yellow finger lime with tasty large vesicles. A heavy cropping variety with attractive fruit.
