Edward3's Edible Backyard

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Mango - Thai seedling ^9/10

Comments: - Grew this tree from seed from a Thai mango bought in Cabramatta. The stem has a copper colour - quite different from our other mango trees. It produced one mango in 2022 which was very tasty. So far this variety seems disease resistant. In 2024 got a large crop of mangoes, all disease free. No fruit in 2025.

Planted: 2017

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Kiwiberry Seedling (Seedling)

Comments: - Planted seeds from fruit bought at the supermarket. Many sprouted and were initially kept in pots but were very delicate and only 3 survived and were planted in the ground. Now growing vigorously. Their sex is unknown, so have to wait till they flower to find out. Still no flowers in 2025.

Planted: 2019

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Comments: - Said to be delicious and not requiring hand pollination, so want to try growing this. In 2022 most branches dried up so were trimmed off. Remaining small branch above graft survived and is growing well, so fingers crossed. Suspect the roots are very susceptible to phytophthora, so am applying Yates Anti Rot spray on leaves once in Winter and again in early Spring. This sems to have helped. However, the single branch is not making any progress.

Planted: 2019

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2017

Fig - Yum Yum (Cutting) ^9/10

Planted: 2018

Fig White Adriatic ^10/10

Plum - Red seedling (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: - Grew this plant from seed of fruit labelled as Red Plum, which might actually be Amber Jewel. The tree has now fruited and the result is a firm, very dark red large plum with a good flavour. Crop has been limited, possibly due to need for cross-pollination, so have now planted other plum tree seedlings nearby for that purpose. Grows vigorously in Sydney.  Also grafted on in Katoomba where it produced a large crop of large plums.

Planted: 2015

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from Seed

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: Using fruit bags on individual plums.

Feijoa - Ellen (Cutting)

Comments: - Recommended by a Canberra Feijoa enthusiast. Described as a large-fruited early variety.

Planted: 2019

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Pummelo - Carters Red (Grafted) ^3/10

Comments: -

The Flick's Yellow pummelo which we have has very nice fruit so we decided to try the red pummelo variety as well. Has flowered well, but low fruit set and fruit drops off while still small. Suspect inadequate water. We finally got a few fruit in 2019 but found it took a very long time to ripen. The ffruit was quite bitter and not tasty, probably because not suited to Sydney climate. Not recommended. 

In 2023 have reworked the plant to multigraft - Cara Cara orange, washington navel and Lisbon lemon. Grafts growing very well and flowering already in 2024.

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: No

Orange - Cara Cara Blood Navel (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

Navel orange with somewhat red flesh, sweeter than standard navel orange. Very tasty.

Fruiting Months June

Planted: 2019

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Custard Apple - Paxton Prolific (Grafted)

Comments: -

Said to be delicious, with fewer seeds, and not requiring hand pollination, so want to try growing this.Set 2 fruits in 2023, but syddenly all leaves dried up, so I removed the fruits and will wait to see if the tree will recover. Unfortunately, I found collar rot next to the soil and the tree died. 

Have planted a new tree in 2024 and am monitoring it for any sign of fungus. Have applied Yates Anti Rot in Spring, and so far so good.

Planted: 2019

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Poshte

Comments: -

Decided to try growing it based on description in Daleys fruit website. 

Unfortunately, branches died off one by one over 2 years and the plant died completely. Suspect root rot due to inadequate drainage. Bought another plant in 2022 and planted in well prepared soil using gypsum clay breaker to improve drainage. However, a couple of the branches have again died. Am now applying Yates Anti Rot which is supposed to help against root rot. The tree survived Winter of 2024, but is looking a bit straggly so it looks like the Sydney climate is marginal for this plant. 

Planted: 2020

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Feijoa - Unique cutting ^10/10

Comments: - Delicious large fruit. In 2024, the crop was extremely numerous and so many fruits were small. Looks like it's important to thin the fruit.

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from Seed

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Feijoa - White Goose PBR ^10/10

Comments: - Delicious large fruit.

Planted: 2017

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from Seed

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

Cherry - Ulster (grafted)

Comments: - Growing in Katomba.

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cherry - Merchant (grafted)

Comments: - Growing in Katoomba. 

Planted: 2023

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Pest Control: Fungicide spray against brown rot

Mulberry - White Shahtoot ^9/10

Comments: - Fruit is very sweet - more so than the common black mulberry. Very tasty.

Planted: 2013

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control: Using tree guard while tree is small to prevent damage by sulfur crested cockatoos.

Organic Status:Organic

Giant Lau Lau

Comments: -

Received as a present. Somewhat of a challenge in the hot summer conditions in Sydney. Initially grown in garden bed but needed frequent watering to avoid wilting, and was not doing well. Moved to a shaded position under trees and it is growing much bettet. .

Planted: 2019

Height 0.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: No

Kiwiberry - Issai (Cutting)

Comments: -

Kiwiberries taste more sweet than kiwi fruit. The issai is self-pollinating so a good variety to try.

Got first fruit in 2022 but it dropped off as the plant is still weak. The same happened in 2023.

Planted: 2019

Height 0.1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Nashi Pear - Hosui ^8/10

Comments: - Vigorously growing tree. Needs yearly pruning to manage height. Good crop in 2023.

Planted: 2017

Height 1.5 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 20 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Banana - monkey (Vietnamese cao) (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

Very small sweet bananas usually available only from Vietnamese shops.

Tree is very slender so should be protected from strong winds.

Planted: 2016

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Lingonberries (Seedling)

Comments: - Lingonberry jam is delicious so want to try growing it. Germinated from seed. Soil needs to be weed free, so growing in a pot in Sydney.

Planted: 2016

Height 10 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 10

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Apple - Kidd\'s Orange Red ^8/10

Comments: - Grown in Katoomba. Very tasty..

Planted: 2014

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Pecan - Pawnee (A) SP (Grafted)

Comments: - Badly affected by ringbarking grub.

Planted: 2013

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Pecan - Shoshonii (B) SP (Grafted)

Comments: - Badly affected by ringbarking grub.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Pecan - Sioux (B) (Grafted)

Comments: - Badly affected by ringbarking grub.

Planted: 2013

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Plum - President (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Tree growing in Katoomba. Excellent slightly tart flavour. Must be patient not to pick till fully ripe to get best flavour, but not allow to overripen as it will lose flavour completely.

Fruiting Months February

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Plum Mirabelle (Seedling) ^6/10

Comments: - Tree growing in Katoomba. Small soft sweet fruit, light yellow-green colour. Didn't fruit in 2016 but fruited in 2017. Not tasty enough so removed to make room for another fruit tree.

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 2011

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Plum - Coe’s golden drop (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Tree growing in Katoomba. Juicy sweet plum. However, very susceptible to splitting due to rain and then getting infected with brown rot. 

Fruiting Months February

Planted: 2011

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Apple - Lord Lambourne (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - Growing in Katoomba and was considerably damaged by snowfall, but has managed to grow new branches above graft. Very good taste. But summer 2017 was very wet and taste not as good. Excellent in 2018. Important to pick before very ripe, otherwise turns rather soft.

Fruiting Months March

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Black Sapote - Superb (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

Needed a second black sapote to aid in pollination. The specimen from Daley's looked rather weak and spindly and is extremely slow growing in part shade. However, first fruit (just one) in 2013 was delicious, so this variety definitely passes the taste test.Have now bought a second plant from Daley's as I am convinced it's needed for cross pollination for the large seedling tree. But the grafted trees are growing extremely slowly. One of the grafted trees suddenly dropped its leaves and died. Somewhat puzzling, but, growing close to the large seedling black sapote, it might not have been able to compete for water.

Bought one more grafted tree in 2018 and planted in a different location where it won't have to compete with other trees. This time it is growing well. However, 5 years later still not getting any fruit. Flowers drop off.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: Need to protect leaves from being eaten by possums when tree is young.

Grumichama - Black ^7/10

Comments: -

Nice tasting fruit provided the tree is well watered, otherwise it does not fill out and retains a turpentine taste. Fruits well after 10 years.  Can get fruit fly in some years.

Fruiting Months April and December

Planted: 2006

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: Susceptible to fruit fly.

Guava Hawaiian - Pink Supreme (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

Produces plenty of very tasty fragrant fruit with a mix of sweet with a hint of sour.  

Extra bonus - chewing of young leaves are an excellent remedy for diarrhea and stomach bugs. Well known remedy in Asia.

Too much trouble with fruit fly, and fruit bats and rats so have removed this tree to make room for others.

Fruiting Months May

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 50 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pruned By: 20% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Initially sprayed against fruit fly, but now prefer to use plastic bags over fruit which is close to ripening and it seems to work well.

Prune - Splendour ^10/10

Comments: - Tree growing in Katoomba. Good crop of sweet juicy purple fruit, larger than prune de sergeant. Faiirly resistant to brown rot.

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pruned By: 20% in Summer

Pollination: Cross Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: Copper spray fungicide against brown rot

Mamey sapote (Seedling)

Comments: - Growing from seed. Wasn't sure if suitable for Sydney climate but it survived winter quite well. Good looking plant and continues to grow well.

Planted: 2015

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Cranberry (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

Love cranberry jam, so would like to grow this plant. Plant growth is very slow and so only a few berries produced so far. Needs frequent weeding to reduce competition.

Heat wave condition in Katoomba in 2020 have killed the plant.

Planted: 2012

Height 0.1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 10 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Cherry - Royal Rainier (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - Very sweet, early variety. However, very susceptible to brown rot

Fruiting Months November and December

Planted: 2011

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 4 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control: Brown rot can damage a large portion of the crop. A single winter spray with copper fungicide seems to have worked well in 2019.

Plum - Sugar plum (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - Tasty sweet plum. However, expremely susceptible to brown rot, so I shall be reworking this tree to another less susceptible variety.

Fruiting Months February

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 6 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Pest Control: Fruit susceptible to brown rot in humid weather. Lost half the crop. Have started spray program with fungicide to control the brown rot which can spread to other plums and cherries.

Organic Status:Organic

Plum - Reine Claude de Bavay (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - This variety is reported to be very tasty and is popular in Europe. Does not appear to be available in Australia, but I was fortunate to obtain one from a private grower in Victoria. Tree being grown in Katoomba. First fruit in 2017 - very similar to green gage so I suspect it is not Reine Claude. Bought a scion of Reine Claude in 2021 from grower guaranteeing it is genuine, and grafted it on. 

Planted: 2012

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Apple - Pink lady ^9/10

Comments: - Delicious flavour. Much better than from shops. Growing in Katoomba. However, very susceptible to black spot, so much so that I shall be reworking this tree to another less susceptible variety as I am not keen on frequent spraying with fungicide.

Fruiting Months May

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Pest Control: Developed apple scab, and I have just read that this variety is very susceptible to this disease. Difficult to control. Requires monthly fungicide spray. But worth the effort because of the great taste.

Organic Status:Organic

Achacha (Seedling)

Comments: - Extremely slow growing although considerable variation between seedlings. A couple of plants reached 2 metres after 10 years. Requires some protection from the sun when young but otherwise they are quite tough plants with regard to watering. 

Planted: 2010

Height 2 metres

Pollination: Self Pollination

Apple - Cox\'s Orange Pippin (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Tree is growing in Katoomba. Excellent taste. Good crop in 2015. None in 2016. Big crop again in 2017.

Fruiting Months April

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Kiwiberry - Mt Tomah Red (Cutting)

Comments: -

This is a female variety of a red kiwiberry. Will need a pollinator. Not sure whether the Issai variety can provide pollination or whether will need a male kiwi fruit plant for this purpose. If my seedling grown plants are male, they might be suitable. Yet to see.

Unfortunately the plant suddenly died in 2020. Possibly due to root rot.

Planted: 2019

Height 0.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Gooseberry - Captivator (Cutting) ^7/10

Comments: - Took a long time to fruit. Reasonably good taste. However, hot weather can make the fruit drop before it develops full sweetness.

Planted: 2012

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 30% in

Pollination: No

Lemon Drop Mangosteen (Seedling)

Comments: - This small seedling was similar to the Bakupari. It grew well in a pot in a sheltered position, but after planting in the ground it did not survive the winter cold in Sydney.

Planted: 2018

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Jaboticaba Large Leaf (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: -

The fruit is considerably larger than the small leaf jaboticaba. The skin is tougher. Fruit is very tasty provided it is fully ripe - soft when squeezed.

Planted: 2014

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Pomegranate - unknown variety (Cutting)

Comments: - Unknown variety recommended by friend.

Planted: 2014

Height 1.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Spanish queen (Cutting)

Planted: 2012

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Two pests.

One is lacebug - tiny insects which seriously damage leaves. Can be wiped off by hand when tree is small, but will need spraying when tree is larger.

The second problem is a small borer grub which ringbarks the young tree typical

Acerola - Florida Sweet (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: -

Produces a profusion of small pink flowers followed by tasty soft red fruit. Some leaf loss in late winter, early spring due to cold Sydney winter. Very shallow rooted, so will benefit from staking to avoid toppling over. Requires good watering in dry spells.

Produced a large crop in 2010, but suddenly died, probably due to insuficient watering.

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Pruned By: 20% in Summer and Spring

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

none

Passionfruit - Sweet Lilikoi (Grafted) ^1/10

Comments: -

Grows vigorously and has many flowers each year, but has not set a single fruit for over 5 years in spite of attempts at manual pollination and cross pollination with granadilla x lilikoi variety. Therefore have removed the plant.

Planted: 2003

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Hand Pollination

Passionfuit Panama Red (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

Excellent juicy sweet fruit. Trained vine to grow over pergola. This is a grafted variety and it's necessary to pull out any plants which come from the roots in the vicinity.

It died in 2012 presumably due to "old age". Have now replaced it with Panama Yellow.

Fruiting Months May and June

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 50 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

No pests so far except for occasional caterpillar.

Organic Status:Organic

Bakupari (Seedling)

Comments: - Good looking plant with tough leathery leaves. Grew well in summer but at the end of winter it dropped all its leaves and did not recover. Seems Sydney is too cold for this plant.

Planted: 2016

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Cherry of Rio Grande (Seedling) ^7/10

Comments: -

Wanted to try this tree based on positive comments left by other growers. Tree is still small but doing well. The fruit is small and soft and of medium taste. Get occasional dieback of small branches.

Dropped most leaves at the end of winter 2017, but then grew new leaves. The tree has not growm much - perhaps Sydney winter is too cold for this fruit tree to do well. Moved it to a more sheltered spot, but it suffered from transplant shock, lost leaves and did not recover. 

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2013

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Coconut Green (Seedling)

Comments: -

Planted the tree in a sheltered position. Grew very well in summer, but leaves went brown in winter due to lack of sun and low temperatures in Sydney. Did not recover.

Planted: 2012

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Jakfruit - Brinsmead Special (Grafted)

Comments: -

Wanted to try a crisp grafted variety from Daleys, seeing that our own seedlings were doing quite well in Sydney.

During several days of rain in 2019, the bottom of the trunk got attacked by a white powdery fungus, so the tree is not growing well at present. Painted this area with copper fungicide to try and save the tree. Unfortunately, the tree did not survive the drought and heat wave conditions in 2020.

Planted: 2015

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Kiwifruit - Hayward (Cutting) ^7/10

Comments: - Growing in Katoomba - one female and one male. Not very sweet, but makes excellent jam.

Planted: 1999

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pruned By: 50% in Summer

Pollination: No

Pest Control: Netting required to protect from Possums and birds.

Fig - Yum Yum (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: - This variety was bought from Bunnings. Great taste. The fig ripens to a light red/tan colour, and the flesh is white.

Planted: 2018

Height 1.5 metres

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Fig - White Genoa (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: - Very tasty. Originally grew in the ground but became too straggly, so grew again from cutting in a pot. Much more compact and still producing enough fruit for family.

Planted: 2016

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: No

Jujube - Sugar cane (Grafted)

Height 30 Centimetres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Plumcot - Marcia’s Flavor (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Tree growing in Katoomba. First large crop in 2015, Large number of fruit split by rain, but not spoilt. Fruit not particularly sweet, but OK to eat. Makes very good jam and compote.

Decided to remove the tree because not tasty enough.

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Kolossus kalamata (Cutting)

Planted: 2013

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Blueberry - Brigitta (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: - Delicious fruit. Suitable for cooler climates.

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 2012

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Fig Black Genoa (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: - Not as sweet as other varieties but still a good flavour. Kept in large pot to limit height. 

Planted: 2017

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: No

Apple - Staymans Winesap (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - First apple tasting was very satisfying. 

Planted: 2016

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 30% in

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Jujube - Honey Jar (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Very tasty sweet fruit.

Fruiting Months February

Planted: 2015

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Jostaberry (Cutting) ^7/10

Comments: - This plant is a cross of three original species in the Ribes genus. Growing well. First fruit in 2016. Best use is for jam which is extremely tasty.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2013

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 20% in

Pollination: No

Pest Control: No pest issues.

Organic Status:Organic

Plum - Angelina ^10/10

Comments: - Tree growing in Katoomba. Excellent taste if fully ripened on tree.

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 4 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Pest Control: Susceptible to brown rot. Requires copper spray in winter.

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Kalamata (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Looking forward to this variety. Must water at fruiting time to ensure fruit does not drop.

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Frantoio

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Occasional leaf damage by lacebugs. Need to check regularly and wipe off by hand or spray. If unchecked can damage large number of leaves. Also need to check for caterpillars which occasionally can wipe out a lot of leaves.

Lemon - Lisbon (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

Large tree producing a copious crop of excellent lemons which ripen in winter. We prune it hard to limit height of tree to 3 m, and it responds very well. This variety is very hardy. Recommended.

Fruiting Months May, June, July, August

Planted: 2004

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 50 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 40% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Remove branch swellings affected by gall wasp.

Macadamia - Bush Nut (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

Produces good crop of nuts each year. Handsome tree with beautiful pink flower racemes.

Top pruned the tree to half size so as to be able to reach nuts. This resulted in a much denser lower tree.

Fruiting Months April

Planted: 2004

Height 5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 100 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from Seed

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Main problem are Rozellas and cockatoos - when young nuts are forming, they destroy every single one of the large crop of nuts. Must put netting over nuts within reach so as to save some of the crop.

Some nuts affected by macadamia nut borer.

Gooseberry - Thorny (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: - This variety seems not to be available from nurseries, but the fruit is very tasty. Some say it's better than the Captivator variety, so will be keen to compare. Growing from a cutting obtained from a friend. Fruit very sweet when ripe (turns to red colour).

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2014

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 6 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Lychee - Bosworth 3 (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - This variety produces large fruit with very good taste and many have small seed. We prune the top after fruiting to keep the size manageable. 

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 1999

Height 3 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 15 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 8 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 10% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Macadamia nut borer is a problem which spoils some of the crop. A thorough spraying with insecticide all over the tree when the fruit is still quite small, including inside the tree to eliminate the moths which harbour there, is very effective. We have

Jakfruit - Seedling ^9/10

Comments: -

Jakfruit tastes great but is rather expensive to buy in Sydney, so decided to try growing it. The tree likes plenty of water, but we don't have a suitable location so it took a while of TLC to get the tree to grow large enough to start producing fruit. We found that the tree initially produced many male fruits (smooth skin) which go mouldy and drop off, and it took a long time before we got the first female fruit (rougher skin) - took about 13 years. The fruit grew well and to a large size. Unfortunately, it ripened and dropped to the ground during our 2-week absence on holidays so we didn't get to taste it.

But with the warming climate, we are now getting more fruits forming and in 2019 we had a crop of 3 jackfruits to full maturity. 

By the way, none of the fruit books talk about the male and female fruits, so this is from our experience. 

Fruiting Months April and November

Planted: 2000

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 1 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 14 Years from Seed

Pollination: Self Pollination

Loquat - Nagasakiwase (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - The fruit is rather small but the seeds are also small. Good taste. Have moved the tree to Katoomba where it continued to grow well and produced very tasty fruit. Coddling moth was a serious problem in Sydney but have not had this issue in Katoomba so far. The tree is now doing very well, no transplant shock, and has produced good fruit.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2012

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 20 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Cherry - Morello (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

Good looking tree with plenty of cherries in Sydney climate. This is a sour cherry and makes excellent jam.

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 80 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 25% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Tree covered by netting to stop birds and possums.

Jaboticaba (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: -

Good looking tree. Fruited first time after 6 years and the fruit is very tasty. The fruit is ripe when it turns black and soft when squeezed between fingers. Produces a good crop every year triggered by good rainfall.

Planted: 2006

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 0.5 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control: Some crop lost to bush rats but putting up with this as the crop is very abundant.

Myrtus ugni (Cutting) ^3/10

Comments: - Did not grow well in Sydney, but is thriving in Katoomba. Fruit somewhat insipid.

Planted: 2015

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Plum - Jefferson (Grafted)

Comments: - This plum variety developed in the US  is rated highly so want to try it. However, the tree was mislabeled and turned out to be sloe. Received replacement tree in 2019.

Planted: 2015

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Fig White Adriatic ^10/10

Comments: - Great flavour. 

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: No

Raspberry - Tulameen (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: - This variety has a good writeup with the berries being large and the main commercial variety.

Planted: 2017

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Blueberry - Legacy (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - Delicious large fruit. Highly recommended.

Planted: 2013

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Nectarine - Flavortop (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - Good tasting fruit, although not much due to tree being significantly affected by leaf curl when bought from Sydney nursery. Now using spray to control this problem at time of bud burst, and it seems to be working. Almost no leaves affected by leaf gall in 2013. However, sprayed too late in 2014 and so the tree was very badly affected by leaf gall and got no fruit. But in 2015 all the leaves were badly affected by leaf curl in spite of fungicide spray at budburst. So not very happy with this tree. Again no edible fruit in 2016. So have removed this tree.

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: Requires spraying with fungicide to control leaf curl

Feijoa - Nazematze (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: - Had flowers but did not fruit in earlier years, so tried hand cross pollination from feijoa Duffy. In 2017 got fruit. Tasty but not as good as Duffy.

Planted: 2012

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Duffy

Feijoa - Duffy ^10/10

Comments: - Delicious fruit. Growing this tree in Katoomba. Essential to water during fruiting to avoid fruit drop.

Fruiting Months April

Planted: 2012

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 40 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Nazematse

Pest Control: None required

Lychee - Wai Chee (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - Very good taste. In Sydney, fruits later in February, so good companion to Bosworth 3. Very slow growing, but has a nice compact shape and more tasty fruit with small seed.

Fruiting Months February

Planted: 2000

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 8 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2008 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: See comments for my other lychee (Bosworth 3).

Cedar Bay Cherry (Seedling) ^3/10

Comments: -

The first plant died in winter, but possibly due to being overwatered one time, as I have since read from another contributor that this plant requires very good drainage.  Planted another plant and covered with shade cloth to see if it grows better. But this one also started to lose leaves, so have moved it to another more sheltered part of the garden in part shade.

This time it is growing well. The scarlet fruits look very attractive. Initial fruit had rather little flesh, but was better in subsequent years, possibly because of more frequent watering at fruiting time. Nevertheless, the fruit is not particularly tasty.

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 2009

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 7 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

Apple - White transparent (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: - Early apple from Eastern Europe. Fruit must be picked promptly before it over-ripens and becomes soft and mushy. It is a crisp, sour apple with thin skin. More suited for pies and compotes than eating fresh. Was told to pick it when still hard and keep it for a few days before eating. However, the taste was still not good enough and so have removed this tree.

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 2013

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Plum - Greengage (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Tree growing in Katoomba. Excellent sweet taste. 

Planted: 2011

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Cherry - Lapin (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Tree growing in Katoomba. 

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2011

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Pest Control: Squashing cherry slugs by hand (wearing gloves). This is Ok while tree is still small. This year (2016) sprayed thoroughly with insecticide and there have been no cherry slugs so far.

Organic Status:Organic

Pomegranate - Wonderful (Cutting)

Planted: 2014

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Jujube - Chico (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - Tasty fruit produced very early.

Fruiting Months March

Planted: 2015

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Jujube - Shanxi Li (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - Very tasty fruit.

Fruiting Months March

Planted: 2015

Height 0.4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Dwarf Mango - Banana (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: - Grew from seed. Got 3 fruits in 2017. Excellent, large, beautiful mangoes. Highly recommended.

Fruiting Months March

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 6 Years from Seed

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control: Used plastic milk bottles to protect from fruit bats and possums.

Blueberry - Burst (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - Excellent large berries. Reduced soil pH prior to planting using garden sulfur.

Fruiting Months January, February, December

Planted: 2014

Height 0.5 metres

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Cherry - Van (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Growing in Katoomba.When fully ripe the fruit is very dark red and has an excellent flavour.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control: Squashing cherry slugs by hand (wearing gloves). This is Ok while tree is still small.

Pomegranate - Ben Hur (Cutting)

Planted: 2015

Height 0.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Apple - White transparent (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: - Early apple from Eastern Europe. Fruit must be picked promptly before it over-ripens and becomes soft and mus

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 2013

Pollination: Self Pollination

Quince - de Vrajna

Comments: - Has good writeup so want to try it.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Quince - Fullers (Grafted)

Comments: - Has a good writeup so want to try it.

Planted: 2017

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Jujube - GA866 (Grafted)

Planted: 2017

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Olive - Helena (Cutting)

Comments: - Produced first fruit in 2014 but only a few. Small olives.

Planted: 2012

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Longan - Chompoo (Cutting) ^7/10

Comments: -

Chose this variety based on internet descriptions of fruit taste. Extremely slow growing. Fruit rather small but nice sweet taste.

Have now (2016) moved it to a different spot with different soil and it is growing better.

Fruiting Months May

Planted: 2011

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 6 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: Nil.

Lime - Tahitian (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

Like to use limes for Asian dishes.

Fruiting Months May and June

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 Fruit Per Year

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Originally grown in pot in another garden, but suffered severely from possum attacks until use was made of electronic sound generator. Now moved to new garden and planted in ground. No possum problems so far.

Blueberry - Blue Rose (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: - Delicious fruit.

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 2013

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Cherry - Stella (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Just started to fruit end of 2013

Fruiting Months November and December

Planted: 2011

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Cherry - Ron’s seedling (Grafted) ^9/10

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2011

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Cherry - Simone (Grafted) ^9/10

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control: Cherry slug is a problem. Currently squashing by hand while tree is still small.

Cherry - Bing (Grafted) ^9/10

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Lemon - Meyer (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - Trees produce plenty of small sweet lemons in cooler climate most of the year.

Planted: 2008

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 50 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Maqui berry ^3/10

Comments: - Heard that the berries are good to eat. Since there are separate male and female trees, planted 3 trees so as to, hopefully, get one of each. As it turned out, only one of the three produced berries. The berries are very small, slightly sour (so presumably have vitamin C) but very little flesh.

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 2012

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Currant - Red (Cutting) ^7/10

Comments: - This is a tart fruit, but quite tasty. Used to eat them as a kid in Europe.

Height 0.6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 40 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Raspberry - Chilcotin (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: - Produces plenty of tasty fruit, mainly in early summer.

Fruiting Months November and December

Planted: 2012

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Mandarin - Okitsu wase (Satsuma) (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: - Growing very well in Sydney producing large fruit. However, it was not sufficiently sweet and so removed the tree.

Fruiting Months May

Planted: 2013

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Apple Red Fuji (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Delicious apple. Much more tasty than from shops. Tree growing in Katoomba. Big crop in 2015. None in 2016. In 2017 got a large crop but poor taste due to lack of sunny weather. Will need to thin fruit in future to obtain better size.

Fruiting Months March

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 30 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Pest Control:

In 2015 the fruit suffered from apple scab so we are now spraying it with fungicide each month. We hope this works.

Another odd pest appeared - yellowjacket wasps which consumed several apples. We found the nest in the ground and blocked it up.&a

Organic Status:Organic

Black Sapote (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: -

Has flowered profusely for several years, but not much fruit set. Hence I planted a second variety of black sapote more recently and this seems to have helped with fruit set. In 2014 the tree had many flowers but the second variety had no flowers (still small tree), and again there was no fruit set, So it does seem that cross pollination is essential for the seedling tree.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2007

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2013 Years from purchase in pot

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: superb

Tangelo - Seminole (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Beautiful tree and tasty juicy fruit, though somewhat acidic and so not too popular eaten fresh. Preferred for juicing as it has very little pulp. Decided to remove it to make room for other fruit trees.

Fruiting Months May

Planted: 2004

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 100 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 10% in

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: citrus

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Orange - Washington Navel ^10/10

Comments: -

Great tasting oranges. Good looking tree. Excellent.

Fruiting Months July and August

Planted: 2005

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 50 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 10% in

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: citrus

Dwarf Plum Gulf Gold Tree (G) (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Very attractive little tree, bearing largish yellow plums. These ripen later than Gulf Ruby and taste reasonably good provided you wait till fully ripe. In second year producing 30 plums even though its partner Gulfruby did not flower this year, so it looks like it's self-pollinating well. But overall the taste was not sufficiently satisfying and so removed the tree.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 20 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 30% in

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Gulf Ruby

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Early bearing so no fruit fly problems. No other pests encountered, so no spray needed.

Organic Status:Organic

Pomegranate - Azerbaijani (Cutting)

Comments: - Plant grew very well to 1.4m but then developed collar rot and lost all leaves in summer. Since the damage near ground was so severe, I removed it and replaced with a new plant grown earlier from cutting (fairly easy). Am ensuring mulch is kept clear of the trunk.

Planted: 2016

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Apple - Red Cleopatra ^5/10

Comments: -

This apple variety is reportedly popular in apple tasting tests. We are growing this in Katoomba. The tree fruited this year and the large fruit looked really impressive, but the flavour seemed rather bland - not enough sugar and acid for our likes. The flavour improves to some extent if fruit is left as long as possible on the tree, but it does not match our other apple trees.

Fruiting Months February and March

Planted: 2011

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 7 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Olive - Manzanillo ^5/10

Comments: -

This is the variety which produces a good crop of olives in Sydney. Flowered profusely in first year even though the plant is quite small. Recommended.

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Blueberry - Climax (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

Vigorous grower. Large berries provided allowed to fully ripen. Good taste.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.4 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Pest Control:

Bird netting essential to stop birds eating berries. Birds will be checking the bushes several times a day.

Blueberry - Backyard Blue (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: -

Very good flavour. If allowed to fully ripen, they become more sweet but less flavoursome. Grows to about 1m high . Recommended.

Fruiting Months November and December

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.4 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Pest Control: Bird netting essential to stop birds eating berries. Birds will be checking the bushes several times a day.

Banana - dwarf (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

Good crop of small bananas each year. This banana tree variety is small and so well suited for small garden.

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Blueberry- Premier (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

Planted next to Climax for cross-pollination. Plenty of good-size berries.

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: climax

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: Bird netting essential to stop birds eating berries. Birds will be checking the bushes several times a day.

Blueberry - Sharpblue (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: -

Very good flavour. Of the 6 varieties planted, this is one of the better tasting fruit. However, the berry size seems to be getting smaller in succeeding years.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 200 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Bird netting essential to stop birds eating berries. Birds will be checking the bushes several times a day.

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Brightwell (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: - Suspect it died due to short lapse in watering. Other varieties of blueberry bushes OK. Perhaps this variety is more sensitive.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.4 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Avocado - Hass (A) (Grafted) ^4/10

Comments: -

Tree is very susceptible to sun scald during hot summer days in Sydney when temperatures exceed 35 deg C. Causes leaf and branch dieback. Have now removed the tree because it continued to die back in hot weather.

Planted: 2005

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pummelo - Nam Roi (Grafted) ^4/10

Comments: -

Flowers profusely but not much fruit set. Suspect competition from nearby trees for moisture. I have therefore movwill ed it to a new location after a good pruning. However, the tree has died back and was removed.

Fruiting Months July and August

Planted: 2008

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Spray with Lebaycid to control fruit fly. Not a serious problem but some spoilage can occur.

Star Apple (Seedling) ^1/10

Comments: -

Tried to grow this tree several times, but each time it died at the end of winter, presumably because of the low temperatures at night.

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