MelbFruit's Edible Backyard
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29/06/25 Frost: About My Edible BackyardWhy MelbFruit Love's Edible Plants There is nothing more delicious and rewarding than picking and eating your own produce.  Comments* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Fruit Tree Forum ContributionsMelbFruit Forum ContributionsMango tree id - Hello, I was away on holiday with the automatic watering going. When I returned, I found that one of my trees had grown a lot and has these huge leaves! I think this is the Coconut Cream variety, but lost the tag for this tree. Does anybody know if the..278 days 14hrs Asimina triloba seeds - Try Linton. I got my trees from him...458 days 15hrs What plantfruit is this - They sell the purple guava at Daleys now. I had one for a couple of years. It fruited (never ripened) and then died this winter. I have both red and yellow growing next to it (I live in Melbourne). How do the flavors of the three compare (especially the p..508 days 14hrs Help with extreme root bound loquat - Agreed. Sometimes you just have to cut through roots to save the plant...849 days 21hrs Double grafted cherry pruning and grafting - For anybody who is curious, I ended up cutting the 2 branches, and now have 2 Rainier and 2 Stella left. I bud grafted 3 varieties onto the tips of the branches. The buds aren't looking half bad. Maybe that means I have space for one more variety? :D..850 days 1hrs |
Fruit Tree Forum LikesMelbFruit has LIKED the following:Critical malay apple and longan2 - Doesnt look like suborbiculare, looks a little like Syz.forte, a White Apple. Smaller fruited Malay Apples can have different foliage to the large fruited types, maybe closer to the native Malay Apple. I think there are white fruited types too ?..Liked Answer 508 days 14hrs Double grafted cherry pruning and grafting - I think the plant looks nicely balanced now. Good job. I am also playing with multigrafting. I have a morello cherry tree 14 years old, and I have just grafted 6 other varieties of sweet cherry onto it using whip and tongue. The morello cherry gives us..Liked Answer 682 days 10hrs Mango planted from seed is producing seedless - Hi Inelli According to some mango gurus, continued low temperatures during flowering (15C and below) will hamper complete pollination, fertilization and fruit development which might cause the production of seedless underdeveloped fruit like yours. ..Liked Answer 1118 days 18hrs Soursop tree for sydney region - No they succumbed to being outdoors over winter. They should do alright in a greenhouse tho...Liked Answer 1199 days 2hrs Critical malay apple and longan2 - The Original pot mix seems to be causing the problem..The new mix sounds better. Hope it goes OK. Just keep an eye on it, it might shoot back from low down, and might take a while sometimes...Liked Answer 1250 days 0hrs Tropical fruit trees successfuly grown in melbourne - The Kentia is happy in shade - been there over twenty years - yes 12 hour cycle - you cant do 24h as they need night rest...Liked Answer 1284 days 21hrs Lychee tree - It would help if you send a photo of the lychee tree and an average photo of the affected leaves. Lychees can decline quite easily and it is not uncommon and someone may recognise the symptoms in the photos ..Liked Question 1325 days 13hrs Mangos grown in melbourne - Yes its an edible Mango and tastes great!..Liked Answer 1612 days 1hrs Longans in melbourne - This is going to get you even more confused - ive recently met someone living in Balwyn that asked me to post these photos of their 15yo Kohala seedling fruiting for last 8 years. I think you guys are on the money - this is what he replied to me tonigh..Liked Answer 1612 days 24hrs Longans in melbourne - Heres another pic of Balwyn Longan tree in fruit..Liked Answer 1612 days 24hrs |
Mango - Bowen Seedling MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 963 days 12hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 3 of 8 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Dwarf Apricot - Storeys (Early Moorpark) MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1270 days 0hrs Comments: - Fruited quickly. Fruiting Months December Water Given in: Winter and Spring Autumn, Winter, SpringWas this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 2 of 6 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Dwarf Nectarine - Trixzie® Nectazee MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1270 days 1hrs Comments: - Extremely compact, very happy in a pot. Smaller than I expected. Fruiting Months January Height 0.8 metres Growing: In a Pot Qty: 1 First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Pollination: Self Pollination Pest Control: Copper spray twice in winter for leaf curl. Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 3 of 7 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Passionfruit - Black (Grafted) 10/10 MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1270 days 1hrs Comments: - Prolific grower. Great flavorful and sweet fruit. Fruiting Months February and March Planted: 2021 Growing: In the Ground Qty: 2 First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot Sun/Shade: Full Sun Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 11 of 33 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Pepino - Kendall Gold MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1270 days 1hrs Comments: - Easy to fruit in Melbourne. Melon/cucumber-like taste to the fruit. Planted: 2021 Qty: 1 Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Longan - Seedling MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1287 days 13hrs Question: I purchased this longan online and have no idea what variety it is. I was told it has seedless and that it is not a Kohala. Likely an Asian variety. Please let me know if you have any insights. Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 2 of 5 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy    |
Longan - Seedling MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1287 days 13hrs Question: I purchased this longan online and have no idea what variety it is. I was told it has small seeds and that it is not a Kohala. Likely an Asian variety. Please let me know if you have any insights. Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 2 of 4 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy     |
Dwarf Avocado Wurtz MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1287 days 13hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Sugar Apple MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1287 days 13hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Soursop MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1287 days 13hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Dwarf Jaboticaba - Red Hybrid MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1287 days 13hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy  |
Loquat - Nagasakiwase MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1287 days 13hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 0 of 1 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Mandarin - Imperial MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1287 days 13hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Mandarin - Emperor MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1287 days 13hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Malay Apple MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1287 days 13hrs Qty: 2 Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy  |
Lychee - Bosworth 3 MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1287 days 13hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy  |
Guava - Strawberry MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1287 days 13hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy  |
Banana - Lady Finger MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1287 days 13hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
North American Paw Paw MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1287 days 13hrs Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy  |
Mango - Carabao (Grafted) MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1287 days 13hrs Comments: - It fruited the first year I had it! Fruiting Months May Planted: 2022 Qty: 1 Fertiliser or Organics Used: slow release granules, Seasol Was this review helpful? Yes | No | Report 1 of 3 people found this review useful* You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
Longan - Kohala (Marcot) MelbFruit's Edible FruitsUpdate: 1287 days 14hrs Sun/Shade: Full Sun Water Given in: Spring SpringWas this review helpful? Yes | No | Report * You need your own My Edibles Page to contribute Quick & Easy |
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