SimplersJoy1's Edible Backyard

Joined: 07/08/09 Updated: 08/03/10 Frost:
Location: Hazelbrook

About My Edible Backyard

Hello! This is a great site! Please share your thoughts, especially other cool-temperate gardeners...

Us: My wife (and young son) and I bought our house and land in September 2008. There were an old crabapple and nectarine and recent Meyer Lemon and Imperial mandarin. We brought with us Lemon, Makrut Lime, Sunburst Cherry and Bay tree (wedding gifts) in pots and have been buying, propagating and planting new trees steadily since then. We are planting very intensively to fit in all the varieties we want!

Block: 920 square metres (closer to 820 square metres when minus house, garage, driveway) gently sloping down from the road on the east. Neighbours at back and on both sides. Neighbour on north side an older Greek man who previously had a market garden in rural Greece. He has also put in many fruit trees and vegetables. There is a peach tree hanging over the other neighbour's fence. There are lots of old fruit trees in our area, including Malus, Prunus, Pyrus, Crataegus

Soil: poor, sandy, mid-pH, generally hydrophobic, much has been infested with roots of big trees (some now felled), lots of couch, nut-grass etc

Annual rainfall: >1000mm

Temperature: ranges from a few degrees negative to about 40 0C. Last winter we got some pretty heavy frost but we have had big trees felled and our fruit trees are slowly growing so I am interested to see how the landscape and frost change. Our real summer often only starts in January.

Aspect: North facing. Two giant Radiata Pines on western boundary block some late sun (orchard mostly toward the eastern end). Since we felled a few other trees the pines are the only mature trees on the block until our fruit trees grow.

Comments

Banana (cold hardy, dwarf)

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Mmmm... yummy and beautiful plant different to other fruit trees

Almond - Self-Pollinating

Comments: -

Dwarf variety

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Rubus rosifolius

Comments: -

Roseleaf bramble - native to east coast of Australia, also Himalayas

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Kudzu

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Very vigorous perennial vine. Deciduous in my climate, which puts a check on its vigour (can be a serious dominator in some environments).

Excellent medicinal and useful product to have in the pantry (makes a great custard)

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Hops

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Species (not a named variety for beer), grown as medicinal. This is a very easy plant to grow (at least in my conditions). Apparently the young shoots are edible (I haven't tried yet)

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Hardy kiwifruit (female)

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A cutting that has started rooting, I'm hoping it keeps going!

Growing: In a Pot

Jujube (wild)

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Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa (espalier). Sourced from Beautanicals

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Lilly-pilly

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Unknown variety, will retain to check out fruit but will prune to keep small

Planted: 2006

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Tea tree (Melaleuca)

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Tea Plant

Comments: -

I have both white and pink flowered forms. Interested in growing the oil variety also

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Cinnamon Tree

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Shouldn't grow in our climate but it is something we love to use so I will give it a go. Keep it in a pot and coppice it

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Linden

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Tilia x europaea, lime-flower. This species can be coppiced (not enough room for large trees on our block!) Important medicinal and pleasant tea-herb

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Rowan

Comments: -

Old medicinal, edible

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Viburnum opulus

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Important medicinal tree, also edible fruit

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Viburnum \'Notcutt\'s variety\'

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Large-fruiting variety of V. opulus

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Canadian elder

Comments: -

Sambucus canadensis

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Black elder

Comments: -

Sambucus nigra

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Ginkgo

Comments: -

Unsure of sex but will use the leaves. I don't have room for two of these (I don't really have room for one but as it is slow growing I will deal with that later!)

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Wild yam

Comments: -

I have both Dioscorea villosa and D. opposita, interested in also growing D. bulbifera

Growing: In the Ground

Schisandra

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Male and female for cross-pollination. More coming from seed (unknown sex)

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 5

Akebia quinata

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Pest Control:

2 plants from different sources for cross-pollination

Japanese pepper

Comments: -

Zanthoxylum piperitum, sansho, male and female planted together

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Comments

Passionfruit - Nellie Kelly

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Grafted on Blue passionfruit which is suckering. I will let one of these suckers grow for interesting fruit

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Passionflower

Comments: -

This is the wild herbal variety

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Gooseberry

Comments: -

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Maple - Sugar

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Walnut - seedling

Comments: -

Planted on nature strip to give it space to become a larger tree and keep away from other trees and veg which may be inhibited by it. In hot dry position so may struggle but seems happy so far. Going to focus on creating a good watering solution for it

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Grape - unknown purple

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Grape - Sultana H5

Comments: -

Trellis

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Grape - Black Muscat Hamburg

Comments: -

Trellis

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Casana

Planted: 2010

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Babaco Cutting

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Amla

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Drumstick Tree ( Moringa )

Planted: 2010

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Curry Tree

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Jostaberry

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

White currant

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Currant - Red

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Currant - Black

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fig - unknown variety

Comments: -

This was incorrectly labeled 'Black currant' in a small nursery (I got it for free)!

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fig - St Dominique Violette

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fig - Brown Turkey

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fig White Adriatic

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Cherimoya - White

Planted: 2010

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Ice Cream Bean Mountain

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 5

White sapote

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Jaboticaba

Planted: 2010

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Acerola - Florida Sweet

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Luma apiculata

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Myrtus ugni

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Guava - Mexican

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Guava Yellow Cherry

Mango - Nam doc mai

Planted: 2010

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Longan - Seedling

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Hazelnut (unknown varieties)

Comments: -

Divided and transplanted from various trees

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

Hazelnut - White avelline

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Hazelnut - Red avelline

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Hazelnut - Cosford

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Hazelnut - American White

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At least one of this variety named

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Plum Pine

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Macadamia - Bush Nut

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Comments: -

Planted near neighbour's Hass avocado

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A)

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Loquat seedling

Comments: -

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Cornelian cherry

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Medlar - Nottingham

Comments: -

Free standing

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Goji Berry - Shrub

Comments: -

Lycium barbarum

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 5

Wolf berry

Comments: -

Lycium chinense

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Goumi

Comments: -

Elaeagnus raised from seed

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 5

Saskatoon

Comments: -

Amelanchier raised from seed

Planted: 2010

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pest Control:

Comments

Kiwifruit - Hayward Male

Comments: -

Trellis

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Kiwifruit - Hayward Female

Comments: -

Trellis

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Olive - Manzanillo

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Olive - Arbequina

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pomegranate (unknown variety)

Comments: -

Free standing

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Carob - Clifford

Comments: -

Espalier

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Feijoa

Comments: -

Free standing

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Feijoa - Duffy

Comments: -

Free standing

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Morus nigra

Comments: -

Air-layered from a large tree

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Mulberry - White Shahtoot

Comments: -

Free standing

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pest Control:

Morus alba

Comments: -

Transplanted this from a wild stand in Western Sydney

Qty: 1

Pest Control:

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot

Comments: -

Free standing

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Crabapple (unknown variety)

Comments: -

Older tree

Planted: 2003

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Finger lime (Seedling)

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Lime - Makrut

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Blueberry - Reveille

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Blueberry - Denise

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Blueberry - Northland

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

BLueberry - Brigitta

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Blueberry - Bluerose

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Blueberry - Sunshine Blue

Comments: -

Very interesting variety, so small and quite hardy

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Raspberry - Heritage

Comments: -

Trellis

Growing: In the Ground

Creeping raspberry (R. hayata-koidzumii)

Comments: -

Ground cover

Growing: In the Ground

Winter raspberry (R. buergeri)

Comments: -

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Berry - Youngberry

Comments: -

Espalier

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Marionberry

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Espalier

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Mandarin - Honey Murcott

Comments: -

I planted this in ground and then decided to put it back in pot as it is bound to fruit during cold-weather which it is sensitive to

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Mandarin - Imperial

Comments: -

Previous owners planted this

Planted: 2007

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Dwarf Orange - Navelina

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Lemon - Meyer

Comments: -

Previous owners planted this though I did transplant it

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Bush Lemon Tree

Comments: -

Free standing. May dig up and return to pot to make space for other trees

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Trifoliata - Flying Dragon (Seedling)

Comments: -

Free standing

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Mume (Japanese Apricot) (Seedling)

Comments: -

Free standing

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Persimmon - Nightingale (A)

Comments: -

Espalier (informal)

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Dwarf Persimmon - Ichikikijiro (NA)

Comments: -

Espalier (informal)

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Prune Spleandour

Comments: -

Free standing, planted close to Green Gage

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Plum - Green gage

Comments: -

Free standing, planted close to Prune Spleandour

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Apricot - Moorpark

Comments: -

Espalier (informal)

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Nectarine (unknown variety) (Seedling)

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Old tree, pruned back to one trunk and a few branches. Planning to graft on some other Prunus varieties including white peach.

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Quince (unknown variety)

Comments: -

Espalier

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Quince - Fullers

Comments: -

Espalier

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pear - Beurre Bosc

Comments: -

Espalier

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pear - Williams

Comments: -

Espalier

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Nashi Pear - Nijisseiki

Comments: -

Espalier

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Nashi - Ya Li Pear

Comments: -

Espalier

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Nashi Pear - Hosui

Comments: -

Espalier

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Apple - Dwarf Gravenstein

Comments: -

Espalier

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Apple - Dwarf James Grieve

Comments: -

Free standing

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Apple - Dwarf Jonathon

Comments: -

Free standing

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Apple - Dwarf Grimes Golden

Comments: -

Espalier

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Apple - Dwarf Sturmer Pippin

Comments: -

Espalier

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pest Control:

Cherry - Sunburst

Comments: -

Free standing

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Peach - Elberta

Comments: -

Free standing

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Nectarine - Maygrand

Comments: -

Free standing

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1