My Edible Fruit Trees: Nut Trees NSW

Chestnut - Chinese

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Castanea mollisima. Fast growing hardy early bearing species.

Coconut - Wonga Beach (Seedling)

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Now growing coconut number 2, Cardwell.  I added a wheel barrow of sand to the site and planted into a big mound to improve the drainage.

Coconuts don't like subtropical winters. Died winter 2011

Planted: 2010

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Donut (Grafted) ^8/10

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The Donut peach has an exceptionally sweet taste but the fruit is only about 50mm dia and donut shaped.  This is the first year that we have had a significant amount of fruit (30 px). Tree has been attacked by cows, cockatoos and kangaroos so we have had to fence the orchard.  This is an ideal fruit for kids going to school.

It gets watered once per week by irrigation which is  a poly ring 600 mm dia and under the mulch.  This keeps the ground moist but not wet.  long tap rooted weeds such as wild radish and scotch thistle are encouraged then chopped and mulched just before flowers go to seed.  This breaks up the clay pan and provides nutrients to the tree.  Dead roots provide water chanels top deep layers and encourage worms.  Home made manure is from nettles, dead chooks, urine and fire ash soaked in water.  This is diluted 1: 25 and watered over mulch in late February.

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 2011

Height 1.4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 30 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: home mixed manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

We hang dock weed in three or four forks of the tree to control pink curl.  The tree is free from the virus in 2 seasons.  Around the base of the tree is a layer of lucern mulch. which suppresses weeds.  Keep mulch about 150mm back from

Organic Status:Organic

dwarf coconut-unknown var (Seedling) ^7/10

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I know  I'm having myself on with these dwaft coconuts but the foliage is nice and besides, I like palms anyway. They got through last winter easily and have doubled in growth over the last year. I'm not expecting them to fruit anytime soon but they're a good show off to my visitors. At the moment they're in 25lit bonzai bags,and will have to be potted up into something bigger next year if the growth keeps happening.

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:

Comments

hi, how have the coconut trees gone? i live in sydney and want to give coconuts a try

Hazelnut (unknown varieties)

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Divided and transplanted from various trees

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

Hazelnut - Cosford

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Hazelnut - Red avelline

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Hazelnut - White avelline

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Peanuts - Arachis hypogaea

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Spring 2011: Gift from a lovely friend. I've never had fresh peanuts so I am excited to try some.

Summer 2012: I have been given a second (bought) one as a gift. Gonna have fresh peanuts this year!! Can't wait!

Planted: 2011

Qty: 2

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Tiny leaf-curling caterpillars. They damaged most of the folliage in one day/night. Annoying - too wet to spray, too many to just cut them off. Squished them as I could and moved the plant to the glasshose to recover.

Sterculia quadrifida - Peanut Tree

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This tree and a nearby cousin Flame Tree are attacked every year by Bag moth but I leave them alone and the following season the infestation is less severe.

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Have seen this tree growing wild in the Murwillumbah area - is it worth growing? Phil.

Walnut (Seedling)

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Walnut - seedling

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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

Andean Walnut

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Not frost hardy but doesnt die. Very vigorous. try planting on uplands

Andean Walnut (Seedling) ^7/10

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Juglans neotropica.  Bought from Diggers. 

Planted: 2006

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Black Walnut Australian Native

Planted: 2014

Height 0.75 metres

Qty: 3

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Bunya Nut ^8/10

Planted: 2008

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Bunya Nut ^8/10

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After intitial planting and mulching, the Bunyas have had no extra care or water...and are still alive!

Planted: 2007

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 5

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Bunya Nut (Seedling) ^7/10

Planted: 2007

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Bunya Nut

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Monster of a tree. Keep well away from house, but makes excellent windbreaks on local farms. Keep double fenced to keep cattle out in nut fall season. Very well suited to local area

Bunya Nut

Qty: 3

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Bunya Nut

Planted: 2010

Height 0.25 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Bunya Nut (Seedling) ^5/10

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Nearly died in the hot, dry spot that i put it last year.

Planted: 2008

Height 0.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Organic

Bunya Nut

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in large pot as feature decoration in front yard need to knock down a cyprus then can plant it in back yard

Planted: 2008

Growing: In a Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Comments

Really not sure yet but probably the far back corner....

Cashew Nut Tree

Organic Status:Organic

Chestnut - April Gold (Grafted) ^2/10

Planted: 2007

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 20% in Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: cow lucerne blood and bone

Organic Status:Organic

Chestnut - Reilly

Chestnut - seedling

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easy from seed and hardy. Need excellent drainage. Come true and bear early from seed. plant a grove for pollination

Chinese Water Chestnut ^8/10

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I have wanted this plant for ages, because the chestnuts taste great in asian dishes... now I am doubly keen because I have started basket-weaving, and the stems are wonderful fibres!

Pollination: No

Chinese Water Chestnut

Chinese Water Chestnut ^9/10

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Very easy to grow.  Grew3 plant in laundry tub last year.  Just replanted 2 tubs this week.  Good crop. kept well in fridge.

Fruiting Months May

Planted: 2008

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure, compost some blood and bone at start

Pest Control:

No problems

Organic Status:Organic