My Edible Fruit Trees: Tamarillo NSW

Tamarillo - Red

Tamarillo - Red (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - Second generation of this tree grown from cutting , growing in a bottomless pot , I will not do this again as it needs tying down so as not to blow over . Wife loves the red fruit .

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 40 kilograms per Year

Pollination: Self Pollination

Tamarillo - Orange (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: - Wife loves tamarillo but prefers the red ones ( so far ) second season for this tree see how we go

Fruiting Months March

Planted: 2016

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: Ants love it . Spray user leaves with bio oil .

Tamarillo - Red

Tamarillo - Red ^8/10

Comments: -

Very unusual looking yet attractive plant with some very large leaves. I have it in the back corner of my yard in a corner which is sheltered from wind. Doesn't get a lot of sun in winter but will get plenty in summer. Has grown very fast and is loaded with fruit now.

One branch with about 20 fruits got too heavy and snapped in the wind, its still half attached so I have strapped it up to prevent further damage, the fruit held on for a couple of months and fully ripened.

Fruiting Months July and August

Planted: 2014

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 30 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer and Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chicken poo and mulch

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: Had some aphids and snails, yates product spray removed aphids, multiguard sorted out the snails. Will need to net for birds.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Tamarillo - Orange (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

Love these trees, they grow super fast and the huge leaves look so nice. I have a red one also which is loaded with fruit, this one is yet to fruit.

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chook poo

Organic Status:Organic

Tamarillo - Red (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - Beautiful flavour that is nothing like the rubbish you get from the supermarket. Sweet and juicy.

Fruiting Months March, April, May

Planted: 2010

Height 2.4 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Tamarillo - Red (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - Settling in happily and growing, in a bit of a precarious spot, near excavation and site of new retaining wall. Will just have to be careful :)

DOH.. After presenting some small fruit and looking quite promising through summer 2012, it declined rapidly, and seemed to go black-ish, lose all of its leaves, and die.. Have seen several with similar behaviour in the local area, but need to read up on what it might be

Planted: 2011

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Tamarillo - Red

Comments: - Fast growing, nice big leaves. A bit different. Will report back after taste test ;)

Fruiting Months May

Planted: 2012

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter, manure

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Tamarillo - Red (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: -

have grown these before and love the taste, quick growing and fruit plentafully around newcastle

Planted: 2011

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Tamarillo - Red (Seedling)

Comments: -

Great big leaves. Juicy trunk. Is taking a little while to settle into my garden.

I tried to grow some from bought seed but have had no luck so far. This one is a gift from a friend.

Spring 2011: some new babies planted and my original has FLOWERS! Despite the evil palm trees dropping leaves and trying to kill it, and mites and green caterpillars doing their best to eat it, she is happy enough and has flowers everywhere!

Summer 2012: We had a LOT of heavy rain and wind in Spring and a lot of the tiny fruit was knocked off, as well as an entire branch thanks to the evil palm trees (how I hate them!). We still have some and I am so excited to try them. I am sure that now the weather has warmed up we will be eating them soon!

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

sap-sucking mite heavan = soap sprays don't seem to work, draagon's blood is the best. The cold weather seems to have helped with the mite problem.

Green caterpillars love it too = I am trying Dipel this year. 

Tamarillo - yellow

Comments: -

Spring 2011: my gorgeous friend gave these to me as a gift but unfortuately they got mixed up with the red ones so I don't know which is which! Eep! I guess I will just have to wait until next year to find out!

Planted: 2011

Height 25 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pest Control: Watch out for the mites. They LOVE the tamarillos. I have noticed though that the one in more sunlight has fewer mite issues. I've tried a few sprays and  Dragon's Blood works the best.

Tamarillo - Orange (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

Haven't tasted the fruit for years. This one is a freebie from Daleys. In a pot & looking great, look forward to some fruit next year

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter, Seasol

Pest Control: none

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Tamarillo - Red

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Tamarillo - Red (Seedling)

Comments: -

Very tasty and decorative on a pizza

Planted: 2010

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Tamarillo - Golden

Tamarillo - Red

Tamarillo - Red (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: - My little townhouse Peramculture garden is bursting with edible plants.  One of my favourites is the tamarillo: I have three in the garden (doing very well, despite a severe frost a couple of months ago) and one in a pot (not doing so well).  These very pretty trees tend to put on most of their leaves at one level, and so have a lovely shape, a gentle curve at the top of the canopy and red pendulous fruits hanging below it.  They are pretty easy to grow, even though my place is a bit challenged with respect to sunlight, and always attract comments from visitors.

Planted: 2008

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Tamarillo - Orange (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

Lots of sweet  fruit for very long periods

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, November, December

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood and bone

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

pyrethrum for bugs  and ant powder on base  - ants use it to farm bugs

Organic Status:Organic

Tamarillo - Red (Seedling) ^1/10

Comments: - Super fast grower, flowering within one year - but then packed it up and died for no reason :(

Planted: 2008

Height 2.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Compost, BD Lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: None

Organic Status:Organic

Tamarillo - Red ^10/10

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Tamarillo - Red

Tamarillo - Red ^10/10

Comments: -

My Tamarillo has flowers coming on. It is so exciting  to see them doing so well

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pest Control:

snail bait and spray for caterpillars

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Tamarillo - Orange

Pollination: No

Tamarillo - Red (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: -

This tree is value for money.  I've grown a couple over the years and neve failed. My current one is very tall but producing copious amounts of fruit each year.  I've got some yellow seedlings ready to go out soon, can't wait to trry them also. Apparently the yellow ones have less acid, making them taste sweeter.

Fruiting Months February and March

Planted: 2005

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: fowl-citrus fert

Organic Status:Organic

Tamarillo - Red ^8/10

Comments: -

doing surprisingly well over winter. grwoing stong and healthy.

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pest Control:

none needed yet

Organic Status:Organic

Tamarillo - Red

Comments: -

Sort of -

Tamarillo - Red

Tamarillo - Red (Seedling)

Comments: -

Seedling grown from a supermarket fruit.

Fruiting Months February, March, April

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 60 Fruit Per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Tamarillo - Red

Pollination: No