My Edible Fruit Trees: Dwarf Trees QLD

Almond - Garden Prince Dwarf ^8/10

Comments: -

This variety apparently only requires 250hrs chill and would therefore fruit for me. I've only see it on tree lists in USA so I'm still waiting for someone to trial it here in Oz.

Pollination: Self Pollination

Arenga engleri - Dwarf sugar palm ^10/10

Comments: -

A short palm attractive palm with a silvery underside to leaves. Only grows 3m and has very fragrant flowers. Edible sap and fruit.

Planted: 2010

Height 40 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Bambusa Variegated Malay Dwarf

Planted: 2020

Banana - Dwarf Ducasse

Banana Dwarf Cavendish (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - Compact and easy to maintain with full sized delicious fruit. Home grown and ripened bananas are SO much tastier!

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 6

Fruit Harvest: 100 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control: none

Cumquat Dwarf

Planted: 2020

Dwarf Apple - Royal Gala (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

I bought the book "Growing Apples in the Tropics" by Kevin Hauser from Kufflel Creek Nursery where he advocates that it is   possible to obtain decent apple crops from varieties that have chill hours above those accepted as low chill varieties and that he sells his trees into the warmer areas of Africa.

So my Dwarf Royal Gala and Granny Smith are going to be grown using his methods. Already my Anna and Tropic sweet are flowering using his methods. Not enough yet for pollination but we are still 2 weeks from spring! 

Jan 2017: Royal Gala must be self fertile to some degree as the tree is setting fruit where ever it flowers.There is not anything else in flower in the garden and being iin a sub tropic cl imate I don't expect that  there would be anyone else close by trying the same thing. Anyhow it will be interesting to see what happens.

Dec 2017 A small crop of quite nice apples coming on. It was late coming into flower but coincided with the Granny Smith so it set a lot fo fruit that I have had to thin heavily..

Planted: 2016

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Granny Smith

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: Fruit will be bagged

Organic Status:Partially Organic

dwarf banksia (Seedling) ^3/10

Comments: - can use the flowers to make a sweet drink

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pest Control: none

Organic Status:Organic

Question: how much should I water this plant

Dwarf Ducasse

Dwarf Ducasse Banana (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Planted around September 2009 and growing well.  Needs lots of water and fertiliser.

Growing well - no signs of flower yet.

No flowers yet thought looking really healthy

Height 3.5 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Lots of chicken manure.

Pest Control:

None at this stage.

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Fuji

Dwarf Lemon Eureka ^10/10

Fruiting Months September and October

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seamungous

Dwarf Lychee ^7/10

Comments: -

I don't like the taste of lychee but my I know a lot of people who do so this tree is for others enjoyment. Dwarf from so I can fit more trees in! It's looking a bit scraggly and may be due to lack of water.

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Dwarf Mandarin Daisy ^10/10

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Winter, Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Mandarin Honey Murcott ^9/10

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Winter, Spring

Pest Control:

Ecco oil

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Dwarf Mandarin Pixie ^10/10

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Winter, Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Manderine - Pixie ^10/10

Comments: -

Staple fruit, the maderine. Everyone needs one, and with the amounts of plants I have, I need a small one. Flowering now, look forward to seedless fruit.

Planted: 2010

Height 70 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: blood n bone

Dwarf Mango - Bowen ^7/10

Comments: -

Love mangoes but don't want a large tree. Unfortunately it is affected by fungus and all the new growth is crinkley. I don't like using sprays but I think I will be forced to to get any fruit out of this one.

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Question:

Any suggestions for a "less toxic" (I don't believe in organic!) fungicide before I spray on Mancozeb?

dwarf mulberry (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

This tree has just flourished and the fruit is yummo! Have had no problems with it despite it being in a north/west facing aspect and dealing with wind. Hoping to have a windbreak by way of passionfruit all along the back fence but the Mluberry doesn't seem to care anywhere. She is lush, tall and I love her :) It is only 2 metres from the septic tank and I thought it being a dwarf it would be ok - but perhaps not. May have to move her...

Planted: 2008

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Orange - Blood ^10/10

Comments: -

This citrus is coming into flower very nicely. And has survived multiple transplants and a bit of neglect.

Height 70 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: manure

Dwarf Persimmon ^6/10

Comments: -

I like persimmons. A lot. Now I have a mini tree. Once again it has been bare so long it is hard to tell if it is alive.

Planted: 2009

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Dwarf Ruby Grapefruit

Planted: 2016

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

dwarf thai mango (Seedling)

Comments: - i love mango it is just so yummy and sweet and i love the look of the plant

Planted: 2012

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pruned By: 10% in After Fruiting

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Question:

does anyone know when they first start to fruit

Finger Lime - Rainforest Pearl Dwarf (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - A dwarf grafted version of the Rainforest Pearl. Healthy, easy to grow, hasn't fruited yet - slow growing, but low maintenance. A native under-canopy fruit tree. Thorny and spindly but beautiful.

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter

Mandarin, dwarf, Brisbane

NECTARINE- Sundowner N9-lowchill- Sunset Dwarf- Red Leaf x2 (Grafted) ^8/10

Planted: 2009

Height 1.8 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

PEACH – Tropic Snow - Tropic beauty- Florida Prince-Angel Peach – Sunset Dwarf- Red Leaf PEACH – Tropic Snow - Tropic beauty- (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

over 5 types of peach trees currently seem to be happy in pots

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: