My Edible Fruit Trees: Citrus Trees SA

Australian Desert Lime

Mandarin - Imperial

Lime - Australian

Dwarf Kumquat - Nagami

Lemon - Eureka

Finger Lime - Collette (Seedling)

Comments: - Pretty bush.  Tiny little dark coloured limes with intense flavour

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2015

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter and Spring

Lemon - Eureka (Grafted) ^3/10

Comments: - We have fruit from it.  Good juice.  We have shade cloth guards around all our trees due to the wind. This little lemon grows to the height of the shade guard and then stops.  Poor thing - every time it pokes a little branch up into the wind it gets ripped to shreds.  When we visit we raise the guard up further and further just to let this tree get up.  

Planted: 2014

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 4 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Mandarin - Emperor (Grafted) ^3/10

Comments: - Unfortunately the little mandarin passed away July 17.  On pulling it up it appeared to be root bound.  

Height 0.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Question: What makes for happy citriss 

Mandarin - Imperial

Comments: - like all citrus fruits

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pruned By: 5% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Orange - Washington Navel (Grafted) ^8/10

Planted: 2018

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Lemon - Meyer

Comments: - great in cooking

Fruiting Months April

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 25 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Finger Lime

Dwarf Lemon - Lisbon ^10/10

Lime - Kaffir ^10/10

Comments: -

This is a beautiful, healthy small tree, I absolutely love the smell and flavour the leaves impart to dishes.

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Question:

Recently bought this mature tree and no nothing about growing them, any tips, tricks or advice welcome!

Dwarf Lime - Tahitian ^8/10

Comments: - I love limes and their versitility, I'm looking forward to having fruit grow!

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Question: Recently purchased this as a mature potted plant, I'm not sure exactly how old it is and would appreciate any tips or tricks to growing and producing the best fruit.

Dwarf Lemon - Lisbon

Planted: 2015

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Question:

I've just recently bought this established lemon tree, I'm not 100% sure on the variety. I haven't grown citrus before and would appreciate any tips or advice on growing them. Best time to prune, good companions to grow in the pot with it etc

Apple Cactus - Orange ^9/10

Comments: - Interesting cactus alternative to dragon fruit, hopefully I can get mine to fruit with a partner.

Planted: 2016

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Orange - Washington Navel

Lemon - Eureka

Dwarf Lemonade (Grafted) ^8/10

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Lemon Grass (Seedling)

Height 60 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Fig - Lemon Lennie

Mamoncillo - Spanish Lime

Tamarillo - Orange

White Sapote - Lemon Gold

Finger Lime - Ricks Red ^8/10

Comments: - Interesting native tree

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Dwarf Orange - Washington Navel ^8/10

Comments: -

I've noticed that the branches of my Dwarf Washington Navel has a different formation to the Seedless Valencias. This is interesting because they have a graceful habit it seems. This disturbed me at first but then I remembered how lovely my mother's established Washington Navel looks (20yrs) It has the nicest sweet juicy oranges. It is watered with a slow running hose for an hour each week. This has been her favorite and most successful prize tree - the best she had when she was here in SA. 

Washington Navel is a heavy producer and the Oranges have a superb taste! If however you live in an area with extended weather that is freezing, you may be better going with a summer variety like Valencia Seedless avalable in dwarf variety. You don't want to lose your whole crop if weather conditions are unsuitable (minus Oc) They need about six months above 14c most of the time I found out. I'm about to place some excerpts of Info about Washington Navels on my hobby-site (re About Me) that is really nice and the best YouTube ever, I've found on their interesting history. You'd be amazed. I loved it!

Planted: 2015

Height 30 Inches

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: SOILCHARGE (organic)

Pest Control:

ECO-OIL (organic) as a precaution.

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Can other gardeners relate to what I said about the graceful habit of our Washington Navels?

Dwarf Lemon - Meyer ^10/10

Comments: -

I love the pleasant open shape of my Myer Lemon. My research revealed to me recently that the Lemonicious has only a very short fruiting time whereas the Meyer fruits faithfully for most the year and the Eureka throughout the year....an ideal choice if you want two trees! The Dwarf Eureka is available here on the Daleys website - there's not much they don't have since I've been looking more closely.

For those who don't know, the Meyer Lemon is a cross between an orange and a lemon and is delightfully sweet and juicy. A once elderly friend of mine had a Meyer growing in one of those big wide enamel tubs in the corner of her patio that had heaps of lemons and is very pretty like my mum's Washington Navel.

For some of us, half a Meyer lemon is sufficient on it's own in a glass of water without sugar. It is nice and soothing with a little honey in hot water. If you add 1/2 tsp of fenugreek seeds - leave them there as you drink - this will help you during the winter months.

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: SOILCHARGE (organic)

Pest Control:

ECO-OIL (organic) as a precaution against problem insects such as aphids, mites, scale and leafminers!

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

How long is it usually before you get lots of lemons growing on a Meyer Lemon tree? I'm aware the they fruit pretty profusely. About how many years before they start to do this please.

Dwarf Orange - Valencia Seedless (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

My Dwarf Valencia Seedless is really nice....a beautiful upright shape and healthy leaves. It was grown by Brunswick BWP but is worth mentioning. I was looking for several months for a nice one and a staff member at Bunnings I'm friendly with found it among the other citrus. I have purchased 6 other dwarf fruit trees from them but I want to go Daleys now because I'm after specialty trees they do not sell. DALEYS has them! I thought I would have to pay Perry's nursery prices for Dwarf Persimmon (non-astringent) etc but I have seen excellent INFO on this website several times, so I checked their prices now I am ready to grow fruit trees. I've been undecided about planting them here but the 50cm Pots are great in case I need to shift at some stage. Besides, the soil here is shale after the first 6 inches....not very encouraging. There's always a way......hey?

Planted: 2015

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: SOILCHARGE (organic)

Pest Control:

ECO-OIL (organic) as a precaution against problem insects such as aphids, mites, scale and leafminers!

Organic Status:Organic

Orange - Valencia Seedless (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - Slight frost damage from harsh winter and exposed site

Height 1.5 metres

Fruit Harvest: 3 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic