My Edible Fruit Trees: Citrus Trees SA

Dwarf Meyer Lemon (Cutting) ^8/10

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Dwarf Tahitian Lime (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: - love love love Tahitian limes, tart but not acidic and essential in my kitchen :)

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Fig - Lemon Lennie

Kaffir Lime ^10/10

Comments: -

Lovely citrus tree growing for approx.10 years provides all the lime leaves we need for thai cooking and some.

Height 3.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 20 Fruit Per Year

Organic Status:Organic

Lemon ^10/10

Pest Control:

White oil when needed

Lemon grass

Comments: - great for curry and laska bases. couldnt live without it.

Lime - West Indian

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Mamoncillo - Spanish Lime

Red centre lime (Grafted) ^10/10

Planted: 2019

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Yearly, Spring

Pest Control: Eco oil, pest lures.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Bush Lemon Tree ^8/10

Planted: 2009

Dwarf Lemon - Eureka (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

This is my latest citrus tree I am excited about....really healthy and a good formation. It was grown by Pocket Pockets but is worth mentioning. I am going to feed my citrus with SOILCHARGE by Alternative Gardening Solutions. I was strongly advised by Bunnings to use a Premium Citrus Potting Mix....they cost the earth and have questionable wetting agents in them plus 'Osmocote' - I used to like before I did Natural Health Research 20 Yrs. If you wish to know more, go to my hobby site in About Me. I have researched SoilCharge and happy with my discovery - I won't need what Bunnings recommended. I like to go Organic and you do need to be careful that there are plenty of Trace Elements. For me, SoilCharge satisfies that demand.

I found an interesting tree tree on the Net called Lemon Heaven recently that fruits in clusters. Only thing was, it's exclusive to PlantNet sold only in Queensland .....NSW and WA in 2016 so SA and VIC have to wait due to some quarantine laws (state to state). Makes me value my Eureka and Meyer all the more!

Planted: 2015

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: SOILCHARGE

Pest Control:

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

Question:

Did you hear the Eureka Lemon trees fruit ALL Year?

Dwarf Lemon - Lisbon ^10/10

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

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 Lemonade (Grafted) ^10/10

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: Eco oil, pest lure.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Dwarf Lemonade (Grafted) ^8/10

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

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 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

Dwarf Orange - Washington Navel ^10/10

Comments: -

I would like to buy any orange seeds, that I can get going in my garden

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?

Finger Lime

Finger Lime - Ricks Red ^8/10

Comments: - Interesting native tree

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

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

Finger Lime - Collette (Grafted) ^9/10

Planted: 2019

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Citrus fertiliser

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Finger Lime - Jali Red (Grafted) ^6/10

Planted: 2015

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seaweed, rooster booster, osmocote citrus slow release

When I Fertilise: Spring

Question: Coming from Adelaide we experience hot dry Mediterranean summers. I know that this is an understory plant, so I've kept it in dappled sunlight and watered it regularly. However, some of the leaves have been inexplicably falling off. Will this plant, like my other citrus plants cope well in full sun (will it's grafted rootstock help it fare better in this climate)?

Finger Lime - Tasty Green (Cutting) ^9/10

Height 60 Centimetres

Pollination: Self Pollination