My Edible Fruit Trees: Apple SA

Columnar Apple - Cumulus ^10/10

Comments: - Space saving, good eating and cooking, not sickly sweet. Have two types of columnar in the front yard near the front door.

Fruiting Months March and April

Height 90 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Herald

Fertiliser or Organics Used: general plus trace elements

Pest Control: BT for caterpillars and bordeaux

Columnar Apple - Herald ^10/10

Comments: - Pushed for space so columnar was perfect. Great eating or cooking apple. Slughtly tart, crisp flesh, not sickeningly sweet like a lot of eating apples. Perfect for us. Watered weekly in summer.

Fruiting Months March and April

Planted: 2020

Height 80 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Cumulus

Fertiliser or Organics Used: General with trace elements, cow manure

Pest Control: BT for caterpillar and bordeaux

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Apple - Pinkabelle PBR ^9/10

Comments: - its dwarf, suitable for my small garden..

Planted: 2018

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 10% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

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

Apple - Dorsett Golden (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - This is simply a fantastic tree. Very easy going, bearing enthusiastically even when not flowering in tandem with any of it's neighbours. Have an Anna, Tropic Sweet, Tropic Beauty, Ein Shemer, Ellisons Orange and Wild Granny (Diggers), but this tree really shines. Has had fruit for 2 seasons now, although the birds got to them the first year - they were my first ever apples and  earlier than I expected (November), but mid January in 2017. Still getting to know it, but I am a big, big fan. Gorgeous looking fruit that can be enjoyed crisp, or softer. (I gave one to my neighbour who said it was the first apple she had eaten in years due to her teeth). Would seriously recommend this to anyone with a non traditional apple climate. I am already looking forward to next year. Neighbouring trees growing, but do not flower simultaneously. Perhaps when they have a few more years on them, meanwhile I have this golden beauty.

Fruiting Months January, November, December

Planted: 2014

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Apple - Pink Lady (Grafted) ^7/10

Planted: 2016

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Apple - Granny Smith (Grafted)

Water Given in: Spring

Kei Apple (Seedling) ^5/10

Comments: - Testing as a free plant, not too sure if I will ground plant it as male and female needed and may be too time and space consuming to get a pollination pair.

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Kei

Velvet Apple (Seedling) ^7/10

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Apple - Red Fuji ^8/10

Dwarf Apple - Pink Lady ^8/10

Star Apple (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

Still very small but that would be my fault - i placed in full open Adelaide sun!!! which in turn burned the new leaves that had sprouted ( lesson learned!) it now lives in my semi-enclosed pergola and recovering very well.

Have it in a 430mm pot with plenty of organics and mulch and feed with a slow release osmocote fertilzer as well as fortnightly dose's of Seasol for root and foliage development. All in all very happy with this little performer - beautiful foliage, cant wait to see it develop into a larger specimen.

Planted: 2015

Height 1 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seasol and Osmocote

Pest Control: None.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

Another Plant experiment - this is strictly a Tropical Tree, but hey i have one now for the Temperate Adelaide Climate. I do have a good sized pergola with perspec's which provides filtered light and i have shade clothe'd the pergola as such creating a tropical micro climate.

The plant is in a 430mm pot so will not need to repot for another few years, plenty of organic's and mulch. The 430mm pot has been reworked to provide exceptional drainage, so far doing extremly well and loving where it is : P.

For those living in Adelaide and love the more exotic plants ( Challenge of growing them!) would love to see some comments of your endevours and or advice on growing tropical plants in our hot and dry temperate climate.

Planted: 2016

Height 2 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seasol, every 2 weeks

Pest Control: None.

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Apple - Granny Smith (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Granny Smiths are old fashioned I know. Did you hear they are a great companion for Pink Ladies and Pinkabelle? It's true. They are crisp and tangy for fruit salads and also give a pleasing twist to a home made Vege Juice with Carrot and Celery. You can also add a little Beetroot if you like. One lady I met adds a touch of Ginger instead. I may place a recipe on my hobby-site!

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 7 Months from Purchase in Pot

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: SOILCHARGE (organic)

Pest Control:

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

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Apple - Pinkabelle PBR (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: -

I love my Pinkabelle....she's 8 months and has a nice formation with lovely leaves (before winter) I can't wait to pick some Pink Lady apples. This is a good choice! To me, it's much better than the Ballerina Apple Trees - though some gardeners might like them - the Pinkabelle grows 2 Metre x 1 Meter. It's more of a tree - it's nice to have branches!

My sister bought a 3 Way Grafted Apple Tree with Pink Lady, Fuji and Royal Gala (they are her favorites) and while it may be interesting to go for those, I have decided to buy the dwarf varieties.....a Pink Lady (that I have with the Pinkabelle) a Granny Smith for cross-polination and possibly a Fuji soon. For sometime, I wondered why all the fuss about Fuji apples until I tried some on sale one day and suprisingly, they tasted very similar to the Pink Lady apples. They are also very juicy! So they are a good option for pollinating Pink Lady apples all you fellow fans out there!

Planted: 2015

Height 30 Inches

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: SOILCHARGE

Pest Control:

ECO-OIL (Organic)

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

How many fruit can we expect when tree is 3yrs....then 5-6 years?

Golden Delicious - Apple (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

I love my beautiful new Golden Delicious Apple Tree - my mum's favorite apple! I found a really nice shapely one at Bunnings 2 weeks before Summer with 5 nice even branches. Everyone admired it on my way out the store. My mum is 90yrs and lives interstate with my sister now. I love to have a few fruit trees that remind me of her - makes her feel a little closer. 

I have just decided to grow this one with my Pink Lady Pinkabell and I am looking for a nice Dwarf Fuji Apple Tree to pollinate both of them. Have just bought a Ninja Pro (super blender) recently and will be adding the golden delicious apples later to a few special Vege Blends I make. Voila!!!

I am waiting for Daley's Dwarf Avocado Trees to become available - not sure when. I think that avocado would be nice with golden delicious apple and celery as a loose salad snack!

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: SOILCHARGE

Pest Control: ECO-OIL

Organic Status:Organic

Apple - Pink Lady (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: - it's an all-round beautiful tree.

Planted: 2013

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Dwarf Apple - Pink Lady (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - planted for my hubby to get him interested in my garden obsession :)

Planted: 2014

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Apple - Granny Smith (Grafted) ^7/10

Height 1.5 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: dwarf pink lady

Organic Status:Organic

Apple - Gala/Red Fuji (Grafted)

Height 50 Centimetres

Pollination: Self Pollination

dwarf apple Pink lady, Pixie Crunch (Grafted)

Comments: - planted in same pot, see how it goes.

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 2012

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Apple - Red Delicious (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Like the fruit and easy to grow

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Fertiliser or Organics Used: horse poo

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

Green leaves filling out the tree on 20 Nov 2012

Steady growth. Leaves filled out the branches. Applied blood and bones on dripping line on 1.3.13.

A year after planting, the tree is branching out. No fruits yet but looking forward to next year.

Little to report on this tree. The leaves were gone during winter and now (Oct 14) regrowing. The tree is almost two years old but still skinny as. Is this normal? Would like to see more branches extending.

This tree is truly established. Have grown much taller with more branches and leaves. Also started flowering. Hope to eat the first fruit from this tree this year. Have consistently fertilised during winter and spring.

Custard Apple - Geffner ^2/10

Comments: -

custard apples grew wild where i grew up 

they also seem to help my sugar control as im diabetic

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple

Comments: -

picture shows a small fruit set but the time of the year when it sets is going into winter so the small fruit doesnt survive the cold and goes black and hard

Dwarf Apple - Pinkabelle PBR

Comments: -

As I previously had one which I killed which I loved.

Dwarf Apple - Pinkabelle PBR (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

I didn't water it enough in heat wave.  It was however a great tree which did fruit for me with hand polinating.  I plan on getting another and taking more care of it.

Dwarf Apple - Pink Lady

Comments: -

tree started life as a golden delicious but now has many other var. on it including lady williams gravestein and prima

Yacon - Apple of the Earth

Comments: -

purchased from daleys 10/2000 easy to grow in raised garden bed unusual taste and when cooked are transparent the top dies off here in the cold weather 

Rose Apple

Comments: -

a freind has one fruiting near the coast and reckons they taste good?

Apple - Pink Lady ^10/10

Comments: -

My fav apple I would love to grow it in my back yard though