My Edible Fruit Trees: Berry Trees WA

Berry - Marionberry

Berry - Silvanberry

Berry - Thornless Blackberry

Blackberry

Planted: 2009

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Blackberry - Murrindindi (Cutting)

Comments: - Planted in a pot in early December 09, then replanted a few weeks later in the ground. Doing very well considering the messy transplanting process. I will be propagating my blackberry in the next few days by 'tip layering'.

Fruiting Months January and February

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Question: Anyone have any advice or wisdom on 'tip layering' cane varieties of plants?

Blackberry - Waldo

Blueberry - Blue Rose (Cutting)

Comments: -

Came cheap from Bunnings. Not certain if it will get enough chill in Perth, but worth a shot anyway.

Planted: 2009

Height 0.15 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Question:

What is the chill requirement for 'blue rose'?!

Blueberry - Brigitte (Seedling)

Comments: - Planted mid December and growing very well with lots of new branches. Have put a cone trellis over the top to prevent the wind from tearing its thin little branches off.

Planted: 2009

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Denise (Seedling)

Pollination: Self Pollination

Blueberry - Denise

Comments: -

Root: highbush

Deciduous, medium sun

Blueberry - Nellie Kelly (Cutting)

Comments: -

New plant purchased via mail order in 2009. Large quantity of cow manure added to sandy soil  sodium bentonite (clay, stock feed) for moisture/prevent water repellency. Pine needle mulch flowers of sulphur to decrease soil pH (Blueberries like acid soils).

Note blueberries will prefer some shelter from sun- particularly in warmer climates (e.g. Perth).

Update 2012 blueberries continue to do well- particularly Misty Blue and Nelly Kelly

Planted: 2009

Height 10 Centimetres

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pruned By: 25% in Autumn and Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Azalea and camellia mix

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Nil

Blueberry - Nellie Kelly (Seedling)

Height 20 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Nellie Kelly (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

Fruiting Months October, November, December

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 6

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 12 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Blueberry - Nelly Kelly

Comments: -

In 580mm dia pots, planted in a mixture of 40% peat moss, 40% coir and 20% vermiculite (per best fruiting results in planting trials by a US university... found the details on the internet) - planted late 2008. (Using Ozmocote azalea fertiliser.)

Height 0.25 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Pollination: No

Blueberry - Reveille

Comments: -

Didn't like the soil or position. All blueberries have now been planted in pots buried in the ground. Replaced this one with Climax

New plant purchased via mail order in 2009. Large quantity of cow manure added to sandy soil  sodium bentonite (clay, stock feed) for moisture/prevent water repellency. Pine needle mulch flowers of sulphur to decrease soil pH (Blueberries like acid soils).

Note blueberries will prefer some shelter from sun- particularly in warmer climates (e.g. Perth).

Height 10 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pruned By: 25% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Azalea and camellia mix

When I Fertilise: Spring

Boysenberry

Planted: 2009

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Dwarf Jonathon and Granny Smith Apples, Washington Navel Orange, dwarf Mandarine, Black Passionfruit x 3, Big Boppa Passionfruit, Banana Passionfruit, Raspberries x 3 so far, immature Chokeberry, Eureka Lemon, Native Finger Lime, Doughnut Peach, Red Papay

English Gooseberry

Comments: - Removed. Grew fine but there was nowhere near enough chill to ever get flowers. Probably very few, if any, places in WA that might get fruit from these.Not sure why the nurseries keep selling them here. 

gooseberry

Comments: -

Planted in 2008- no fruit yet

Gooseberry-Cape

Comments: -

Self-seeds all over the place

Really amazing how nature gives them a insect protective covering-interesting to watch it dry out & become net-like with the yellow berry inside

Chooks love them

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

irish strawberry tree (Seedling)

Planted: 2007

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Jostaberry

Comments: - Removed. Not enough chill here for fruit.

Kiwi berry ^8/10

Comments: -

Summer14, in pot 15cm height

2014-11-5 in flower H50 cm

Marionberry