My Edible Fruit Trees: South American Trees nsw

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Comments: - Said to be delicious and not requiring hand pollination, so want to try growing this. In 2022 most branches dried up so were trimmed off. Remaining small branch above graft survived and is growing well, so fingers crossed. Suspect the roots are very susceptible to phytophthora, so am applying Yates Anti Rot spray on leaves once in Winter and again in early Spring. This sems to have helped. However, the single branch is not making any progress.

Planted: 2019

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Feijoa - Ellen (Cutting)

Comments: - Recommended by a Canberra Feijoa enthusiast. Described as a large-fruited early variety.

Planted: 2019

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Custard Apple - Paxton Prolific (Grafted)

Comments: -

Said to be delicious, with fewer seeds, and not requiring hand pollination, so want to try growing this.Set 2 fruits in 2023, but syddenly all leaves dried up, so I removed the fruits and will wait to see if the tree will recover. Unfortunately, I found collar rot next to the soil and the tree died. 

Have planted a new tree in 2024 and am monitoring it for any sign of fungus. Have applied Yates Anti Rot in Spring, and so far so good.

Planted: 2019

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Feijoa - Unique cutting ^10/10

Comments: - Delicious large fruit. In 2024, the crop was extremely numerous and so many fruits were small. Looks like it's important to thin the fruit.

Height 1 metres

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from Seed

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Feijoa - White Goose PBR ^10/10

Comments: - Delicious large fruit.

Planted: 2017

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from Seed

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Black Sapote - Bernicker (Grafted)

Black Sapote - Bernicker (Grafted)

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted) ^6/10

Black Sapote - Superb (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

Needed a second black sapote to aid in pollination. The specimen from Daley's looked rather weak and spindly and is extremely slow growing in part shade. However, first fruit (just one) in 2013 was delicious, so this variety definitely passes the taste test.Have now bought a second plant from Daley's as I am convinced it's needed for cross pollination for the large seedling tree. But the grafted trees are growing extremely slowly. One of the grafted trees suddenly dropped its leaves and died. Somewhat puzzling, but, growing close to the large seedling black sapote, it might not have been able to compete for water.

Bought one more grafted tree in 2018 and planted in a different location where it won't have to compete with other trees. This time it is growing well. However, 5 years later still not getting any fruit. Flowers drop off.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: Need to protect leaves from being eaten by possums when tree is young.

Custard Apple - Paxton Prolific

Dwarf Jaboticaba - Scarlet

Feijoa - Unique

Dwarf Jaboticaba - Costada

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Avocado - Fuerte (B) (Grafted) ^8/10

Planted: 2021

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Horse manure and rooster booster

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: No pests experienced so far.

Organic Status:Organic