My Edible Fruit Trees: Dwarf Trees

Dwarf Lemon - Lisbon ^10/10

Dwarf Avocado - Lamb Hass (A) (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: -

Seems to be doing well, planted in mid winter at about 1m high and flowering already 1.5 months later. The branches droop a lot so I will keep it staked until it has a few good strong branches to hold rest of the plant up.

Planted: 2017

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted)

Comments: - Purchased winter 2016 & hardened up in pot prior to planting

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Avocado - Pinkerton (A) (Grafted)

Comments: - Purchased winter 2016 & hardened up in pot prior to planting

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Coffee - Dwarf Catui (Grafted) ^7/10

Planted: 2014

Height 0.7 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

non yet!

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

When to pick the berries?

Dwarf Macadamia ^7/10

Height 0.8 metres

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: B

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Macadamia Nut Girdler - remove by hand

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -  Small size. Photo taken a year after planting- it has grown alot and definitely changed shape. It is a bit weepy compared to others. I picked the flowers off this year, maybe next year I will leave them on. I have an earth bag underneath it that drip waterers it most of the time and it seems happy. I have had a shade cloth over it but it seems happy enough without it on- no real sunburning or wilting going on yet (its only spring now..)

Fruiting Months June and July

Planted: 2013

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:  

Organic Status:Organic

Question:  

Comments

a few fruits spring 2015. go tree go!

oh and i think it is already 4 meters tall already with a nice fat trunk. it has been my best grower (apart from the china flat peach) in the 2 years its been in the ground.

Mulberry - Dwarf Black (1.4mts tall 20ltr Bag)

Comments: - Dwarf black - planted March 2015 and by Feb 2017 was well over 2 metres.  This one powers along. Fruit keep getting knocked off by the wind.  Is trying to fruit again July 2017.

Planted: 2015

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Dwarf Avocado - Pinkerton (A) ^10/10

Comments: -

Flowered in the first year of planting. Grafted dwarf pinkerton bought here at Daleys.

I love it because I love Avocado's :) This variety is thriving in my garden coastal area of Southeast Qld. I planted it on top on the ground,  before I did plant it I put gypsum and  heaps of organic matter into the soil below. I sat the plant on top of the soil and used  two bags of high quality organic garden mix, around and under the plant. I placed the avocado between two golden cane palms to help shade it from the fierce summer heat. Normal weekly watering, sometimes I make it two weeks before watering depends on the weather. It's been care free and it's just doing it's thing - growing nicely..........

Update - Saturday 11 and sunday 12/02/2017 was very hot 40. The next two days 13/14 -02 -2017 hot blowy winds. The 13/02/2017 it rained about 3 mm at night. The plant is really floppy at the top and droopy now. I have seen this before when the tree is stressed out. I usually leave it and it comes good, will see this time. I am currently using a cane to straighten the top of the floppy portion, will see how it goes (the plant is surrounded by stakes and secure). The colour of the plant is dark green and healthy- apart from the precious thing being stressed. It's in shade but the wind and heat is taking it's toll (still blowing hard) for now, soil is wet but not overly so. Will update. Avocado feeling not so stressed today 15/02/2017 and has started to straighten up, winds slowed heat reduced, haven't watered. It has put on a great growing spurt since been plant bit over six months ago - near seven foot tall now. Trunk skining compared to height - stakes needed else will fall at this stage. Fertilised recently with 10-10-10 osmocote bought from US. You probably won't find 10-10-10 in Aus.

Fruiting Months April and May

Planted: 2016

Height 7 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seasol, Nitrosol liquid, Osmocote 10-10-10

Pest Control: Pest control -me. Go out and check. Any leaf with a fungus look  or not looking healthy I cut. Inspection 2 weekly. I have used Eco - oil when required.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Banana - Dacca dwarf red

Comments: - This is a dwarf variety suited to a small garden.

Fruiting Months July

Planted: 2013

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Persimmon - Ichikikijiro (NA) ^10/10

Comments: -

Produces a good crop of large tasty fruit. Recommended.

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 30 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 40% in

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

Bags over each fruit to prevent fruit fly and possums

Comments

I am just happy to see that someone also use strawberries as ground cover under their trees. I plant strawberries under every fruiting trees in my backyard, they make perfect ground covers and are also very delicious.

Dwarf Plum Gulf Gold Tree (G) (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Very attractive little tree, bearing largish yellow plums. These ripen later than Gulf Ruby and taste reasonably good provided you wait till fully ripe. In second year producing 30 plums even though its partner Gulfruby did not flower this year, so it looks like it's self-pollinating well. But overall the taste was not sufficiently satisfying and so removed the tree.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 20 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pruned By: 30% in

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Gulf Ruby

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Early bearing so no fruit fly problems. No other pests encountered, so no spray needed.

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Kumquat - Nagami (Grafted) ^8/10

Fruiting Months June and July

Planted: 2016

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 0.2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Dwarf Lime - Tahitian (Grafted) ^7/10

Planted: 2017

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Question: How/when to prune?

Dwarf Lime - Tahitian

Dwarf Mulberry - Black ^7/10

Height 1 metres

Water Given in: Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Kumquat Meiwa ^10/10

Planted: 2016

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Dwarf Avocado - Lamb Hass (A)

Comments: - Second choice A, dwarf variety if I need to cover the trees from a frost, bet hedging. 

Dwarf Avocado - Pinkerton (A)

Comments: - Cold tolerant A

Dwarf Persimmon - Ichikikijiro (NA) (Grafted) ^9/10

Fruiting Months February and March

Planted: 2016

Height 120 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 15 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Orange - Navelina (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

I tasted one of these in Atherton earlier this year and was most impressed by both the fruit and its flavour

June 2016 I had 1 piece of fruit this year in April. More orange inside than the Washington and amazingly sweet

Dec 2016 This tree is going great guns and it has a nice crop on it. It seems as though it will be slightly ahead of the Washington navel by about 2 weeks as it was last year

April 2017 This year the tree has been heavily hit with gall wasp whilst the other citrus have missed out entirely

Fruiting Months June and July

Planted: 2014

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: citrus fertilizer at the change of each season

Pest Control:

I will use white oil for leaf miner and bag the fruit for fruit fly

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

How does the taste compare to Washington Navels?

Hi Swoon, I am of the opinion that it is seeter than the WN, probably better than it. The home grown fruit of both varieties leaves shop bought fruit for dead... Mick

Thanks heaps Mick. Looking forward to it!

Dwarf Orange - Washington Navel ^10/10

Comments: -

I have tried growing this variety previously with no luck, however I now understand that my efforts were doomed to failure because I was trying to grow them in the wrong location. A different home and an appropriate location should serve the new tree well.

 April 2015. This tree is now going full steam ahead and I am really hopeful that I will see some fruit on it this season. It is now significantly larger with a lot of new growth.

 June 2016 A successful crop of 30 really sweet navels. I feel happy now :) I can't believe how juicy and sweet this crop is compared to shop bought fruit.

Dec 2016 This tree is now 2 metres  tall and has a great crop on it. Really looking forward to harvest time next year.

 A couple of things that I think have contributed to the harvest over the past 2 years: Clearing the ground of grass out to the drip line, mulching heavily, fertilising at the change of each season and regular watering from the first blossom.

May  2017. A crop of over 50. Interestingly the tree has provideed 2 crops, one to ripen earlyJune and one to ripen about a month later as a result of a second flush of blossom

Fruiting Months June and July

Planted: 2013

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 50 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: citrus mix,chook poop

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control:  White oil for leaf miner, fruit are bagged for Qld fruit fly

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:  

Dwarf Plum - Santa Rosa (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Tough plum that manages to survive in my garden. Sweet fruit when ripe too.

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Mulberry - Red Shahtoot (Seedling)

Comments: - Dwarf Red Shahtoot - March 2016.  It has doubled its height since planting last year, when planted it was really just a stick.  Maybe not as vigorous as the other mulberries but going steady

Planted: 2016

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted) ^9/10

Planted: 2016

Qty: 1

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Fig - Brown

Planted: 2016

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Peach - Standard

Planted: 2016

Height 750 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Persimmon - Ichikikijiro (NA)

Planted: 2007

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: OrgXtra

Dwarf Peach - Sunset Backyard Beauty

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A) ^8/10

Comments: - Height of tree is smaller than most.

Planted: 2016

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: None used