My Edible Fruit Trees: South American Trees

Dwarf Avocado - Wurtz (A) (Grafted) ^4/10

Planted: 2019

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Certified

Avocado - Bacon (B) (Grafted) ^5/10

Planted: 2020

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Question: Little information about GROWTH RATE available. I want a Bacon & a Reed but one has to be a screening plant to screen out neighbour. Which one? I cannot find this information anywhere and hoping somebody out there can provide clarification. Thanks | Michael J - Copacabana, NSW

Black Sapote - Superb (Grafted)

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Plant arrived in May 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates. 

We will see how it copes with winter in Toowoomba - may have to bring it inside on cool nights

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Beneficial - Colossal

Guava - Strawberry (Seedling)

Comments: - Plant arrived in May 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates. 

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Feijoa - Apollo (Grafted)

Comments: - Plant arrived in May 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates. 

Planted: 2020

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Beneficial - Duffy

Feijoa - Duffy (Grafted)

Comments: - Plant arrived in May 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates. 

Planted: 2020

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Beneficial - Apollo

Guava Yellow Cherry (Seedling)

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Plant arrived in May 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates. 

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Black Sapote - Colossal (Grafted)

Comments: -

Plant arrived in in Feb 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates.

May 2020 - has put on no new growth since purchase thus far. We will see how it copes with winter in Toowoomba - may have to bring it inside on cool nights. 

Planted: 2020

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Beneficial - Superb variety

Guava - Thai White (Seedling)

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Plant arrived in Feb 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates. It has been outside in its original pot for 5 days and already has new growth at the top.

May 2020 - Has continued to grow consistently since potting.  We will see how it copes with winter in Toowoomba - may have to bring it inside on cool nights. 

Planted: 2020

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Dwarf Avocado - Pinkerton (A) (Grafted)

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Plant arrived in in Feb 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates.

May 2020 - No growth or changes in tree until the leaves all started slowly dropping in April - I think I wasn't watering enough out of fear of root rot. However new buds formed as the last leaves were coming off and there is now new growth. We will see how it copes with winter in Toowoomba - may have to bring it inside on cool nights. There has already been a night of 5 degs - I'm wondering whether some of the new buds have been damaged (turned grey).

Planted: 2020

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Custard Apple - Paxton Prolific (Grafted)

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Plant arrived in in Feb 2020 in great condition with soil still damp. Will plant this into a pot after 1-2 weeks outside and provide updates.

May 2020 - slowly, but consistently, growing since potting. We will see how it copes with winter in Toowoomba - may have to bring it inside on cool nights. 

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Black Sapote - Maher (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

UPDATE MAY 2020: can confirm flowers have continued and we have around 7-8 fruit in various sizes forming. I keep applying pea straw to the base - does not get a lot of supplemental water now as we have had some good rain. Hoping it survives Winter in the ground and I get to harvest the fruit.   Think the key has been more along the lines of making sure it gets enough water, rather than protecting from cold. The winds here can be quite drying, even when icy.

UPDATE DECEMBER 2019: has now had two Winters in Melbourne, survived, continued to grow, continued to flower and we have one fruit forming on it. I keep it well mulched with pea straw, lucerne, coffee grounds and compost. Was in pot up until recently. First Winter was moved inside to protect from cold, second Winter was left outside - survived freezing temperatures (think layer of mulch helped a lot) and had good water, now in ground in full sun and growing well. Is next to a Bernicker variety. Fingers crossed it keeps growing well; the fruit are hard to find in Victoria and I really like them; this is a novel plant that a lot of people are interested in to see how it grows.

INITAL JUNE 2018: Can never find the fruit this far south and always wanted to try one. Again, will need to have absolutely everything on my side for this but I don't mind a challenge.

Planted: 2018

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost, manure, pea straw, lucerne,

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control: Does not seem to have any pests yet, so nothing has been required. 

Organic Status:Organic

Avocado - Secondo (A) ® ^10/10

Planted: 2019

Guava - Mexican Cream (Cutting) ^6/10

Planted: 2018

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 7

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Comments

this is my 4th Mexican Cream Guava, Planted in Mid Oct 2018

MAY2020 - LOOKING GOOD, ALMOST 7 FEET TALL NOW, LOT OF SIDE SHOOTS, NEED PROTECTION FROM FROST IN WINTER 2020

Black Sapote Geffner (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2019

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Composted cow manure

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Yearly, Spring

Pest Control: Bat

Organic Status:Organic

Guava - Strawberry (Cutting) ^10/10

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April

Planted: 2018

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: nil

Organic Status:Organic

Black Sapote - Bernicker (Grafted)

Comments: - love chocolate pudding fruit. This grafted one has already set two fruit, hoping they get to size! Loves heaps of water

Planted: 2019

Growing: In a Pot

Rollinia - Brazilian Custard Apple (Seedling)

Comments: - seems to love water and humidity

Growing: In a Pot

Guava - white indian ^8/10

Comments: - Tropical 

Fruiting Months January and February

Planted: 2019

Height 1.9 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 5 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Seasol seaweed

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control: Neem Oil and dishwash spray

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Frost protection and how to increase fruit size

Avocado - Bacon (B)

Planted: 2018

Custard Apple - Pinks Mammoth (Grafted)

Comments: - Planted by my grandfather in 1960s. Quality of fruit far superior than African Pride. 

Fruiting Months April, May, June, July

Planted: 1962

Height 12 metres

Qty: 22

Fruit Harvest: 100 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Feijoa - Apollo ^10/10

Comments: - Best fruit ever

Height 60 Centimetres

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Question: strange graft it's a bit slanted from the side on view, using this to hide my neighbours window hopefully!

Feijoa - Duffy ^6/10

Comments: -

Cut off the lower growth after about a year and it's created this beautiful shape

Planted: 2018

Height 80 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: unique

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: pest oil

Question: My Feijoa Duffy hasnt really grown at all since i got it about a 6 weeks ago. Yet it's friend the unique is doing amazing! so not sure why. any help is wanted :) 

Comments

Hi Inoxa1 Your feijoa won't be in a hurry to grow now where the season is already changing and the growing times is almost over except in the tropics. Expect a lot of growth during spring onwards. I have 3 feijoas bought last spring and they have all more than doubled their sizes. Be patient and take good care of it and you will be rewarded accordingly. Happy gardening :-)

aw thank you very much for this information! awesome news can't wait till they grow more in spring :)

Dwarf Avocado - Lamb Hass (A)

Planted: 2019

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Question:

It is growing vigorously and I am wondering if grafting a branch from this onto my Wurtz will produce fruit, and if so, how do I go about out?

Dwarf Avocado Wurtz (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

Good small tree and beautiful fruit and prolific

Planted: 2013

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 50 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 10 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: organic and worm tea

When I Fertilise: Winter

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Dwarf Avocado - Lamb Hass (A)

Comments: - My dwarf avo ado Lamb Hass has just arrived from Daleys. 

Planted: 2020

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Feijoa - Ellen (Cutting)

Comments: - Recommended by Mark O'Connor (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

Custard Apple - Paxton Prolific (Grafted)

Comments: - Said to be delicious, with fewer seeds, and not requiring hand pollination, so want to try growing this.

Planted: 2019

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Custard Apple - African Pride (Grafted)

Comments: - Said to be delicious and not requiring hand pollination, so want to try growing this.

Planted: 2019

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Black Sapote - Superb (Grafted) ^9/10

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.

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.