My Edible Fruit Trees: South American Trees

American pawpaw

Comments: - Seedlings from superior varieties I had imported from a breeding program in the US - Shennandoah, Pa Golden, Susquehanna and Allegheny. Hoping enough winter chill here in Tyalgum to initiate flowering

Planted: 2009

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i would be interested in seeds ... if you could help cheers

Hi Again Phil, how did these work for you? Any luck, how do they taste? Another tempting fruit!

I have some healthy looking seedlings but they are very slow, planted out some into the ground and just waiting for some decent growth to occur. Some years off fruiting it would seem. Seeds come up on eBay most times of the year, generally from the US - they are approved for import.

Apple - Huonville Crab Apple (Grafted) ^9/10

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First time to bear fruit after four years in a pot and boy its loaded. The fruit is small to medium size because it is a cross between a regular apple and a crab apple. It's got a pink flesh with a balanced flavor of sweetness and acidity. The tree is healthy, and a  prolific bearer as evidenced by the image i have uploaded from my tree, pest free ATM. It's ornamental in itself because of the reddish leaves and stems Just nice for kids' lunch box.  There is a similar apple released recently called Red Love apple bred from Switzerland by Markus Kobelt. Mine is discovered  by Bob Magnus of Woodbridge Nursery growing in Huonville, Tassie. Growing as a 'Y' espalier ATM in my garden.

Fruiting Months March and April

Planted: 2014

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Red Fuji

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dyna lifter, seasol, citrus fert, guano, epsom salt, sulphate of potash

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

pest free so far

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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04-05-19 another successful fruiting season though some were affected by sun scald.

Avocado - Gwen (A) (Grafted)

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

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Hi would you kindly sell me some scions? I am looking for Any varieties really that I haven’t got. I have bacon and fuerte got from nursery. They are still in pots and still quite young but I can swap some scions with them and I have other fruit trees too. I live in vic in cold Temp zone. So I know I’m pushing my luck here.i don’t want to waste heaps more money on avo trees cos they may not even make it down here. I am going to put heaps in pots and grow in greenhouse though. But any scions would be very much appreciated and I will pay you and for shipping of course. I can’t find any where that sells avo scions and also this variety of avo tree. Where did you get the Gwen from? Thanks in advance Jon. Also would you know the best places to buy or swap avocado scions,seeds, grafted trees?

Avocado - Lamb Hass (A) ^8/10

Comments: - 2014-12 H 1m

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Hi daisy, do you sell or swap cuttings of your trees? I am looking to buy some avo scions off you if that’s ok? I am having so much trouble finding some where to buy them in Australia. I have feurte and bacon from nursery but I’m wanting as many varieties as I can grow lol. I’m addicted to gardening I think and I love avocados and I am doing this as an experiment too. I live in Ballarat so I know I’m pushing my luck here with growing them. I am going to protect them in winter if they are not good in colder weather. Also want to see how I go about growing them in pots and then I can put them in greenhouse in winter too. I have severe health issues so I can’t really afford to buy heaps of trees and I don’t want them to just die on me. So I thought I will multi graft I don’t have room for heaps of trees) to save room too. Anyway I saw you have some varieties I don’t have. I can’t find any lamb hass, wurtz etc anywhere else atm too so I can’t even buy the trees atm. I’m happy to send you some cuttings too if there is anything you would like? I am going to make a list on my edibles soon so you can see what I have. Anyway hope you are well and look forward to hearing from you.

Also I am going to try and buy some varieties that are very cold hardy and rare in Australia from USA if I can. So I can definitely return the favour once I get them. Also I noticed you have pomegranates. I am growing mine from seed and hoping I get some nice fruit but if I don’t I may purchase some cuttings off you too? I know they are super easy to grow from cuttings apparently. I have pink lady and Granny Smith apples so far(young trees), olive tree the variety you use for olive leaf extract which is amazing for your health, it can grow in tubs too it’s super easy to grow from cuttings, I have eureka lemon, several herbs, blue berries, raspberry, bay leaf tree, fig etc so I’m happy to send you some and do some swaps in the near future? I also love to push the boundaries with our zones lol I wish I wasn’t sick cos if I was well again I would love to move to a warmer climate so I can grow all types of avocados. But it’s ok I will stick with growing the ones that are not frost tolerant in pots for now 😊

Avocado - wurtz (A) ^8/10

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F: mid789 B:O

P: ND12 sunrayasia 

H 4x6m - Growth med, sprawling

Jan14- planted 2 in the same raised mound. Wurtz1 is 40cm,W2 is 80 cm. W2"leaves and branches were burnt badly in above 40c sun

Winter14- protected by frost cloth over winter. 

Jan15 - it seemed as the tree grows and well watered, it copes with the sun and high temp much better. No leaves were burnt on 40 and 41c on 2 and 3 of jan

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Susceptible to anthracnose

W2 flower buds formed in mid July same time with bacon

Mexican cultivars will mature six to eight months after the flowers first bloom

Guatemalan will take 12-18m. Wurtz is a hybrid.