My Edible Fruit Trees: Vine

Pitaya Tyalgum Purple Dragon Fruit (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2005

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Kiwifruit - Dexter (female) ^10/10

Pollination: Self Pollination

Passionfruit - Panama Red (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Trying first time ..

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Passionfruit - Panama Red Pandora

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Organic Status:Certified

Pitaya - Red Dragon Fruit (Cutting)

Comments: - Too early to tell, in pot waiting until ready to move to a structure it can grow against ( galvanised fence)

Fruiting Months February and July

Planted: 2015

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

First Fruited: 5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pitaya - Aussie Gold Dragon Fruit (Grafted)

Comments: - No thorns, yellow is apparently the best tasting one

Planted: 2019

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Pitaya Pearl

Passionfruit - Panama Red (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: - Have a great producing Panama red , plus a mystery compost vine out the back ,yet to fruit.needs lots of space.

Fruiting Months April

Planted: 2018

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 30 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Grape - Isabella Black (Grafted)

Comments: -

You can't find this grape in the fruit shop ,sweet and tart .

reminds me of  winery hopping in Stanthorpe as a kid with my parents and grans.

Dad grew these in Brisbane and we all loved them .so do the birds .

Planted: 2014

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: Only for birds so far.

Organic Status:Organic

Pitaya - Yellow Dragon Fruit (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: - Very nice dragon fruit , refreshing white flesh with a hint of citrus . Nicer than other white flesh red pitaya. Small fruit spiny till ripe , then brush off spikes .less productive than red.

Fruiting Months February, March, April, May

Planted: 2014

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 6 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Pitaya - Red Dragon Fruit (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

So easy to grow , so much fruit ,propagates easy , self fertile Panama beauty .

i have one growing along the chicken coup fence and another grows on a 10 ft support post ,like a tree , next time I will use an old bicycle tyre rim to help support the top branches . Also have yellow pitaya ,smaller and sweeter but much less prolific.

Fruiting Months April

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 30 Fruit Per Year

Pollination: Self Pollination

Question: somtimes gets a browny rust that can turn to goop and leaves a hole in the plant , otherwise tough as.

Passionfruit - Select Black

Grapes Thompson Seedless (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - trying one to grow, like taste.

Fruiting Months January, October, November, December

Planted: 2018

Height 0.4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Pitaya - Red Dragon Fruit (Cutting) ^8/10

Planted: 2018

Height 0.1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Yearly

Organic Status:Organic

Pitaya - Red Dragon Fruit

Grape - Flame Seedless

Grapefruit - Star Ruby ^9/10

Comments: - Really want to have fresh fruit and juice from one of these bad boys

Muscadine Grape - Noble (Cutting) ^5/10

Comments: - Disease resistant grape for the coast. But will a Cairns winter be cool enough for fruit set? 

Planted: 2017

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: rooster booster

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: none

Comments

Vine lost its leaves in April , before any real cool weather. After a record Cairns winter with several nights down to 7c bud burst was slow, no sign of life till early October. Mid November, vine is growing vigorously and there are tiny flower clusters on 1/2 a dozen lateral shoots. Will it fruit in Cairns? watch this space!

Vine lost its leaves in April , before any real cool weather. After a record Cairns winter with several nights down to 7c bud burst was slow, no sign of life till early October. Mid November, vine is growing vigorously and there are tiny flower clusters on 1/2 a dozen lateral shoots. Will it fruit in Cairns? watch this space!

All the flowers have fallen off now. Was it the 42c heatwave in late Nov or just that the vine is still too small ? Cordons are growing vigorously but only a handful of lateral buds have sprouted. Maybe next year?

Passionfruit - Select Black (Grafted) ^10/10

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, November, December

Planted: 2017

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Kiwifruit - Hayward Female (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

4 of these planted on my dog run fence for shade from teh hot westerly sun! hopfully its not too windy for them, but time will tell. they are all growing vigiorously with their male hayward buddy.

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Grape - Waltham Cross Seedless (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

on an arbour for an edible shade tunnel. Fruiting now after 1 year in ground

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Grape - Crimson Seedless (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

on an arbour for an edible shade tunnel. Fruiting now after 1 year in ground

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Grape - Thompson Seedless (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

on an arbour for an edible shade tunnel. Fruiting now after 1 year in ground

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Grape - Flame Seedless (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: -

on an arbour for an edible shade tunnel. Fruiting now after 1 year in ground

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 70% in Spring

Grapefruit - Star Ruby

Comments: -

Brought in 2017. Planted out in Nov 2018, Flowereing already, knocked flowers off to get it better established.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Passionfruit - Supersweet 96A

Comments: -

var. Golden Honey.  Prolific bearer of heavenly yellow fruit.  This plant lived till last year, 2017. Last year before it died from senescence it put out a bumper crop (at the age of 14 - 15)  Can no longer find this variety. The sweetest passionfruit I have ever tasted.  The Sweet Granadilla just doesn't compare. I had no insect problems, no diseases. Was planted with morning and midday sun against the house where it was protected from frost and had water runoff whenever it rained. Its roots were under the concrete driveway where it stayed warm and moist. Wish I could get another one.

Planted: 2002

Height 8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 100 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: fish emulsion and seasweed extract

Pest Control:

None

Organic Status:Organic

Passionfruit - Granadilla (Seedling)

Comments: - Passiflora quadrangularis Growing on an east facing fence. Much better this year, has  been allowed to grow into neighbouring trees, harvesting now a problem, no hand pollination needed. Flesh is mildly sweet. Not hand pollinated.

Fruiting Months January, February, March, April, May, June

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: various

Comments

Can you tell me what your cross pollinator is? Coralie

Hi Coralie, I have Lilikoi, Red and also Yellow Panama. As I do not pollinate by hand, I can't really tell you, but I suspect you may be able to self pollinate it with a small camel hair brush.

Hi Again, Yes we have been hand pollinating - but it hasnt worked at all. keen to try lilikoi, so this just gives me an excuse.. Coralie

I tried pollinating by hand from Lilikoi in teh second year of the Granadilla, but it didn't work. However I suspect the age and size of the Granadilla may play a part, I have three Granadilla planted in close proximity (ca. 2 metres).

Passionfruit - Purple ^10/10

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Passionfruit - Yellow ^10/10

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Grapefruit - Ruby Red (Grafted)

Comments: -

Pretty. Growing moderately fast. A few flowers spring 2017 delivering my first fruit (one) in September 2018 which was quite red inside and tasted very good, although skin was more dark yellow rather than pink.

Has a leaf yellowing problem for which I tried using Epsom salts foliar spray. Not sure if it helped (placebo effect...)

Fruiting Months September

Planted: 2014

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

White oil for leaf miner

Pitaya - Red Dragon Fruit (Cutting) ^5/10

Comments: - Unfortunately I haven't been able to find a full sun position and I think this is why I haven't been getting fruit. It has however started to take over the palm tree and has now climbed about 3meters. If it get's high enough with enough sun then I reakon I could be in for some success.

Planted: 2005

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Pest Control:

Nothing seems to attack it. It is very hardy so far.

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Comments

What sort of support does this plant need? I would like to grow one but am unsure what to plant it on or near?

I have it growing up an old palm tree but around Brisbane they have them growing up 1m fences in full sun and have a lot of sun which is the most important ingredient for them.

Wendy: I have seen them growing in Inala on fence posts 1m high in full sun. I used a palm tree which is going prety good. They will grow up prety much anything.

Hi Wendy, I bought one of those 100mm round posts from Bunnings, about 1.8m long. I dug a hole about 600mm deep and rammed the dirt in back around the pole. A spirit level makes for a nice professional plumb finish. It will be there for many years.