My Edible Fruit Trees: Nut Trees

American Groundnut (Cutting)

Comments: -

Apios americana

Growing: In a Pot

Areca catechu - Betel Nut Palm ^10/10

Comments: -

Beautiful clumping green palm including trunk. In SE Asia the seed is chewed for its intoxicating properties.

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Chestnut - Chinese

Comments: -

Castanea mollisima. Fast growing hardy early bearing species.

Chestnut \'Bouche de Betizac\' (Grafted)

Comments: -

Castanea sativa x C.crenata

European C. x Japanese C. hybrid

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Chestnut \'De Coppi Marone\' (Grafted)

Chestnut \'Morena\' (Grafted)

Chestnut \'Purton\'s Pride\' (Grafted)

Chestnut- Chinese (Seedling)

Comments: -

Castanea mollissima

Qty: 2

Coconut ^9/10

Comments: - Have guerrilla planted a few in a patch of bush next to my house. I love coconuts, Ilove how they look, I love the water, I love the meat, I love the milk! I love them!

Planted: 2016

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Donut (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

The Donut peach has an exceptionally sweet taste but the fruit is only about 50mm dia and donut shaped.  This is the first year that we have had a significant amount of fruit (30 px). Tree has been attacked by cows, cockatoos and kangaroos so we have had to fence the orchard.  This is an ideal fruit for kids going to school.

It gets watered once per week by irrigation which is  a poly ring 600 mm dia and under the mulch.  This keeps the ground moist but not wet.  long tap rooted weeds such as wild radish and scotch thistle are encouraged then chopped and mulched just before flowers go to seed.  This breaks up the clay pan and provides nutrients to the tree.  Dead roots provide water chanels top deep layers and encourage worms.  Home made manure is from nettles, dead chooks, urine and fire ash soaked in water.  This is diluted 1: 25 and watered over mulch in late February.

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 2011

Height 1.4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 30 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: home mixed manure

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

We hang dock weed in three or four forks of the tree to control pink curl.  The tree is free from the virus in 2 seasons.  Around the base of the tree is a layer of lucern mulch. which suppresses weeds.  Keep mulch about 150mm back from

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Japanese Pine Nut (Grafted)

Comments: - Japanese Stone Pine, Pinus pumila, also known as Siberian Stone Pine, dwarf type of about 2 or 3 metres. Bears cones and hence nuts at a young age and my tree is further enhanced for early bearing by being a grafted plant.

Planted: 2022

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Dwarf Jonathon and Granny Smith Apples, Washington Navel Orange, dwarf Mandarine, Black Passionfruit x 3, Big Boppa Passionfruit, Banana Passionfruit, Raspberries x 3 so far, immature Chokeberry, Eureka Lemon, Native Finger Lime, Doughnut Peach, Red Papay

Dwarf Samoan Coconut

Comments: - Growing really well, now 3.5 years old.

Eugenia minutifolia – Yellow Cherry

Comments: - Commonly known as Yellow Cherry, Eugenia minutifolia comes from the island of  Santa Catarina and was only introduced into cultivation in 2010. The orange yellow fruits are juicy with a sweet-sour flavour up to 2.5cm.

Planted: 2022

Height 20 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Hazelnut (unknown varieties)

Comments: -

Divided and transplanted from various trees

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

Hazelnut - Cosford

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Hazelnut - Cosford (Cutting)

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Hazelnut - Red avelline

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Hazelnut - W Pride (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

trying in Wimmera but out of its comfort zone too hot , too exposed

Planted: 2016

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 5

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

None atm

Organic Status:Organic

Hazelnut - Wanliss Pride (Cutting)

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Hazelnut - White avelline

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Heartnut (Seedling)

Comments: -

Juglans alianthifolia var cordiformis

Macadamia Nut Tree (Seedling)

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I planted 3 years ago in the front yard which is west facing getting full sun. It's doing very well.  It has survived 2 wet cold winters.  It has not produced any nuts yet, it's still very young.  I give it seasol twice a year, spinkle cow manure once a year and have also spinkled some slow release fertilizer.

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

MACADANIAN NUT

Nutmeg

Comments: - because the concept of growing my own spices is so romantic and exciting and I love to try new things and enjoy challenges! Nutmeg is the extra special ingredient in the bechamel sauce in my lasagne, the fresher the better, so why not try and grow it?

Pollination: No

Nutmeg Tree ^10/10

Comments: - Use it all the time.  Love to get my hands on one. Does anyone know where?