My Edible Fruit Trees: Pin

Dragon Fruit - Pink Panther (Cutting) ^5/10

Planted: 2021

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Comments

24.04.2024:- Lot of flowers no fruit set

Guava Hawaiian - Pink Supreme (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - Really good and prolific tree, best choice selection.

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

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn, Winter, Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Yearly, Spring

Organic Status:Organic

Pepino - Kendall Gold (Cutting) ^7/10

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Apple Cactus - Pink (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: - Grows tall, needs zero watering, makes cute fruits!

Height 80 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Cutting

Organic Status:Organic

Fragaria chiloensis Pink Panda (Cutting)

Comments: - Fragaria Pink Panda is a hybrid cross between Marsh cinquefoil (Potentilla palustris) and the Beach Strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis). An improved form that is excellent for hanging baskets, it produces pink flowers and edible fruit. 

Planted: 2023

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

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

Guava Hawaiian - Pink Supreme (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

Produces plenty of very tasty fragrant fruit with a mix of sweet with a hint of sour.  

Extra bonus - chewing of young leaves are an excellent remedy for diarrhea and stomach bugs. Well known remedy in Asia.

Too much trouble with fruit fly, and fruit bats and rats so have removed this tree to make room for others.

Fruiting Months May

Planted: 2008

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 50 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 6 Months after I planted Cutting

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pruned By: 20% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Initially sprayed against fruit fly, but now prefer to use plastic bags over fruit which is close to ripening and it seems to work well.

Pinto Peanut

Plum Pine

Guava Hawaiian - Pink Supreme

Warrigal Greens - Native Spinach

Brazilian Sissoo Spinach

Malabar Spinach - Red

Pinkberry - Leptecophylla juniperina (Seedling)

Comments: - Leptecophylla juniperina Tasmanian Pinkberry

Also growing the similar "Mountain Berry" - Leptecophylla juniperina subsp. parvifolia.

Trying to germinate seeds of the larger fruiting Eastern Pinkberry - Leptecophylla divaricata.

Planted: 2017

Height 60 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Microcachrys tetragona Strawberry Pine

Comments: -

Microcachrys tetragona, the creeping strawberry pine is a low shrub up to 1 metre, native to alpine regions in Tasmania. It is dioecious with the female plants producing edible red berries that look a bit like small strawberries. It seems easy to grow in Melbourne although it may not like the hot summers so it would be best kept in a cool shady position.

Planted: 2020

Height 20 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Lychee - Kwai May Pink (B3) (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

This lychee is doing awesome in the ground.

Turns out they like slightly acidic soil, so it's been planted next to our blueberry hedge to take advantage of the work already done to acidify that area. It suffered shock and stress when we first planted it, lost all its leaves and appeared dormant over Christmas, however it's green, leafy, happy and thriving now.

Still too little t produce, but it attempted to fruit last year (kept our local bees happy!) but dropped all its fruit. Maybe this year or next year we will get a harvest but, even if not, patience is key. 

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Patagonian Pineapple - Greigia sphacelata

Comments: - Rarely seen in cultivation, the Patagonian Pineapple is a rather rare plant from the forests of southern Chile and is extremely cold tolerant. It produces small fruit called Chupons which combine the flavour of Pineapple, Kiwi and Coconut.

Planted: 2020

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Plum - Yarrahapinni Blood (Grafted)

Planted: 2022

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Question: When do Yarrahapinni Blood plum come out of dormacy in the Wollongong region?

Cherry - Lapins ^8/10

Planted: 2020

Height 8 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Pepino - Kendall Gold (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: - Self Layering, productive and a soil fixer. It looks beautiful and green, suppresses weeds, is easily maintained and endlessly productive!

Height 2 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Pest Control: You will need to bag the melons as they are eaten relentlessly once they begin to ripen. by both insects and my dog.

Organic Status:Organic

Pepino - Kendall Gold

Comments: - Easy to fruit in Melbourne. Melon/cucumber-like taste to the fruit.

Planted: 2021

Qty: 1

Prunus spinosa Sloe Plum (Grafted)

Comments: -

The fruit are usually used to make Sloe Gin which takes about 6 months to fully steep.I prefer to use them to make a rich plum flavoured syrup which can be added to desserts, cakes and drinks.

Planted: 2020

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 2

Sapindus mukorossi Soap Nut

Comments: -

Sapindus mukorossi - Soap Nut Tree, Chinese Soap Berry. Survives winter in Melbourne well since it's deciduous. The leaves regrow rapidly at the end of winter and the tree grows rapidly over the warmer months.

Planted: 2020

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Federation Daisy - Summit Red, White and Pink

Guava Hawaiian - Pink Supreme

Apple - Pink lady ^9/10

Comments: - Delicious flavour. Much better than from shops. Growing in Katoomba. However, very susceptible to black spot, so much so that I shall be reworking this tree to another less susceptible variety as I am not keen on frequent spraying with fungicide.

Fruiting Months May

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Pest Control: Developed apple scab, and I have just read that this variety is very susceptible to this disease. Difficult to control. Requires monthly fungicide spray. But worth the effort because of the great taste.

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Apple - Pinkabelle PBR

Dwarf Avocado - Pinkerton (A)

Kangkong ( Water Spinach )

Dwarf Avocado - Pinkerton (A) (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 - 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).

Winter 2020 - Brought to Brisbane out of fear of Toowoomba winter causing damage. Unfortunately a possum stripped the plant of every leaf!

Autumn 2021 - has rebounded well since possum attack. Had a scare when repotted into 45L planter bag from 30cm plastic pot. Noticed fungus gnats buzzing around soil. Turns out the planter bags drain poorly when positioned directly on concrete/soil. Once pot feet (improvised short sections of PVC pipe) were added, problem was solved. 

September 2021 - Currently in 45L planter bag. Survived Toowoomba winter outside in pot with minimal leaf loss (under shade cloth so no frost could settle). Currently having flush of new growth. 

Planted: 2020

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination