My Edible Fruit Trees: Tam

Tamarillo - Red (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: - Fast growing and fast fruiting.

Planted: 2023

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Tamarind

Small Leaf Tamarind

Tamarillo - Red (Seedling) ^5/10

Planted: 2022

Water Given in: Spring

Tamarillo - Red

Tamarillo - Orange

Planted: 2021

Height 1.5 Feet

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Small Leaf Tamarind

Tamarillo - Orange (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: -

UPDATE MAY 2020

These grow QUICK. Now well over 2m tall, has done extremely well, fruit have formed and almost ready for picking (starting to colour up now).  There would be around 14 full sized fruit on it at the moment, but probably another 30-40 flowers and other sized fruit. Unfortunately aphids seem to adore it, but given how fast it grows and the size of the leaves, I haven't used any controls aside from squishing as I've regularly seen ladybirds on there munching away.  Is relatively protected from wind down side of house almost under the eaves.

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2019

Flowering! Lost a couple of leaves to heavy frost over Winter (I forgot to apply some protection) but excited it is flowering. Now about 1.8-1.9m tall.

UPDATE March 2019

Now in ground. Gets watered by watering system every few days. In ground next to well established Meyer lemon.

UPDATE January 2019

Had a couple of 40 degree  days which caused wilting but most leaves bounced back with deep watering. Cut the top off once it was a metre tall to encourage branching. Keeping the water up to it - easy to tell when it needs water as the huge leaves start to look a little relaxed. Considering moving out of pot into ground in protected position.

INITIAL October 2018

I love red tamarillos so thought I'd try growing the orange ones for something different. Growing well since September (spring).

Fruiting Months May, June, July

Planted: 2018

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 1.5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Manure, pea straw, lucerne, blood and bone

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring

Pest Control: Attracts aphids by the gazillions; I just squish what I can as the ladybirds flock to the tamarillo to eat.

Organic Status:Organic

Tamarind (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: - Fast growing. Will eventually throw shade and provide leaf litter.

Planted: 2019

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: No pests

Organic Status:Organic

Tamarind - large leaf native (Seedling)

Comments: - Growing very slowly and not really happy in this very shady spot - but plodding along and has put down a nice strong root system - so I am not too worried about it. 
Seems very sturdy otherwise and not bothered by our bore water or winters here.

Planted: 2018

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Balanced Acid lovers, little and often, alternating with slow release organic chook manure pellets in winter.

Tamarillo - Red (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: - I love tamarillos and home grown are a bit sweeter than shop/commercial ones, I think, and I don't need sugar with ours. A very easy small tree to grow - but needs shelter and/or support in windy weather. Loves a good feed and water. Fruit fly don't touch ours. Tip pruning encourages new growth = more fruit. Prune after fruiting to get rid of aphid build up. Prolific bearer.

Planted: 2017

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Balanced Acid Lovers alternating with slow release organic chook manure pellets

Tamarillo - Red (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - Second generation of this tree grown from cutting , growing in a bottomless pot , I will not do this again as it needs tying down so as not to blow over . Wife loves the red fruit .

Height 2 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 40 kilograms per Year

Pollination: Self Pollination

Tamarillo - Orange (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: - Wife loves tamarillo but prefers the red ones ( so far ) second season for this tree see how we go

Fruiting Months March

Planted: 2016

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: Ants love it . Spray user leaves with bio oil .

Tamarillo - Red (Cutting) ^9/10

Planted: 2017

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Tamarillo - Red (Cutting) ^9/10

Comments: - Extremely fast growing and attractive plant, bought from Daleys and over 1m already.

Planted: 2015

Qty: 2

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Tamarind ^3/10

Planted: 2006

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Tamarillo - Red ^8/10

Comments: -

a bit slow to start when young in cool weather but unstoppable after that. a great low maintenance tree. planted in heavy clay soil, never watered or fertilised. seems to always have a few new flowers. 2 red and 2 orange planted 5 yrs ago. both oranges have died but 5yrs is long for tamas. all trees produced kgs of fruit with little pest probs. requires staking, quite heavy cropping.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2011

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 9 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer and Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Question:

Native Tamarind

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Small leaf tamarind

Qty: 2

Pollination: No

Tamarind

Qty: 4

Pollination: No

Tamarillo - Red (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: - had lots of these fruits as a child

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control: eco fungicide and eco oil

Question: my tamarillo has black soot which from my research is dur to aphids. I have applied ecofungicide plus eco oil but the problem persists. It now flowers but the flowers fall of before they form fruit. its abit frustrating to say the least

Tamarillo - Orange

Tamarillo - Red

Tamarillo - Red ^6/10

Comments: -

Originally started growing in a pot, but I couldn't get the drainage right as they hate wet feet.  I repotted a couple of times, and in the end gave up and gave it one last try in the ground.  It's a lot happier and grew quite rapidly over summer.  Needs to be sheltered from the wind, though, so I have surrounded it with stakes and clad the enclosing area in plastic. The tamarillo loves the protection from the wind and also the increased warmth. 

Has had some damage from frosts this winter (which can be seen in the photo).

UPDATE 2014: Gave up on this a couple of years ago as it was an aphid haven. Propagated a new plant from a cutting and gave to my father who now grows it in his backyard without too much problem, and produces lots of fruit.

Planted: 2008

Height 1.6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Small snails are a problem and have consumed a large number of leaves.  I pick them off or use organic snail bait, but it doesn't work that well since the small snails tend to live up in the tree.

Occassionally aphid problems, which I ei&

Organic Status:Organic

Tamarillo - Red ^8/10

Comments: -

Very unusual looking yet attractive plant with some very large leaves. I have it in the back corner of my yard in a corner which is sheltered from wind. Doesn't get a lot of sun in winter but will get plenty in summer. Has grown very fast and is loaded with fruit now.

One branch with about 20 fruits got too heavy and snapped in the wind, its still half attached so I have strapped it up to prevent further damage, the fruit held on for a couple of months and fully ripened.

Fruiting Months July and August

Planted: 2014

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 30 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer and Spring

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chicken poo and mulch

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control: Had some aphids and snails, yates product spray removed aphids, multiguard sorted out the snails. Will need to net for birds.

Organic Status:Partially Organic