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Started by Stella
Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:42
Fruit Tree
Author: Stella
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:42
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:42
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Newbie here.... from Sunshine State, Brisbane. I cleared our backyard and vegie path and am hoping to plant some fruit tress. Something not too big/tall, something that will good harvest most time of the year. Already has a kaffir lime tree and could probably have another half a dozen similar size one. Thinking of dragonfruit, castard apples... Any other suggestions please?
Re: Fruit Tree
Author: David Hare-Scott
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:08
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:08
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Stella wrote: > Newbie here.... from Sunshine State, Brisbane. > > I cleared our backyard and vegie path and am hoping to plant some > fruit tress. Something not too big/tall, something that will good > harvest most time of the year. Already has a kaffir lime tree and > could probably have another half a dozen similar size one. Thinking > of dragonfruit, castard apples... Any other suggestions please? What do you mean by "not too tall"? How tall is that? There are no common fruit trees that individually harvest most of the year. You would be best to get different types (stone, citrus, pome etc) that suit your climate and within those different cultivars that ripen at different times. For example you can get early, middle or late peaches. Also citrus will be mainly ripe in autumn but can stay on the tree for weeks if you don't want to pull them all at once. If you want to know all about it buy (or get from the local library) "The Complete Book of Fruit Growing in Australia" by Louis Glowinski. Which will tell you all the cultivars, how to grow them etc. David
Re: Fruit Tree
Author: JBurns
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:56
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:56
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On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:42:36 -0700 (PDT), Stella <rita4122@gmail.com> wrote: >Newbie here.... from Sunshine State, Brisbane. > >I cleared our backyard and vegie path and am hoping to plant some >fruit tress. Something not too big/tall, something that will good >harvest most time of the year. Already has a kaffir lime tree and >could probably have another half a dozen similar size one. Thinking >of dragonfruit, castard apples... Any other suggestions please? Dragon fruit grow on succulent vines, rather than trees. Very large vines too. JB
Re: Fruit Tree
Author: rainman
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:34
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:34
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On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:42:36 -0700 (PDT), Stella <rita4122@gmail.com> wrote: > Newbie here.... from Sunshine State, Brisbane. > > I cleared our backyard and vegie path and am hoping to plant some > fruit tress. Something not too big/tall, something that will good > harvest most time of the year. Already has a kaffir lime tree and > could probably have another half a dozen similar size one. Thinking > of dragonfruit, castard apples... Any other suggestions please? Imperial mandarin would fit the bill. Not sure where in Qld you are, but they grow really well in Mundubbera.
Re: Fruit Tree
Author: David Hare-Scott
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:12
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:12
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rainman@mailinator.com wrote: > On Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:42:36 -0700 (PDT), Stella > <rita4122@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Newbie here.... from Sunshine State, Brisbane. >> >> I cleared our backyard and vegie path and am hoping to plant some >> fruit tress. Something not too big/tall, something that will good >> harvest most time of the year. Already has a kaffir lime tree and >> could probably have another half a dozen similar size one. Thinking >> of dragonfruit, castard apples... Any other suggestions please? > > Imperial mandarin would fit the bill. Not sure where in Qld you are, > but they grow really well in Mundubbera. If a kaffir lime is OK a mandarin will be also. D
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