January 2017 Fruit Trees
Fruit
Variety
Size/Price
Description
"Pandora" Passionfruit
Passiflora edulis
Fruit Tree $3.50
Vigorous, heavy cropping tropical vine, bearing large sweet red-skinned fruit with excellent flavour. Self polinating. Best in full sun. Seed grown.
Agastache rugosa
Korean Mint
Fruit Tree $5.50
Attractive herb in the mint family, used in savoury Korean and Chinese dishes. Also one of the fundamental herbs used in Chinese medicine. Attracts butterflies. Moist position in full sun to semi-shade.
Aloe barbadensis
Aloe Vera
Fruit Tree $5.50
Small succelent plant whose anti-inflammatory sap is very useful for treating burns and dry, itchy skin. Can be used as a face mask by applying the gel, leaving 5-10mins, then washing off. Easy to grow in full sun or semi-shade.
Anacardium occidentale
Cashew Nut
Fruit Tree $15.00
A nicely shaped bushy tree which produces cashew nuts, which grow at the end of a red fruit, known as a "cashew apple". These need to be processed carefully, as the seed is surrounded by a shell containing anacardic acid, an irritant.
Annona muricata
Soursop
Fruit Tree $15.00
Tropical fruit similar to custard apple, but more acidic. Native to the Americas. A single fruit can weigh up to 6.8kg. Small evergreen tree to 4m tall.
Avocado
Shepard
Fruit Tree $40.00
Small to medium pear-shaped fruit with thick green skin that peels easily. Excellent flavour, medium oil content, does not turn brown when cut. Spreading habit, high yielding. Early to mid season.
Bacopa monniera
Brahmi
Fruit Tree $5.50
Used in traditional Indian medicine for over 3000 years and recent studies suggest it may improve memory and learning. Eat fresh or dry and make tea. Very easy to grow; best in damp conditions.
Basella rubra
Malabar Spinach
Fruit Tree $5.50
Tropical, fast-growing vine with edible fleshy leaves, used in cooking. Rich in Vitamin A & C, iron and calcium. Does best in full sun.
Black Sapote
Diospyros nigra
Fruit Tree $15.00
A large green skinned fruit with brown pulp, which is reminiscent of mild chocolate, and can be used in smoothies, cakes and muffins. Handsome large, but fairly slow growing tree. Seed grown.
Black Sapote (Chocolate Pudding Fruit)
Mossman
Fruit Tree $40.00
A large green skinned fruit with brown pulp, which is reminiscent of mild chocolate, and can be used in smoothies, cakes and muffins. Mossman bears the largest fruit. A single tree can produce half a tonne of fruit!
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January 2017 Fruit Trees
Fruit
Variety
Size/Price
Description
Capsicum annum
Jalapeno Chilli
Fruit Tree $5.50
Heat 5/10. Bright red oval shaped fruit borne on a bush to 1m tall. Called chipotle chillies when dried.
Capsicum annum
Hungarian Yellow Wax Chilli
Fruit Tree $5.50
Produces a large number of medium sized yellow fruit which ripen to red, however they are generally used whilst still yellow. Heat 4/ 10.
Capsicum annum
Willy Chilli
Fruit Tree $5.50
Rare and unusual plant, bearing bright red chillies that, as the name suggests, look like willies! Medium heat rating but mostly grown as a curiosity plant. $5.50
Capsicum chinense
Orange Habanero Chilli
Fruit Tree $5.50
A very hot chilli - heat 10/10! Wrinkled bright orange fruit on a short spreading plant.
Capsicum frutescens
Anaheim Chilli
Fruit Tree $5.50
Old variety of chilli which bears large, mild fruit to 20cm long. Flesh is dark green, turning to red. Bears over a long period. Heat 3/10.
Carambola
Giant Siam
Fruit Tree $40.00
Also known as "Star Fruit" or "Five Corner". Ornamental evergreen tropical tree that bears attractive juicy yellow fruit. Slices are star shaped, and beautiful on a fruit platter. Harvest fruit after it turns yellow. Fruits appear from a young age. Grafted.
Carica papaya
Red Papaya Seedling
Fruit Tree $10.00
A smalll palm shaped tree bearing large delicous red fleshed fruit. It's best to plant a few to ensure pollination, as papaya trees can be female, male or bisexual. Likes a sunny spot, sheltered from wind.
Carob
Carob siliqua
Fruit Tree $15.00
Medium sized bushy, spreading tree, grown for it's long brown pods, the beans inside of which are used in making chocolate substitutes. Drought tolerant. Nitrogen fixing.
Coffee plant
Coffea arabica
Fruit Tree $12.00
Attractive, glossy leaved shrub to around 2m tall. Grow in full sun to semi-shade. Fragrant white flowers are followed by bright red berries, which each contain two coffee beans.
Curry Leaf Tree
Murraya koenigii
Fruit Tree $15.00
Attractive shrub native to India, whose leaves are used to add flavour to curry (fry with the onions). Can be invasive, so it's best to keep in a pot.
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January 2017 Fruit Trees
Fruit
Variety
Size/Price
Description
Drumstick Tree
Moringa oleifera
Fruit Tree $15.00
Fast growing tree to 10m tall, which produces edible leaves, pods, seeds and roots. Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked and are particularly nutritious and high in protein.
Fig
Black Genoa
Fruit Tree $15.00
Fast growing, deciduous tree reaching a height of 3-5m. Selffertile. Bears masses of tasty red-fleshed fruit during Summer. Plant in full sun. Cutting grown. $12.00
Fig
Brown Turkey
Fruit Tree $45.00
Small tree bearing masses of large copper coloured fruit with pinkish pulp and few seeds. Commercial variety.
Fruit Salad Plant
Monstera deliciosa
Fruit Tree $15.00
Climbing or scrambling epiphyte with very attractive tropical foliage and an edible fruit. Often used as an indoor plant.
Grape
Flame Seedless
Fruit Tree $35.00
Vigorous, heavy bearing vine with large clusters of sweet red grapes. Need to be picked ripe. Does well in hot, dry climates. Requires a trellis or fence to grow on.
Grape
Menindee Seedless
Fruit Tree $35.00
The best green variety for eating fresh. Produces best in hot, dry areas. Requires a trellis or fence to grow on. Fruit needs to be picked ripe.
Grapefruit
Rio Red
Fruit Tree $35.00
Has less colour than Star Ruby and the colour of fruit on individual trees can vary. Needs to be harvested soon after maturity.
Grapefruit
Star Ruby
Fruit Tree $35.00
Medium sized seedless fruit, smooth thin peel with dark red flesh, excellent quality. Harder to grow than other varieties. Early season.
Kaffir Lime
Citrus hystrix
Fruit Tree $12.00
Attractive small tree with glossy green rounded double leaves which are used in Thai cooking. Full sun. Cutting Grown.
Kumquat
Nagami
Fruit Tree $35.00
Small evergreen tree. Thornless, with oval-shaped fruit that follow from the sweetly scented, white flowers opening in spring or early summer. Fruit can be eaten fresh, or used to make marmalade and preserves.
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January 2017 Fruit Trees
Fruit
Variety
Size/Price
Description
Kumquat
Marumi Variegated
Fruit Tree $35.00
A highly ornamental cumquat with light green and pale yellow foliage. The dark orange fruit, which are rich in Vitamin C, can remain on the tree for a long time. They can be eaten fresh or used in jams and marmalades. Well suited to being kept as a pot specimen.
Lemon
Lisbon
Fruit Tree $35.00
Smooth skinned, large, juicy bitter lemon produced on a thorny tree. Most of the year.
Lemon
Meyer
Fruit Tree $35.00
Natural hybrid between a lemon and an orange. Orange coloured fruit with a thin rind. Juicy and less acid than other lemons. Fruits more than once a year. Ideal for growing in pots.
Lemonade
Citrus limon x reticulata
Fruit Tree $35.00
Cross between Mandarin and Lemon. Sweet juicy fruit tastes like lemonade, devoid of bitterness and can easily be eaten as a fresh fruit. The lemonade tree often bears several crops each year.
Longan
Chompoo
Fruit Tree $40.00
Closely related to lychees, but with a light yellowy brown skin instead of pink. This Thai variety bears large, good quality fruit with pink tinged flesh. Faster and easier to grow than Lychee.
Loquat
Eriobotrya japonica
Fruit Tree $15.00
An attractive small bushy tree which bears succulent yellow fruits with tangy flesh, tasting like a mixture of peach and citrus. Originates from Asia.
Lychee
Bosworth No. 3
Fruit Tree $40.00
Also known as Kwai Mai Pink. This very popular tree was brought to Australia from China in 1932. Small seeded, very sweet producing good crops every year. Mid season. Marcot cutting grown.
Mandarin
Emperor
Fruit Tree $35.00
Large, very juicy fruit. Loose skinned with a good flavour. Fruits end of July, mid-late season.
Mango
R2E2
Fruit Tree $35.00
Mid-season variety with large, highly-coloured fruit. The second most popular mango variety grown. Mature fruit is beautifully yellow with a strong red blush and firm, non-fibrous flesh.
Manihot esculenta
Cassava
Fruit Tree $12.00
A shrub with attractive leaves, whose tuberous roots are harvested and are boiled, fried, baked or made into flour. It is important to cook the roots thoroughly before eating. The refined starch from the tubers is called Tapioca. Native to Brazil. $12.00
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January 2017 Fruit Trees
Fruit
Variety
Size/Price
Description
Mentha piperata
Mint
Fruit Tree $5.50
A spreading perennial herb which likes a moist position in part shade. Leaves used in desserts drinks, lollies and salads. Oh, and mojitos of course!
Morus rubra
Red Mulberry
Fruit Tree $35.00
A large, deciduous tree which bears masses of yummy dark red berries along the branches. Plant in full sun. Leaves are used to feed silkworms.
Musa acuminata
Banana "Cavendish"
Fruit Tree $25.00
A popular variety of banana that produces very sizeable bunches of large fruit. This is the most common variety in the supermarket. A tropical clumping plant growing up to 4m high. Plant in a sunny spot away from wind.
Musa acuminata
Red Dacca Banana
Fruit Tree $25.00
Very attractive purpley red coloured skin when ripe. The flesh is sweet and mild (some say it has a hint of raspberry flavour) and can vary from cream to light pink in colour. Similar fruit size, shape and taste to sugar banana.
Navel Orange
Washington
Fruit Tree $35.00
Main navel variety grown in Australia. Excellent skin colour and taste, round seedless fruit. Mid-season.
Olive
Arbequina
Fruit Tree $20.00
Attractive, self fertile tree bearing very good quality fruit, for both eating and oil. One of the best varieties for warm climates.
Orange
Late Valencia
Fruit Tree $35.00
Large, oblong, firm fruit with a good flavour. Very juicy. Holds well on the tree. Late season.
Passiflora quadrangularis
Giant Granadilla
Fruit Tree $12.00
Largest fruit in the passionfruit family. The fruit has white flesh which tastes like pear, and sweet acidic pulp in the middle. Requires a trellis.
Persicaria odorata
Vietnamese Coriander
Fruit Tree $5.50
An intensely flavoured herb that is mainly used in Asian dishes, such as Laksa. Plants will grow best in warm, damp conditions.
Pomelo
K13
Fruit Tree $35.00
Tropical citrus fruit with large thick skin. Similar to a grapefruit although sweeter and far less cold tolerant. White fleshed variety with giant size fruit. Good for coastal areas.
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January 2017 Fruit Trees
Fruit
Variety
Size/Price
Description
Queensland Nut
Macadamia integrifolia
Fruit Tree $20.00
Produces the well known Macadamia nut. Bushy tree with shiny dark green leaves, growing up to 14m tall. Seed grown.
Salvia officinalis
Sage
Fruit Tree $5.50
A perennial herb to about 45cm tall, used with roast meats, vegetables, casseroles etc. Likes a sunny, dry position. A good bee plant. Repels moths and flies.
Sweet Leaf
Sauropus androgynus
Fruit Tree $15.00
Tropical shrub whose tender leaves taste like fresh peas beautiful! Use in salads or anywhere you would use spinach. Height to 2.5m. Full sun or part shade.
Tamarillo
Solanum betaceum
Fruit Tree $10.00
Medium shrub in the tomato family, bearing clusters of red egg-shaped fruit with orange flesh, tasting a bit like a mix of passionfruit and tomato (it's nicer than it sounds!). Can be eaten fresh, stewed or used in desserts.
Tangelo
Citrus x. tangelo
Fruit Tree $35.00
The tangelo is a citrus hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit. The fruits are the size of an adult fist and have a tangerine taste, but are very juicy and have loose skin.
Thymus citriodorus
Lemon Thyme
Fruit Tree $5.50
A sprawling herb with tiny leaves used in savoury cooking, in salads and in herbal teas. Also used for it's aromatic properties. Grow in sun or part shade.
Wampi
Clausena lansium
Fruit Tree $15.00
Tropical fruit tree that bears clusters of yellow pleasantly aromatic fruit, similar in form to a grape. Evergreen tree growing 3-8m tall.
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