Category: Fruit
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Feijoa
Common Name: feijoa, pineapple guava, guavasteen Scientific Name:Feijoa sellowiana, syn. Acca sellowiana Height: 2-5 m Width: 2 m Plant type: Perennial tree Climate: Sub-tropical, tropical, cool and warm temperate, tolerant of wind once established. Soil: Most soil types. Position: Full sun to part shade. Feijoa fruit well in our subtropical Brisbane garden, however like most guava species, they are very prone to…
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Fruit Fly Resistant (relatively) Crops
Folks out this way are compiling a list of fruits that are not heavily affected by fruit fly. Has anyone had major fruit fly issues with any of these fruits? Any suggestions for the list? Mulberry varieties (Morus sp.) Pitomba (Eugenia luschnathiana) Ice Cream Bean (Inga sp.) Brazilian Guava (Psidium guineense) Jaboticaba (Plinia cauliflora) Mango…
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Madagascar Bean
Madagascar Bean (aka seven year bean) Phaseolus lunatus syn. P.limensis Origin: Tropical and sub-Tropical regions Plant: in Spring Harvest: When pods have dried on vine The Madagascar bean is a perennial vine perfectly suited to Brisbane growing conditions. Best planted in Spring, this vigorous vine will last for up to 7 years (thus the common name 7-year bean).…
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Kwai muk
(Artocarpus. hypargyreus, but possibly A. nitida var. lingnanensis) The Kwai muk is a tropical fruit tree from southern China. Growing it a height of 10 m it is best kept pruned to keep the delicate fruits in reach. The soft, peach sized fruits have an unusual flavour similar to a mix of a soursop and…
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Choko
Grown in almost every granny’s backyard, the humble choko is making a comeback! Most of us are familiar chokos but did you know that they also come in white and yellow. You may also see a very spikey version which is apparently the offspring of a white and a green that have interbred. Chokos, not…
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Black Sapote
Black Sapote (Diospyros nigra). This member of the persimmon family is native to Mexico and South America. It is also known as the chocolate pudding fruit and for good reason. A hardy and productive fruit tree for the sub-tropics. It is absolutely delicious when fully (over) ripe, mixed with a drizzle of honey and a…
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Black Sapote Cheesecake
Black sapote baked cheesecake. For all those who have requested the recipe, here it is. So simple. In a food processor combine one packet of scotch finger biscuits with enough butter to form the crumb base and press firmly into cake tin. Next combine 3 large black sapotes (seeds removed), 3 free range eggs, 2/3…
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Fruit Trees for Drier Conditions
Given the record-breaking September/October (2023) that Brisbane has experienced this year, it has been interesting to see which fruit trees have handled the dry conditions better than others. Of course the success of your crops will depend on a range of factors, drought hardiness being only one of them, but here on our properties in…
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Millaa-millaa vine (Elaeagnus triflora var. triflora)
Picture of immature fruit courtesy of Jason Hauser.
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Bananas
There are so many great varieties of banana to grow in Queensland. W currently grow Pisang Ceylon, Blue Java (ice-cream banana), Ducasse, Dwarf Ducasse, Red Dacca, Pisang mas (monkey banana), Lady finger and Cavendish. We have a real preference for the Pisang mas, it is more of a tropical variety of sugar banana, thin skin…
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