Category: Fruit
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Blue Java Bananas
The blue Java bananas are ready! Also known as ice cream bananas, the flavour is vanilla like with a creamy texture. They aren’t the shortest of bananas (which is why this bunch isn’t bagged) but most survived the possums, flying foxes and birds. Blue Java bananas are a good choice for our climate and are…
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White Sapote
White sapote (Casimiroa edulis). Beautiful sweet custard like flavour. Well suited to subtropical gardens. Drought hardy once established. Native to Mexico and Central America. Not actually a sapote at all but they are delicious.
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Panama Berry
Descriptions of the flavour of Panama berry range from caramel to fairy floss. It is truly the queen of sweet tasting fruits. The ripe red berries range in size from 10-20mm depending on the amount of water the tree receives. The fruit can be enjoyed whole, skin, flesh and seeds but is tastiest when you…
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Jerusalem Artichoke
Jerusalem Artichokes (Helianthus tuberosus) is a species of sunflower native to central North America. Also sometimes called wild sunflower, sunroot or sunchoke. As a member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae) they make beautiful additions to the garden, producing lovely bright yellow, sunflower-like flowers throughout the summer months which attract an abundance of bees and butterflies. Unlike…
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Pawpaws, Papaya or Paw Paw
Pawpaws (or papaya or paw paw or the multitude of other names it goes by!). The general advice for growing pawpaws in South-East Queensland seems to be to make sure the soil is enriched with garden lime, plant in rich soil in a northerly facing location on gently sloping ground. Try varieties such as Aussie…
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Grumichama (Eugenia brasiliensis)
Grumichamas come in either black or yellow (orange). They are the equivalent of temperate cherry and are just as delicious. You will find them in full flower across Queensland during spring. Interestingly, only the branched that receive at least 80-100% sun will flower and fruit, so a sunny position is essential. The flowers are small…
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January Harvest in the Food Forest
What a wonderful time of year for a backyard abundance. We have local mangoes, black sapote, bunya nuts, greens by the wheelbarrow load, native mulberries, Brazilian cherries, Panama berries, macadamia nuts, pepinos, tomatoes, beans, tamarillos, lilly pillies, blueberries, Sandpaper figs, tumeric flowers, paw paws and so much more. It’s such a joyful experience to walk…
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Jaboticaba (Plinia caulifora)
Jaboticaba. Now in fruit across Brisbane. Also known as the Brazilian grape this delicious fruit grows directly from the trunk and branches of the tree. A very attractive and productive small tree for any garden. The flowers and fruits appear in quick succession and once the birds find them then you’d better be quick. They…
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Brazilian Cherry (Eugenia uniflora)
Brazilian cherries. You either love them or you hate them. With their very tart flavour, these subtropical cherries aren’t for everyone but for those who enjoy a juicy tangy fruit with a cherry like texture you can’t go past this incredibly hardy fruit tree. One of the few fruit trees that will produce an abundant…
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Getting more out of your citrus
Citrus ‘shrub’. Written by Mark Gould A shrub is vinegar preserved raw fruit syrup. We use it like a cordial, as a topping and in very small amounts as an additive to a good beer which is our favourite. Juice the citrus and set aside the juice. Fill a container with citrus peel and an…
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