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One Response to “Good fruit trees to plant in south australia?”Apple trees

1. Prabhdeep
   February 4th, 2012 - 6:09 pm

   Black Sapote – Seedling
   Closely related to the Persimmon this attractive glossy foliaged tree produces a fruit often called the ‘Chocolate Pudding Fruit’. Delicious when eaten as a desert with cream and a touch of Rum or vanilla. Seedling selection worth growing in cooler marginal areas.

   Pitaya – Yellow Dragon Fruit
   These strongly scented trumpet like flowers are freely produced in late summer followed by fruit in 4-8 weeks. Yellow fruit and white flesh. Best flavoured pitaya, but very thorny.

   Ceylon Hill Gooseberry
   An excellent ornamental shrub that produces a spectacular display of deep rose-pink or mauve flowers. The spring flowers are followed by round purple berries. The sweet berries are delicious eaten fresh or in Jams.

   Brazilian Cherry
   A highly ornamental shrub with spreading branches and aromatic foliage. The young bronze foliage turns a glossy deep green when mature. The delicate white flowers are followed within 3 weeks by maroon ribbed fruit.

   Yacon – Apple of the Earth
   Also known as the ‘Earth Apple’ this is one of the ancient crops of the Inca’s. Produces large tubers similar in appearance to sweet potatoes, but they have a much sweeter taste and crunchy flesh. Vigorous, herbaceous perennial plant related to the sunflower growing to 2 metres tall.

   Acerola Cherry – Florida Sweet
   Heavy cropper of cherry like fruit. When fully ripe the fruit is juicy and aromatic with its acid content giving it a sweet acid apple-like flavour. Fruits are extremely high in vitamin c. Attractive pink flowers make this a very ornamental shrub.

   Longan – Kohala Seedling
   A close relative to the Lychee tree but much larger, stronger and more cold tolerant. The fruit is deliciously sweet. A highly ornamental tree with beautiful green leaves and clusters of yellow flowers that have a wonderful scent.

   Babaco
   An attractive torpedo shaped fruit with effervescent flesh. The texture of the golden fruit is light and refreshing. The slightly acid flavour has a hint of strawberry, pineapple and paw-paw and can be made into a tasty thirst quenching drink.

   Guava Yellow Cherry
   This is the mildest and probably the sweetest guava of all. Fruits are 3cm in diameter yellow skinned with a sweet, aromatic, creamy flesh and numerous small seeds. Begins bearing when less than 1 meter high. Prolific bearer.

   Grumichama – Black
   The tropical equivalent of the cherry. The purplish-black fruit 2cm diameter are produced in clusters. Flesh white, melting and tasty. Mostly used for fresh eating, but also highly prized for jams, jellies and pies.

   Paw-paw – Southern Red
   Southern Red Paw Paw Bisexual large pinkish-red Paw Paw with very sweet flesh. Very juicy sweet paw paw that produces a large elongated fruit. Performs best in sheltered warm location.

   Mulberry – White Shah-toot
   White Shah-toot Mulberry Large sweet fruit can reach up to 10cm in length. It is delicious eaten fresh but can also be sun-dried and eaten as a sweet. Medium sized spreading tree with a weeping habit, excellent shade tree. Birds love them too so make sure you cover them if you don’t want to share. You can also get multiple crops by pruning immediately after your first crop.

   Rose Apple
   A very attractive tree producing ‘rose petal’ flavoured fruit 5cm in diameter for about 6 months of the year. The fruit are preceeded by large fluffy white flowers. Will bear in 3 – 5 years.

   Peanut Butter Tree
   A very attractive and hardy shrub bearing small orange/red fruit with a pasty texture and rich sweet flavour when fully ripe. Fruit ripens in late summer. Will tolerate light frosts.

   Berry – Young-berry
   Vigorous, trailing bramble with sweet, juicy, black-purple berries in Summer.

   Kwai Muk
   Kwai Muk produces a 5cm wide orange fruit that is sub-acid and excellent flavour. It can be eaten fresh when fully ripe, dried, or preserved. The tree grows slowly and good for landscaping. More cold hardy than the Jakfruit.

   Cardamon Ginger
   Ginger like plant growing in clumps, makes an excellent low screen adding a tropical feel to any garden. The seeds don’t resemble true cardamon, the leaves can be used in desserts, to add flavour when steaming rice or used to wrap fish.

   Fig Black Genoa
   A large sized fig with purple skin and red flesh that has a very sweet rich flavour. Grown commercially due to its high yields it is also a popular selection for home gardeners.

   Loquat – Nagasakiwase
   The best Japanese variety so far, it has tough skin, deep orange flesh, high flesh/seed ratio and very sweet flavour. Earliest variety to ripen. Thinning fruit will enhance fruit size.

   Pomegranate – Elcite
   Large yellow skinned variety of Spanish origin, soft seeds. Not as attractive as the Wonderful but has a pleasant sweet flavour. The red juice surrounding the seed is highly prized for its antioxidant properties.

   Lemon – Eureka
   This lemon is probably the most widely grown lemon in the world It’s a true ‘bitter’ lemon with a high juice and acid co

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