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Daleys Nursery
Kyogle, NSW
15th January 2008 12:41pm
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HappyEarth says...
Tough choice but I would have to say:

1) Lychee
2) Blueberry
3) Soursop

Have a great day!

Rich
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HappyEarth
Wollongong
15th January 2008 1:17pm
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Adrianna Cooper says...
my favourites are
1) Plum
2) Tangello
3) Pear

Taste Great and are fruiting well also my lemon had so much fruit that I couldnt even give them away.
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Adrianna Cooper
Logan Village
15th January 2008 3:28pm
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Correy says...
1. Dwarf Coffee Trees (Catui) - The desire to achieve the perfect cup of coffee has given me a love for the coffee tree. I have 8 growing in pots and my older ones have beans on them. They are a lush evergreen tree and when they flower it is spectacular and the smell is overwhelming like a frangapani. It is amazing how such a small tree can produce so many beans even after 2 years. They are definitely a talking point for me.

2. Black Sapote or Chocolate Pudding Fruit - This fruit is a bit bigger then an orange but it is action packed. The ones I have eaten had no seeds and the insides are thick and creamy. The taste is splended and yes in my opinion there is definitely a chocolate pudding flavour especially if you mix it with coconut to give the milky flavour of chocolate. I now have 2 varieties that I am growing in pots the bernicker and the ricks late black sapotes.

3. Mango Tree - I am most proud of my mango tree that I am growing in a pot. Most people who see it can't believe that such a small tree can produce huge mangoes. I have the Glenn variety however most people like to grow the Dwarf Irwin Mango Tree in pots. The Glen has the best flavour though.
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Correy
Woolloongabba, QLD
15th January 2008 4:10pm
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Bruce says...
Can you divert some of the water our way, no rain since before Christmas and some of my trees are dying.
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Bruce
Rhynie SA
15th January 2008 7:16pm
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Dayle Batistic says...
Guavas have become our favourite, we are eagerly awaiting our future crop to ripen and as soon as it does they will be going in the juicer with our organically grown oranges, aaaahhhh heavenly. Also, I have planted a feijoa which has doubled in size with all the rain we have had , I am looking forward to future crops of feijoas as well.
We have a magnificent lychee tree that last year gave us a bumper crop but unfortunately the birds and the possums beat us to them this season, rats, I'll get the bird netting up earlier next year.
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Dayle Batistic
Caboolture
15th January 2008 7:22pm
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Leona says...
Just three? How difficult that is to narrow down! Off the top of my head, I would say only because these ones are so easy to grow, yummy and grow well in pots:

1. Strawberry/cherry guava

2. Blueberry

3. Acerola

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15th January 2008 7:46pm
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maggie rogers says...
!.Best scuppernongs I ever had were in Tallahassee Florida . I am back in Winter Park, Fla. Will they grow here?

Temple Orange my favorite citrus taste and easy to peel

Ponderosa Lemon best pie ever
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maggie rogers
winter park florida
15th January 2008 8:49pm
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Jenny Bluefields says...
here's my 2 cents worth...
1st favourite - Capulin Cherry, a prolific producer of tiny tasty fruits that, because of their pine resin flavour, remind me of drinking Retsina!

2nd favourite - Like Paul's, Acerola Cherry. Its flavour and texture lies somewhere between an ordinary cherry and a sweet juicy red capsicum.

3rd favourite is the Rose Apple and I'm anxious for my overpruned tree to bounce back so I can remember why exactly!

I'd also like to pay homage to the exquisite scents of orange and lemon blossoms. (By the way, photo by Kath is of Chris and I on the highway into Kyogle under flood!)
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Jenny Bluefields
Homeleigh (via Kyogle) NSW
15th January 2008 9:20pm
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Adrianna Cooper says...
Hi Corey I have a coffee tree as well it has lots of berries on it but have no idea how to use them any tips
Adrianna
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Adrianna Cooper
Logan Village
16th January 2008 5:22am
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Anna Lusso says...
I agree with you, i have been saying for years, that in coffs region rains very abundatly and there is plenty of surplus. Instead of disalinating or recycle water, why not collect water from this region and take it where is needed. I come from Canberra originally where is dry. many cities are screaming for more water in the dam. it requires a lot money to desalinate or recycle water, just as much as diverting water. where i would like to share our over abundance of water.
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Anna Lusso
Coffs Harbour
16th January 2008 7:45am
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Albert says...
1/ Pomegranate

2/ Honeydew Melon

3/ Pineapple
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Albert
Sydney
16th January 2008 7:55am
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Correy says...
Adrianna, We have been discussing our coffee trees on this coffee tree forum. I would love to see some of your coffee pictures.
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Correy
Woolloongabba, QLD
16th January 2008 9:17am
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douglas says...
no favourites allfruit is fantastic.I live totally on raw food no recipes eat the fruit as nature providea it nature is the best chef .i think it sacrilege to ever add anything to a black for e.g The flavour and texture alone are superb
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douglas
maleny
16th January 2008 10:17am
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John says...
pawpaw with some salt and peper with a squeeze of lemon
soursop, so its still frim in the skin but as u bit it the sensations explode in your mouth.
but the best is durian fresh or slitly frozen, but my heart only can handle very small amounts of it now, and i luv the way people react to its smell (purely havenly)
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John
SB South Australia
16th January 2008 10:43am
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Lee says...
Peaches (easy to grow in our drought affected area)
Lemons - always necessary
Cherries- delicious but every tree I have tried so far has died.
We also have had no rain since Boxing Day.
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Lee
Canowindra
16th January 2008 11:45am
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Maria says...
Granadilla (Passiflora Liguralis) from Colombia, crack in on your head, eat it with a spoon, Beautiful spoted orange rigid skin, inside it looks like snot, but it taste delicious.

Yellow Pitaya... delicious, but don't eat too much or you will need to go to the toilet...

Mamoncillo, also from Colombia, you can not find it here, it's like a lichee, but green outside, salmon color inside...
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Maria
Sydney
16th January 2008 12:42pm
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Lori says...
My top three would be
Tahitian Lime
Valencia Orange
Black Mulberry

I picked them for how productive they are in our garden and for scarcity of pest problems.
When we move around, my list changes depending on the locality and new things in the garden
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Lori
Sunshine Coast
17th January 2008 11:32am
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Julie says...
My three favouite fruits (to eat) are, peach, mango and avocado.

I have an old variety of Hale Haven peach which is absolutely delicious when ripened on the tree, and not grown any more. I am hoping to propagate it to take with me when I move house.
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Julie
Roleystone WA
17th January 2008 6:24pm
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lorna thompson says...
yellow cherry guava-grows well here
butia(jelly palm)-grows well here
mango-but can't grow mango here, bugger!
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lorna thompson
Albany WA
19th January 2008 2:31pm
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Val says...
Mangoes - the short but wonderful season is now over. Will be a while before I'm picking my own - the tree is just a baby.

Bananas - (okay I know technically it's a herb)can't go past the flavour of home grown bananas. Won't be long now before I'm eating my own (pictured).

And, of course, pinapples.
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Val
Darwin NT
20th January 2008 1:41pm
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Ruth Brown says...
#1 Lychees, I grew up on them and their season is too short. I can't get enough of them and they are no where near as good in the shop as they are fresh off the tree. They grow well enough given water in my climate.
#2 The ever versatile Lemon. It is easy to grow,they last reasonably well I can make alot of different things with them.
#3 Rambutan another fruit I grew up on (in Season) I don't have a plant but would love one. Again one of the best fruits taste wise. I always want what i don't have ie: Ice Cream bean hint hint.
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Ruth Brown
Clermont
21st January 2008 3:52pm
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Bruce says...
Figs I love them and so do the birds
Pears and wine grapes
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Bruce
Rhynie SA
21st January 2008 6:28pm
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Alison says...
Oh this is so tough! I love:

1) Mango - especially sucking on the seed!

2) Black Sapote - who couldn't love a fruit that looked like chocolate moose on the inside - fantastic in fruit smoothies

3) Babaco - Such a beautiful fragrant smell and juicy flesh and we got so many huge fruits off our tiny tree, it was insane!

And soursop, cherimoya, lychee, oh and the bubblegum taste of jackfruit...

Alison
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Alison
Wollongong
28th January 2008 10:28am
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Marcello says...
My favourites are:

Figs
Red Papaya with lime juice
Persimmon
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Marcello
Nth NSW
10th February 2008 5:57pm
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vall says...
definitely not an easy choice but the list will surprise many:

prickly pear
figs
passionfruit
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17th February 2008 12:17am
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Anonymous says...
I totally agree Vall, in Italy prickly pear is considered a delicacy!
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Anonymous
Nth NSW
18th February 2008 3:05pm
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Beck says...
1. Lemonade tree, lemon is so versatile.
2. Tahitian Lime, easy to grow and abundant fruit. Great for summer drinks.
3. Black mulberry, brings back memories of childhood, getting stains all over hands and clothes!
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26th February 2008 3:16pm
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Dave says...
1. Mangosteen
2. Lychee
3. Jaboticaba

Followed very closely by Jujube!
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Dave
Melbourne
26th February 2008 4:49pm
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Paul says...
~ Feijoa

~ Carambola

~ Babaco
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Paul
Kyogle
11th March 2008 9:02pm
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Anonymous says...
hay can you explain just what a babco is and susgest whatn it may taste like. looks great.
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15th March 2008 11:04am
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Tran says...
Babaco is just a cool climate seedless paw paw. It tastes a bit sour but nice smell.
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Tran
VIC
15th March 2008 9:38pm
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Sophie says...
1. Peaches & Peacherines
2. Passionfruit
3. Pink Lady Apples

And I cant wait to taste one of my lemonades that I am growing!!
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Sophie
SA
17th March 2008 9:30pm
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juanita says...
Can't wait for my Babaco to bear fruits...

1. Nectarines

2. mangoes

3. Peaches...etc...
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juanita
melbourne
17th March 2008 10:54pm
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louise says...
pitomba
shahoot
white sapote
looking forward to my new wompee to fruit. oh and i love pitaya yum yum:)
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louise
perth
22nd March 2008 3:48am
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Jill Day says...
Can anyone tell me what to do with my Cherry Guavas? Apart from eating them raw - any ideas?
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Jill Day
Koorainghat
27th March 2008 11:00am
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Anonymous says...
Juice then mix it with others. Icecreams, iceblocks, surberts, cheese cakes, chuckneys, jams
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27th March 2008 6:49pm
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Annji says...
Hi Can anyone give me a recipe for soursop jam. I can find lots of other soursop ideas but need one for jam.
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Annji
Queensland
1st April 2008 4:32pm
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John says...
Hey aanji, look for these in the thai and indo cook books. These are the most probile places due the the abunance of the there. I find it hard to believe you would be able to make a jam from a ripe friut as it turns to a liquid when its ripe. I prefer to eat them slithly hard so as the serbert tingles down my throught. I have a tree in Indo but its classified as a chicken food by the locals. Anyway if you succeed, give me the recipe too. Im interested. Thanks
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John
SB SA
4th April 2008 6:19pm
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John says...
hey aanji, sorry my wife just told me she used to make it reguarlarily, I now told. You make it the same as you would stawberry. Only need jam setta, sugar and very ripe soursops to maintain that sweet but tangy flavour. Hope it works out. I have to wait to get back to get to taste this. Apparently, pine apple, star apple, star fruit, and even durians can be made the same way as jams. yummy. Do you know by know what I am asking my wife to make will we are overseas. good luck.
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John
SB SA
4th April 2008 7:21pm
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Amy says...
1. Feijoas....yummy. We had a fantastic dwarf, self fertile variety back home in NZ...it produced huge fruit every year with absolutely no attention. Beautiful fresh or in a crumble. We're planting several feijoas in our new garden - love the taste & the fruit seem to be very difficult, if not impossible, to purchase here.

2. Tamarillos. Another favorite from NZ that are stupidly expensive over here. Lovely fresh, cut in half with a sprinkle of sugar. Yuuuuumy!

3. A tie between rhubarb & Blackboy peaches. Rhubarb is just a lovely staple to have int he garden. Easy to grow & yummy to eat. Especially cold, stewed rhubarb on your breakfast cereal. Yummy. I was astounded when I bought some in the supermarket & the girl on the checkout had no idea what it was...had never seen or tasted any! As for blackboy peaches - an oldie but a goodie. I have no idea if you can get them here - I haven't seen them for sale but I'd love to get one if I could. They make the yummiest desserts! My grandmother used to bottle them for us...so yum.
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Amy
Melbourne
10th April 2008 12:56am
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grown- up says...
Amy , here are some alternatives to "yummy" ....tasty , lovely , delicious , scrumptous ,need I go on. Still if you are under 10 "yummy" should suffice.
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11th April 2008 2:34pm
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Annji says...
Thanks John,Will give it a try.Will keep a jam setta on hand to make sure I dont waste the soursop fruit and sugar. Will let you knoe. Thanks Annji
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Annji
Queensland
12th April 2008 7:58pm
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michael says...
#1 Durian
#2 Canistel
#3 Rollinia
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6th May 2008 2:53pm
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Jack says...
1. Angel Peach (best ever peach I've tasted)

2. Washington Navel(easeist to grow)

3. Cherry (birds keep taking the cherries)
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Miranda, Sydney
3rd September 2008 6:06pm
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OCCAT says...
I like kiwi, dragon fruit and sweet lime this taste ......humm... yummy....
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iNDONESIA
11th September 2008 4:25pm
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Ceilidh O\'S says...
My favourite fruit tree is Burdekin Plum - I've got one growing. Secondly I like Lily Pilly's, and I also like the prickly Pears (Cactus) and Blue berries. I also don't mind the fruit from Solitaire palms, but theyre a bit bitter.
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Bundaberg
8th October 2008 9:33am
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Pauline says...
Avocado, I could live off them
Lemonade, really nice to eat
Pink lady apples. Pretty and the only apple I really like

I look fowards to having a go at growing lots of these trees though, so my list will probably change.
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Pauline
Adelaide
7th December 2008 2:32pm
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Santi says...
Olives, Almond and Pistachios. They are well adapted to dry land conditions.

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Santi
Spain
2nd January 2009 8:22pm
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RolFlor a says...
DURIAN,CHEMPEDAK,and PINK'S MAMMOTH custard apple.
And then some more malaysian durian.
Mmmm.
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Ovahere
3rd January 2009 2:09pm
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Ken says...
There are so many I have never tried, but out of the ones I have tried

1: Pomegranates
2: Prickly Pears
3: Mangos

Mouth watering!
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Texas
5th January 2009 3:51pm
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SlickMick says...
lychee
mango
peach

I also like mandarine, pawpaw, abiu
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5th January 2009 6:48pm
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denise says...
Jakfruit, Rollinea, Abiu.--and for big crop and easy to grow Grafted Loquat, Babaco, Thornless blackberries,
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auckland kiwiland
6th March 2009 6:34am
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annedurian says...
durian
ponkan (a kind of orange)
sweet pomelo
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philippines
18th March 2009 6:41pm
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amanda says...
1. Passionfruit, passionfruit and more passionfruit!
2. A well grown feijoa with lotsa pulp.
3. Cherry guavas (red n yellow)

This was hard cos' i also adore (home grown ) peaches n nectarines and my Wortly Hall black muscat grape, mangoes etc. But the 3 above are always pretty good regardless of their heritage and I don't need 'nasty' chemicals.
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amanda
geraldton WA
16th May 2009 7:25pm
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Grown up says...
Hmmmm... Just 3????
Peaches- Yummy
Mangos- YUMMY
Lychees- Y U M M Y
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26th May 2009 11:35am
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amanda says...
That's the spirit grown up!!!
But my suggestion got deleted too...which was that perhaps daleys could offer a selection of plants that are a smaller size - they are much cheaper to send and my small plants from Diggers all arrive fine. thanks.
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amanda
geraldton. WA
27th May 2009 6:50pm
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amanda says...
Great to see u discovering your 'inner child' Grown up...!!
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geraldton.WA
27th May 2009 7:54pm
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scotty j says...
No. 1 lychees cold in a bowl straight out of the fridge

No. 2 blueberries direct from the bush as im watering the rest of the garden

No. 3 mango well anytime but its going to be messy ha ha : )
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scotty j
kyogle
29th July 2009 3:01pm
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bcar11 says...
Mamey
Mango
Anon
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Florida
25th August 2009 4:06am
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mahmoud says...
Palestine Shamouti orange
Jujube
Mango
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sunny california
25th August 2009 5:13am
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mike says...
1.the rare fruit from Ruby Glow Passion. oh my God. awesome
2.Turnbull Guva. what guava is supposed to taste like
3. is a tie between Suncrest peach.arguably the best peach on earth, and super sweet pomegranate.
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25th August 2009 5:30am
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mandy says...
the best variety of Mango to grow in Melbourne and when to plant it.
Also the best variety of avocado to grow in melbourne and when to plant it.
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mandy
melbourne
30th September 2009 9:44pm
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Tropicdude says...
Only 3 is really tough, so I asked myself, if I could only have 3 trees/plants what would I have...

Mango.. Just love the taste of a good tree ripe mango.

Lemon.. Useful for so many things, plus lemonade, lemon meringue pie, etc.

Bananas.. I always find myself snaking on these, one main advantage, is that they are low in acid, so no heartburn.

and Tomato, yeah I know thats 4, but since everyone uses it as a veggie instead of a fruit I am using that loop hole :), pasta sauce, tomato soup, ketchup, pizza...
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Tropicdude
Dominican Republic
1st October 2009 1:34pm
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Big Kev says...
My favourite 3 fruit are-GRANADILLA with orange juice mixed in and ice cream. YELLOW PATAYA with a sqeeze of lime to enhance the flavour. KOHALA LONGON just fill your pockets and munch allday long.
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sarina qld.
3rd November 2009 8:44pm
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