(1/2) Spring Catalogue Ready in October to November
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Order between August - September to be dispatched between October - November. When all your plants are ready your order is then sent by mail order. You can add both in-stock plants and plants part of this Spring Catalogue below. With the exception of Bare root Plants that must be sent ASAP. When ready you will be notified by email and sms at this time with a dispatch date.
Ready in Oct-Nov
Wax Jambu - Pink
$29.00
Fast growing tree, attractive pink pear shaped fruit that are crunchy and refreshing on a hot summers day. Grows and crops well here in the subtropics as long as they are protected from frosts when young. They generally don't have seeds but may on rare occasions, depending on pollination.
Tamarillo - Red
$18.75
Also known as the Tree Tomato is a very quick growing small tree that bears heavy crops of red sub-acid succulent fruit. Prefers a sheltered spot with well drained soil.
Guava Yellow Cherry
$18.75
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 metres high. Prolific bearer.
Jakfruit - Seedling
$24.75
Jakfruit is a handsome evergreen tree, reaching a height of 8-15 metres and bearing the worlds largest fruit. Fruits can weigh up to 20kg. Strong scent to fruit skin, but it is deliciously sweet, with tropical flavours of banana and mango. It can be eaten fresh or dried. Very quick growing and usually starts fruiting in 4th year. A perfect start to a Food Forest in subtropical and even protected warm temperate regions, especially in spring and summer. Cincturing can help earlier fruiting.There is an old Sri Lankan proverb that says, with Jakfruit and coconut in your backyard you will never starve. This is because every part of the Jakfruit tree is useful. Unripe Jakfruit can be cooked with chicken, fish and eggs, and ripe ones can be eaten as is, or processed into drinks, jam, jelly or candy. The same applies to other parts of the tree such as the skin, leaves, flowers, wood and latex which have their own uses and benefits.
Coffee - K7
$18.75
Resistant to both 'Berry Disease' and 'Coffee Rust' this tree was developed and recommended for growing in the Northern Rivers Area by NSW Agriculture Department after extensive trials at Alstonville NSW. An open spreading variety, it is a reliable cropper, producing large flavour-filled beans; it is also the recommended variety for those who intend to harvest mechanically.
Canistel
$19.75
A slender and erect tree with cream coloured fragrant flowers. The fruit is round to oval and matures to a yellow-orange colour. The yellow flesh has a sweet earthy flavour and a meaty texture similar to a boiled egg. Seedling selection cropping in 4 years. Atzapotl is the Aztec name for the canistel. Atzamole is a dish which is like guacamole but with canistel.
Palm - Foxtail
$19.75
First discovered in 1978 in a tiny area within Melville National Park, this palm is now one of the most widely planted in the world. Famous for it bushy fronds and slightly bulbous base, it lends a exotic, tropical look to landscaping. Able to survive heat, salt winds and seasonally dry conditions. Slow growing. If you ever have to remove them, the heart is also edible and quite palatable.
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Davidson Plum NSW
$12.90 ($12.90-$19.90 choose a size)
An outstanding small tree that prefers warm conditions and some shade. The sour purple fruits have bright red flesh that makes excellent jam. Davidsonia jerseyana is the southern form, it fruits in the summer months and is generally a smaller plant than the northern Davidsonia pruriens. The fruit form on the trunk of the tree and it is striking in full fruit.
Buy 4+ @$12.90ea usually:$19.90ea
Dwarf Mulberry - Black
$34.00
This mulberry has a very low chill factor making it ideal for our subtropical climate. Pruning after fruiting allows it to be kept under 3mtrs, and also encourages multiply cropping throughout the summer. It is best to pick the fruit when ripe, as it doesn't ripen further off the tree. A benefit of a mulberry tree is that the fruit ripens over an extended period of time unlike other fruit that often ripens all at once. The fruits of the black mulberry, considered the tastiest and most versatile of the mulberries are large and juicy with a good balance of sweetness and tartness. The fruit of the dwarf black mulberry is the same as that on the large black mulberry that we all know and love. The fruit is large, resembling a blackberry, sweet and luscious. When not devoured fresh it is ideal to use in jams, wines and mulberry pies. (Dwarf Mulberry Tree Video )This variety performs excellent in the Subtropics. There has been feedback that this variety doesn't perform as well in Temperate Climates.
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Lomandra longifolia - Mat Rush
$9.95 ($9.95-$18.75 choose a size)
Extremely versatile and hardy bush tucker plants that will grow almost anywhere. An important stabilizing plant for stream banks, as well as a useful ornamental grass in native gardens. Pull the leaves out from the base of the clump and chew the white fleshy base of them, they taste a little like sweet peas. The lusher the growing conditions, the better the taste. Flowers are high in nectar and can be soaked in water for a flavoured, refreshing drink. Mature seed can be ground into a flour to make a damper. The strap-like leaves make great weaving material too.
Buy 4+ @$9.95ea usually:$18.75ea
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Turmeric - Orange
$9.90 ($9.90-$19.90 choose a size)
The thick, cylindrical rhizome or underground stem of a tropical plant belongs to the ginger family. Finely grated it adds many health benefits and a brilliant colour and earthy flavour to foods such as Indian curries, rice and vegetarian dishes. Fresh Turmeric is lightly aromatic and slightly peppery, the flavour is pungent and bitter. Turmeric is a primary ingredient of Curry Powder. Used heavily in Indian Cuisine such as legumes, beans, and vegetable dishes. That wonderful ballpark mustard also contains turmeric as a colouring. To make yellow rice, use one teaspoon to colour one cup of raw rice. In the garden, the luscious leafy plant produces a spectacular flower that will stop you in your tracks, making a great ornamental feature in a subtropical garden. The foliage will die back in the winter indicating it is ready for harvest.
Buy 2+ @$9.90ea usually:$19.90ea
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Wattle - Cedar
$14.75 ($14.75-$18.75 choose a size)
A handsome fast wattle with ferny dark green foliage. New growth is a pink bronze colour and flowers are cream. A long lived wattle.
Buy 2+ @$14.75ea usually:$18.75ea
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Natal Plum
$12.75
An ornamental shrub with large white star shaped fragrant flowers. The large edible plum has a soft pinkish flesh. Fruits are delicious eaten whole including their skin and seeds. The flesh is a sweet cranberry flavour and can be used fresh in desserts, ice cream, yogurt, cakes and sauces. Fruits preserve well as jams, jelly's and chutneys and can be frozen, dried or bottled. With its sharp thorns this shrub makes an effective and almost impenetrable hedge. It also makes a beautiful bonsai specimen. Trees are tolerant of salt and wind and do not have invasive root systems. Natal plum fruits are best left until they are fully ripe to eat, as the latex in under ripe fruit is acrid and an irritant and may cause reactions in some people.
Buy 1+ @$12.75ea usually:$17.90ea
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Turmeric - Black
$14.75 ($14.75-$19.95 choose a size)
Turmeric species with blue fleshed rhizomes growing to 1.8m with an attractive red stripe through the middle of the leaf. Rhizome is bitter and fibrous and colour can vary with growing conditions. Used for traditional medicinal purposes. Flowers are pink, arising from the base in summer. Native to northeast and central India
Buy 3+ @$14.75ea usually:$19.95ea
Cordyline - Red fruited Palm Lily
$18.75
This is smaller and less bushy than other Palm Lilies, so is ideal for mixing with other plants. Flowers in late spring, grows to 2-3m, and has short, broad leaves with shiny, red berries.
Banana - Red Dacca
$23.90
A red skinned variety which will have a deep maroon-red skin when ripe. Great eaten fresh when they have a sweet, creamy flavour, sometimes with berry overtones. They can also be baked, fried, dried and toasted when unripe. Red bananas have more beta carotene and vitamin C than yellow ones.Trees will grow to between 4-5m, or more in good conditions, with an attractive red hue to the pseudostems. This variety is showing some promise growing in cooler urban areas, like Sydney and Melbourne
Lilly Pilly - Cascade
$17.90
This is a hybrid species of lilly pilly that looks similar to the powderpuff lilly pilly but it has pale pink flowers followed by yummy pale pink fruits. Excellent for Hedges
Javanese Ginger
$19.75
This species bears a striking similarity to Cape York Turmeric. It differs in that the flower bracts are a deeper pink/purple colour as is the dark strip that runs up the centre of the leaf. Often used medicinally, in Bali a delicious drink is made by cooking dried slices of rhizome in water with palm sugar.
Ginger QLD
$19.75
Hardy ginger variety, very popular in a range of cooking. Aromatic perennial plant with a pungent rhizome that is used as a spice, flavouring, food, and traditional medicine. In cool climates can perform very well as a pot plant and is easy to harvest all year round by digging fresh tubers as you need them. Young rhizome is pink skinned and the texture is much softer. The leafy stems of ginger grow about a metre high and lend a tropical feel to gardens. Provide good amounts of organic matter and keep well watered right through the growing season for best production
Galangal
$18.75
Galangal is a fantastic member of the ginger family. The plant has striking orchid-like blooms and is often found in subtropical and tropical gardens. The knobby root has a delicious exotic taste with a touch of pepper and ginger. Best known as Thai Ginger, Galangal is similar to ginger in appearance, but not in flavor or texture. There are two primary types, Greater and Lesser. Indian and Thai Curries make primary use of Galangal and it is a prime ingredient of the popular Bitters used in mixed drinks. Use ground Galangal with other spices such as Cumin, Coriander, and Thai chillies to season almost any food including soups, sauces, meats and fish, legumes, and dry seasoning blends. Shoots, flower buds & flowers can be eaten cooked, shoots are quite hot when raw.
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Golden penda
$12.75 ($12.75-$18.75 choose a size)
A highly ornamental tree, native to Nth Qld Rainforests. Beautiful yellow flowers with prominent anthers occuring in winter. Its glossy green leaves makes it an ideal landscape specimen as far south as Sydney.
Buy 4+ @$12.75ea usually:$18.75ea
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Comfrey
$12.90 ($12.90-$17.90 choose a size)
This well-known showy plant is a member of the Borage and Forget-me-not tribe, Boraginaceae. A hardy perennial, its large leaves are rough and hairy all over. Comfrey thrives in almost any soil or situation, but does best in moist conditions. A useful plant it can be used with great success as a liquid manure, activator for compost heaps, a weed barrier or attractive understory plant.
Buy 4+ @$12.90ea usually:$17.90ea
Melaleuca - Snow in Summer
$14.75
Paper-barked tree, with dense and rounded crown of dull green leaves. White flowers in fluffy spikes from February to July.
Native Ginger - Atherton Red Back
$17.90
Versatile plant used by Aboriginal people. The ginger tasting roots were eaten and the flesh from the bright blue fruit. This Red Coloured form is from Atherton Tablelands. The large leaves were thatched and used to make shelters and to wrap food for cooking.
Dwarf Banana - Nathan
$24.00
Dwarf Nathan is a cultivar of the popular Cavendish banana. The flavour is sweet and creamy on these small bananas. The tree is super dwarf reaching a maximum height of only 2m so it is perfect for pots, so it can be grown on balconies and in backyards. This makes it well suited to growing in cooler areas.
Claret Ash
$49.00
A spectacular deciduous tree with foliage that begins to change from mid-green to a brilliant rich claret. Grafted onto a very drought resistant rootstock Fraxinus oxycarpa.
Japanese Raisin
$34.00 ($24.00-$34.00 choose a size)
A fast growing tree that produces small raisin like fruit stalks which can be eaten fresh, cooked or dried. The Raisin Tree is deciduous and can grow to a height of 21m but in the open is more commonly around 9m with a single trunk and a rounded head. They have handsome, large, glossy green, cordate leaves which can hang from the stem. The flowers are small but are clustered together in great masses and are cream in colour.
Cape York Turmeric
$24.00 ($19.75-$24.00 choose a size)
A beautiful, native turmeric the rhizomes of which are eaten roasted by First Nations people. Wide, pleated leaves grow to between 1 and 2m high, preferring shady habitat. Yellow flowers with striking pink bracts appear from November onwards.A plant adapted to the monsoonal tropics, so water well in summer and allow to become dry in the cool months.
Dwarf Plum Gulf Gold Tree (G)
$39.00
This golden plum is firm with excellent flavour & texture and a small seed. 350 hours chill. This dwarf plum is an ideal backyard variety and perfect for pots. An excellent all-round variety with the added bonus that it doesn't seem to be attractive to fruit fly as much as other stonefruit. Partially self pollinating but benefits from pollination with Gulf Ruby. Attractive in spring when it is smothered in white blossoms.
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Ginger - Cassumunar
$14.90 ($14.90-$17.90 choose a size)
Ginger plant to 2m with yellow rhizome used in cooking as a spice and as a traditional medicine in SE Asia. Flowers are distinctive, large, maroon-brown bracts arising from the base in summer, with cream flowers emerging between the bracts in a pretty display. Known as Plai in Thailand and scientific name was previously known as Zingiber montanum. Flavourful and is strong and aromatic
Buy 2+ @$14.90ea usually:$17.90ea
Soursop - Diny
$79.00
A grafted selection from the Sunshine Coast. The fruit is heart-shaped with a rough green skin and soft fleshy spines. The fresh meaty flesh is juicy and slightly acid producing a rich creamy thirst quenching juice. Superb when fruit is pureed with 1/3 of vanilla ice-cream. Also known as Graviola or Guanabana. Not suitable for temperate climates
Cherry - Lapins
$49.00
A late maturing cherry tree with a bright appearance. Large, dark red to mahogany in colour. Red flesh, firm and juicy. An excellent bearer and grower. Late Season. Self-fertile, it is suitable for growing in warm temperate and cool temperate regions.
Cherry - Starkrimson
$49.00
Firm, large, crimson red, heart shaped fruit with an excellent sweet flavour. Precocious, heavy bearing and self pollinating. An excellent choice for the home orchard. Used for fresh fruit, jam and preserving. Mid- to late season maturity. Suitable for small to medium gardens.
Mulberry - White Shahtoot
$49.00
Large, sweet fruit can reach up to 10cm in length. Delicious eaten fresh but can also be sundried 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.
Apple Rootstock - MM106
$14.90
Semi dwarfing Apple rootstock. MM106 does not sucker and is resistant to Woolly Aphids, producing trees with moderate vigour and the potential for heavy crops with care. They adapt well to a wide range of soil types and climatic conditions, giving a tree 65% of a full sized tree, about 3-4m depending on growing conditions.
Cherry - Stella
$44.00
A large sweet red to dark red cherry. Stella is an excellent choice for backyards as it is compact, growing to about 4 x 4m. Mid - late season maturity. High chill, requires cold winters for satisfactory fruiting
Apricot Low Chill
$34.00
Seed grown apricot that has been selected from low chill Apricots thanks to the work being done by Carlo Berra. As with all seedling trees they are not 100% true to type but very hardy and unique genetic types. Time from fruiting to cropping only 2-4yrs and you will have a unique genetic type.
Plum - Gulf Ruby
$49.00
Juicy, yellow flesh, clingstone, large size if properly thinned, attractive red skin blush, resistant to bacterial spot. Very low chill 275 hrs. Pollinator Gulf Gold
Old Man Saltbush
$17.90
The largest of the saltbushes, growing to 3m. The leaves are an attractive silvery-grey. Flowers appear throughout the year on separate male or female plants. Frost and salt tolerant, it is hardy and responds well to pruning. Can be used in wind breaks or pruned into an attractive hedge. Frequently used as a fodder plant for sheep and cattle as it is drought tolerant and is an excellent forage when other feed is scarce. Does best in a sunny, well drained position. It will not tolerate water logging.
Neem tree - grafted
$89.00
Often called the Wonder Tree, the neem has been used for centuries in Asia against insects and for some medicinal purposes. The natural insecticide azadirachtin can be extracted from the seeds of the neem tree. Grafting onto the White Cedar rootstock allows for a stronger root system in cooler regions and less problems with dieback in winter. Removal of any shoots from below the graft is essential maintenance to maintain your grafted neem. Weed warning: in Dry Tropics Neem tree regenerates easily and can be a weed problem. Not a problem in subtropical regions.
Papaya - Yellow H13
$18.90
Yellow Fleshed Papaya. Vigorous and heavy cropping selection. Yellows purportedly do better in cooler climates than red varieties. Still with that great tropical papaya flavour. Partner with lime juice for a zesty refreshing snack. Dioecious variety- Male and Female Flowers on different plants. Plant multiple Papayas for fruit set in dioecious varieties.
Cambuitinga
$19.90
Small tree or shrub with sweet, white berries up to 1.5cm diameter with a gelatinous flesh and 2-3 seeds. The Juice is said to taste like custard apple. Native to littoral forests of tropical Brazil Likes high rainfall, and deep soils and can tolerate light frosts. Weed Warning: plants of the guava family can self seed readily care should be taken with this plant to prevent it entering native vegetation.
Flowering Peach Low Chill
$39.00
A low chill flowering peach that has a mass of pink full flowers in late July. If no fruit is desired, prune hard after flowering or if fruit is desired prune hard after fruiting in November to get a heavy flowering the flowering Spring.
Lilly Pilly - Resilience
$14.90
Beautiful russet red new growth on native hedging shrub. Easily pruned to less than 2m with dense reliable foliage with resistance to psyllid damage. Choose native species for hedging for wildlife and beauty
Canistel - Grey
$79.00
Canistel Grey is a large elongated variety with a unique shape, ripening in late winter/Spring in the subtropics. Canistels are best eaten when they are at their optimum ripeness to achieve a creamy consistency and a sweet custard flavour. Their flowers are formed on their branches, a feature called cauliflory, enabling them to be pruned to keep them small. They tolerate the subtropics quite well.
Soursop - Kyogle
$54.00
This grafted selection was made from a tree cropping in a frost free region of Kyogle. The fresh flesh is juicy and slightly acid producing a rich creamy thirst quenching juice. Also known as Graviola or Guanaban. Prefers a tropical climate but worth trying in marginal climates by the enthusiast fruit grower. But its more than just a sweet treat. Graviola has antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, too. This has led some scientists to explore graviola as potential treatment options for a range of serious illnesses, including cancer.Although some laboratory studies do indicate that graviola may have anticancer properties, there isnt any clinical evidence that graviola can treat or prevent cancer in humans.Keep reading to find out what the research says about graviola and cancer and what you need to know about graviola supplements.https://www.healthline.com/health/cancer/graviola-cancer
Plum - Yarrahapinni Blood
$49.00
Medium sized self pollinating blood plum that requires approximately 450 hours of chill. It is very ornamental with deep red leaves, and has beautiful pink flowers in spring. Bears around late December.
Cordyline - Broad leaved palm lily
$14.75
This is an excellent container plant with palm like foliage. A native understorey rainforest plant that lends a tropical feel to landscapes and gardens. Very hardy and attractive
Hardenbergia - Happy Wanderer
$14.90
Evergreen shrub form of the native climber with profuse, deep violet, pea-shaped flowers in late winter to early spring. Grows well in full sun or part shade, preferring a well drained soil. Prune after flowering to maintain a more compact habit. Hardenbergia are nitrogen fixing plants
Blueberry - Rahi
$19.90
Firm light blue berries have great flavour and store well. A Rabbit Eye variety it will need another Rabbit Eye variety planted with it for cross pollination such as the premier, brightwell or powderblue. Deciduous and frost hardy but take care to protect it from late frost which can damage the spring flowers.
Papaya - Red RB4 Hybrid
$17.75
Red-pink fleshed variety. These hybrid trees are bisexual so self-fruitful, however, plant two or more to increase yield. Papaya is a highly nutritious food source that is delicious, quick and easy to grow. Plant in a warm, sunny location and regularly feed. Good drainage is required as papaya do not like wet feet. Plant in raised beds, on a slope or directly in free draining soil. Protect your fruits from birds and bats when they are close to ripening. They can be picked a little early to ripen off the tree. Enjoy growing your awesome Papayas!
Black Sapote - Chocolate
$59.00
This variety was selected by John Picone at Newrybar. He describes it as excellent quality and texture. 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
Ginger - Canton
$19.75
Popular Ginger variety grown in Australia. Used frequently in Asian and south Asian cuisine and is more savory. Slightly larger rhizomes than the hardy Qld variety.
Black Sapote - Maher
$59.00
A very large fruit, flattened at both ends and with few seeds. A small tree to only 4 metres, it is a prolific bearer of very high quality fruit. 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
Gleditsia - Ruby Lace
$29.00
Excellent feature tree with its attractive glossy foliage that emerges as ruby-red, turns bronze-green and then yellow-gold in autumn. The 'Ruby Lace' variety grows to thornless, small to medium-sized tree and has a open, spreading canopy and attractive, fine, weeping foliage. Fast-growing, heat and drought tolerant.
Luffa - Smooth
$7.90
Grown as an edible vegetable they can be cooked and eaten when the size of a zucchini. Matured and left to dry they are using in the bath as an exfoliating sponge. Pick fruit regularly to encourage regular cropping. To prepare the luffa break off the stem and peel away the skin, when dry it cracks and comes off easily. Tap the seeds into a bowl. Soak in soapy water overnight and jet clean. Makes a planet friendly sponge in the kitchen, laundry and bathroom Great for growing over fences and as a screening plant. Requires lots of water to thrive.
Flowering Peach - Roseoplena
$54.00
A very impressive small deciduous tree suitable for all gardens. A prolific display of large double pink blossoms smother the bare branches in early Spring. 4m high x 3m wide. Prune each year after flowering to encourage new growth for next season. Spray just prior to bud burst to help prevent curly leaf.
Rose Apple
$19.75
Native to the East Indies, this attractive tree has glossy narrow leaves and dark red new growth. The yellow fruit is rose petal flavoured and in a class of its own for taste. The tree is virtually never without fruit or flowers, fruiting for about 6 months of the year. The white fluffy flowers are spectacular and attract many bees and birds with their fragrance. A beautiful ornamental plant. Fruits in 3-4 years from seed. Warning This species is susceptible to Myrtle Rust (Puccinia psidii s.l.)It has been observed in the field with moderate to severe damage and will require ongoing treatment to control the rust. For more information follow this link. http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/plant/myrtle-rust Weed Warning: in some parts of the world this has become an invasive plant. Care should be taken when planting near native areas.
Mandarin - Pixie
$42.95
Late maturing Californian variety, seedless good flavour. Upright growth and vigorous.
Maple - Flamingo
$39.00
This striking tree has bright pink and fresh green spring growth. Mature growth is apple green and white, flushed slightly with pink. The bright pink leaf margins turn white during summer.
Madagascar Jasmine
$17.90
The trumpet-shaped blooms are in season year-round, provided they are given enough light and water, and are a popular component of bridal bouquets. It is a vigorous climber, tough-stemmed, bearing dark green leathery leaves, which grow in pairs at regular intervals along the vine. It grows best in sunny, tropical conditions, or inside. They can grow from 2-;6 metres, and are widely cultivated as garden plants. They can flourish for years, grown indoors on a sunny windowsill. They can be moved outside or into a greenhouse during the summer.
Aspen - White
$17.75
A small to medium rainforest tree with striking bright white fruit that is produced during winter. A good food source for birds and can be eaten by humans. Fruits have a orange flavour with a pleasant aromatic peppery flavour.
Snake Jasmine
$14.90
An erect, multi-branching shrub to 2m. It is commonly cultivated for its medicinal properties, as a hedge plant to protect against soil erosion. It is also planted as an ornamental. It thrives best on moist, well-drained soils, but it is also found in much drier habitats such as rock crevices. Succeeds in full sun or partial shade. Prefers a moist, well-drained soil[
Papaya - Sunrise Solo
$18.90
Sunrise Solo is a pink fleshed bisexual papaya. It is the most commonly grown papaya worldwide. The fruit is small, pear shaped with a very sweet, musky flavour. They grow true to type and you can use the seeds to re grow them, as long as they are not cross pollinated with other papayas.
