Daleys Fruit Tree Forum

Growing Kiwi From Seed - Just a few comments based on my experience which might be helpful to others trying to grow kiwiberry from seed. I am located in Sydney and the chill hours are only medium - about 500. Firstly, the is...
  By Edward3 27 days ago (0 responses)

Storm Bird / Common Koel - I have this bird arrive here late September and doesn't leave until March.He drives me mad and no sleep and gets bolder every year.Had some success last year with a koel recording out my window but no...
  By zimba 24 days ago (0 responses)

Peanut butter tree - Is anyone growing these in Melbourne/Geelong area? Had my first tiny crop last year in Sydney and have brought it along with me after moving south I know plants have to acclimatise but it seems not ...
  By Virgin grower 22 days ago (0 responses)

What's a 2m "beanstalk" doing in my veggie garden? - S. aviculare contains the same main toxic alkaloid, Solasodine, (and in higher quantities) as S. mauritianum...
  By HWon 21 days ago (0 responses)

Chestnut Tree - I have an Emerald Gem chestnut and I wonder if it will give any fruit given that I don't have a pollinator and I doubt there is another chestnut in our area. The tree is still quite small but it has p...
  By SM 5 days ago (0 responses)

Trouble with my Moorpark Apricot - New to the Forum and was after any suggestion as to what is going on with my Dwarf Moorpark Apricot. Purchased back in 2020 bare rooted along with a Peach Tree. Peach has fruited pretty much since it ...
  By Tassie Mick 1 hours ago (0 responses)

Trouble with my Moorpark Apricot - New to the Forum and was after any suggestion as to what is going on with my Dwarf Moorpark Apricot. Purchased back in 2020 bare rooted along with a Peach Tree. Peach has fruited pretty much since it ...
  By Tassie Mick 1 hours ago (0 responses)

Low Chill Cherry Tree - First Harvest - Good on ya!...
  By PlumRob 18 hours ago (1 responses)

Wanted: Shikuwasa plants - Hi! If this is still available I’d love to try growing it. ...
  By yygall 2 days ago (9 responses)

Chestnut Tree - I have an Emerald Gem chestnut and I wonder if it will give any fruit given that I don't have a pollinator and I doubt there is another chestnut in our area. The tree is still quite small but it has p...
  By SM 5 days ago (0 responses)

Wood Apple grow in Melbourne - Hi 410, Is there any update on your tree? I am looking to buy one too. Just wondering how yours did...
  By Dumi 8 days ago (13 responses)

AVOCADO ,Interesting shape , ' RUSSELL' variety , FLORIDA , U.S.A. - Hi Pimpernel, how’s your grafted Russell doing? Is the mother tree still alive? Ta. ...
  By Blue skies 10 days ago (45 responses)

Pura vida avocados - Hi. Did you locate the Pura Vida tree in the Bundeena area? ...
  By Blue skies 10 days ago (4 responses)

Lingonberry - Thanks for your reply. Yes I know what you mean about keeping them weeded, I have lifted most of my plant over the last 2 seasons and divided it. There is still no sign of flowering but the plants hav...
  By space vacation 11 days ago (1 responses)

Night Flowering Jasmine - 2 Hi do you have night flowering jasmine plant? I am based in Melbourne....
  By Buva1 13 days ago (17 responses)

Protecting Mango buds - I think possums are the villain, not birds or bats. This is a real problem. My solution is to ensure that possums can't get onto the tree from adjoining trees or bushes by providing sufficient clearan...
  By Edward3 16 days ago (1 responses)

Moorpark Apricot Tree Still Has Some Leaves? - Respectfully disagree. Wounds heal faster in Spring so apricots are recommended to be pruned in Spring to prevent fungal infections. There’s no evidence that wound sealers etc work. ...
  By Velella 17 days ago (4 responses)

Deep pink peach / cherry / plum tree - Peach Fragar is deep pink Here is a hint Seedling peaches often come true to parent or very close. They fruit as quickly almost as grafted trees ...
  By Velella 17 days ago (1 responses)

Asimina triloba seeds - I have two fruiting Asimina plants. Now is very early as they are just flowering Happy to send seeds Just a caution ….it took 18 years from seed to fruiting plant .Regards...
  By Velella 17 days ago (2 responses)

What's a 2m "beanstalk" doing in my veggie garden? - S. aviculare contains the same main toxic alkaloid, Solasodine, (and in higher quantities) as S. mauritianum...
  By HWon 21 days ago (0 responses)

Peanut butter tree - Is anyone growing these in Melbourne/Geelong area? Had my first tiny crop last year in Sydney and have brought it along with me after moving south I know plants have to acclimatise but it seems not ...
  By Virgin grower 22 days ago (0 responses)

Storm Bird / Common Koel - I have this bird arrive here late September and doesn't leave until March.He drives me mad and no sleep and gets bolder every year.Had some success last year with a koel recording out my window but no...
  By zimba 24 days ago (0 responses)

Growing Tropicals in Adelaide - Hi Danny. I'm just starting out and hoping a glass house might help. I'm in the Adelaide Hills and hoping to grow papaya, mangoes, hass avocados. Any tips about your experiences would be greatly ap...
  By LiLiHollyHock 25 days ago (22 responses)

Mislabeled Brown Turkey fig ID - It is few years after the original post but I have just found a reference mentioning 2 different varieties of fig named Brown Turkey in Australia. One is from Daley's which I believe is a hybrid for w...
  By Cliff Hogan 26 days ago (11 responses)

Growing Kiwi From Seed - Just a few comments based on my experience which might be helpful to others trying to grow kiwiberry from seed. I am located in Sydney and the chill hours are only medium - about 500. Firstly, the is...
  By Edward3 27 days ago (0 responses)

Tropical Fruit Trees Successfuly Grown in Sydney/Wollongong/Newcastle - Further update - all the jackfruits went mouldy over winter, large and small. They set fruit too late in the season and so didn't ripen over winter. So it seems that only if the fruit sets in early Sp...
  By Edward3 33 days ago (0 responses)

Custard Apple dying - Hi. Looking at your photo, I don't see why you think it is dying. They do shed leaves at the end of winter, so just wait and the new leaves should sprout in the next few weeks....
  By Edward3 33 days ago (1 responses)

Cherry Tree - Can anybody explain why my cherries form a yellow tip on the tiny fruit, die and fall off. Stem and fruit. It is a double graft cherry so I don't think pollination is an issue. The soil on my block is...
  By SM 38 days ago (0 responses)

Best tasting white sapote - So far Dade has been my favourite taste wise. It doesn't get a great review in American online forums but my tree does produce the best tasting fruit of all my cultivars...
  By TyalgumPhil 40 days ago (1 responses)

Wanted: Shikuwasa plants - If you had a spare Shikuwasa I'd love to buy one off you as well if possible?...
  By Takeshi 58 days ago (1 responses)

Nutmeg - Hi, I've been reading through this thread in the hope of finding some information on where I could find Myristica Fragrans (seeds or plant). I am in Cairns and have a friend who has been wanting it f...
  By SarahV 63 days ago (0 responses)

Myristica Fragrans - I am trying to find Myristica Fragrans seeds. Can anyone suggest anywhere they have found some? I have called the nurseries mentioned in the previous posts here on the forum but with no success. I hav...
  By SarahV 63 days ago (0 responses)

Actinidia polygama - Thanks heaps. I will be placing an order. ...
  By Belinda H 64 days ago (0 responses)

Actinidia polygama - Dickson is rare plants nursery at Mt Macedon (Victoria) has A.polygama. AFAIK it’s just one clone and I don’t know if it’s male or female…. You may not get fruit, unless cross pollinating with anoth...
  By Speedy 65 days ago (2 responses)

what plant/fruit is this - They sell the purple guava at Daleys now. I had one for a couple of years. It fruited (never ripened) and then died this winter. I have both red and yellow growing next to it (I live in Melbourne). Ho...
  By MelbFruit 67 days ago (0 responses)

Germinating Heartnuts - I’m after a heartnut can you point me in the right direction please ...
  By Anonymous 72 days ago (0 responses)

Germinating Heartnuts - Is anyone supplying Heartnut seeds for growing in Australia?...
  By Anonymous 72 days ago (9 responses)

Espalier restoration - Hi, I have a couple of espaliered satsuma plum trees, the younger of the two has been struggling for the past 2 years and now want to see if I can resurrect it with some hard pruning. I have attached...
  By Anonymous 73 days ago (0 responses)

Fig What type? - Can you please upload a photo of the tree so we can investigate further for you?...
  By Correy321 77 days ago (1 responses)

Queen Garnet Plum - My 3 year old Queen Garnet plum seedling has flowers bud this year.. It seems it has low chill requirements. location Sydney West hopefully the fruit tastes good too with time... note- only...
  By sandy31 82 days ago (143 responses)

Daun Salam leaves - Do you sell the seed...
  By Octopus 82 days ago (7 responses)

Need smyrna fig, have caprifig - Hi Jeremy I too would love any Capri cuttings if you have some to spare. I'm in Sydney's south and interested in establishing a wasp population in the area. I'll send you an emai...
  By Tones Garden1 88 days ago (35 responses)

Hard Shell Passion Fruit - I currently have seed if you still need them ...
  By TyalgumPhil 92 days ago (2 responses)

Avocado plant died - Hello, What variety do you have? Variety might be the problem. I would recommend the Bacon Variety. Big Fruit, Self Fertile, Hardy to -5C. Enjoy Gardening Robert Mandla...
  By PlumRob 92 days ago (1 responses)

Kestral seed potatoes - I'm trying to do the same. I know it's been some years now, but did you ever source the seed potatoes? If not, did your method yield a decent crop?...
  By ChipChap 102 days ago (2 responses)

Vietnamese Oranges - Arvo - does anyone have a contact for Cam Sanh orange/trees in Western Australia please?...
  By Jibso 103 days ago (17 responses)

Pruning Passionfruit - Could possibly be getting overwatered. They don't like having wet feet. If you have clay soil it may be that it's pooling around the roots and they're sitting in water. They also don't...
  By ElleAitch 110 days ago (504 responses)

Sour Cherries - Fruit fly,do they stingem? On the south coast near bodalla,yes the maggots are here....
  By Exorchardist 113 days ago (0 responses)

Marcot a Cherimoya - Thanks Danny. You have saved me from disappointment & wasted effort. ...
  By Moyna 117 days ago (2 responses)

relocate the mango tree - Hi Susan, how did you go with your relocate in Perth? I’m hoping to do the same and same time of year so would be fantastic to know how your tree fared? Thanks :) Ren...
  By RenK 118 days ago (22 responses)

When do Sundowner nectarines ripen - Data on various nursery websites, for maturing of Sundowner nectarines, varies from early to late. Can anyone, especially in WA provide, concrete data?...
  By TimJoh 119 days ago (0 responses)

Horopito Plant - Horopito plants are already grown here by a number of people, including the cultivars Red Leopard and Red Glow. Plants should be readily available in Spring but I’m wondering what you would use them ...
  By Linton 124 days ago (4 responses)

exotic Vines - Hi, I found your answer about Tonkinese creeper , Pukalani vine. I'm very interesting to get this plants. Would you consider to sale some cutting or seeds? I'm in Melbourne ...
  By Honeybee 125 days ago (58 responses)

Is anyone getting Cherimoya or custard apple fruit? - Cold ought not be a problem for cherimoyas They grow well in Bolivia mountains “ they like to see the snow but not feel it”. Local saying ...
  By Velella 131 days ago (6 responses)

Pea Eggplant Seeds - did you manage to get the seeds? I'm after some as well...hope someone can send to Werribee......
  By Ekm 142 days ago (152 responses)

Best tasting finger limes - I see there are a few different varieties of finger limes available. Which ones have you found taste the best? I didnt want anything too bitter or sour tasting or we likely would not eat it much....
  By RDavies 142 days ago (0 responses)

Different guava cross pollination - Did your feijoa have any flowers yet? I was just wondering whether you were asking about cross pollination in advance. If it did have flowers but no fruit, then why not plant a second feijoa for cross...
  By Edward3 143 days ago (3 responses)

Lime fruit browning - Unfortunately, this is one of the negative traits of the variety. Tahitian is a great tasting lime, but it doesn't hang well on the tree when mature. When left to ripen fully on the tree, it de...
  By QRcode 145 days ago (2 responses)

Dwarf red dacca banana - Sadly , my experience is all bad. Profuse growth , huge leaves. ……no fruit. Tried to pull them out after 10 years but suckers pop up Checking recipes for suckers...
  By Velella 152 days ago (4 responses)

What depth raised garden for dwarf avocado? - That was good to watch . It looks like I will have to go quite high with a raised bed. Higher than I was hoping. Thanks for the link, I will watch a few of his videos...
  By RDavies 152 days ago (2 responses)

citrus bugs - I bought an old vacuum cleaner from marketplace. Best $40 I ever spent. I’ve had no fruit off my lime for about 3 years and I was concerned the tree would eventually die. The wand keeps us ...
  By Susanscalliwag 155 days ago (32 responses)

Pruning Passionfruit - Could possibly be getting overwatered. They don't like having wet feet. If you have clay soil it may be that it's pooling around the roots and they're sitting in water. They also don't...
  By ElleAitch 110 days ago (504 responses)

Tropical Fruit Trees Successfuly Grown in Sydney/Wollongong/Newcastle - Just an update - right now there are more than 10 jackfruits on the tree. We will probably lose some over winter, but some will survive. Here is a photo of one taken last year which ripened OK....
  By Edward3 160 days ago (185 responses)

pouteria lucuma - Hi Scot. I am interested in Lucuma plants. Can you send me the details via email to tareqhsa at yahoo dot com please ...
  By TareqMelbourn 415 days ago (404 responses)

Seville Orange - Thanks Jakfruit! shwabiii@gmail dot com...
  By SamB 432 days ago (478 responses)

Problems with White Sapotes *Pics included* - Hi Amanda, I am looking to plant a white Sapote in Canning Vale. Am wondering if they get attacked by fruit fly here in WA?...
  By Southacre 448 days ago (520 responses)

Growing avocado in Melbourne - I have a dwarf Wurtz in the yard, last year 2022 we shared 260 avocados with the next door neighbour. This year will be down under 100. Have no complaints at all about fruit taste. Growing Illawarra ...
  By Ray15 457 days ago (419 responses)

Tropical fruit trees successfuly grown in Melbourne - Why are you unenthusiastic about KP? I have only had my tree for one season so no winters yet. I have a fruit on there that must be 15 cm. Alyssa's Tropical Fruit Trees seems to have some that ha...
  By MelbFruit 587 days ago (858 responses)

Gac Fruit anyone? - Hi I am growing 12 seedlings and two female cuttings ok - Collombatti Rail - about 20 km inland from South West Rocks, Mid North Coast, NSW. I will work out which vines are male and female and reduce ...
  By HUTTO 700 days ago (201 responses)

maqui berry - Thank you! Can you provide any information please on where to obtain such seeds/plants/cuttings? I know it's easily obtained in WA but they cannot send to QLD. I've written to several nurser...
  By T&P 803 days ago (215 responses)

jujubes - wzis, I have a Shanxi Li jujube tree which was also producing somewhat shrivelled fruit in earlier times, but his year it produced nice large tasty fruit which I attribute to the copious amount of rai...
  By Edward3 829 days ago (185 responses)

Mango Tree Disease - You could do a hard prune of the tree. Cut the limbs at about 2 metres from the ground and apply steriprune over the cut ends. Dispose of the cut off limbs which might be affected by anthracnose. You ...
  By Edward3 829 days ago (439 responses)

drumstick tree - Hi, Drumstick trees have lot of health benefits.Both drumstick and its leaves are good for health. ...
  By Farsana 981 days ago (233 responses)

ackee tree - Hi Anne 1, yes I saw Ackee trees around Cairns many years ago, good to hear some still around....
  By jakfruit etiquette 1037 days ago (179 responses)

Cuttings/ seeds/ seedlings Swap - Does anyone have any fruit seeds that will do well in Mackay QLD that they are willing to sell/giveaway. Happy to pay for postage costs as well....
  By Kimeau 1078 days ago (755 responses)

Panache Fig Tree - Here’s a few pics of some Panache marcots I potted up this weekend. I prefer marcots over cuttings if I have access to the tree and the amount of available wood is limited as the success rate is alm...
  By Danny333 1088 days ago (161 responses)

Red bayberry - Bayberry season in Yarra Valley Victoria now - watch for them in Asian Groceries etc...
  By Markmelb 1383 days ago (192 responses)

Chiku / Sapodilla - bhupi - Chiku / Chicu is Sapodilla ...
  By Markmelb 1401 days ago (223 responses)

Guava tees in melbourne - Thanks for the advice based on your experience!...
  By PAVEL 1423 days ago (317 responses)

Rare Fruit Swap/Sale in Melbourne South/East? - Anyone for exchaning?...
  By TareqMelb1 1435 days ago (213 responses)

Pandanus amaryllifolius - Did you make your own potting mix? I just repotted mine a week ago. This evening I found my premium potting mix has not been drying out. Worrying about root rot, I repotted them after adding 10% - 15%...
  By KhienDFW 1516 days ago (670 responses)

Curry Leaf Tree in Melbourne - Linton thats the best ive ever seen especially in Melbourne ~ cut it to a metre above ground now it will grow back ~ shame you cant sell it to restaurants? ...
  By Markmelb 1518 days ago (286 responses)

LYCHEE TREE - Hi Aaronkoe, Your Lychee looks like got white mite. see attached link for more info. Cheers. [Link]...
  By David01 1579 days ago (227 responses)

Milk Kefir Grains - Hi Joy, I have had pretty bad allergies for last couple of years and I have noticed significant improvements ever since I started taking probiotics. I am ready to start making some kefir at home. I li...
  By K Crace 1734 days ago (347 responses)

acha cha fruit seeds - Good luck Farouk, patience is the key here! Very slow growing tree from seed...
  By bspargo 1746 days ago (308 responses)

duriun trees: have you seen any - Hi, this is not a Durian but a Jack fruit ;) ...
  By Luc Lison 1819 days ago (209 responses)

Betel Leaf - I am selling this plant. ...
  By abbey 1838 days ago (264 responses)

Passionfruit - Oh and here is the vine growing far bigger than I'd expected. I cut it back and now it's twice the size. Woopsie daisy.. ...
  By chickenSniffer 1912 days ago (634 responses)

dragon fruit - All done , Ivy. Thanks, Anthony ...
  By Rannman75 2026 days ago (483 responses)

Garlic - Just planted my garlic in Sydney and looking good so far. I am needing to know how garlic does in North West Tasmania. Anybody from those parts and growing garlic successfully?...
  By mick777 2040 days ago (311 responses)

asimina tribola/American pawpaw/ temperate custard apple - Hi Carolyn Yamina Rare Plants Nursery in Monbulk, Vic sells Asimina Triloba &quote;Pennsylvania Gold&quote; a named variety and seedlings too of an unnamed cv. Go to their website and give them a r...
  By Fruitylicious1 2156 days ago (277 responses)

Black Sapote not growing - My Black Sapote is about 8 years old and is now at least 7-8 metres high. It fruits yearsly, sometimes poorly but it's covered in new fruit now. It always looks very healthy and is in sand 300m from t...
  By Neil 2170 days ago (221 responses)

graviola tree or soursop - We supply soursop leaves and tea bags to Australia and overseas. Our websites are [Link] and [Link] for more information....
  By SoursopAustralia 2195 days ago (358 responses)

Blueberry - @David01 @Jez Hi guys and thank you so much for all your help! Im very much looking to be an active member in this forum. thank you so much again 😊...
  By aura 2268 days ago (526 responses)

Banana - Hi superbrudd Between 1.2-1.5 meters to allow the mat or stool to grow healthily. Happy gardening :-) ...
  By Fruitylicious1 2355 days ago (443 responses)

Ants Nests in Pot Plants - I had a type of red stinging ant. My body was eaten alive with terrible weeping swollen sores. The only solution is to remove the plant very carefully and soak the roots in a garbage can filled with...
  By Carolyne 2384 days ago (157 responses)

Coffee - Hi Mark, Thanks for your help, i cant see any spider mites on it but ill have another look just in case. ill check out the eco oil too Thanks Steven...
  By Steven 2393 days ago (274 responses)

Fruit fly control - Glennis, I have no idea if the Qld ff is healthier than other flies' but the only way of getting a decent harvest from your garden or trees is to exclude them from the fruit, either by covering the wh...
  By Slicko 2440 days ago (597 responses)

Jaboticaba - Hi Rob19 yes send me an email...
  By Stevo2 2440 days ago (331 responses)

gardening in Perth sands - Hi Kath I wish you all the luck in your new fruitopia journey. As avid growers we all know that there will be bumpy roads ahead but most of it will be a pleasant and oftentimes sumptuous journey. I...
  By Fruitylicious1 2453 days ago (314 responses)

Wolf Berries - Thank you Fruitylicious, I definitely have Chinense according to your pics. I have a Barbarum struggling too but not doing a lot as it may be too shaded. I will prune it hard this year and see if tha...
  By chookie2 2471 days ago (187 responses)

Babaco - Back in 1985 I was a commercial grower with 1000 babacos in Mullumbimby. Great success and first supplier to Sydney markets. Now looking for a young tree on the Gold Coast. Anyone close want to sw...
  By KeithL 2535 days ago (393 responses)

custard apples - Thanks for the suggestion. Had already tried Perry's.....but no, can't....
  By Linton 2561 days ago (260 responses)

Fruit trees in Perth WA - Anyone in the Rockingham/Mandurah area have a kaffir lime I could have a cutting from to try grafting onto one of my citrus trees please? Can swap for eggs....
  By KathK 2639 days ago (162 responses)

Paw Paw - For those above after Papayuelo seeds or plants I noticed some of these plants fruiting today at Coffs Habour community garden, labeled as mountain paw paw, and incorrectly as Vasconcellea pubescens....
  By allybanana 2665 days ago (221 responses)

Mango tree not fruiting - Pruning will do wonders for a Mango that has already been fruiting for at least a few years. From my limited observations it is best to allow Mango trees to grow somewhat wild. In their first 'frui...
  By Gregory 2715 days ago (355 responses)

Veggie garden - People I visited some time ago made their whole veggie garden of slabs on edge. I can't remember how they were held together - maybe with wire? They were dug part way into the ground and were a good d...
  By Julie 3053 days ago (513 responses)

bee hives - Fulham gardens. Thanks anyway mate. Il check the gummy add...
  By ben from adelaide 3074 days ago (202 responses)

I have a cherry tree - Whoever thinks birds won't eat cooking cherries..please tell the local mynahs who tear them through the netting on my tree....
  By cherrygirl 3235 days ago (171 responses)

mandarin tree - I have a imperial mandarin tree in my back yard it's about 3 year old now and going good!! I'm pretty sure the whole was 25cm wide and 35cm deep, they are supper yummy and get about 6 mandarines in o...
  By Ellie 3408 days ago (259 responses)

rasberry bushes - understood and sent....
  By peter 1000 4075 days ago (200 responses)