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Can achacha grow in Sydney? thanks.

Time: 5th September 2019 10:29pm

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Waterfall says...
We have 2 trees, both are a few years old and still rather small. We are in Sydney 7km from the ocean and get no frosts.

Very slow growing tree but it always looks healthy.

Time: 6th September 2019 9:19am

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zhouys says...
Thanks for your reply. Because I want to buy one have a try.

Time: 7th September 2019 11:32pm

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bspargo says...
They sure can grow in Sydney. I'm near West Ryde and have had one growing in a pot since I planted it as a seed in 2013. They tend to shut down over winter and not grow much until spring hits. They lose a bit of their green colour and can get a bit of frost damage too, but they survive fine and come back over the spring summer season. Now they are notorious for how slow they grow in the early years an =d how long they take to fruit, still no fruit for me but I'm hoping for some this year or next, and remember I grew mine from seed. In any case I recommend having a go. The attached picture is of mine, the tree in the pot at the back of the photo.
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Time: 9th September 2019 9:53pm

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Jennaaayyy says...
Wondering if any of you have an update? :) How are they growing, any fruit yet? Wondering if its worth getting one or better to get a madrono instead.

Time: 11th January 2025 8:39am

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Maali says...
I've been to Ben's garden recently. The achacha is healthy but hasn't set flowers or fruits yet. Already 10+ years in the ground if I remember correctly. You can see the garden tour video here:

https://youtu.be/4C7hKci8yQ4

I'd go with a grafted version from Daley's to have much better chances of fruit set with in 5 years. Otherwise plant multiple seedlings and wait for a very long time.

You can also join our Sydney group on Facebook for quicker replies "Sydney Fruit Gardeners"

Time: 14th January 2025 11:14am

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Edward3 says...
I tried the Madrono but not only is it extremely slow growing, but it did not survive winter in Sydney.
My Achacha seedlings on the other hand are growing vigorously. I have them in the ground for 10 years, they are over 2 metres tall, but no flowers yet. At least the Sydney climate does suit them.

Time: 24th March 2025 12:46pm

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bspargo says...
Hey there. Yes mine is much larger now and it’s in ground. It had a major setback when it was planted and lost 2ft from the top. It then recovered and became much more bushy and grew outwards, only recently has it started to put on height. Sadly no sign of flowers yet. I think the 8 years in a pot set it back a bit. I’m hoping it’s close, but just to be sure I recently bought a grafted one!

Time: 24th March 2025 5:07pm

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PlumRob says...
A couple of comments for Edward3:
It's great to know that someone has great achacha growing in sydney, but I'm more concerned about giving the Lemon Drop justice. How wide was the stem on your lemondrop when it died?

Stem width has a big role in cold hardiness. In the past couple of years, I have raised some jackfruit plants in Sydney, the oldest is about a metre tall and is going in the ground in spring. It survived last winter in a relatively open spot that got down to -0.6, and it even got frost on its leaves. It had a stem between 2 and 3cm wide and the tree 50cm tall. After the frosts, it took no damage but it did have some deformed leaves. I had another Jackfruit seedling that had a 1cm stem (20cm tall), and before the frosts had even hit it had died to the ground.




Time: 24th March 2025 8:22pm

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Edward3 says...
I live in Carlingford and I don't usually get frosts, so I have no trouble growing jakfruit trees from seed and getting several good size fruits already. The climate is however marginal in the sense that fruit which sets in early Spring grows to maturity, but fruit which sets later in Summer unfortunately does not ripen over Winter and gets attacked by mould.
As for the Madrono, I planted it in a protected spot while it was still small thinking it would be OK, but it wasn't. So it might have been better to keep it in a pot for several years, taking it inside the house over winter. But since it grows very slowly, it wasn't practical for me to do that.
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Time: 26th March 2025 4:49pm

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Edward3 says...
And here is this year's fruit. The large one which set several months ago will get ripe, but the more recent ones which are still small will probably not ripen over winter.
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Time: 28th March 2025 3:22pm

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PlumRob says...
That is a bloody beautiful Jackfruit!
And I feel sorry for you about the Lemon Drop Mangosteen. I got to go to Daleys Nursery a few months ago, and got to try a fresh fruit from their tree. It was large and very well flavoured. Definitely worth growing.

And Madrono. That actually isn't the correct name, just Daleys mistake. Madrono is the name for Garcinia Madruno, alos called charichuela. It's a about that size of an achacha, with bumpy yellow skin and is Supposed to taste really good. A few nurseries stock 'em.

Time: 30th March 2025 10:02am

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