Panama Berry Dead (forum)

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Hi gardeners,

OK, so my Panama Berry has joined the list of Panamas that have died after a southern winter.
Question - Has anybody had success in growing Panama Berry in frost-free climates as cool as Sydney? eg NSW coast. And in the ground. (I'm near Chatswood)
By success I mean the tree still being alive and healthy after about 4 years.

Thanks,
Dave

Time: 7th January 2017 10:51am

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davewastech says...
No replies - Nobody had success in NSW (?)

Time: 17th January 2017 12:25pm

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Waterfall says...
I have one which fruited for a couple of years and then for some reason the trunk has split at the base. It is still alive and producing fruit however growth is very slow and I will replace it.

Time: 19th January 2017 11:41am

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davewastech says...
Mine started to recover its leaf growth after winter, then turned sick and died, all within about 2 months. Probably root rot.
It had previously been incredibly vigorous and the fruit were nice. Quite sad to lose it.

Time: 20th January 2017 11:11am

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Chad says...
Mine has been growing in a bansai bag for two years near Wollongong a few hundred metres from the beach. No problems at all. I want to get rid of it though as I don't like the taste of the fruit.

Time: 21st January 2017 2:00pm

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kevhumphreyss1 says...
I was given a tropical plant a few months ago & have had trouble identifying it until I watched a YouTube video by "self sufficient me" and concluded by the leaf shape that it was a Panama berry. This plant has grown very quickly in a large pot and still looks healthy even in Winter. I live in Wallsend, Newcastle, NSW. The guy in the YouTube video said they are very tasty?
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Time: 24th June 2019 11:26pm

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Waterfall says...
it doesn't look like a panama berry to me.

Time: 25th June 2019 4:02pm

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davewastech says...
I like the taste. A rather simple juicy sweet taste though. So I've planted another. Looks ok, but as winter progresses it will start to look shabby.

In Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia it's a very common street tree for tough locations in concrete footpaths.
But they don't like cold winters.

Time: 25th June 2019 6:38pm

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denise1 says...
This is not panama berry. If you put the two leaves side by side you will see the several differences. You may have a bush fig tree.

Time: 26th June 2019 8:29am

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Mike Tr says...
I agree with Denise that a sandpaper fig may be the true identity of the non-panama

Time: 4th July 2019 8:59am

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John Mc says...
Can't keep them alive here just north of Sydney, frost free. I've lost many, including the yellow variety I grew from seed, suppose to be a more cold hardy variety. Now keeping them in pots in a hothouse.

Time: 6th July 2019 9:15am

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