Tropical Fruit Trees (forum)

Stella starts with ...
If anybody is interested in the the taste of black sapote and other delicious fruits, if you are ever in the north of NSW a visit to Tropical Fruit World is well worth the trip. After sampling their produce and the products they make, you will be putting in your order to Daleys Fruit Trees so you can have the great taste at your back door. I don't know if I am allowed to put the web site for Tropical Fruit World on here (they don't sell trees) but you can order their products on line. Maybe a little pricey but not available anywhere else.

Time: 29th July 2007 6:24pm

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ben silver says...
Yup, and take some cash because thje proprietors lay awake at night thinking of new ways to charge visitors .

Time: 1st August 2007 8:34am

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Correy says...
Stella, Yes you can push any fruit organisation you like.

Tropical Fruit World - ( http://www.tropicalfruitworld.com.au )
It is free access to their main plantation pavilion. All the fruits that you wish you could find in your local grocer are often there such as black sapotes.

Did you have the black sapote ice cream they made? We asked about it and the only other ingredient they have to make it taste that good is a bit of coconut which binds it together when it is frozen.

Otherwise you can pay $32 for an adult (children and family are cheaper) and that allows you to go on:

"plantation safaris, mini train rides, jungle riverboat cruise, treasure island, fauna park and fruit tasting shows."

When you think about how much it costs to buy a dragon fruit or a black sapote (if you ever find one) in the shops I reckon their prices are well worth it since you get free tasting and rides etc.

I had a fantastic time looking at all the fruit trees. They have huge plantations of the yellow dragon fruit. I am keen to get the yellow one rather then the red because of the spikes. I bet no possum is going to want to eat it.

One thing I noticed which I am going to copy is that whenever they plant a fruit tree of any type it is always on a huge mound for drainage. Also they totally cover the park in mulch. Apparently that is because the surface roots that usually get scorched by the sun are protected and can feed as the mulch breaks down.

I also saw my first Jakfruit which was pretty cool.
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Time: 7th August 2007 8:55am

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Stella says...
Yes we tried the ice cream and their Guacamole...MMMmmm. The Papaya seed dressing and Tamarillo sauce I thought were sooo nice, I have even ordered them over the net, along with a few other products.

Time: 7th August 2007 11:03am

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Correy says...
Here is a picture of me with a jakfruit... Got to admit that is one huge fruit.
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Time: 7th August 2007 2:44pm

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Kath says...
It was very exciting to see all the wonderful and unusual fruits, coconuts fruiting this far south and even a vanilla orchid. Tropical Fruit World is an expansive food forest. I was very taken with the jakfruits and the mammy sapotes looked stunning in the trees. I am going to have to go back as I am getting desperate to try a star apple, mind you I have my first two little fruits on my grafted Pink star apple so with a little luck maybe this will be my year.
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Time: 10th August 2007 12:09pm

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