vines (forum)

warren starts with ...
Ilive in Cronulla on top of a sand hill 300m from the ocean and pashion fruit grows great but want some other fruit on my large pergola,Kiwi fruit haywood and dexter not doing very well ,any sugestions

Time: 22nd February 2011 6:55am

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report
About the Author warren
cronulla
#UserID: 4972
Posts: 1
View All warren's Edible Fruit Trees

amanda says...
Hi warren - that's a tough one :( There are not many fruit-vine choices, if your environment is salty? Is the pergola facing into ocean winds, in sunlight all day? etc...

Time: 23rd February 2011 5:26pm

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author amanda19
Geraldton. Mid West WA.
#UserID: 2309
Posts: 4607
View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees

Phil@Tyalgum says...
I have a Cassabanana (Sicana odorifera) growing strongly, might have some seed to share if it gets to fruit.
Pictures - Click to enlarge

Picture: 1

Time: 23rd February 2011 8:32pm

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author TyalgumPhil
Murwillumbah
#UserID: 960
Posts: 1384
View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees

amanda says...
What is it like Phil? Sounds interesting - is it very tough?

Time: 23rd February 2011 8:48pm

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author amanda19
Geraldton. Mid West WA.
#UserID: 2309
Posts: 4607
View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees

Phil@Tyalgum says...
Needs a fairly hot summer to fruit well by the sounds of it, mine is about 20 ft long already, no sign of flowers yet

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/cassabanana.html

Time: 23rd February 2011 8:56pm

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author TyalgumPhil
Murwillumbah
#UserID: 960
Posts: 1384
View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees

mymethodisbest says...
Hi Phil

How is your cassabanana going? Has anyone tried the fruit- is it worth trialling???

Time: 21st October 2012 9:52pm

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author mymethodisbest
 
#UserID: 7302
Posts: 4
View All mymethodisbest's Edible Fruit Trees

Phil@Tyalgum says...
Mine grew well, flowered in its first year and looked like it was going to take over the garage roof.. alas we had a couple of frosts that winter (the first and only ones I've seen here) and I showed Jantina, who originally supplied the precious original three seeds, a mummified vine still clinging to the eastern wall when she visited me here. It had lots of both male and female flowers forming before its demise, and even though it is supposed to be a perennial, it never reshot. I have a white choko in its place now, but hopefully some kind soul will get hold of more seeds - it isn't on the AQIS approved list worse luck

Time: 21st October 2012 9:58pm

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author TyalgumPhil
Murwillumbah
#UserID: 960
Posts: 1384
View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees

Mike says...
Phil I have a possible source of a couple of varieties.We'll soon see if the come through.

Time: 21st October 2012 10:11pm

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author
Cairns
#UserID: 5418
Posts: 1438
View All 's Edible Fruit Trees

Phil@Tyalgum says...
Great - interestingly, two of the three seedlings which germinated had purplish leaves, the initial survivor was totally green.
Pictures - Click to enlarge

Picture: 1

Time: 21st October 2012 10:17pm

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author TyalgumPhil
Murwillumbah
#UserID: 960
Posts: 1384
View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees

mymethodisbest says...
So the seeds are unavailable in Aus then I take it?

Time: 21st October 2012 11:30pm

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author mymethodisbest
 
#UserID: 7302
Posts: 4
View All mymethodisbest's Edible Fruit Trees

Mike says...
I wouldn't say that.

Time: 21st October 2012 11:39pm

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author
Cairns
#UserID: 5418
Posts: 1438
View All 's Edible Fruit Trees

mymethodisbest says...
haha mike.. you are like the fruit magician.. always able to magic up a cutting or a seed of the hard-to-finds from what I have read in the posts ;)

Time: 21st October 2012 11:50pm

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author mymethodisbest
 
#UserID: 7302
Posts: 4
View All mymethodisbest's Edible Fruit Trees

Mike says...
mmib, there is no island of dr moreau or wing of bat and eye of newt going on.Lately I have been innocently going abouit my business and had seeds thrust up me that I can't dis-courteously reject.

Time: 22nd October 2012 12:22am

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author
Cairns
#UserID: 5418
Posts: 1438
View All 's Edible Fruit Trees

Jantina says...
I hope you meant seeds being thrust UPON you Mike, the mental picture of you having seeds thrust UP you while you feel that you "can't dis-courteously reject" them is a bit painful!

Time: 23rd October 2012 9:24am

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report
About the Author Jantina
Mt Gambier
#UserID: 1351
Posts: 1272
View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees

Mike says...
Jantina 'upon' was the word I was looking for.

Time: 23rd October 2012 9:26am

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author
 
#UserID: 5418
Posts: 1438
View All 's Edible Fruit Trees

Jantina says...
Thank goodness for that Mike, I wouldn't want any damage done to someone as nice as you.

Time: 23rd October 2012 9:29am

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report
About the Author Jantina
Mt Gambier
#UserID: 1351
Posts: 1272
View All Jantina's Edible Fruit Trees

Mike says...
A most unfortunate slip.

Time: 23rd October 2012 9:53am

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author
 
#UserID: 5418
Posts: 1438
View All 's Edible Fruit Trees

VF says...
Thanks Jantina and Mike for putting a smile on my face today :)

Time: 23rd October 2012 5:49pm

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author VF
Wongawallan
#UserID: 6795
Posts: 736
View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees

Mike says...
VF we had been practising that routine.

Time: 23rd October 2012 7:32pm

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author
Cairns
#UserID: 5418
Posts: 1438
View All 's Edible Fruit Trees

VF says...
I like comedy served with my fruit!

Time: 23rd October 2012 8:14pm

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author VF
Wongawallan
#UserID: 6795
Posts: 736
View All VF's Edible Fruit Trees

Phil@Tyalgum says...
MIke thanks again for sending the Cassabanana seeds via our generous buddy Starling.. between the both of you you've expanded the biodiversity up and down the east coast of Australia, and no doubt out west as well. Much appreciated. Phil.
Pictures - Click to enlarge

Picture: 1

Time: 23rd November 2013 12:44pm

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report
Original Post was last edited: 23rd November 2013 12:35pm

About the Author TyalgumPhil
Murwillumbah
#UserID: 960
Posts: 1384
View All TyalgumPhil's Edible Fruit Trees

sternus1 says...
Not sure starling can be mentioned in the same breath as Mike, but I do hear he is very good looking and well liked.

Time: 29th November 2013 2:33pm

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author sternus1
WHITESIDE,4503,QLD
#UserID: 8314
Posts: 1318
View All sternus1's Edible Fruit Trees

Mike Tr says...
Well shucks.....almost half right. Sturnus I think you should give more credit to that starling character.
Phil there is more out there than you realise. At least there will be before too long in spite of use living behind the green curtain.

Time: 30th November 2013 11:06am

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report

About the Author Mike Tr
Cairns
#UserID: 8322
Posts: 614
View All Mike Tr's Edible Fruit Trees

Kazino says...
Just wondering if anyone has any cassabanana seeds available to buy or trade? Thanks! Kaz

Time: 26th October 2016 9:01pm

Reply | LIKE this Answer(0) | LIKE this Question (0) | Report
About the Author Kazino
Meringandan West
#UserID: 12772
Posts: 14
View All Kazino's Edible Fruit Trees