My Edible Fruit Trees: Berry Trees WA

Berry - Marionberry

Berry - Silvanberry

Berry - Thornless Blackberry

black raspberry

Pollination: No

Comments

Hi Manda, Do you have any BLACK RASPBERRY PLANTS I could buy.....Rick

Blackberry

Planted: 2009

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Blackberry - Murrindindi (Cutting)

Comments: - Planted in a pot in early December 09, then replanted a few weeks later in the ground. Doing very well considering the messy transplanting process. I will be propagating my blackberry in the next few days by 'tip layering'.

Fruiting Months January and February

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Question: Anyone have any advice or wisdom on 'tip layering' cane varieties of plants?

Blackberry - Waldo

Blueberry - Blue Rose (Cutting)

Comments: -

Came cheap from Bunnings. Not certain if it will get enough chill in Perth, but worth a shot anyway.

Planted: 2009

Height 0.15 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Question:

What is the chill requirement for 'blue rose'?!

Blueberry - Brigitte (Seedling)

Comments: - Planted mid December and growing very well with lots of new branches. Have put a cone trellis over the top to prevent the wind from tearing its thin little branches off.

Planted: 2009

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Denise (Seedling)

Pollination: Self Pollination

Blueberry - Denise

Comments: -

Root: highbush

Deciduous, medium sun

Blueberry - Nellie Kelly (Cutting)

Comments: -

New plant purchased via mail order in 2009. Large quantity of cow manure added to sandy soil  sodium bentonite (clay, stock feed) for moisture/prevent water repellency. Pine needle mulch flowers of sulphur to decrease soil pH (Blueberries like acid soils).

Note blueberries will prefer some shelter from sun- particularly in warmer climates (e.g. Perth).

Update 2012 blueberries continue to do well- particularly Misty Blue and Nelly Kelly

Planted: 2009

Height 10 Centimetres

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pruned By: 25% in Autumn and Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Azalea and camellia mix

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Nil

Blueberry - Nellie Kelly (Seedling)

Height 20 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Blueberry - Nellie Kelly (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

Fruiting Months October, November, December

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 6

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 12 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Blueberry - Nelly Kelly

Comments: -

In 580mm dia pots, planted in a mixture of 40% peat moss, 40% coir and 20% vermiculite (per best fruiting results in planting trials by a US university... found the details on the internet) - planted late 2008. (Using Ozmocote azalea fertiliser.)

Height 0.25 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 3

Pollination: No

Blueberry - Northland

Comments: -

Bought in mid size pot Dec 2009. Potted up Dec 22. Mix of commercial grade unfertilized potting mix, peat conditioning mix (~half-half), plus some zeolite, spongelite, cow manure, pine fines, coffee grounds and a final squirt of lemon juice. Have azalea slow release fertilizer for use when its adjusted to the new pot. Affected by scale autumn 2010. The other two are flowering in august 2010, this still looks like brown twigs with poor looking buds. Might not be happy

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Blueberry - Reveille

Comments: -

Didn't like the soil or position. All blueberries have now been planted in pots buried in the ground. Replaced this one with Climax

New plant purchased via mail order in 2009. Large quantity of cow manure added to sandy soil  sodium bentonite (clay, stock feed) for moisture/prevent water repellency. Pine needle mulch flowers of sulphur to decrease soil pH (Blueberries like acid soils).

Note blueberries will prefer some shelter from sun- particularly in warmer climates (e.g. Perth).

Height 10 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Pruned By: 25% in

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Azalea and camellia mix

When I Fertilise: Spring

Boysenberry

Planted: 2009

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Dwarf Jonathon and Granny Smith Apples, Washington Navel Orange, dwarf Mandarine, Black Passionfruit x 3, Big Boppa Passionfruit, Banana Passionfruit, Raspberries x 3 so far, immature Chokeberry, Eureka Lemon, Native Finger Lime, Doughnut Peach, Red Papay

Elderberry ^8/10

Comments: -

Fast growing, nice bushy shrub easily pruned to shape and size.propagates from cuttings so easy to increase quantity for hedging. Both fruit and flowers can be used both medicinally and as pantry stores- eg jellies, syrups etc.

Fruiting Months January and February

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pruned By: 20% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: compost

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

none.Birds like the friut.

Organic Status:Organic

Elderberry

Growing: In the Ground

Comments

I found that elders get serious die off when the temp hits >43C. Never got any berries either. Wouldn't mind a cutting ;-)

English Gooseberry

Comments: - Removed. Grew fine but there was nowhere near enough chill to ever get flowers. Probably very few, if any, places in WA that might get fruit from these.Not sure why the nurseries keep selling them here. 

golden raspberry

Pollination: No

Comments

Hi Manda, if you ever have a spare cane of your golden raspberry I'd be very interested. I haven't been able to find it over here. Regards, Daniel (aka Itdepends)

Dang- just realised this is on your wish list (like it's on mine, it didn't show up that way when I searched for raspberries in WA) - guess we're both looking :) Daniel

gooseberry

Comments: -

Planted in 2008- no fruit yet

Gooseberry-Cape

Comments: -

Self-seeds all over the place

Really amazing how nature gives them a insect protective covering-interesting to watch it dry out & become net-like with the yellow berry inside

Chooks love them

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

irish strawberry tree (Seedling)

Planted: 2007

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Jostaberry

Comments: - Removed. Not enough chill here for fruit.

Kiwi berry ^8/10

Comments: -

Summer14, in pot 15cm height

2014-11-5 in flower H50 cm

Lycium Chinense/Chinese Wolfberry (Cutting) ^8/10

Comments: -

A hardy plant, easy to grow and has nice flowers but be aware of thorns. Cutting made from my old plant which expired just after planting this beauty into the ground. Last plant was in a pot under the patio, had the last one since 2005. Great little plant if kept trimmed and controlled. Young leaves good in soups.

Notice leaves are different from the Africian Boxthorn and the popular Lycium Barbarum which can now be found in Geraldton's Bunnings outlet for $27.95, last checked 25/01/12.

Planted: 2011

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

I don't remember seeing berries after flowering therefore for a long while didn't know I had a rather precious plant (was special anyway to me). I only harvested the young leaves.

Marionberry