Edibles

Black Walnut - Juglans nigra
200mm pot - $58

GROW YOUR OWN WALNUTS!

The Black Walnut tree is not only a majestic paddock or large garden specimen tree, it also grows an abundance of the most flavourful nuts for snacking, baking, and cooking.

These hard-shelled fruits have a sweet, delicate walnut flavour and are one of the most expensive nuts on the market.
They also have many health benefits!

Olive-green catkins are followed by 5cm walnuts in abundance in autumn. When Black Walnuts are ripe they will literally fall in your lap and can be stored for up to 2 years.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Frost tolerant.
Size: Height 15m x width 10m

Myrciaria cauliflora, or The Jaboticaba Fruit Tree or Brazilian Grape Tree, is a beautiful fruiting evergreen tree with a lovely ornamental style and perfect for any backyard. Cropping heavily several times a year, the trunk and branches become covered in black berry-like fruit. The fruit has a sweet flavour similar to a grape, and can be eaten fresh straight from the tree. Jaboticaba flowers are white and fluffy and during the peak summer flowering season the flower-covered stems are stunning! The sweet grape-like fruit matures mainly during autumn - though in the tropics there can be multiple fruiting times throughout the year. The antioxidant-rich fruit can be eaten fresh or made into jams, jellies, juice and liqueur. The trees are multi-trunked and evergreen, and can be pruned if required.

Soil: Enriched, moist well-mulched soil. Create a mound for planting.
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade. It does best in protected warmer conditions but can take light frost if necessary.
Size: Height 6-8m x width 2-3m

The Persimmon Jiro is a beautiful deciduous tree producing delicious large orange fruits with orange-yellow flesh. The non-astringent varieties can be picked and eaten straight from the tree just like a sweet, juicy apple, from February to May. The calyx of the fruit will start to curl up indicating the fruit is ready to be picked. In autumn, the leaves will change into a beautiful display of warm colours and slowly fall off into the hibernation of winter. Persimmons are perfect for fruit salad, baked goods, preserves, cheese platters or dried fruit.

Soil: Rich, fertile soil.
Conditions: Sheltered sunny position. Cold, frost and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 5m x width 4m

Diospyros kaki Jiro Non-Astringent Persimmon is a highly decorative, deciduous tree producing delicious large orange fruits with orange-red flesh. The non-astringent varieties can be eaten while firm as opposed to astringent varieties which are sharp and bitter to taste until they have ripened almost to-jelly softness. Jiro non-astringent can be picked and eaten straight from the tree just like a sweet, juicy apple, from February to May. The calyx of the fruit will start to curl up indicating the fruit is ready to be picked. In autumn, the leaves will change into a beautiful display of warm colours and slowly fall off into the hibernation of winter. Persimmons are perfect for fruit salad, baked goods, preserves, cheese platters or dried fruit.

Soil: Rich, fertile soil.
Conditions: Sheltered sunny position. Cold, frost and coastal tolerant. Protect from wind.
Size: Height 5m x width 4m

Mission Olive is a hardy tree with silvery, grey-green leaves and a beautifully structured trunk that produces small oval fruit that starts green and turns black when ripe. The Mission olive's fruit can be used for pickling and as a table olive and is widely used to make olive oil. With a dense, evergreen canopy, they make a perfect ornamental tree in the garden or in large pots on courtyards or patios. They are very useful for screening.

Soil: Well-drained soil
Conditions: Full sun. Heat, frost, drought and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 4m x width 8m

Citrus japonica Nagami syn. Fortunella Dwarf Kumquat is an ideal patio citrus with great foliage, compact habit and small, bright orange fruit through winter. A beautiful combination of sweet and bitter, Nagami can be eaten whole off the tree. The rind is smooth and sweet - eat the fruit whole or use in preserves, marmalades and liquors. Citrus are well suited to pot culture and it is recommended to use good quality potting mix. Fertilise monthly with a complete, slow-release, pelleted fertiliser all year round. Grafted on Citrange root stock

Soil: Prefers a site with good drainage and moderate moisture through the warmer months.
Conditions: Suits a prominently sunny position. Shelter from strong winds. They prefer a frost-free environment although it will tolerate light frost once established.
Size: Height 1-2m x width 1m

Sugar Bubba produces the most exquisite mini mandarins! The attractive small tree produces fragrant white flowers in the spring followed by bright orange mandarins. Mouthwateringly sweet and juicy, easy to peel and seedless, the adorable fruits grow to the size of a ping-pong ball, making this variety an ideal citrus plant for small gardens, courtyards, pots and containers. Features glossy, dark green leaves that provide a vibrant backdrop for the brightly coloured fruit and fragrant blossoms.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Frost tender.
Size: Height 2m x width 2m

The Rio Red Grapefruit is an evergreen, vigorous tree producing a pleasant-tasting fruit low in acid with a bright red, juicy flesh that has few seeds. The plant produces abundant crops of fruit that hold onto the tree for a long time making them sweeter to taste. The fruit is refreshing, highly nutritious, rich in vitamin C, and is an excellent choice for a healthy breakfast or to make jams, marmalades or preserves. Rio may be harvested from July however a sweeter taste develops in the fruit if left on the tree until spring-summer.

Soil: well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Coastal and cold tolerant.
Size: Height 8m x width 5-6m