Edibles

The Pixzee is a delightful miniature peach tree that only grows 1.5m x 1.5m whilst producing delicious and juicy full-sized fruits. Dense clusters of rosy-pink flowers are produced in spring and eventually fall to give way to the sweet fruit. This tree is self-pollinating and produces a delicious and super juicy yellow-fleshed fruit with moderate firmness and red skin. The fruits from these trees can be eaten fresh off the tree or used for stewing, preserving jams or cooking. This small size makes them perfect for small home garden or large pots/containers, and easy to harvest all the fruit or cover with a fruit net to protect form wildlife. Peach trees will benefit from annual pruning in winter once the foliage has finished dropping.

Soil: Adaptable to a wide range of well-drained soils
Conditions: Full sun. Thrives in cool temperate climates and handles frost well.
Size: Height 1.5m x width 1.5m

Prunus salicina Santa Rosa Dwarf is a prolific bearer, producing a large amount of delightfully sweet plums with dark red skin and yellow to pink flesh. The plum tree will mature between 3-5 years, and its plums are great for stewing, preserving, making jams, cooking, or eating fresh from the tree. Additionally, Santa Rosa is self-fertile, making it a sweet and convenient addition to your garden.

Soil: Well-drained soil
Conditions: Thrives in full sun. Frost tolerant
Size: Height 2m x width 2m

Black currant is a small hardy attractive deciduous shrub that fruits in early summer. The black currant canes will grow vigorously in their first year and then flower and fruit in the second year. Multiple branches produce an abundance of flowers, which are coloured pale yellow, that develop into small dark purple glossy berries. Grow the black currant canes against a wall or a fence, or support with a fence or trellis.
Black currants have a tart taste when eaten raw so are usually used in cooking. The berries are used to make jams, jellies and juices. They are a fantastic natural concentrated source of vitamin C and antioxidants.

Soil: Rich, well-drained soil. Dig through plenty of organic matter or well-broken-down animal manure before planting.
Conditions: Best grown in areas with a cold winter as a ‘chilling period’ will assist fruit set. Black currants prefer a full sun position and give shelter from strong hot winds.
Size: Height 1m x width 0.60m

The dwarf Red Grapefruit tree is dense and bushy with beautiful glossy leaves and fragrant, creamy-white blossoms. After the flowers, yellow fruit with deep red flesh will appear with a flavour that is sweet while still retaining the familiar grapefruit tang. Similar to blood oranges, the flesh pigmentation colour varies due to climatic conditions. The fruit is highly nutritious, rich in vitamin c, refreshing and excellent for juicing, breakfast and marmalades. Use as a container plant in courtyards, feature tree in Mediterranean-style gardens, espaliered along a sunny wall, or as an ornamental tree.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun position. Protect from strong winds.
Size: Height 2m x width 2m

The Satsuma Plum Dwarf is a small and attractive fruiting deciduous tree producing fragrant pink and white blossoms before the appearance of the fruit. The Satsuma is a gorgeous, red-purple freestone plum and the firm, juicy flesh has a sweet spicy flavour. Ideal for eating fresh, preserving and stewing. A mid-season variety harvesting in mid to late summer. Satsuma requires a cross-pollinator to bare a good fruiting crop. Pollinators: Santa Rosa, Mariposa, Ruby Blood, Narrabeen.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun. Frost, heat and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 1-2m x width 1-2m

Californian Queen olive trees are medium evergreen olive trees with leather-like leaves coloured green with silver undersides. The olive is a large, green, almost-round-in-shape olive primarily developed as a table olive - especially for pizza - and is widely grown to produce high-quality olive oil. The olive is ready for harvest from March through to September. California Queen is an ideal addition to gardens and landscapes as an attractive specimen, street or shade tree.

Soil: Well-drained soil.
Conditions: Full sun position. Will thrive in warm regions with cool winters. Drought and coastal tolerant.
Size: Height 8m x width 5m

Juniper communis is a hardy evergreen small tree that forms a neat cone of grey-green foliage with fragrant juniper berries that have been the star of gin for decades. It is the berries from juniper communis that give gin its distinctive flavour. The flavour of the berries differs slightly depending on the conditions (soil, altitude, amount of rainfall, temperature etc) under which the plants are grown. Thriving in sun or part shade, the berries can take up to two years to ripen. When black and ripe the fruits have a leathery feel and a white ‘bloom’ or dust over them. This means junipers may have green ‘fruits’ or cones from the current season and ripe black cones from the season before. When ripe the fruits are highly aromatic, as is the whole plant.

Soil: Adapts to most soil types.
Conditions: Full sun or part shade. Frost and drought tolerant.
Size: Height 4m x width 1.5m

Inga edulis, commonly known as Ice Cream Bean, is a fast-growing evergreen tree native to South America. It forms a broad and dense spreading canopy with broad, leathery, dark green leaves. The edible long pod fruits have sweet white, translucent, jelly-like pulp that tastes like ice cream - hence the name. The plant is also planted as shade tree in coffee and cacao plantations. The wood, moderately hard and very durable, is used for making packing cases and piles.

Soil: Flourishes in soils of all types within an extended pH range of 4-8. It can handle some waterlogging.
Conditions: Full sun.
Size: Height 20-30m x width 8-10m