I haven’t mentioned that we have about 10 dwarf fruit trees in pots, that we purchased at various times in 2008.
To decide which ones to plant, I made a list of all the trees that were under 3-4metres high, could be grown in a pot and trimmed to size and/or available as a dwarf. I was surprised at the variety available. When purchasing trees also consider their suitability to your climate, water requirements and whether or not you like the fruit they produce. If you eat lots of apple (say), you may like to consider getting a few different varieties – one that fruits early, one middle and one late season.
Here’s a list of suitable trees for suburban backyards:
- Acerola Cherry
- Apple (d)
- Atherton Raspberry
- Australian Round Lime
- Avocado (d)
- Babaco
- Bananas
- Black sapote
- Blackberry
- Blueberry
- Boysenberry
- Calamondin
- Cape Gooseberry
- Casana
- Cassava
- Ceylon Hill Gooseberry
- Cherry
- Chilli
- Chinese Water Chestnut
- Choko (v)
- Cocona
- Coffee
- Comfrey
- Currant (Red or Black)
- Davidson’s Plum (p)
- Fig (d)
- Finger lime
- Ginger
- Goji Berry
- Gooseberry
- Governer’s Plum
- Grape (v)
- Grapefruit (d)
- Grumichama Cherry
- Guava
- Jaboticaba
- Japanese raisin
- Jelly Palm / Wine Palm
- Jerusalem Artichoke
- Kakadu Plum
- Kei Apple
- Keriberry
- Kiwifruit (v)
- Kumquat (d)
- Lemon (d)
- Lemonade (d)
- Lillypilly
- Lime (d)
- Loganberry
- Loquat (d)
- Macadamia (d)
- Madrono
- Mandarin (d)
- Mango (d)
- Medlar
- Midyim
- Miracle Fruit
- Monstera
- Mulberry (d)
- Naranjilla
- Natal Plum
- Olive (d)
- Orange (d)
- Passionfruit (v)
- Paw paw
- Peach (d)
- Pepino
- Persimmon (d)
- Pineapple
- Plum
- Plumcott
- Plummelo
- Pomegranate (d)
- Raspberry
- Rhubarb
- Sea Grape
- Strawberry
- Tamarillo
- Tangelo
- Taro
- Tea
- Ugni
- Yacon
- Youngberry
Legend: (d) – dwarf available; (v) – vine; (p) – pot.
These edible trees, vines and others may be available in Australia from:
- Blue Sky Backyard Bananas
- The Diggers Club
- Daleys Fruit
- Forbidden Fruits Nursery
- Fruit Salad Tree Company
- Garden Express
- Incredible Edibles (New Zealand)
- Papaya Seed
- Yalca Fruit Trees
- Woodbridge Fruit Trees
Please let us know if you have any other recommendations.
Update – I have more recently compiled a list of fruit trees for Brisbane backyards.
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