Tarocco Blood Orange Grafted Fruit Trees

Cut Open Tarocco Blood Orange fruits

Shows the red or blood streaks in the oranges flesh

Creating an Orange Juice from Blood Oranges

This is the fruit from the Grafted Tarocco Blood Orange Fruit Trees. Depending on how Cold our winter mornings are and Hot Winter days means more red streaks. This is quite a good display of red streaks for the Norther NSW area. But we're sure that some southerners get even more red coming through. The red colour comes from anthocyanin which is the same plant compound that gives Pomegranates.

Emperor Mandarin - 1 handed Peel

 

The Emperor Mandarin comes in dwarf Emperor Mandarin Fruit  and full size emperor mandarin for those with a small yard space or who just want a large big cropping mandarin. So easy to peel you can do it one handed. 

 * 0:00 - About 

* 0:12 - 1 handed peeling demo 

* 0:24 - Full Size vs Dwarf 

* 0:40 - Growing Instructions 

* 0:50 - Harvest Times 

Cara Cara Orange Fruit Trees - Seedless

Cara Cara Orange Fruit Trees Seedless, easy to peel. Has that unique blood orange flesh but without the sourness of a Grapefruit.

Not a True Lemon, But does it matter? (Meyer Lemons)

 

Meyer Lemon Tree with ripening fruit

Not a True Lemon. But does it matter? 

 The Meyer Lemon tree is the most popular backyard lemon tree in Australia but they are not a "True" Lemon. That is because they are a cross (hybrid) between a lemon and an orange. Although not as acidic as a true lemon like a Eureka lemon tree or Lisbon Lemon Tree they are the perfect acidity for salads and many other dishes without being too harsh on your teeth/pallet or requiring too much salt to balance out the sour. Meyer lemon trees are more cold hardy while performing well into warmer subtropical climates. So you can see them into Melbourne and up into QLD. Also you can get a great crop of lemons often all year round. Not many fruit have this talent. 

Backyard Tips: 

Pruning: Each time you pick a lemon prune away any crowded stems. Mulch: Thick mulch to keep water in but have a separation from the trunk. 

Soil: Free draining ( You accomplish this by planting it on a mound) 

Fertiliser: Slow release Spring and again in Summer. 

Watering: Deep watering in the hotter months rather than constant shallow watering. 

Eco Oil: To stop leaf curl.

Worlds Biggest Finger Lime

 

The Jali Red grafted Finger lime could be the world's biggest finger lime variety. Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery is home to where the finger limes came from and we think this variety is the biggest.

Multi Grafting Fruit Trees Top Graft Tutorial

Beginners guide to multi grafting fruit trees in 10 steps. Grafting can be done by anyone who wants to have a go.

Step 1 Cut out the dead wood 00:18
Step 2 Locate the rootstock 00:58
Step 3: Remove thorns 01:43
Step 4 Wrap the scion in tape 02:01
Step 5 Perform a top Graft 02:32
Step 6: Cut scion into 4cm spear 03:01
Step 7 Cut rootstock to match scion 03:26
Step 8 Fit scion into rootstock 03:46
Step 9 Tape Together 03:50
Step 10 Remove the tape 05:19

How to grow Kumquat Trees & Which is best?

We have grown side by side 3 different Kumquat fruit trees. Dwarf Kumquts, Semi Dwarf Kumquats and Regular Kumquat Fruit Trees.

We show you the differences between each one and how to get the most out of them by giving them the fertiliser they need to grow. We also explore their uses.

Kumquats mentioned are
Nagami Kumquat Tree
Meiwa Kumquat Tree
Calamondin Kumquat Tree

Kumquat Fruit Trees are for sale at Daleys Fruit Tree Nursery here:

The Dwarf Calamondin Kumquat Fruit Tree featured is for sale here:

and a regular sized Calamondin Kumquat Fruit Tree variety here:

Transcript
now everybody loves growing citrus trees
they're not only productive but they're
also beautiful ornamental plants to grow
as a potted ornamental plant this is the
Australian Calamondin and in the
Philippines it's also known as the
calamansi and it's a really popular
fruit to use in marinades and dressings
so this is a fantastic little juicy
fruit and you can squeeze all that
lovely acidic juice out it's used in all
sorts of Asian cooking and it's also
fantastic if you like making marmalade
so this is the Calamondin grow it
because it looks beautiful and grow it
to use these beautiful tasty fruit so
when you're choosing your Kalamunda nor
your kumquat to grow in your garden
knowing which is the best one for you
can depend on what your space is like so
here I have a dwarf Calamondin and you
can see that it's a really small and
compact plant and it's also perfect for
growing in pots so if you want a lovely
potted specimen or a small compact tree
choose a dwarf tree and that way you can
fit it into small spaces and if you want
something a little bit larger something
grafted onto a semi dwarfing rootstocks
like trifoliatia it's going to give
you a slightly larger tree so this is a
Meiwa and in the background there I
have a Nagami so these are different
types of kumquats and there are
different root stocks that you can
select them on so choose a dwarf for
small spaces and pots and go for your
regular root stock if you want something
a little bit larger

Growing Grapefruits - The Honneffs Surprise

You can buy the Grapefruit Honneff Surprise Fruit Tree regular size and also as a Dwarf Grapefruit Honneff surprise fruit tree

Transcript
I'm going to show you a beautiful citrus
here today this is called a Honneffs
Surprise looks like a grapefruit it
smells like a grapefruit but it's
actually a hybrid cross so it's a cross
between a grapefruit and an orange and
what that does is it gives the fruit
this beautiful blush so it's a little
bit more orange in color and it's also a
little bit more sweet so if you love
grapefruit you're going to love the Honneffs
Surprise. So like growing all citrus
trees you're going to need a full Sun
position and you're going to need good
drainage so they like plenty of
moisture they like really
well-drained soil and they're heavy
feeders so you're going to need to give
your tree some well balanced nutrition
about three or four times a year so lots
of compost lots of mulch and a balanced
NPK fertiliser and then in the winter
months when you most need your vitamin C
you're going to be picking these big
juicy beautiful fruits and eating them
for breakfast every day

Variegated Kumquat Fruit Tree - Stripy Fruit

Unlike normal Kumquats the Variegated Kumquat Fruit Tree has these green and yellow stripes. This plant is really going to stand out in your backyard. Often people use them as a feature plant. They are very popular grown in pots.

Transcript
if you want to grow a beautiful

productive ornamental potted fruit tree

you can't really go past this which is a

variegated kumquat and even the fruits

are variegated so they have this

beautiful stripy fruits on them which

can be quite striking and the foliage

has that lovely variegation to it

beautiful little flowers and it makes an

absolutely lovely pot plant if you have

a pair of these at your front door it's

supposed to bring you good luck they

also make the most fantastic kumquat

marmalade so if you'd like something

productive something beautiful have a

look at the variegated kumquat

Top Grafting Citrus Fruit Trees

Top Grafting Citrus Fruit Trees

Rick Daley in an action shot here is demonstrating how to top graft citrus trees with Phil Dudman

Kaffir Lime Fruit Trees Use: Leaves, Rind, Seeds for your Patio, Backyard or balcony

Buy Kaffir Lime Fruit Tree

Usefulness: 1st: Leaves, 2nd: Rind, Equal 3rd: Juice & Seeds, 4th: Entire Fruit crystallised
Trivia 1) Crushed Kaffir seeds are high in pectin and can help in setting jams.
Trivia 2) The Rind is used as the main ingredient in many Curry pastes. (No you can't just use any lime it has to be Kaffir)
Trivia 3) The Juice is used in shampoos (believing it gets rid of head lice) and clothing cleansers.

Originally from just above us in Indonesia the Kaffir lime fruit tree is now famous worldwide and common to many Australian backyards. Suited to pots and even grows on a balcony with limited space. The leaves are an essential ingredient in many common recipes. The juice, rind and leaves combines with an array of flavours to make refreshing drinks on those hot days that are coming our way.

Video: Blood Orange Tree the Cara Cara - Large with No Seeds

Quickly becoming the Orange Tree of choice all across Australia. It has Large Oranges with No seeds and Red Flesh. Which is why it is a Blood Orange Tree. It also fruits quite early in the season. Our Staff Member Carla in this video calls it the Perfect Orange Tree in this 50 second video.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRgyn9YWavU

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The Blood Orange Tree the Cara Cara is for Sale here

Blood Orange Tree - Cara Cara - Large with No Seeds

Buddhas hand

One of our more alien looking fruit trees

#buddahshand

The Mandarin Tree that Fruits First & Early the Okitsu Wase Mandarin

Kicking off the citrus season is the Okitsu Wase mandarin. My tree is loaded with fruit this year despite the lack of rain. First pick is mid march, after all with a crop like this I need to thin out the fruit a little.

Mandarin Okitsu Wase Satsuma Tree


#okistuwase #mandarin #citrus

The Difference Between Citrus Trees

What is the difference between a Meyer Lemon and a Eureka Lemon?

What about Grapefruit varieties, Orange Tree varieties and Mandarines Trees

Ants and Fruit Trees

So you want to grow organic fruit and your trees are maturing with new shoots and your hard work is paying off. However on your next visit you notice that someone else is working hard:

Someone who has no chief, officer or ruler but boy are they regimented.



When it comes to your scale on your citrus and other fruit trees Ants are quite happy to farm aphids and eat the sweet honeydew which the aphids secrete leaving a scale on your fruit trees and hampering new growth.

So let's assume that we are all responsible gardeners and don't want to spray our plants with poisons. What are our organic options?

One of our staff members Kath has taken some pictures of how she uses some grafting tape and Vaseline to stop not only ants but also vine weevil and earwigs.
Kath says on the art of Banding Citrus Trees: "the ant would reach it and then slip off the tree, then I put a big fat wadge of Vaseline around the tape to stop the little fellows climbing my tree. That has them stumped for a few days at least"