Daleys Fruit Tree Blog

Fruit Fly Spring Australia

The start of Spring means that the temperature is starting to warm up, the days are getting longer and the fruit fly are gathering their troops.

So the start of Spring is a great time to develop a fruit fly control strategy. There is a whole range of organic methods through the Wild May Fruit Fly Control Systems but you need to get onto it early and stop them breeding up. The other method is exclusion netting where you place a special fruit fly net over your fruit before they get stung by fruit fly that have bread up and become rampant.

We have got a great 2 minute video for you which discusses this in more depth. So if you want to get juicy nectarines and peaches this season without nasty surprises we hope you enjoy this video.

http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/Exclusion-Bags.htm

Spring Flowers, Buds & Fruit Forming 2010

Blueberry Plant Blossoms Spring 2010

Black Sapote Tree or Chocolate Pudding Tree Fruit Forming 2010

Apple Buds Forming Spring 2010

Apple Tree Flowers Spring 2010

Macadamia Nut Flowers Spring 2010

Myrtaceae Biosecurity Restrictions

Customers in WA, SA and Victoria may notice that many plants that we were once able to ship to you without any problems are now generating the warning quarantine won't allow these plants into the state. The reason for these changes stem from the Myrtle Rust outbreak which has occurred in southern NSW, as a result all plants from the Myrtaceae family are no longer allowed to be shipped from NSW into WA, SA, QLD or Victoria. We do apologize for any inconvenience however we do take our responsibility to biosecurity seriously and therefore at this stage we will not be shipping these plants across the borders. Unfortunately the family is huge and includes many native plants such as Eucalyptus, Acmena, Syzygium, Austromyrtus, Eugenia, Leptospermum these families also include many of our fruit trees and bush food others we can no longer send include Feijoa, Myrciara and Psidium.
If anyone would like more information contact your local domestic quarantine service.
http://www.quarantinedomestic.gov.au/

Paypal Now Accepted.

We have had quite a few requests for people who prefer to use paypal and we have just added it as an option to our shopping cart.

So just before you press checkout you will have the option of Paypal... Enjoy :)

Bare Rooted Grapes

It is the middle of winter here in Kyogle and at this time of the year we are receiving our bare rooted plants from around the country. Many of these products are higher chill than our subtropical climate allows us to propagate and grow with ease and so it is that we have looked beyond our humid hills for a supplier of bare rooted grapes that we can offer to our customers as a great product at a great price.

Nina, one of our propagation experts is holding an example of the Menindee Seedless grapes so you can see what you will be buying. The bare rooted selections of grapes include the Menindee Seedless, Thompson Seedless and the Crimson Seedless, all of which are well suited to regions with cool winters and long hot dry summers requiring about 500-600 hours of winter chill, unfortunately they will not thrive in humid coastal climates.

Winter is the perfect time to plants grapes while they are deciduous, it is important to be prepared and have a trellis ready for the vine to climb once it shoots with a burst of vigorous growth in the spring.

Links - DPI Grapes info

Bare Root Stock Arrived 2010

We have plenty of bare root fruit trees ready for you to order online. Winter is a great time for mail order while they are dormant.

Popular Bare Root Stock includes Apricots, Apples, Peaches, Quinces, Almonds, Plumcotts, Nectarines, Mulberries.

Detailed Information on Bare Root Fruit Trees

Quince Tree Moorpark Bare Root

Apricot Tree Bare Root

Dwarf Apple Tree Bare Root (Gala, Granny Smith )

Peach Tree Bare Root

Low chill Dwarf Sunset Peach Bare Root NEW

Nectarine Trees Bare Root NEW

Grape Vines Bare Root

Our Newest Little Aussies

We dropped all our tools last Monday 12th April, shut the shop and headed into the Kyogle Council offices to watch Paning and her daughter Mary become Australian citizens. This was the second time that the staff from the nursery had filled Kyogle's Council chambers to celebrate Australian citizenship, as Sophie had taken her oath back in January. It was a proud moment for all of us watching our mates swear their allegiance to our Nation and we would like to welcome you as our newest little Aussies. Congratulations Sophie, Paning and Mary.

Growing Jujubes and Eating Them

I have been in contact with Lucy who is an avid forum & My Edible contributer. You can view her public my edibles page here:

JuJube for Sale in Melbourne

She sent me a punnet of Jujubes:

They really were great tasting almost like an apple but with a different type of sweetness and also much more crunchy almost like a pear that isn't fully ripe.

Jujubes don't ripen at the same time and different varieties ripen at different times.
She says
"They only ripen one or two fruits per day so I may have to pick them over few days before sending to you. They also don't ripen off the trees. "

Daleys sells the trees Here so you can put your name down via email or sms to get notified when they are ready to be mail ordered to your address.

Jujubes, Ziziphus jujuba

However if you were in Melbourne and wanted to get in contact with Lucy she tocks many different varieties in grafted and bare rooted and they can be planted in winter

She grows all her jujubes in pots and says:

"I get 50 to 80 fruits per 5 years old tree comparing to growing in the ground you could get 5 times that much in an ideal environment. The good thing is they don't ripe at the same time so every week for my trees I only pick about a dozen riped fruits at the time. Hopefully, trees will get bigger and give me more fruits."

You can contact lucy at
jujubeforsale@yahoo.com.au