sweet-tart pomegranates

 

The Pomegranate tree is an ornamental shrub producing fruit with a hard, leathery deep red or yellow rind. When opened, the fruit exposes shimmering translucent kernels. The juicy flesh is tart-sweet, and surrounds nutlike seeds that are edible and add a bit of a crunch to the overall texture.

Pomegranates store extremely well in a cool dry place, and continue to sweeten off the tree. The plant itself is very hardy and highly ornamental - it has large showy flowers and is suitable for use as a feature plant, for hedges and pot growing. The tree also makes an attractive and interesting bonsai specimen.

A shrub or small tree to about 4m, the pomegranate is multi stemmed, spiny and extremely long lived. Plants are usually pruned to form a short but well defined trunk, allowing 4 or 5 shoots to develop into a multi branched form.

Pomegranate is not fussy about soil condition, in its native environment in Northern India and Iran it is found growing in rocky gravel. #daleysfruit #pomegranate #fruittree

Juicy and soft Peaches 🍑

 Peaches are white or yellow fleshed fruit, and are soft and juicy with an excellent flavour. Delicious to eat by straight off the tree, mixed in with yoghurt or cream, or used in baking.

For subtropical and coastal areas, select from our range of low chill varieties requiring as little as 150 chill hours. We also have a varieties more suited to colder climates with 600+ chill hours.

With correct Summer and Winter pruning, it is possible to harvest peaches within 2 years of planting. A lot of our varieties are selected from extensive breeding programs in Florida, and are some of the best varieties to date 🍑 #daleysfruit #peaches #peachtree #fruitnursery

The beautiful and hardy Federation Daisy 🌸

 The Federation Daisy is a beautiful and hardy new breed of Marguerite Daisy. It is an early, long, and repeat flowering variety that will delight in any garden or patio setting

Argyranthemum Federation Daisy bears masses of beautifully formed, yellow-centered flowers, surrounded by a variety of reds, whites, and pinks. Main flowering time in Spring and Autumn, with flushes of flowers occasionally throughout the rest of the year #daleysfruit #daleysnursery #federationdaisy

Easy to grow and long living PECANS

 Pecan Nut Trees are among the best of the multi-purpose trees, providing a valuable nut crop and an excellent long-term investment. The trees are long lived, and unlike other commercial crops, don't have to be replaced in the short to mid term.

Although most varieties are self pollinating (SP), planting 2 different varieties will ensure optimum cross pollination. Or for large plantings, one of one type to up to 5 of another.

Pecans are a large deciduous tree suited to temperate and sub-tropical areas, requiring very little chill - only 200-300 hours. They love the dry spring weather of the east coast, which enables effective pollination. In Australia, the tree has very few pests, making them an easy tree to grow for food and shade #daleysfruit #pecans #fruitnursery #pecantree

The Black Sapote - a chocoholics dream!

 Not surprisingly, this is one of our most popular fruits, and if you like Chocolate you'll love the Black Sapote! Commonly known as Chocolate Pudding Fruit, this amazing fruit is an excellent source of Vitamin C, containing about 4 times as much as an orange.

The fruit is delicious eaten fresh or used as a chocolate substitute in recipes and milkshakes, or simply mix the pulp with yogurt and lemon juice for a refreshing treat. Fruits can be cut in half and eaten covered in passion fruit - in Mexico the pulp is mashed with orange juice or brandy and served with cream. It is also delicious mixed with wine, cinnamon and sugar.

The green fruit is picked when hard and allowed to soften and go brown within 3-6 days. At the ripe stage you should be able to press the skin with your fingers and leave an indent. A very close relative of the persimmon, the black sapote is a Chocoholics dream come true!

The ancient Jujube

Highly revered for over 4000 years in Chinese history, the Jujube has now gained popularity around the world. The fruit has a pleasant, sweet taste, and the texture resembles that of an apple. They can be processed in various ways - eaten fresh, dried, candied, or made into jam, pulp or wine. Jujubes are an extremely hardy, deciduous tree growing between 5-10m. They tolerate drought, saline soils and cool winters, which make them a highly adaptable crop well suited to a range of climatic conditions. Great for inland and southern mainland Australia. While most cultivars are self-fertile, some do like cross-pollination 🌿 #daleysfruit #jujube #jujubetree

 

Yuzu - a citrus delight

 

Native to China, the Yuzu has been used and cultivated in this region for thousands of years. The fruit is tart, resembling a grapefruit with mandarin overtones. It is rarely eaten as a fresh fruit, but is used to makes sauces, preserves and a popular yuzu vinegar. In Korea, thinly sliced fruits are combined with sugar and honey to make a thick marmalade like syrup. Yuzu kosho is a spicy Japanese sauce made from green or ripe yellow yuzu zest, chillis and salt. The yuzu is more cold tolerant than most other citrus, being able to tolerate to -5 degrees

Jaboticaba - A sweet and aromatic fruit 🌿🖤

 

The Jaboticabas habit of producing the fruit directly on the trunk makes this a striking tree. Fruit is similar to a grape, with a sweet and aromatic flavour. The new growth is a coppery colour, and along with their beautiful honey scented flowers, it makes for a very ornamental tree. The Jaboticaba bears heavy crops of quality fruit that can be eaten fresh from the tree. Often fruiting up to 3 times per year. Time from flowering to fruit being ready to eat is only 30 days 🌿🖤