Visiting Chester Dott – Forbidden Fruits Nursery, Mullumbimby

by admin | November 27, 2020 7:27 pm

Also see article titled “Grafting Workshop”
Custard Apple – take the centre out of your custard apples trees.
Chester recommends Howe Longans as they have big fruit and the tree is dwarf.
Grafting Black Sapote you need wood that’s been hardened off – don’t use the soft new growth – October. The variety Bernacher is more upright but you get a lot of seconds and it is also bat prone! Maher is more rounded but is susceptible to splitting. The fruit is on the tree for a year.
Autumn Bliss and Heritage Raspberry – AB is a late season and Heritage is early but AB has better flavour
Mango – recommended are late season varieties: Keitt, Palmer, Brooks and they fruit in that order.

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