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Leeming Fruit Trees

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25.01.2022 North America Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) or hillbilly mango is a small deciduous tree native to the eastern United States and Canada, producing a large, yellowish-green to brown fruit. It belongs to the genus Asimina in the same plant family (the Annonaceae) as the custard-apple, cherimoya, sweetsop, ylang-ylang and soursop. This highly aromatic, climacteric fruit has a ripe taste that resembles a creamy mixture of banana, mango, and pineapple. Easily grown in average, medium to wet, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, acidic, fertile soils. Will grow in shade but becomes leggy. It has a beautiful autumn yellow foliage.

25.01.2022 Calamondin/ Calamansi/Asian lime-- Citrofortunella microcarpa is a shrub or small tree growing to 23 metres . The fruit of the calamondin resembles a small, round lime, usually 25-35mm in diameter, but sometimes up to 45mm. It has the orange color of a tangerine with a very thin green or orange colored peel. The Calamondin bears a small citrus fruit that is used to flavor foods and drinks. Despite its outer appearance and its aroma, the taste of the fruit itself is quite sou...r, although the peel is sweet. Eating a whole fruit has a surprise with the combination of sweet and sour. Calamondin marmalade can be made in the same way as orange marmalade. Like other citrus fruits, the calamondin is high in vitamin C. The fruit can be frozen whole and used as ice cubes in beverages such as tea, soft drinks, water, and cocktails. The juice is extracted by crushing the whole fruit, and makes a flavorful drink similar to lemonade. A liqueur can be made from the whole fruits, in combination with vodka and sugar. In Asian cuisines, the juice is used to season fish, fowl, and pork. It is commonly used as a condiment in Filipino dishes like Pancit. $20

24.01.2022 Noni Fruit (Morinda citrifolia) is a fruit-bearing tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. Its native range extends across Southeast Asia and Australasia. It reaches maturity in about 18 months, then yields between 4 and 8 kg (8.8 and 17.6 lb) of fruit every month throughout the year. It is tolerant of saline soils, drought conditions, and secondary soils. Medicinally this odd looking fruit is said to cure everything from stone-fish wounds to digestive upsets to far more seriou...s disease. Green fruit, leaves, and root or rhizomes might have been used in Polynesian cultures as a general tonic, in addition to its traditional place in Polynesian culture as a famine food. When ripe or overripe the skin of the fruit becomes almost translucent and the flesh turns soft to develop an unpleasant odour. The odour has led to nickname of the starvation fruit due to the fact that you would have to be starving to eat it as a fresh fruit. $35

23.01.2022 Peppercorn vine(Piper nigrum) Variety : Kampot ( Laos Variety) Pepper vine is an evergreen climber native to India which grows to a height of 4-8 m... Cultivated for the fruit which is dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruits are dark red when fully ripe. Pepper is just pepper, right? Maybe so if you are using the stale old stuff from the supermarket. Definitely not the case if you try fresh, home grown Kampot pepper . Native to Kampot province in Laos, Kampot peppers stand out by their unique flavours. They develop a range of sweet pungent tastes, fruity aromas and exceptional flavours on the tongue. Kampot peppers have been selected by chefs and foodies as some of the best peppers in the world. Peppercorns, and the powdered pepper derived from grinding them, may be described simply as pepper, or more precisely as black pepper (cooked and dried unripe fruit), green pepper (dried unripe fruit) and white pepper (dried ripe seeds).

23.01.2022 Purple Mangosteen Plants The purple mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), colloquially known simply as mangosteen, the queen of tropical fruits, is a tropical evergreen tree believed to have originated in the Sunda Islands and the Moluccas of Indonesia. The tree grows from 4 to 15 m tall. The delicious fruit is sweet, tangy, juicy, and somewhat fibrous.... It is a tropical tree, the mangosteen must be grown in consistently warm conditions, short-term cold weather usually is not too dangerous for older trees, but prolonged exposure to very low temperatures of below 0 C (32F) can kill even a mature mangosteen tree. While it is cultivated in some different areas, it grows almost exclusively in tropical climates. Although, experienced horticulturists have grown this species outdoors, and brought them to fruit in extreme South Florida. $85

20.01.2022 In Stock Now: Jaboticaba (Plinia cauliflora) , the Brazilian grapetree, is an evergreen tree native to Brazil. The tree is known for its purplish-black, white-pulped fruits which grow directly on the trunk; they can be eaten raw or be used to make jellies, jams, juice or wine. The new growth is a coppery colour along with their beautiful honey scented flowers makes it a very ornamental tree. Bears heavy crops of quality fruit that can be eaten fresh from the tree. Often fruit...ing up to 3 times per year. Time from flowering to fruit being ready to eat is only 30 days. The fruit is a thick-skinned berry and typically measures 34 cm in diameter. The fruit resembles that of a slip-skin grape. It has a thick, purple, astringent skin that encases a very sweet,aromatic white or rosy pink gelatinous flesh. Cropping can begin at 5 years with several crops maturing from spring to autumn. A versatile small tree with decorative coppery foliage that makes for an ornamental specimen tree or superb hedge.

19.01.2022 Our carlos muscadine are starting to colour up. Cant wait to eat these delicious grapes

19.01.2022 Cherapu (Garcinia prainiana) known as the button mangosteen or is a species of Garcinia. It is a small tropical fruit tree with glossy leaves and very fragrant reddish-pink flowers. Deep within the verdant rainforests of Borneo. It has a flavor similar to, but distinct from, its cousin, the purple mangosteen, with an interesting taste some have compared to a tangerine, but unlike its cousin, it has a tissue-thin skin rather than a hard rind, making it much easier to eat out-of-hand. Also unlike the purple mangosteen, it can be grown in a container. The tree can start producing when it is even under 1m tall.

19.01.2022 In Stock Now: Gc (Momordica cochinchinensis) is a type of perennial melon native to vietnam and has been grown throughout Southeast Asian countries and Northeastern Australia. Gc is notable for its orange-reddish color resulting from its rich content of beta-carotene and lycopene. The aril surrounding gac seeds when the fruits are ripe is cooked with sticky rice to make Xi Gc, a traditional Vietnamese dish in red color served at weddings and New Year celebrations. In ad...dition, the immature green fruit is also used as a vegetable in India. The spiny skin is removed and the fruits are sliced and cooked sometimes with potato or bottle gourd. In Sri Lanka, gac is used in curry, and in Thailand, gac is served with ice cream. Due to the high contents of beta-carotene and lycopene, extracts from the fruits arils are used to manufacture dietary supplements in soft capsules or are sometimes mixed into beverages. $35

18.01.2022 Kampong Mauve Purple Custard apple (Annona squamosa) is also referred to as a variety of sweetsop or sugar apple. The Purple Custard Apple is subtropical and it has a thick velvety rind composed of knobby segments that give it a scale-like appearance. The exterior is dark bluish-purple with magenta accents along the margins of the scaly plates. The inner flesh is juicy and succulent with a creamy white color that has pale purple tinges just under the skin. It comes apart in... fleshy conical segments that house large inedible black seeds. When fully ripe, the Purple Custard Apple gives off a sugary sweet aroma and is soft enough to be split open with just your fingers. Its flavor is akin to tropical fruits like mango and pineapple with berry-like tones and a noticeable vanilla custard finish. The Purple variety is prized for both its superior flavor and decorative landscaping.

18.01.2022 It looks like we are going to have a good crop of sacha inchi nuts. Flowers and baby nuts are everywhere

17.01.2022 Have you heard of yuzu fruit? theres a good chance that you havent. Yuzu (Citrus junos) , in Japanese, in Korean, in Chinese. The Yuzu originated and grows wild in central China and Tibet. It was introduced to Japan and Korea during the Tang Dynasty and it is in these nations that it is cultivated most widely. The fruit looks somewhat like a small grapefruit with an uneven skin, and can be either yellow or green depending on the degree of ripeness. The fruit are ...very aromatic, typically range between 5.5 and 7.5 cm in diameter, but can be as large as a regular grapefruit (up to 10 cm or larger). With its unique citrus flavor and strong fragrance, the juice, rind and peel of this fruit has recently started making its way into kitchens and restaurants around the world and makes an excellent addition to sauces, seafood dishes and desserts. The oil of this fruit has also been traditionally used as an essential oil to keep skin smooth, increase circulation and boost immunity. The yuzu is an upright evergreen shrub or small tree and more cold tolerant than most other citrus, being able to tolerate to -5 degrees.

17.01.2022 KING THAI mango. A semi-dwarf selection. Compact, branching, slightly upright tree growing to 3.5m tall and 2.5m wide. Very sweet, aromatic, equal if not better in flavour than the Bowen mango. The variety is named after the late king of Thailand who took a great interest in rural development in Thailand on the occasion of his 72 nd birthday. ... It has good processing and shelf life characteristics, with a high resistance to fungal diseases. $60

17.01.2022 In Stock Now: Santol (Sandoricum koetjape) , also known as cotton fruit, A very fast growing evergreen tree native to Malaysia, Cambodia and Southern Laos. Fruits are rounded and somewhat flattened, 4 to 6 centimeters, yellowish-orange when ripe with a thick pericarp. Seeds are large, surrounded by a translucent or pale, sweet tasting edible pulp. In Malaysia and Asia, santol tree is not only held in esteem for its delicious fruit, but also for its timber. In addition, the sa...ntol tree is planted along the roadsides as a shade tree. These trees are also non-littering and wind-resistant. Young plants are frost sensitive and will require protection from cold, however once established they can handle a light brief frost. $35

15.01.2022 What a nice morning treat from the garden! ( hog plum, sacha inchi, pawpaw, yellow strawberry, rainforest plum and purple custard apple)

14.01.2022 Ackee, (Blighia sapida), native to West Africa, widely cultivated throughout tropical and subtropical regions for its edible fruit. The brightly coloured orange-red fruits split when fully ripe to reveal three to four large shiny black seeds, each is partly surrounded but the soft, creamy arils. Ackee pods should be allowed to fully ripen on the tree before picking. Prior to cooking the arils are washed and then boiled for 5 minutes, the water is discarded. The dried seeds,... fruit, bark and leaves of the tree are all used in traditional medicine. Native to Africa it was taken to the West Indies before 1778 where it has become an integral part of the local cuisine. Ackee is now the national fruit of Jamaica. Caution is advised with using ackee as it is poisonous when unripe or overripe. Unripe ackee fruit contains a poison called hypoglycin, so preparers must be careful to wait until the fruits protective pods turn red and open naturally. Once open, the only edible portion is the yellow arilli, which surround always-toxic black seeds. With all that risk comes a delicious payoff Jamaicas national dish is ackee with codfish. When cooked, ackees are similar in texture and appearance to scrambled eggs, and are a popular breakfast item - and a tantalizing delicacy. $40

14.01.2022 Our tea plants (Camellia Sinensis) have been flowering profusely. Managed to collect a lot of seeds today.

14.01.2022 Durian : smells like hell tastes like heaven. Durian is a unique tropical fruit. Its popular in Southeast Asia, where its nicknamed the king of fruits. Durian is very high in nutrients, containing more than most other fruits. Some people regard the durian as having a pleasantly sweet fragrance and an irresistible flavour; However, it also gets a bad rap due to its strong smell , others find the aroma overpowering and revolting. The smell evokes reactions from deep appre...ciation to intense disgust. A typical durian tree can bear fruit after four or five years. The durian fruit can hang from any branch and matures roughly three months after pollination. Durians are very tropical . Though this would be a good opportunity for fruit enthusiasts to try and grow this rare fruit in the Perth climate. Varieties: musang king and monthong.

12.01.2022 Love this nursery, full of rare beautiful frangipani plants. If you ever want to have rare frangipanis or multigrafted frangipanis ( 2/3/4 different colours on the same tree), this is the place to go to.

12.01.2022 Love the looks of our red pineapple

11.01.2022 Giant Yellow Mulberry or Monkey Fruit (Myrianthus arboreus) , native to Africa, this medium-sized, evergreen tree has very large palmate leaves to 70 cm across and small, yellowish flowers followed by yellow fruits that form a dense, odd-shaped cluster which can reach about the size of a grapefruit. The fruits are edible and reminiscent of pineapple in flavor. The seeds are edible after boiling and very nutritious, containing oil, proteins and sugars. The young leaves are used in a very popular soup in Nigeria .

10.01.2022 Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana) is a small deciduous tree with creamy-grey flaky bark found growing wild extensively through out the subtropical woodlands of the Northern Territory and Western Australia. It bears abundant crop of small plum-like fruits. The fruit has a very high content of vitamin C, in fact holds the World Record. Its full of antioxidants, folic acid and iron. The fruit is oval, 3 cm long and 1 cm wide, shaped like almonds and containing a large see...d; yellow when ripe, soft and easy to harvest. When eaten fresh, it has a sweet and a sour sort of taste, and if you cook it, its like eating pears and apples cooked up. The fruit has been a traditional source of bush tucker, antiseptic and a healing remedy for the Indigenous people across Arnhem Land for thousands of years. Grafted and seed grown plants available.

09.01.2022 Love the looks of our hill cherry guava

09.01.2022 Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis), native to the Pacific and East Indies, tree of the mulberry family (Moraceae) and its large round to egg-shaped fruits that are a staple food of the South Pacific and other tropical areas. Fruit can weigh up to 4kg and about 20cm in diameter Colour: Breadfruit has a thick, warty, greenish skin and white starchy flesh with a bread-like texture.... Breadfruit contains considerable amounts of starch and is seldom eaten raw. It may be roasted, baked, boiled, fried, or dried and ground into flour. In the South Seas, cloth is made from the fibrous inner bark, the wood is used for canoes and furniture, and glue and caulking material are obtained from the milky juice. The tree requires hot tropical areas. Not suitable for temperate climates. Although if you have a greenhouse or grow it in a pot and bring it inside during the colder months , it might be worth a try.

09.01.2022 Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) is an exotic tropical fruit native to Southeast Asia. The fruit is related to the lychee and longan fruits and has a similar appearance when peeled. Its translucent white flesh has a delicious sweet yet creamy taste and contains a seed in its middle. The tree thrives best in tropical climates.

08.01.2022 Cempedak (Artocarpus integer) Native to Malaysia and Indonesia. The soft fruits are very sweet with some fiber and a fairly smooth skin. They are smaller, less acidic and less fibrous than the jakfruit. The strongly odored fruits smell like durians when ripe, however if the peel is removed this will remove most of the odor. Eaten fresh and used to make ice cream. Young fruits are eaten as vegetables.... Seedling trees start bearing after 4-5 years, they flower in Spring and the fruit mature 3-6 months later.

08.01.2022 We just got to taste these beautiful fijian longan today. It has such a fragant, mildly sweet flesh similar to the ramburan. An interesting taste.

08.01.2022 Our super dwarf hog plums are so productive this year. Keep fruiting nonstop since spring

08.01.2022 In stock now: Choquette avocado. Medium-size shade trees, Choquette is a heavy bearer of large, tasty fruit with rich flavour. The giant fruit can weigh over 1kg. It is a cross between a Guatemalan and a West Indian type avocado. The colour of the flesh ranges from green to gold. Choquettes are also rather disease resistant, making them a great choice for home growers.

07.01.2022 Available now: Yemenite Citron The Yemenite citron looks like a large, knobby and sometimes ribbed lemon. It is a species of citrus fruit and is related to the Buddahs Hand. One characteristic of this variety of citrus is a very thick rind and very aromatic skin. The candied peel is used in the food industry and is a common ingredient in fruit cakes, plum pudding, sweet rolls and candies. The flesh is neither particularly sweet nor sour . The fruit can be found with the remnants of the flower still intact on one end of the fruit. In Jewish practice this is called the pitam, and it must be intact if the fruit is to be used in the festival of Sukkot. $25

06.01.2022 In Stock Now: Yellow Jaboticaba( Myrciaria glazioviana) an evergreen shrub or small bushy tree native to Southern Brazil with a dense crown; it can grow 2 - 4 metres tall. The plant is often cultivated in domestic orchards for its delicious edible fruit, which is greatly appreciated locally. Eaten fresh or used to make juices, ices, liqueurs and sweets. The fruit has a distinctive sweet tangy flavour reminiscent of pineapple. ... Jaboticabas can be successfully grown throughout much of Australia, and it is a tree that gives back much more than the space it occupies. If you dont already have at least one, you should put it on your must have list.

06.01.2022 We werent expecting to find yangmei berry (Morella rubra) here in Perth and were even more surprised that they taste very nice and sweet. What a new years treat!

06.01.2022 Available now: rare orange fleshed rambutan Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) is an exotic tropical fruit native to Southeast Asia. The fruit is related to the lychee and longan fruits and has a similar appearance when peeled. Its translucent white flesh has a delicious sweet yet creamy taste and contains a seed in its middle.... The tree thrives best in tropical climates. PM for more details.

05.01.2022 Pandan Plants ( Pandanus Amaryllifolius) restocked. Plenty of XXL Pandan in stock, all nice and healthy. Nutty fragant leaves used in asian cooking like padan cake, pandan jelly, pandan rice and so on. $60

05.01.2022 Passiflora Quadrangular also known as "Giant granadilla". Passiflora Quadrangular is a big passion vine native to tropical America with the biggest fruits of the Passiflora genus. Large leaves to 25 cm (10) long and big colourful showy fragrant flowers up to 12 cm (5) wide. Large heavy fruits up to 30 cm (12) long that turns yellow when fully ripe. The un-ripe fruit when green can be boiled and used as a vegetable. An ornamental tropical vine that in tropical regions can r...eaches 45 metres (150 ft) long in a single season although in cooler regions or in containers it is not so vigorous. Thrives in warm humid tropics, but avoid flooding. Suitable in most temperate climates. Protect from freezing temperatures. Fruit is eaten fresh or used in drinks. The unripe, green fruit is eaten as a vegetable. $25

04.01.2022 Cinnamomum verum, called true cinnamon tree or Ceylon cinnamon tree is a highly ornamental small evergreen tree, native to Sri Lanka. It is the source of cinnamon spice and the spice itself is the bark that is peeled from the branches after 2 years. Scrape the bark leave for a day so that the inner bark curls into cinnamon sticks as it dries. Oil obtained from cinnamon bark is used in dental and pharmaceutical preparations. Alike to the stem bark and oil obtained from the leaves. Further, the bark is used to aid in digestion, relieve from headache, gastrointestinal and respiratory disorders, and as an aphrodisiac.$80

03.01.2022 Ichi Ki Kei Jiro Persimmon- Jiro dwarf Persimmon: Jiro is a prolific producer of large sized, flat square-tomato shaped fruit that are a beautiful orange red color. It is self pollinating and a non astringent (crispy)variety. The flesh contains pale orange hues and has a slippery and firm consistency. Jiro persimmons have a sweet flavour and are of excellent quality. The tree has smooth gray to tan bark and is upright reaching heights of about 2 meters. The leaves on the tree are a rich green and have a broad and leathery texture. The leaves will change into shades of red and orange in the autumn. $75.

03.01.2022 Mata Kucing (Euphoria malaiensis), an evergreen plant growing to 2-2.5m tall native to Malaysia and Indonesia. The fruits are round, up to 2-3cm in diameter (some larger) with a rough, brownish skin, fruit borne on small bunches. The flesh is translucent, white and sweeter and much more fragrant than the normal longan. The flesh thickness varies but is generally about 50mm thick whilst the seed is large in comparison to the flesh. The plant height has a downward branch growing habit. A good feature tree in garden landscapes. Mata Kucing is a close relative of Longan (Euphoria longana).

03.01.2022 Sea grape (Coccoloba uvifera): native to coastal beaches throughout tropical America and the Caribbean, including southern Florida, the Bahamas, the Greater and Lesser Antilles, and Bermuda. They have a plate-like waxy leaf that can reach up to 20cm in diameter. On a hot day the leaves make an ideal fan. They are very tough, require little maintenance and dont mind sandy soil and salt spray. The most distinctive attribute of the sea grape is its clusters of fruit, which g...row from green to purple as they mature and droop down during the growing season. There is a single, hard seed found inside each fruit. The fruits have fuzzy skins, like peaches. The ripe fruits even smell and taste a tiny bit like peaches, but really they have their own taste, which is pleasant enough and nicely sweet. $30

02.01.2022 Acerola cherry/ barbdos cherry (Malpighia emarginata) is an evergreen tropical fruit-bearing shrub or small tree native to South America growing to 2-3m tall. It is known for being extremely rich in vitamin C which is about 65 times more vitamin C than oranges. This bright red cherry-like fruit has varying tastes during different stages in maturity. When fully ripe the fruit is juicy and aromatic with its acid content giving it a sweet acid apple-like flavour. The tree can produce a number or crops each year, making for quite a long harvest season.

02.01.2022 THE SWEETEST MANGO IN THE WORLD Available now: The Carabao mango, also known as the Philippine mango or Manila mango (Manggang Kalabaw). The variety is reputed internationally due to its sweetness and exotic taste. The mango variety was listed as the sweetest in the world by the 1995 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. It is usually eaten ripe, like a mango for dessert, but it also used when green in salads. The fruit are long and slender, weighing from 250g-350g. The flesh is fibreless, very tender, soft and juicy and fragrant. $80

01.01.2022 In Stock Now: Bilimbi Averrhoa bilimbi (commonly known as bilimbi, cucumber tree, kamias) is a close relative of the carambola tree, an attractive small evergreen plant usually growing to 3-7 m in height. Flowers bloom from the trunk, often in great number toward the bottom of the tree. Fruits follow, and a single tree often produces hundreds and hundreds of fruits.The entire fruit is edible, including the slightly waxy skin. The flesh is very crunchy, firm, sour and extreme...ly juicy. The most common use for the fruits is a flavoring for prepared fish and meat dishes. Fruits are also used for beverages and preserves. They are quite acidic and unlike the star fruit, are usually not eaten fresh out of hand. Ripe fruits are frequently added to curries in the Far East. Bilimbi is often used in place of mango to make chutney. The leaves are used medicinally as a tonic throughout many countries. A tropical species the bilimbi is more cold sensitive than the carambola especially when very young. Very well suited for pot culture.