A summary from our database of trees from other regions
which have produced fruit in the Adelaide area
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Open | Little or no protection from weather |
| Shade | Shadecloth or shade from other plants |
| Cover | Glass or plastic housing |
| Acerola Cherry | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 5 |
| Average age when first fruited | 3 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 2 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground |
| In open, shade or cover | Shade |
| Districts where planted | Foothills |
| Success rate | 33% |
| Avocado | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 21 |
| Average age when first fruited | 5 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 2.5 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, Shade |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills, Hills |
| Success rate | 100% |
| Black Sapote |
|
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 12 |
| Average age when first fruited | 6 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 1.5 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, Shade |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills |
| Success rate | 60% |
| Blueberry | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 10 |
| Average age when first fruited | 3 years |
| Average height when first fruited | .8 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground, Pot |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, Shade |
| Districts where planted | Plains |
| Success rate | 60% |
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| Brazilian Cherry |
|
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 3 |
| Average age when first fruited | None fruited |
| Average height when first fruited | |
| Planted in ground or pot | Pot |
| In open, shade or cover | Shade |
| Districts where planted | Hills, Other |
| Success rate | 0% |
| Bunya Nut | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 3 |
| Average age when first fruited | None fruited |
| Average height when first fruited | |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground, Pot |
| In open, shade or cover | Shade |
| Districts where planted | Plains |
| Success rate | 0% |
| Canistel (Yellow Sapote) | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 4 |
| Average age when first fruited | 4 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 1.2 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Pot |
| In open, shade or cover | Cover |
| Districts where planted | Plains |
| Success rate | 25% |
| Carambola (Star Fruit) | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 4 |
| Average age when first fruited | None fruited |
| Average height when first fruited | |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground, Pot |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, Cover |
| Districts where planted | Plains |
| Success rate | 0% |
| Cedar Bay Cherry (Beach Cherry) | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 6 |
| Average age when first fruited | 5 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 1 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground, Pot |
| In open, shade or cover | Unknown |
| Districts where planted | Foothills, Hills |
| Success rate | 40% |
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| Cherimoya | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 6 |
| Average age when first fruited | 4 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 2 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground, Pot |
| In open, shade or cover | Open |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Hills |
| Success rate | 25% |
| Coffee | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 5 |
| Average age when first fruited | 7 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 2 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Pot |
| In open, shade or cover | Shade |
| Districts where planted | Plains |
| Success rate | 20% |
| Curry Leaf | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 7 |
| Average age when first fruited | 5 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 1.8 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground, Pot |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, Shade |
| Districts where planted | Plains |
| Success rate | 28% |
| Custard Apple | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 4 |
| Average age when first fruited | 2 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 2 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground, Pot |
| In open, shade or cover | Shade, Cover |
| Districts where planted | Plains |
| Success rate | 50% |
| Feijoa | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 21 |
| Average age when first fruited | 3 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 1.5 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills, Hills |
| Success rate | 71% |
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| Granadilla | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 4 |
| Average age when first fruited | None fruited |
| Average height when first fruited | |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground, Pot |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, Shade |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills |
| Success rate | 0% |
| Grumichama | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 6 |
| Average age when first fruited | None fruited |
| Average height when first fruited | |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground, Pot |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, Shade |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills, Hills |
| Success rate | 0% |
| Guava | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 20 |
| Average age when first fruited | 2 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 1 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground, Pot |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, Shade |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills, Hills |
| Success rate | 85% |
| Jaboticaba | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 9 |
| Average age when first fruited | 6 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 1.5 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground, Pot |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, Shade |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills |
| Success rate | 11% |
| Kiwi Fruit | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 13 |
| Average age when first fruited | 3 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 1.5 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, Shade |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills, Hills |
| Success rate | 66% |
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| Longan | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 11 |
| Average age when first fruited | 6 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 1.5 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground |
| In open, shade or cover | Open |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills |
| Success rate | 75% |
| Macadamia | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 15 |
| Average age when first fruited | 6 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 2.5 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground, Pot |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, Shade |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills, Hills |
| Success rate | 88% |
| Mango | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 14 |
| Average age when first fruited | 4 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 1.8 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground, Pot |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, Shade |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills, Hills |
| Success rate | 85% |
| Miracle Fruit | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 6 |
| Average age when first fruited | 2 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 1 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground,Pot |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, Cover |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills, Hills |
| Success rate | 75% |
| Mulberry | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 20 |
| Average age when first fruited | 2 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 1.5 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, Shade |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills, Hills |
| Success rate | 85% |
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| Natal Plum | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 6 |
| Average age when first fruited | 4 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 1.5 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, Shade |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills |
| Success rate | 50% |
| Papaya (Pawpaw) | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 8 |
| Average age when first fruited | 3 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 2.5 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground |
| In open, shade or cover | Shade, Cover |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills, Hills |
| Success rate | 85% |
| Persimmon | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 25 |
| Average age when first fruited | 2 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 1.5 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground |
| In open, shade or cover | Open |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills, Hills |
| Success rate | 82% |
| Pomegranate | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 13 |
| Average age when first fruited | 3 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 2 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills, Hills |
| Success rate | 72% |
| Star Apple (Caimito) | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 4 |
| Average age when first fruited | None Fruited |
| Average height when first fruited | |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, Cover |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills |
| Success rate | 0% |
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| Tamarillo | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 21 |
| Average age when first fruited | 2 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 2 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground |
| In open, shade or cover | Open, Shade |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills, Hills |
| Success rate | 81% |
| Wampee (Wampi) | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 12 |
| Average age when first fruited | 4 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 1.5 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground |
| In open, shade or cover | Open |
| Districts where planted | Plains |
| Success rate | 16% |
| White Sapote (Casimiroa) | |
|---|---|
| Trees surveyed | 28 |
| Average age when first fruited | 4 years |
| Average height when first fruited | 3.5 metres |
| Planted in ground or pot | Ground |
| In open, shade or cover | Open |
| Districts where planted | Plains, Foothills, Hills |
| Success rate | 83% |
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