Saturday, November 14, 2009

A new apricot tree in Blackheath

Last week Lis Bastian from Blackheath wrote: 'congrats on starting this blog Anitra. Great way to start collecting info from everyone. We permablitzed the yard next to the IGA in Blackheath yesterday ... it had become a blackberry infested rubbish dump and 12 of us cleared it and put in a garden in 3 hours ... including an apricot tree! So there's one for you (unfortunately it's only tiny but it will grow and produce fruit one day!)' Well I say, 'Go Blackheath!'
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2010 at 8:31 PM

    Lis sent us this comment on 8 November:

    Congrats on starting this blog Anitra. Great way to start collecting info from everyone. We permablitzed the yard next to the IGA in Blackheath yesterday ... it had become a blackberry infested rubbish dump and 12 of us cleared it and put in a garden in 3 hours ... including an apricot tree! So there's one for you (unfortunately it's only tiny but it will grow and produce fruit one day!).

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BLUE MOUNTAINS FRUIT CALENDAR

We can harvest a wide range of fruits and nuts locally each season.

Local fruit and/or nut gardeners are invited to make additions or suggest modifications to the following work-in-progress compiled by Lizzie Connor.


SPRING HARVEST

Across the mountains: loquat, mulberry, rhubarb, strawberry and (in late spring) raspberry

Best in the lower mountains: avocado, jaboticaba, lemonade


SUMMER HARVEST

Across the mountains: apricot, blueberry, boysenberry, cherry, currant (red, black, white), gooseberry, kumquat, loganberry, loquat, mulberry,nectarine, peach, plum, raspberry, rhubarb, strawberry and (in late summer) almond, apple, fig, hazelnut, passionfruit, pear (incl. nashi), pomegranate, youngberry

Best in lower mountains:lemon (Eureka), lemonade, lime, mandarin, orange, persimmon (non-astringent) and (in late summer) avocado, babaco, macadamia, rockmelon, wampee, watermelon

Best in upper mountains: jostaberry, lemon (Meyer), persimmon (astringent)


AUTUMN HARVEST

Across the mountains: almond, apple, chestnut, feijoa, fig, grape, hazel, kiwi fruit, kumquat, medlar, olive, passionfruit, pear (incl. nashi), plum, quince, raspberry (some), rhubarb, strawberry, strawberry guava, walnut

Best in lower mountains: avocado, babaco, cherimoya, grapefruit, lemon (Eureka), macademia, monstera deliciosa, orange, pine nut, pistachio, rockmelon, tamarillo, walnut, watermelon, white sapote

Best in upper mountains: lemon (Meyer), mandarin (Satsuma)


WINTER HARVEST

Across the mountains: apple, hazelnut, kiwi fruit, kumquat, pear (incl. nashi)

Best in lower mountains: grapefruit, lemon (Eureka), orange, tangelo

Best in upper mountains: avocado (Bacon), lemon (Meyer)