Fruit Trees For Melbourne

Fruit trees have been a feature of gardens in Melbourne and Regional Victoria for many years. Varieties including Dwarf Fruit trees that are suitable for Melbourne include: Apple Trees, Lemon Trees, Peach Trees, Plum Trees and some species of Avocado Trees.

You may be surprised to know that fruit trees including Macadamia Nut trees will grow well Melbourne.

Easiest and most popular fruit trees for Melbournes climate include:

The trend is towards smaller growing or Dwarf fruit trees which are great space savers, citrus trees especially lemon trees and plum trees come as dwarf varieties.

Our Top 12 Fruit Trees

1. Lemon Trees – Look for the Meyer Variety
2. Lime trees – Increasingly popular especially the dwarf varieties
3. Fig Trees – Genoa Black and others have been popular for a long time.
4. Apricot – Moorpark is a good choice.
5. Pear Trees – They take time to fruit, however once they are established are prolific.
6. Orange Trees – The Washington Navel is very popular.
7. Mandarine Trees – Easy care, lots of fruit and not that large.
8. Australian Native Finger Limes – These are becomoing increasingly popular with home gardeners.
9. Avocado – The cold climate types will grow well in the warmer areas.
10. Cumquat – An attractive small fruit tree.
11. Pomegranate – Grow them for fruit or as a fruiting hedge.
12. Plums – Wonderful eating varieties and others for cooking.

Varieties for Small Gardens

With smaller gardens becoming more common, space is limited. With fruit tree we have a few solutions:

• Dwarf fruit trees
  These are grated onto dwarfing rootstock and are well suited to smaller inner city gardens. These are increasing popular especially the dwarf citrus trees, which can be grown in the ground or in containers.
• Espalier Varieties
  Another space saving fruit tree for smaller courtyards is the espalier type fruit trees, great for growing on a fence, as a cover for a tank or as a screen in the garden.
• Columnar Fruit Trees
  These have a natural upright growth habit so take up less space.
• Stepover Fruit Trees
  These are low growing and an interesting addition to the garden
• Multigraft Fruit trees
  The multigraft varieties are also popular with four and four different fruits on the one tree. However they can be difficult to prune and maintain

How to Grow Fruit Trees

Fruit trees are sun lovers (nearly all of them) a sunny warm position with at least 8 hours sun a day is essential if fruit is to set and ripen

• Nearly all fruiting trees need protection from birds (try bird netting), from frost (choose where you plant) and from strong wind (maybe plant a wind break or choose a sheltered position)
• Mulch beneath fruit trees to provide a moist cool root run and prevent weeds
• Many fruit trees do well in pots or containers, especially dwarf fruit trees and citrus trees, pomegranate trees also do well in containers
• Fruit needs to be picked, otherwise if left to fall and rot you will encourage disease, leaves also need to be raked up.
• A well drained humus rich moist soil is best for fruit trees, heavy clay soils and very sandy soils need to be amended.
• Pruning Fruit trees is an important task. Fruit trees are best pruned in winter.

Fruit Trees are available for sale from the following nurseries

DIACO'S GARDEN NURSERY
Online and Retail Melbourne and Geelong based garden centres. Check out their large range of indoor and outdoor plants, Australian Natives, Fruit Trees and Edibles, Succulents, Gardenias, Camellias, Hydrangeas plus a full range garden products for delivery in Melbourne.
www.diacos.com.au

ONLINE PLANTS MELBOURNE
We offer a wide range of quality plants (seedlings to advanced trees) delivered straight to your door. No minimum required and quality assured. We deliver Victoria wide and can plant for you too. 
www.onlineplantsmelbourne.com.au

YALCA FRUIT TREES- Ph : 03 58682062
Mail order fruit tree nursery with over 200 temperate climate fruit trees. 
Heritage varieties and dwarf fruit trees. Apple Trees, Stone Fruit, Nut Trees and Berry Fruit.
www.yalcafruittrees.com.au

BLERICK TREE FARM 
55 McDougal Rd Neerim South Victoria 3831 PH: (03) 56281507
Advanced ornamental trees and garden designs and concept plans. Direct to your property combined with specialist knowledge and outstanding service. 
www.blericktreefarm.com.au