We always smile when people ask us what fruit trees we’re growing. In Wollongong we’re so lucky to have a climate that allows a range of temperate, sub-tropical and tropical fruit trees to grow well.

Growing your own fruit trees opens you up to an amazing range of exotic and rare fruits that you will never find on the supermarket shelves. Allow yourself to explore the next generation of fruits, by growing them now, like white sapotes, jaboticabas, and babacos. Tantalise your taste buds with even rarer fruits like the miracle fruit which can turn anything sour instantly sweet; ugnis that explode like a strawberry sherbet bomb, cherimoyas with a sweetness and taste that will have kids leaving their lollies behind, and amaze your friends with the colour and texture of the chocolate pudding fruit.

At HappyEarth we plan to grow over 120 fruiting trees, shrubs and climbers. Of these 120 plants, 51 will be unique species. All of these plants grow and fruit well in Wollongong’s cool subtropical climate, given the correct soil and position:

FRUIT TREES

Acerola Cherry – Malpighia glabra
Atherton Raspberry - Rubus Fraxinifolius
Blueberry – Vaccinum species
Brazilian Cherry – Eugenia uniflora
Cedar Bay Cherry - Eugenia reinwardtiana
Ceylon Hill Gooseberry - Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Finger Lime - Microcitrus australasica
Grumichama - Eugenia brasiliensis
Guavas – Psidium species
Jaboticaba - Myrciara cauliflora
Pepino – Solanum muricatum
Ugni – Ugni molanae
Yellow Jaboticaba – Myrciara glomurate

FRUITING CLIMBERS

Dragonfruit - Hylocereus undatus
Fruit Salad Plant – Monstera deliciosa
Goji Berry - Lycium barbarum var. goji
Grapes – Vitis vinifera
Passionfruit – Passiflora edulis

POTTED FRUIT TREES

Abiu – Pouteria Caimito
Black Sapote – Diospyros digna
Miracle Fruit - Synsepalum dulcificum
Peanut Butter Fruit - Bunchosia argenta

Daleys fruit tree nursery stocks a wide range of high quality plants, including the more unusual fruits, while locals nursery might have some varieties.

Fruit Tree Profiles 

Below is the beggining of a comprehensive guide to all these fruit trees which are suitable to backyard growing in the Illawarra. It’ll profile their requirements for soil (drainage, pH, nutrients), climate, positioning (shelter, sun, wind tolerance, space), and care, and recommend the best suited varieties for Wollongong. All fruit trees have different needs, and meeting their individual needs has big rewards – your tree will be much healthier happier and so will you with bountiful harvests! We wish you luck on your adventure in backyard fruit tree growing! Keep us posted on how you go!