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Winter

ALSO INSIDE THIS EDITION:• Fruit Trees• Rose Pruning • Ornamental Trees

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Silver Trim: An attractive variegated form of Agave attenuata. Stylish grey-green foliage accentuated with striking silver borders. Clump forming, older plants eventually rise on short stems. Extremely hardy and drought tolerant once established. Best in full sun positions and looks fantastic in decorative pots. Grows to 1m high.

Grevillea Tucker Time® Cherry Ripe®: A dense, compact grey-green shrub with massed waxy cherry flowers over winter and spring. A great bird attracting shrub or for use as a low clipped hedge. Grows to 50 to 80cm in height and width.

Elegant Camellias: By growing a variety of Camellias, it’s possible to have them flowering in your garden from autumn through to early spring. Select Camellia sasanqua varieties like Jean May, Jennifer Susan and Setsugekka for early season flowers from autumn to mid winter, and Camellia japonica varieties like Debutante, Ecclefield, Moshio and Murchison Lady for blooms from mid to late winter and over spring. Collect your free copy of our Camellia and Azalea Catalogue in store or view online at dawsonsgardenworld.com.au

Grevillea Crithmifolia Prostrate Form: Enjoy the profusion of white-pale pink flower heads over winter and spring from this wonderful prostrate shrub. Forms a spreading mound of fresh, green foliage making it a great cover-up plant for general landscaping use. Drought tolerant and bird attracting to boot! Grows to 30cm high and 2m wide.

Kangaroo Paws: Get the jump on winter/spring colour with these easy-grow, long flowering Bush Gems. Add native colour to sunny garden beds, or feature containers, with outstanding varieties, including Bush Dance, Bush Elegance, Bush Fury and Bush Pearl. All provide plenty of beautiful cut flowers too!

Winter is the time to plant: Artichokes, asparagus, beans, beetroot, broad beans, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, broccolini, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, Chinese cabbage, chives, coriander, fennel, kale, leeks, lettuce, mint, onions, parsnip, parsley, potatoes (tubers), radish, rainbow chard (Swiss chard), rocket, rhubarb, rosemary, sage, silverbeet, spinach, spring onions, and thyme.

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Eyes For You: This floribunda is something really different! It has peony-like, semi-double blooms of pale pink with a contrasting ‘eye’ of magenta-violet surrounding golden stamens.We released this for the first time last year in limited numbers and demand was high. Our nursery has worked hard this year to increase the numbers for this spring. So if you missed out last year, place an order for this spring. Eyes For You is a healthy grower; in fact it’s probably the most black spot resistant rose we’ve ever seen. It also has a lovely old world fragrance. Grows to 120cm high and 100cm wide.

The RSL Rose: This will be our standout new release rose for 2013. Classic shaped buds open to petal filled flowers of regal burgundy, with a soft amber reverse. Flowers are held on long stems making it an ideal cutting variety for enjoying in the vase. In our nursery trials RSL has impressed with its healthy habit and consistent flowering. It carries a light rose perfume and looks brilliant planted in groups or pots. RSL is a hybrid tea rose growing to 1.5m high. It was launched at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show in March 2013 and sales of the RSL Rose will assist returned veterans and their families through support programs administered by the RSL nationally.

Order Now! Dawson’s are now taking orders for Eyes For You and The RSL Rose. Plants will be available from late October.

Exciting New Roses Coming Spring 2013!

Grevillea Cherry Ripe

The RSL Rose

Bush Pearl

Bush Pearl

Anigozanthos Bush Dance

Bush FuryBush Bonanza

Assorted Camellias

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It’s Tree Time!Winter is the perfect time to plant deciduous trees, so grab a spade and get planting!

There’s no doubt ornamental deciduous trees bring great beauty to our gardens.

It’s a delight to watch them constantly changing with the seasons. They put on a continuous parade, as bare winter branches burst into springtime blossoms and fresh green foliage. Then the leaves turn the colour of summer and finally become colourful falling foliage during autumn. Here’s a look at the best ornamental trees to plant this winter.

Blossom Magic

Flowering Peaches - When it comes to spectacular displays of spring blossom, Flowering Peaches are hard to beat. Herald the start of spring with Prunus ‘Klara Mayer’ double pink, Prunus ‘Magnifica’ double red or Prunus ‘Alboplena’ double white flowering varieties, all growing to a compact 4m in height and width. Flowering Peaches have a fast growth rate. The cut blossom is ideal for flower arranging.

Designer Pears

These are trees for all seasons. They’re easy to grow, with attractive designer shapes, white blossoms in spring and stunning autumn foliage. Try these great Ornamental Pears in your garden:

Pyrus ‘Glen’s Form’ Chanticleer® - A dramatic, pyramid shaped tree that works wonderfully as a feature, where space permits, or use for screen/boundary planting. Grows to 8m high and 6m wide.

Pyrus Korean Sun - A lovely small tree with a dense rounded canopy with red-orange, autumn foliage. Well suited to smaller gardens. Grows to 4m high and 5m wide.

Pyrus ussuriensis - Manchurian Pear - Dense, oval shaped canopy with white spring blossom and red, scarlet and gold autumn foliage. Grows to 9m high and 7m wide.

Pretty Plums

Flowering Plums - It’s not surprising that Ornamental Plums are our biggest selling trees. They provide year round interest, with pink spring blossom, followed by attractive foliage colour for the rest of the season. They’re beautiful feature trees for small gardens and courtyards. Choose from these varieties -

Prunus ‘Nigra’ – Has a classic rounded canopy, showy, deep burgundy foliage and single pink flowers in spring. Grows to 4 to 5m high and 4m wide.

Prunus blireana – Grows into a goblet shaped canopy, with burgundy blushed foliage and double pink flowers in spring. Grows to 4m in height and width.

Short & Narrow Ones

Caught with a tight spot? These tall but narrow growers are ideal for narrow planting sites, group planting, screening and avenue planting and are well suited to small gardens.

Prunus ‘Oakville Crimson Spire’ - This outstanding Ornamental Plum has quickly become one of our biggest sellers. Developed in Australia, it’s a real beauty. It has a very tight, narrow form, with single white/pink flowers in spring and burgundy/purple blushed foliage. Grows to 6m high and 2m wide.

Pyrus calleryana ‘Capital’- A very useful narrow growing ornamental pear tree with white springtime blossom and attractive autumn foliage. Grows to 8m high and 3m wide.

The RSL Rose

Prunus ‘Oakville Crimson Spire’

Pyrus Glen’s Form Chanticleer®

Prunus Nigra

Prunus x blireana

Pyrus ChanticleerPrunus Capital

Prunus Flower

Prunus Flower

Anigozanthos Bush Dance

Prunus Magnifica

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There’s something tremendously satisfying about growing your own fruit. At Dawson’s you’ll find a comprehensive range of fruit and nut varieties, all selected to perform and fruit in your garden. You don’t need to have a big garden to grow fruit trees. There are many dwarf or smaller growing varieties, ideal for growing in smaller gardens and pots.

Winter Fruit Tree Guide 2013

Pollination: Some fruit trees require cross-pollination with another variety to ensure adequate pollination and fruit set. Where fruit trees require cross-pollination, specific information about suitable pollinating varieties is provided along with the description.

Traditional ApplesThese traditional varieties grow to around 4m in height and width when mature.Crimson Crisp: Bright red blushed, medium sized fruit with creamy-white flesh and a mild flavour. Bred for resistance to apple scab and black spot. Matures early March. Pollination Granny Smith, Jonathan and Pixie Crunch.Granny Smith: Ever-popular, rich green-skinned apple. A vigorous grower. Matures early April. Pollinates with Gala, Golden Delicious, Jonathan, Lady Williams, Pinkabelle, Pink Lady and Sundowner.Pink Lady: One of W.A’s great exports! It’s pink-skinned, with juicy flesh and has a complex, tangy flavor. It has good keeping qualities and is a vigorous grower. It matures in May and pollinates with Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Gala, Lady Williams and Sundowner.Pixie Crunch: A lovely small to medium sized, red-skinned apple with juicy, crisp, creamy-yellow flesh. Bred for resistance to apple scab and black spot. It matures in early March and pollinates with Crimson Crisp, Granny Smith or Jonathan.

Dwarf/Compact ApplesThis season we’re excited to offer an expanded range of Dwarf Apple trees. Super Dwarf Apples are grafted using special dwarfing inter-stocks to produce compact trees, which will grow to mature heights of around 1.8 to 2m. Pinkabelle and Leprechaun are genetic dwarfs also growing to around 2m. You’ll find Dwarf Apples ideal space savers for smaller gardens and they’re great in pots too.Super Dwarf Anna*: A low chill variety with red blushed over yellow skin and white flesh. Matures February. Pollinates with Dorset Gold.Super Dwarf Dorset Gold*: A low chill variety with yellow skin. Matures mid-January. Pollinates with Anna.Super Dwarf Gala: Pinkish-red skin colour. Matures late February. Pollinators are Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Pinkabelle, Pink Lady and SundownerSuper Dwarf Golden Delicious: Pale green/yellow flesh with a sweet aromatic flavour. Matures mid March. Pollinates with Gala, Granny Smith, Jonathan, Lady Williams and Pink Lady.Super Dwarf Jonathan*: A fine textured, sweet, red skinned apple. Matures late February. Pollinates with Golden Delicious and Granny Smith. Super Dwarf Lady Williams*: Red skinned apple with a good, well balanced flavour. It has excellent keeping qualities. Matures late, around mid June. Pollinates with Granny Smith and Golden Delicious.Super Dwarf Red Fuji: Also known as Naga FU 2. Medium to large sized fruit with red skin and crisp, sweet, white flesh. Matures mid April. Pollinate with Dwarf Gala, Pinkabelle, Dwarf Golden Delicious, Dwarf Granny Smith and Dwarf Sundowner.

Super Dwarf Sundowner: Red skin with a low chill requirement. Matures late May. Pollinates with all other varieties except Anna and Dorset Gold.

Leprechaun-Dwarf Granny Smith Apple: A compact tree with an attractive pyramid shaped canopy. Produces full-sized, green-skinned, Granny Smith apples and is ideal for growing in tubs. Matures in April. Its growth habit is identical to Pinkabelle and therefore that is its perfect planting partner. Pollinate with Pinkabelle (recommended) or any standard Granny Smith pollinator like Gala, Golden Delicious, Jonathan, Pink Lady Red Fuji or Sundowner. Grows to 2m high and 1m wide.

Pinkabelle: A compact apple, bearing pink-skinned apples. Ideal for growing in containers. Matures late April-early May. Partially self fertile, but cropping can be increased by planting with another pollinator such as Gala, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Dwarf Red Fuji or Dwarf Sundowner. Grows to 2m high and 1m wide.

*Limited stocks of these varieties available.

ApricotsCot N Candy (Apricot/Plum cross): Produces yellow-skinned freestone fruit with pale, firm, juicy flesh. It has a sweet flavour with a plummy aftertaste. A self-fertile, vigorous grower. Matures mid December.

Dwarf Fireball: Produces beautifully sweet, medium sized, freestone, deep orange fruit. Maturing November/December. Grows to 1.5 to 2m.in height and width.

Dwarf Newcastle (also known as Newcastle Early): A heavy bearer of small orange-skinned, freestone fruit. It produces a wonderful apricot full of flavour and well-suited to the metro area. Matures late November to early December. Grows to 1.5 to 2m in height and width.

Dwarf Moorpark: An extremely popular variety producing large, yellow with red blush freestone fruit with an excellent flavor. Matures January. Grows to 1.5 to 2m in height and width.

Dwarf Trevatt: Produces freestone fruit with pale apricot-coloured skin with a red blush. Matures late December to early January. Grows to 1.5 to 2m in height and width.

AvocadoesAvocadoes are usually available in the warmer months. Provide protection from winter cold for the first two winters by driving in 3 to 4 stakes around the tree and wrapping with clear plastic. Remove the plastic in spring and replace with shade cloth to provide protection from sunburn.

Feurte*: A self fertile variety, but cropping can be increased by pollinating with a Hass. Produces large green fruits. Seed is relatively small and flesh is rich and creamy. Can grow to a good-sized spreading tree. Reasonable cold tolerance. Matures May to September.

Hass*: Self fertile, but cropping is improved when Feurte is used as a pollinator. Fruit is small, rough-skinned, black when mature and utterly delicious. Sensitive to frosts. Bears July to November.

Wurtz*: Excellent dwarf home garden variety. Self pollinating and growing to a compact 2.5m high.Produces medium-sized, pear-shaped fruit with glossy skin with small seeds. Suitable for pots. Can also cross pollinate with Feurte or Rincon. Matures June to December.*New season’s Avocadoes available from mid to late October.

BlueberriesDawson’s offer two excellent, hardy, low chill Blueberry varieties - Misty and Sharpe.Both are very productive in pots and are proven performers in Perth. Both can grow to 1-2m in height and width, and are pretty much evergreen in Perth’s climate. While Misty and Sharpe are both self-pollinating varieties, growing these two varieties close by will give bigger crops.Blueberry Sharpe: Attractive rounded foliage. Produces sweet fruit with a sharp tart flavour. Fruit tends to be carried more evenly along the branches than on Misty.Blueberry Misty: Lovely prominently veined, deep green foliage. Produces fruit with a sweet, complex flavour. Fruit tends to be clustered towards the ends of the branches. Voted by our customers as the sweetest tasting variety.

CherriesRecommended for cooler districts. Lapins: A self-pollinating variety. Produces large, dark red to mahogany skinned fruit with firm red, juicy flesh. Matures late December-early January.Stella: A self-pollinating variety. Prodcues large black skinned fruit with dark red juicy flesh. Heavy cropper. Matures early-mid December.Trixie Mini Cherree Black Cherry: A self-pollinating dwarf Cherry tree growing to only 2.5m in height and width. Produces round to somewhat heart shaped fruit with red to dark red, firm and juicy flesh. Matures mid-December.

Chinese Gooseberry (Kiwi Fruit)Chinese Gooseberries are vigorous deciduous vines, producing delicious fruit. A strong trellis or support is required to support the vines. Both female and male plants are required to produce fruit. The male does not produce fruit, but is required to pollinate the fruit bearing female vines. One male vine can pollinate up to eight female vines. They require fertile soil, adequate moisture and protection from hot drying winds. Fruit matures summer-autumn.Limited numbers available only mid to late November.

FigsFigs do wonderfully well in Perth, providing delicious fruit for the table, drying or making fig jam.All varieties will produce two crops a year, one in late spring/early summer and the main crop in late summer/autumn.Black Genoa: Produces large, green to purple skinned fruit with red flesh and a sweet, rich flavour.Brown Turkey: Produces large, brown skinned fruit with pink flesh and a rich flavour.

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Deanna: Produces large green figs, which ripen to a greenish-yellow skin with strawberry to amber, good quality flesh. Developed by the University of California.White Adriatic: Produces medium to large fruit with brown to green coloured skin and red/pink flesh. White Genoa: Produces large, green fruit with red flesh.

GrapesCrimson Seedless: Produces seedless, crimson berries. Maturing early March. Prune to canes of 8 buds each.Flame seedless: Produces red, seedless berries. Matures early January. Spur prune.Italia: Produces large, round, seeded, golden blushed, Muscat flavoured berries. Matures mid February to early April. Spur prune.Lady’s Finger: Produces large, oval and slightly elongated, white, seeded berries. Matures late February. Spur prune.Ribier: A vigorous variety, suitable for pergolas or high trellis. Produces large bunches of reddish-black, round, seeded berries. Matures February. Spur prune; also leave 6 canes of 6 buds each.Red Globe: Very popular table grape. Produces bunches of large, rounded, seeded, red berries. Matures mid to late February. Prune to canes of 8 buds each. Sultana: Produces classic, green, seedless berries, developing a golden blush with age. Matures late January. Cane prune.

GuavasPineapple Guava (Feijoa sellowiana): An attractive, evergreen shrub producing small and oval shaped fruit, great for fruit salads, jams and chutney. Group planting recommended for improved pollination and fruit set. Matures in winter.

MangoesMangoes are evergreen trees capable of growing to around 4-8m in Perth and are available from late spring. Provide shade for young trees for their first two summers, as they are prone to sunburn, until they adjust to our climate. Both grafted and seedling Mangoes will begin fruiting as little as 3 to 4 years after planting. Grafted trees will sometimes fruit a year earlier than seedling grown trees.Seedling Mango Kensington Pride*(Bowen): The standard Australian mango, producing large, delicious, highly coloured fruit, which matures in February.Grafted R2E2*: Produces larger fruit than Kensington Pride. Matures 2 to 3 weeks later than Kensington Pride.King Thai*: Produces medium-sized, elongated, red blushes fruit with an aromatic Kensington Pride flavour. Slightly weeping branches. It’s a compact, semi-dwarf tree, growing to 3 to 3.5m in height at maturity and 2 to 2.5m in width.

*New season’s Mangoes available from October.

Citrus FruitsCumquatCalamondin: A highly ornamental, upright and columnar small tree, growing to 3m high. Produces multitudes of small round, orange fruits with a tart flavour, suitable for marmalade. Fruit are a wonderful winter colour. Ideal for tubs. Matures July to December.Nagami: A beautiful fruiting and ornamental small tree, growing 3 to 4m high. Nagami is the most popular cumquat variety. It produces plentiful small, oval, orange fruits. The rind is mildly sweet and the flesh is moderately acidic in flavor, ideal for marmalade, liqueurs and crystallising. An attractive container plant. Matures July to September.

GrapefruitsGrapefruits perform well in Perth. Fruit matures between July and September.Marsh Seedless: A very popular seedless variety. Produces large, pale yellow skinned fruit, with white/yellow flesh. Matures June to September.Rio Red: Rio Red is a medium-sized tree producing large fruit with heavily pigmented pink to red flesh.Star Ruby: A red-fleshed variety usually seedless to few seeds. Produces thin-skinned fruit with sweet flesh and a high juice content. Matures June to September.

Lemonade TreeThe Lemonade Tree is a vigorous tree, bearing rounded, lemon-like fruit. The flesh has a sweet lemonade flavour that can be eaten fresh or squeezed to make lemonade. A heavy cropper, ideal for pots. Carries some fruit for most of the year.

LemonsEureka: A very hardy, rewarding variety. A large, roughly rounded tree. Produces and carries some fruit all year round. Main crop matures late winter to early summer. A prolific producer of large, rough skinned fruit. Every garden should have one.Lots of Lemons: A new dwarf form of the popular Meyer Lemon. Produces an abundance of full-sized, smooth skinned fruit. Ideal for growing in containers. Grows to 1 to 1.5m high on average.Meyer: A smaller growing tree, ideally suited to growing in containers or small gardens. Produces rounded, thin-skinned, juicy fruit, maturing mainly during winter. Sweeter in flavour than other lemons. A heavy bearer, even as a young tree.

LimesAustralian Sunrise Lime: A Finger Lime-Calamondin cross. Produces small, oval to pear-shaped, yellow-skinned fruit with a tangy lime flavour. Matures winter. It has wiry spiny branches and grows 2 to 4m high, smaller if kept clipped. Australian Red Centre Lime: A cross between native Finger Lime and a Mandarin.

Produces small, red-skinned, oval fruit, 3-5cm long. Matures winter. Grows to 2m high - ideal for pots.Kaffir: A slow growing, thorny small tree of irregular shape. Leaves are widely used in Asian cooking to impart a lime flavour.Sublime: A new dwarf form of West Indian Lime, with small rounded fruit. Skin colour changes to yellow if left to fully mature. The fragrant flesh is greenish with classic lime flavour. Sublime is recommended for growing in larger pots and tubs. It will grow to around 1.5m high in a pot and in the ground it can grow to around 3m.Tahitian Lime: A larger growing tree, well-suited to Perth. Fruit resembles a lemon. The fruit rind varies from green to yellow/orange at maturity with seedless, greenish/yellow flesh and an acidic-lime flavour. Matures June to July.West Indian: A large shrub or small tree, bearing small, round, green to yellow fruit, with green flesh and a true lime flavour. Carries fruit for most of the year. This variety is less cold tolerant than Tahitian Lime.

MandarinsEmperor: A recommended mid season variety. Heavy cropping, producing large, easily peeled, sweet fruit that contains few seeds. Matures July.Imperial: An early maturing Australian variety. Produces small, pale orange, sweet and tangy fruit. Contains few seeds. Matures April to July.Japanese Seedless: A very early maturing variety with sweet, low acid fruit that’s easy to peel. Matures April to June.Ortanique: The latest maturing Mandarin variety, with fruit maturing August to September and hanging on tree till well into late spring. Produces fruit with highly coloured skin with sweet, juicy, full-flavoured flesh.Silverhill: A Seedless variety, producing fruit with smooth, thin skin amd sweet, juicy flesh. Matures April to July.

OrangesMaltese Blood: Produces fruit with orange-reddish skin and irregular, red pigmentated flesh. Matures July to September.Cara Cara: Produces a low acid and virtually seedless Blood Navel Orange. Cara Cara’s pink coloured flesh is sweet to taste, with subtle cherry undertones and is extremely juicy. Matures winter.Navelina: Produces very sweet, slightly oval shaped fruit. A vigorous medium-sized tree. Matures May.Ruby Blood: A medium-sized tree producing round to slightly flattened fruit with orange to reddish tinged skin. Matures July to September.Valencia: A popular sweet orange, producing medium-sized, very juicy fruit. Matures September to December.Washington Navel: The most popular home garden variety. Produces large, seedless, juicy fruit. Matures May to September.

TangeloMinneola: Produces highly coloured, almost pear-shaped fruit. A very juicy, excellent eating variety. Matures July to September.

How to prune your Grape VinesCane and Spur Pruning - what does it mean?To prune grapes requiring spur pruning, simply select the most vigorous canes and cut these back to short spurs of two buds in length. In spring each of these buds produces a cane, which will bear a number of fruit bunches. Ideally spurs should be thinned, so that they are spaced about every 15 to 20cm among the main arms (branches). The following winter, cut off the upper cane arising from the two-bud spur and prune the lower cane back to two buds to maintain the spur.Some grape varieties like Sultana are not fruitful when pruned to spurs, so require cane pruning.

To cane prune, rather than pruning back to spurs, select a number of the strongest canes arising from the main arms (branches) and prune these back to 8 to 15 buds each. Then twist or tie the canes onto support wires.

Citrus customers note: We also stock a range of semi-dwarf Citrus. These grow about half to two thirds the size of a regular citrus tree. In most cases depending on the variety, this means trees will grow to between 2 to 3m on maturity. Semi-dwarf trees can be readily grown in large tubs or in the garden spaced 2m apart. These will begin fruiting earlier than regular-sized trees. They’re highly productive and have high nematode and phytophthora (root rot) resistance.

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MulberriesHick’s Fancy*: A vigorous, rapid growing tree that produces prolific, delicious red-black berries. Matures late spring.White Mulberry* (Alba): A rapidly growing tree, producing multitudes of long, greenish-yellow berries.Matures October-December.*Limited stocks available.

NectarinesArctic Rose: A taste sensation. Producing freestone, white, sweet-fleshed fruit with red-blushed skin. Best eaten while still firm, like an apple. Matures mid January. Dwarf Crimson Baby: A dwarf tree growing to 1.5 to 2m in height and width. Produces fruit with smooth red skin and yellow flesh. Matures early November.Dwarf Royal Gem: A dwarf tree growing to 1.5 to 2m in height and width. Produces medium-sized, red-skinned, clingstone fruit with unique pink blushed, white flesh. Matures early December.Dwarf Sunset Nectarine: Produces double, pink blossoms in spring followed by full sized, freestone, red skinned fruit with delicious yellow flesh. It has attractive red foliage throughout the season. And grows to 80cm in height and width. Matures in late December.Dwarf Tuscany: A dwarf tree growing to 1.5 to 2m in height and width. Produces medium to large, freestone, red-skinned, white fleshed, fruit. Matures early February.Fantasia: Produces yellow fleshed, freestone fruit with red blushed skin. Matures mid-late January.Goldmine: Produces medium-sized clingstone fruit with red skin and juicy white flesh. A reliable cropper. Matures early February.May Grand: Produces fine flavoured, freestone nectarines, with yellow flesh and highly coloured red blushed skin. Matures mid December.Trixzie® ‘Nectazee’ Miniature Nectarine: Another dwarf variety ideal for tubs or small gardens. Produces pink spring blossoms, followed by highly coloured, full-sized fruit. A freestone variety with yellow flesh. Grows to 1.5m in height and width. Matures mid-late January.Okee Dokee™*: Produces a flat style, clingstone nectarine with juicy yellow flesh and an excellent flavour. Matures in January.Queen Giant®: Produces white-fleshed, freestone fruit with crimson red blushed skin and a full flavour. Fruit matures late December/early February. Sugar N Spice: This interspecific Nectarine (cross between a nectarine and a plum) is a delightful, crisp yet sweet fruit with white flesh and a rustic red-yellow skin. Matures mid to late season.Sunwright: Produces good flavoured, medium-sized, firm, clingstone fruit with red speckled over yellow skin. Matures December. *Limited stocks available.

OlivesBarnea: An Israeli variety that crops well from an early age. Produces good quality olives with a high oil content. Matures April to May. Kalamata: A sought after and famous pickling variety. Grows to a medium sized tree. Leaves are larger than most other olives. Kalamata fruit has a characteristic slight curve near the base. Traditionally pickled when fruit is fully mature and purple/black in colour. Matures April-May.

Manzanillo: A very good all-round variety. Tree habit is low and spreading, making it easy to harvest. It’s a heavy bearer of medium sized olives, suitable for either pickling or oil production. Traditionally used for green pickled olives. Matures May.Mission: A good dual-purpose olive, producing good pickling fruit. It’s also a useful oil variety. The Mission grows tall, so it requires pruning to keep to an easy picking size. It also does well in colder areas. Matures April-July.Oliva di Cerignola: Also known as Jumbo or Super Kalamata. Produces unique, elongated large, oval shaped fruit with a high flesh to seed ratio. A famous pickling variety.

PassionfruitThese quick growing vines are a must for the home gardener. Produces tasty and rewarding fruit. Matures in summer.Edulis Black: Black/purple skinned fruit. Quick grower. Non suckering. Matures summer.

PeachesCrimson Rocket*: A unique new variety with a naturally narrow and upright growth habit. Grows to just 2m in height. Produces medium-sized, yellow fleshed, freestone, juicy, sweet fruit, perfect for dessert. Ideal for growing in pots. Matures mid-January.Dwarf Fresno: Produces freestone, red skinned fruit with yellow flesh. Matures late December. Grows to 1.5 to 2m in height and width.Dwarf White Gold: White fleshed, clingstone fruit with highly red blushed skin. Matures January. Grows to 1.5 to 2m in height and width.Dwarf Sunset Peach: Produces double pink flowers in spring followed by full sized, white fleshed, freestone fruit. Maturing late November to early December. Grows to 80cm in height and width.Double Jewel*: Produces double pink flowers in spring followed by good flavoured, yellow fleshed, freestone fruit with red-blushed skin. Matures late December.Flavourcrest: Produces yellow fleshed, freestone fruit with bright red-blushed skin. Matures late December.Dwarf Flordagold: Produces large, clingstone fruit with light red over yellow skin and juicy yellow flesh. Matures mid December. Grows to 1 to 2m high.Okee Dokee™*: Produces a flat style, clingstone fruit with yellow flesh and red blushed skin. Matures February.Peacharine: A peach/nectarine cross producing large, freestone fruit with smooth red blushed skin and yellow juicy flesh. Matures mid to late January.Trixzie® ‘Pixzee’ Miniature Peach: A dwarf peach producing spring pink flowers followed by full sized delicious, yellow fleshed, freestone, red blushed fruit. . Ideal for tubs. Matures mid to late January. Grows to 1.5m in height and width.Tasty Zee: Produces very sweet, rounded, medium-sized, white fleshed, freestone fruit with highly coloured, dark red skin. Matures mid to late January.Dwarf Tropic Snow: Produces large to medium, firm, white-fleshed, freestone fruit with pale pink blush over green skin. Good flavour. Matures early-mid December. Grows 1 to 2m high. Dwarf Tropic Beauty: Produces large red to pink skinned, clingstone fruit with yellow flesh. Matures mid-December. Grows 1 to 2m high. Valley Red Dwarf: Produces medium-sized, yellow fleshed, freestone fruit with red-blushed skin. Matures early March. Grows to only 2m high.*Limited stocks available.

Pears Bartlett (also know as Williams): Produces medium to large, white-fleshed fruit with smooth yellow skin. Good flavour. Matures January. Pollinates with Beurre Bosc and 20th Century (Nijisseiki). Also available as a dwarf.Beurre Bosc: Produces large, brown-skinned fruit with an excellent flavour. Matures February. Pollinates with Bartlett and Red Sensation and 20th Century. Also available as a dwarf.Dwarf Pear Sunshine: A self-fertile, low chill variety well suited to the metro area. Produces sweet white fleshed fruit with yellow skin. Matures January to February. Grows to 2.5 to 3m high.Josephine De Malines: Produces medium-sized, roundish, green/yellow skin. A highly flavoured variety, maturing in March. Pollinates with Kosui, Packham’s Triumph and 20th Century.Kosui*: Asian or Nashi Pear. Produces medium-sized, rounded,fruit with golden bronze over light green coloured skin. White flesh with crisp juicy flavour. Maturity mid to late February. Pollinates with Bartlett, Josephine and 20th Century.Nashi: See 20th Century and Kosui.Packham’s Triumph: A very popular variety with clear yellow skin and a delicious flavour. Matures February. Pollinates with Josephine De Malines.Red Sensation: Produces red skinned, medium to large fruit. Similar in shape and size to Bartlett. Creamy white, smooth-textured flesh. Matures early February. Pollinates with Beurre Bosc and 20th Century.20th Century (Nijisseiki)*: Asian or Nashi Pear. Produces round yellowish-green fruit with creamy-white flesh and a delicious crisp flavour. Partly self-fertile. Pollinates with Bartlett, Beurre Bosc, Kosui, Josephine and Red Sensation. Matures mid to late February.Trixzie® Pipsqueak™ Miniature Pear: A mini, self-pollinating pear tree producing large, slightly rounded, green skinned, full sized fruit. Matures late February to early March. Grows to only 1.5m in height and width.*Very Limited stock available.

PlumcottDwarf Spring Satin: A plum/apricot cross. Produces showy white flowers, followed by yellow/red fleshed fruit with rich, dark plum coloured skin. Matures late November to early December. Partly self-pollinating, but better with a pollinator like Plum Mariposa. Grows 1.5 to 2m high.

Plums Captivation*: A plum/apricot cross. Produces a firm, attractive, red-skinned, clingstone fruit with very good flavour. Yellow flesh with a good texture. Matures mid-March. Requires pollination with Santa Rosa.Dwarf Gulf Ruby: Produces large, yellow-fleshed fruit, with pink-red skin. Matures early to mid December. Considered self-pollinating but will pollinate with Santa Rosa. A low chill variety. Grows to 1.5 to 2m high. Lusia: A self-pollinating variety producing distinctive heart-shaped, large fruit with red-blushed skin and yellow, sweet, juicy flesh. Matures late January to early February.Dwarf Mariposa: Produces large, heart-shaped fruit with red flesh and a good flavour. It has a good keeping quality. Matures mid-January. Pollinates with Ruby Blood, Satsuma or Santa Rosa. Grows to 1.5 to 2m high.

Continued...Winter Fruit Tree Guide 2013

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The Kitchen GardenTake your home grown produce from garden to table!

Tabbouleh Parsley salad

This wonderful Middle Eastern salad makes a tasty

filling for our Swiss chard dolmades. This recipe will

make much more than you’ll need for the dolmades,

so the extra can be served as a side salad, or stored

in the fridge for a day or two.

– 3 spring onions finely diced

– 1 cup of tomatoes finely diced

– Juice of 1 lemon

– 1 tablespoon of finely shredded mint leaves

– 1 cup of finely cut parsley

– salt and cracked black pepper to taste

– 2 tablespoons of fine burghul wheat.

– ¼ cup Extra Virgin olive oil.

Method:

Squeeze lemon. Add lemon juice to fine burghul wheat and leave to soak for at least half an hour. The best

way to cut the parsley is to hold in a tight bunch and finely shave with a sharp knife. Thoroughly rinse and

drain cut parsley, spring onions and chives. In a large mixing bowl add cut parsley, diced tomatoes,

spring onions, mint and softened burghul wheat. Season with salt and cracked black pepper to taste.

Finely drizzle with olive oil and thoroughly mix all the ingredients with a wooden spoon. Use to fill dolmades.

Need To Know More? Our friendly staff will be happy to advise you about selecting and growing fruiting plants - just ask! See our fruit fact sheets online at dawsonsgardenworld.com.au

Nut TreesAlmondsDwarf Self-Pollinating Almond: Ideal for the home garden. A heavy bearer of soft-shelled, sweet, flavourful almonds. Dwarf form only growing to 1.5 to 2m in height and width. At this size it’s so easy to net and pro-tect your crop. Fits into any garden and ideal for pots and tubs. Matures mid February.

ChestnutsRecommended for cooler districts.Flemings Prolific*: A grafted variety. A prolific bearer of medium to large, light brown nuts. Matures late March to mid April. To ensure pollination, plant with another Chestnut variety or seedling. Seedling Chestnut*: Grown from the seed of trees specially selected for their fruiting habit and large-sized nuts. To ensure pollination, plant with another Chestnut variety or seedling. *Very limited numbers available.

HazelnutsRecommended for cooler districts.American White*: Produces large mahogany to brown nuts. Pollinates with Cosford.Cosford*: Produces medium-sized nuts with a light brown thin shell. A reliable cropper. Pollinates with American White.*Very limited stocks available.

Macadamia NutGrafted Macadamia: Trees grafted with reliable Macadamia selections. Grafted trees start producing nuts after about 5 years. Macadamias are self-fertile and are fairly large trees growing 5 to 8m high. Mature nuts fall from February to September. Limited seasonal availability.

WalnutsFranquette*: Requires cold winters, suited to Perth hills and inland Southwest. A self-pollinating variety, producing large thin skinned nuts. Matures April to May.*Limited availability.

Dwarf Ruby Blood: Produces medium-sized, red skinned fruit with blood red flesh. Maturing mid February to early March. Pollinates with Mariposa and Santa Rosa. Grows to 1.5 to 2m high.Dwarf Santa Rosa: Produces excellent, tasty, blood coloured fruit with crimson skin. Matures late December. Pollinates with Ruby Blood, Satsuma or Mariposa. Grows to 1.5 to 2m high.Dwarf Satsuma: Produces delicious, juicy blood coloured fruit with dark red skin and flesh. Matures mid-January. Pollinates with Santa Rosa or Mariposa. Grows to 1.5 to 2m high. Dwarf Sunrise Gulf: Produces small, red-blushed fruit with yellow flesh. Well suited to the metro area and coastal districts. Matures early December. Pollinates with Gulf Ruby. Grows 1.5 to 2m high. *Limited stocks available.

PomegranatesPomegranates are an ancient fruit. They’re very hardy and one of the easiest fruits to grow. They thrive in our Mediterranean climate. Pomegranates can be maintained as a large shrub or small tree growing 3 to 4m high. They flower in spring and summer and fruit matures late autumn to early winter.Gulosha Rosavaya*: An old Russian variety with very decorative, slightly elongated fruit with light, pink-red skin colour. Produces large, red, juicy grains with an exceptional flavour.Mollar de Elche: A variety selected from the town of Elche, in Valencia, Spain. Produces exotic, pink- blushed fruit, filled with delicious, jewel-like juice sacks surrounding edible seeds. Grows to 3m in height and width.Wonderful: A deciduous large shrub to small tree. Produces showy double red flowers in late spring to early summer, followed by large orange–red blushed fruit, which matures late autumn. Produces a high quality juice. The Californian Pomegranate juice industry

is based on this variety. Attractive, yellow autumn foliage. Frost hardy. Growing to 3m high and wide.*Seasonally available from late November.

PrunesD’Agen: A partially self-fertile variety. One of the best prunes. Produces medium-sized, rich, sugary fruit. Excellent for drying. Matures February. Can also be pollinated with Robe de Sergeant.Robe de Sergeant: Produces very sweet, medium-sized, dark blue to purple fruit. Matures early to late January. Pollinate with D’Agen.

QuinceChampion: Produces large, pear-shaped fruit, which turn golden yellow at maturity. Showy, early season white blossom. Used for stewing, preserves and quince jelly. An American variety dating from the 1860’s. Matures mid April. A hardy small tree growing to 3m in height and width.Pineapple: Produces large, yellow, pear-shaped smooth skinned fruit with aromatic white flesh and a slight pineapple fragrance. Matures March to April.Smyrna: Produces large, roughly pear-shaped fruit. A vigorous, productive tree, even at a young age. Matures late autumn to winter.

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