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Jaboticaba
Plinia cauliflora

Also known as jabuticaba, this beautiful fruiting evergreen tree from Brazil is very ornamental and perfect for any backyard. Easy to grow with very few pests. New growth is a lovely copper/red colour and the beautiful white flowers are honey scented. Cropping heavily several times a year, the trunk and branches of … More info…

Dragon Fruit – Yellow
Hylocereus megalinthus

A South American fruiting cactus with large white nocturnal flowers and sweet yellow skinned fruit. The sweetest dragon fruit variety with a tropical flavour. Super food – very high in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Cross pollinate by planting with other dragon fruit varieties to increase fruit set and size.

Dragon Fruit – White
Hylocerus polyrhyzus

A South American fruiting cactus with large nocturnal flowers and large red skinned, white fleshed fruit. The most common dragon fruit variety. Fruit can weigh in excess of 1kg when ripe. Has a subtle flavour resembling a mix of pear and kiwi fruit. Cross pollinate by planting with other dragon fruit varieties … More info…

Dragon Fruit – Red
Hylocereus costaricensis

A South American fruiting cactus with large nocturnal flowers with striking red to purple fleshed fruit. Sweeter than the white fleshed variety. Cross pollinate by planting with other dragon fruit varieties to increase fruit set and size.

Wax Jambu
Syzigium aqueum

Attractive evergreen tree to around 8 meters producing large crops of red to pink skinned, seedless bell shaped fruit. Fruit are around the size of a golf ball with a refreshing sweet but mild flavour with a high water content. Large glossy dark green foliage and beautiful white flowers make this tree … More info…

Grumichama
Eugenia brasiliensis

Eugenia brasiliensis, with common names Brazil cherry and grumichama, or the Brazilian cherry is medium-sized tree (maximum 20 meters height) endemic (native) to southern Brazil which bears small fruits that are purple to black in color, and have a sweet cherry to plum-like flavor. It’s a small size tree which makes it … More info…