Citrus tree In terms of limes, one of the most unique Australian native fruit trees is the finger lime. Citrus trees prefer free-draining soils that are neutral to acidic. They also require regular watering and thrive with a layer of organic mulch.
Among the native fruits, eleven prominent native species have been commercially produced in Australia including bush tomato, Davidson's plum, desert lime, finger lime, Kakadu plum, lemon aspen, muntries, quandong, Tasmanian pepper berry, and Illawarra plum.
Examples of Australian native plant foods include the fruits quandong, kutjera, muntries, riberry, Davidson's plum, and finger lime. Native spices include lemon myrtle, mountain pepper, and the kakadu plum. Various native yams are valued as food, and a popular leafy vegetable is warrigal greens.
Eucalypts. With 2,800 species of eucalypts (gum trees), these are the trees most commonly associated with Australia.
Although mango is not native to Australia, many selections of trees were made in the 1960's. These trees were generally found in the vicinity of Queensland ports. Many of the trading ships in the 1800's left mango seeds behind that found their way on to farms and stations.
The green 'plum', a nutritious ancient fruit eaten in Arnhem Land 53–65,000 years ago, is under the microscope of bush food researchers, who say it could one day be as popular as table grapes.
We are growers and suppliers of Australian native tropical fruits such as the Davidson's Plum, Lemon Aspen, Rainforest Cherry, Herbert River Cherry, Finger Limes and Rainforest Tamarind.
Macadamia is the most successful Australian native plant developed as a commercial food crop.
Typically found alongside creeks and tracks in sunny areas, Australian native raspberries grow on bushes that produce these flavorful, sweet, red-colored berries from June to October. They can be consumed fresh or used to make jams and sauces.
The types of fruit and seed depended on the season and availability, but could include wild passionfruit, wild oranges, bush tomato, bush banana, bush plums, mulga seeds and wattle seeds. Aboriginal Australians would also gather honey and nectar from bees, honey ants, flowers and trees.
The kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) is a large, woody, deciduous vine native to the Yangtze Valley of China.
Originating in China where it has been cultivated for thousands of years and regarded as the tree of life, the peach has been produced in Australia since the 19th Century. Peaches bruise easily so look for smooth, unblemished fruit and handle them with care.
Apples as we know them today are the result of a very long tradition of cultivation that goes back thousands of years to the wild apple forests of central Asia. Apples were domesticated, cultivated and introduced to the rest of the world via ancient trade routes and arrived in Australia with the First Fleet.
Durians are regarded as the 'king of fruits', but many find their smell offensive.
One popular evergreen tree, found in Australia, is mangosteen. Originally found in South-East Asia and the Malaysian peninsula, this fruit has become a favourite in the nation.
Black Sapote is a very unusual tropical fruit. On the inside its like a rich gooey chocolate pudding without the sugar. It's a bit rich to eat on its own so eat it with other fruit like banana. It works better with other ingredients and makes terrific chocolate icecream.
Back on the mainland, with little to no knowledge of the mangoes growing so well and abundantly to the north, a keen horticulturalist named John Bidwill (who is widely credited with introducing the mango to Australia) moved to the north from Sydney in the late 1840s and was given the title of Commissioner of Lands in ...
Two of Australia's favorite mangos are the Kensington Pride and Calypso varieties. Kensington Pride mangos have a strong sweet and tangy flavor with a vibrant orangey-pink skin, while Calypso mangos have a small seed with a deep orange skin.
India. India is the leading mango producer in the world, producing an estimated 24.7 million tons of mangos annually. This number accounts for almost half of the entire global mango production.
The Huon pine is Australia's oldest living tree and is one of the oldest living organisms on earth. Individuals have been known to reach an age of 3,000 years. Fossil records from a tree found in a boggy area in the south west of Tasmania were dated at 3,462 years!