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There is a special pleasure in picking and eating fruit you have grown yourself straight from the tree, not to mention the nutritional and cost savings benefits.
* Austromyrtus dulcis image copyright Queensland Museum
| Common Name (Botanical Name) | Features | Growing Preferences | Fauna support | |
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Queensland nut (Macadamia integrifolia) | Dense medium to tall native tree 8-20m; cream strings of flowers among foliage in spring followed by popular edible nut in summer | Full sun and semi shade; well drained and composted soils | |
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mango tree (Mangifera indica) | Very dense evergreen tree to 15m; grown for summer fruit crop and garden shade | Full sun; well-drained soils | flying foxes |
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paw-paw (Carica papaya) | Fast growing popular home garden fruit tree; susceptible to frost; commonly male and female flowers on separate trees | Sunny, sheltered position; well drained and composted soils | flying foxes |
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edible fig (Ficus carica) | Deciduous tree bearing edible figs; a number of varieties available | Full sun; well drained soils, young trees frost sensitive | birds, flying foxes |
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midyim berry (Austromyrtus dulcis) | Spreading low shrub to 1m; bronzed new foliage; white flowers in spring and summer followed by edible greyish-white berries | Full sun and semi shade; sandy soils preferred, though adaptable | birds |
