Black Apple

Botanical Name: Planchonella australis
Common Names: Black Apple, Yellow Boxwood

Black Apple is a hardy Australian native fruit tree that adapts well to Perth’s climate. It produces glossy foliage and sweet, purplish-black fruit with a rich, plum-like flavour. It's ideal for backyard growers wanting an exotic native edible that doubles as an attractive shade tree.

Features:

Ideal prune height range: 3-5m

pH growing conditions: 5.5 to 6.5

Shade or full sun: Prefers part shade to full sun in Perth Metro

Hot and cold tolerance: Handles Perth summer heat well, tolerant to mild frost down to -2°C once established.

Clay tolerance: Moderate to high tolerance, copes well in heavy or poorly drained clay soils.

Minimum pot year 5: 60L pot

Time to fruit age: 5-8 years

Black Apple trees are evergreen and relatively slow-growing, making them manageable for home gardens. They produce small white flowers followed by large, fleshy dark fruit. The tree becomes quite drought-tolerant once established and thrives with regular summer watering. It can be grown in large pots or directly in the ground.

Interesting Notes:
Black Apple is an iconic Australian bush tucker species, prized for its sweet native fruit. One of Australia's largest fruits and potential for improvement through selective cultivation.

It attracts local wildlife and is a great addition to any native food forest.

Limited stock. Pickup from Parkwood, WA. Delivery to Perth Metro only.

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