Pepino, Cameron Apple
AU$15.00
Price incl. GST (10%) AU$1.36
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Product Details
Pepino aka Cameron Apple is a compact, soft-fleshed fruiting shrub that produces golden-yellow fruit with purple streaks and a taste like a honeyed rockmelon crossed with cucumber. The fruit can be eaten fresh, chilled, or juiced, and the plant is ideal for small spaces, patios, or layering in food gardens. It also fruits quickly and heavily with minimal care.
Features
Ideal prune height: 40–80 cm
pH range: 6.0–7.5
Sun preference: Full sun to part shade
Minimum pot size by year 5: 20 L
Time to fruit: 4–6 months from cutting
Harvest period: Late summer to autumn
Notable traits: Sweet flavour, fruits fast, perfect for pots or syntropic layers
Pepino grows best in well-drained soil with compost, mulch, and regular watering through summer. It appreciates light pruning and a feed of seaweed or compost tea monthly. Protect from frost when young. Grows well as an understorey plant with bananas, papaya, or taller fruit trees.
An easy to grow fruiting plant for home growers. Great for kids, balconies, and low-care gardens.
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