Many letters have been received from people requesting a 'list' of exotic fruits to grow in their particular area. In presenting the recommendations, I would like members to realise that the fruit listed, may be commercial to some extent (sometimes a very small extent) in other parts of the world, and even though they may grow well in your area, they may or may not command good prices in the local market place.
Minimum winter temperatures in the areas concerned, and the 'cold-hardiness' of the plants are the main criteria used in compiling the lists. Good tree management may help to extend the boundaries slightly into colder areas. For example, trees growing in a marginal areas, should never be allowed to go into winter with a new vegetative flush. Frost and cold wind protection also helps the trees survive under difficult climatic conditions.
It should be remembered that trees may survive or even grow well in marginal areas, but fruit production may be considerably reduced.
BRISBANE
| Acerola (Malpighia glabra) | |
| Black Sapote (Diospyros digyna) | Longan (Dimocarpus longan) |
| Butia Palm (Butia spp.) | Lychee (Litchi chinensis) |
| Carambola (Averrhoa carambola) | Mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus) |
| Casimiroa [White Sapote] (Casimiroa edulis) | Mango (Mangifera indica) |
| Chempedak (Artocarpus champedan) | Miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) |
| Cherry of the Rio Grande (Eugenia aggregata) | Pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) |
| Grumichama (Eugenia brasiliensis) | Pitomba (Eugenia luschnathiana) |
| Guava (Psidium guajava) | Rollinia (Rollinia deliciosa) |
| Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) | Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) |
| Jakfruit (Artocarpus integrifolia/heterophyllus) | Star Apple (Chrysophyllum cainito) |
| Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) | Wampee (Clausena lansium) |
ROCKHAMPTON
| Acerola (Malpighia glabra) | Longan (Dimocarpus longan) |
| Black Sapote (Diospyros digyna) | Lychee (Litchi chinensis) |
| Butia Palm (Butia spp. ) | Madruno (Rheedia madruno) |
| Carambola (Averrhoa carambola) | Mamey (Mammea americana) |
| Casimiroa [White Sapote] (Casimiroa edulis) | Mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus) |
| Charichuela (Rheedia madrono/Rheedia macrophylla) | Mango (Mangifera indica) |
| Chempedak (Artocarpus champedan) | Miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) |
| Cherry of the Rio Grande (Eugenia aggregata) | Pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) |
| Grumichama (Eugenia brasiliensis) | Pitomba (Eugenia luschnathiana) |
| Guava (Psidium guajava) | Pomelo (Citrus maxima) |
| Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) | Rollinia (Rollinia deliciosa) |
| Jakfruit (Artocarpus integrifolia/heterophyllus) | Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) |
| Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) | Star Apple (Chrysophyllum cainito) |
| | Wampee (Clausena lansium) |
TOWNSVILLE
| Abiu (Pouteria caimito) | Mamey (Mammea americana) |
| Acerola (Malpighia glabra) | Mamey Sapote (Pouteria sapota) |
| Black Sapote (Diospyros digyna) | Mango (Mangifera indica) |
| Butia Palm (Butia spp.) | Marang (Artocarpus odoratissima) |
| Carambola (Averrhoa carambola) | Miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) |
| Casimiroa [White Sapote](Casimiroa edulis) | Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) |
| Charichuela (Rheedia madrono/Rheedia macrophylla) | Okari Nut (Terminalia kaernbachii) |
| Chempedak (Artocarpus champedan) | Pili Nut (Canarium spp.) |
| Cherry of the Rio Grande (Eugenia aggregata) | Pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) |
| Durian (Durio zibenthinus) | Pitomba (Eugenia luschnathiana) |
| Fiji Longan (Pometia pinnata) | Pomelo (Citrus maxima) |
| Galip (Canarium indicum) | Rambeh/Tampoi (Baccaurea spp.) |
| Grumichama (Eugenia brasiliensis) | Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) |
| Guava (Psidium guajava) | Rollinia (Rollinia deliciosa) |
| Inga (Inga spp,) | Rose Apple (Syzygium jambos) |
| Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) | Salak Palm (Salacca edulis) |
| Jakfruit (Artocarpus integrifolia/heterophyllus) | Santol (Sandoricum koetjape) |
| Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) | Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) |
| Langsat/Duku (Lansium domesticum) | South American Sapote (Quararibea cordata) |
| Longan (Dimocarpus longan) | Spondias (Spondias spp.) |
| Lychee (Litchi chinensis) | Star Apple (Chrysophyllum cainito) |
| Madruno (Rheedia madruno) | Uvilla (Pourouma cecropiaefolia) |
| Malay Apple (Syzygium malaccense | Wampee (Clausena lansium)
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MACKAY
| Abiu (Pouteria caimito) | Mamey (Mammea americana |
| Acerola (Malpighia glabra) | Mamey Sapote (Pouteria sapota) |
| Black Sapote (Diospyros digyna) | Mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus) |
| Butia Palm (Butia spp.) | Mango (Mangifera indica) |
| Carambola (Averrhoa carambola) | Miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) |
| Casimiroa [White Sapote] (Casimiroa edulis | Pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) |
| Charichuela (Rheedia madrono/Rheedia macrophylla) | Pitomba (Eugenia luschnathiana) |
| Durian [marginal] (Durio zibenthinus) | Pomelo (Citrus maxima) |
| Fiji Longan (Pometia pinnata) | Rambeh (Baccaurea dulcis) |
| Grumichama (Eugenia brasiliensis) | Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) |
| Guava (Psidium guajava | Rollinia (Rollinia deliciosa) |
| Inga(Inga spp.) | Rose Apple (Syzygium jambos) |
| Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) | Salak Palm (Salacca edulis) |
| Jakfruit (Artocarpus integrifolia/heterophyllus) | Santol (Sandoricum koetjape) |
| Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) | Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) |
| Langsat (Lansium domesticum) | South American Sapote (Quararibea cordata) |
| Longan (Dimocarpus longan) | Spondias (Spondias spp.) |
| Lychee (Litchi chinensis) | Star Apple (Chrysophyllum cainito) |
| Madruno (Rheedia madruno) | Wampee (Clausena lansium) |
HAWAII
| Abiu (Pouteria caimito) | Mamey Sapote (Pouteria sapota) |
| Acerola (Malpighia glabra) | Mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus) |
| Black Sapote (Diospyros digyna) | Mango (Mangifera indica) |
| Butia Palm (Butia spp.) | Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) |
| Carambola (Averrhoa carambola) | Marang (Artocarpus odoratissima) |
| Casimiroa [tropical cultivars](Casimiroa edulis) | Miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) |
| Charichuela (Rheedia madrono/Rheedia macrophylla) | Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) |
| Chempedak (Artocarpus champedan) | Okari Nut (Terminalia kaernbachii) |
| Durian (Durio zibenthinus) | Pili Nut (Canarium spp.) |
| Fiji Longan (Pometia pinnata) | Pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) |
| Galip (Canarium indicum) | Pitomba (Eugenia luschnathiana) |
| Grumichama (Eugenia brasiliensis) | Pomelo (Citrus maxima) |
| Guava (Psidium guajava) | Rambeh/Tampoi (Baccaurea spp.) |
| Inga (Inga spp,) | Rambutan/Pulasan (Nephelium lappaceum, N. mutabile) |
| Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) | Rollinia (Rollinia deliciosa) |
| Jakfruit (Artocarpus integrifolia/heterophyllus) | Rose Apple (Syzygium jambos) |
| Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) | Salak Palm (Salacca edulis) |
| Langsat/Duku (Lansium domesticum) | Santol (Sandoricum koetjape) |
| Longan (Dimocarpus longan) | Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) |
| Lychee [tropical cultivars] (Litchi chinensis) | South American Sapote (Quararibea cordata) |
| Madruno (Rheedia madruno) | Spondias (Spondias spp.) |
| Malay Apple (Syzygium malaccense | Star Apple (Chrysophyllum cainito)
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| Mamey (Mammea americana) | Uvilla (Pourouma cecropiaefolia)
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| | Wampee (Clausena lansium) |
INGHAM
| Abiu (Pouteria caimito) | Mamey Sapote (Pouteria sapota) |
| Acerola (Malpighia glabra) | Mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus) |
| Black Sapote (Diospyros digyna) | Mango (Mangifera indica) |
| Butia Palm (Butia spp.) | Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) |
| Carambola (Averrhoa carambola) | Miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) |
| Casimiroa [White Sapote] (Casimiroa edulis) | Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) |
| Charichuela (Rheedia madrono/Rheedia macrophylla) | Okari Nut (Terminalia kaernbachii) |
| Cherry of the Rio Grande (Eugenia aggregata) | Pili Nut (Canarium spp.) |
| Durian (Durio zibenthinus) | Pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) |
| Fiji Longan (Pometia pinnata) | Pitomba (Eugenia luschnathiana) |
| Galip (Canarium indicum) | Pomelo (Citrus maxima) |
| Grumichama (Eugenia brasiliensis) | Rambeh (Baccaurea dulcis) |
| Guava (Psidium guajava) | Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) |
| Inga (Inga spp.) | Rollinia (Rollinia deliciosa) |
| Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) | Salak Palm (Salacca edulis |
| Jakfruit (Artocarpus integrifolia/heterophyllus) | Santol (Sandoricum koetjape) |
| Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) | Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) |
| Langsat/Duku (Lansium domesticum) | South American Sapote (Quararibea cordata) |
| Longan (Dimocarpus longan) | Spondias (Spondias spp.) |
| Lychee (Litchi chinensis) | Star Apple (Chrysophyllum cainito) |
| Madruno (Rheedia madruno) | Uvilla (Pourouma cecropiaefolia) |
| Malay Apple (Syzygium malaccense)) | Wampee (Clausena lansium) |
| Mamey (Mammea americana) | |
DARWIN
| Abiu (Pouteria caimito) | Mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus) |
| Acerola (Malpighia glabra) | Mango (Mangifera indica) |
| Black Sapote (Diospyros digyna) | Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) |
| Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) | Marang (Artocarpus odoratissima) |
| Butia Palm (Butia spp.) | Miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) |
| Carambola (Averrhoa carambola) | Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) |
| Casimiroa [White Sapote, tropical cultivars] (Casimiroa edulis) | Okari Nut (Terminalia kaernbachii) |
| Charichuela (Rheedia madrono/Rheedia macrophylla) | Pili Nut (Canarium spp.) |
| Chempedak (Artocarpus champedan) | Pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) |
| Durian (Durio zibenthinus) | Pitomba (Eugenia luschnathiana) |
| Fiji Longan (Pometia pinnata) | Pomelo (Citrus maxima) |
| Galip (Canarium indicum) | Pulasan (Nephelium mutabile)
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| Grumichama (Eugenia brasiliensis) | Rambeh (Baccaurea dulcis) |
| Guava (Psidium guajava) | Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) |
| Inga (Inga spp.) | Rollinia (Rollinia deliciosa) |
| Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) | Rose Apple (Syzygium jambos) |
| Jakfruit (Artocarpus integrifolia) | Salak Palm (Salacca edulis) |
| Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) | Santol (Sandoricum koetjape) |
| Langsat/Duku (Lansium domesticum) | Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) |
| Longan (Dimocarpus longan) | South American Sapote (Quararibea cordata) |
| Lychee [tropical cultivars] (Litchi chinensis) | Spondias (Spondias spp.) |
| Madruno (Rheedia madruno) | Star Apple (Chrysophyllum cainito) |
| Malay Apple (Syzygium malaccense) | Tampoi (Baccaurea spp.) |
| Mamey (Mammea americana) | Uvilla (Pourouma cecropiaefolia) |
| Mamey Sapote (Pouteria sapota) | Wampee (Clausena lansium) |
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