Fruit Trees for Growing in Brisbane

When selecting fruit trees, it’s important to choose plants that match your climate. Luckily we have made that part easy. At Ladybird Fruit Tree Nursery, we grow a wide range of subtropical fruit trees that are suitable for growing in Brisbane area.

Name	Height	Fruits after	Pot/ground	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Abiu (Caramel fruit)	2-5m	2-5 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Achacha ‘Honey Kiss’	10m+	5+years	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Apple
Dorsett Golden (Dwarf)	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Pots	Deciduous	2 plants required
Tropical Anna (Dwarf)	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Pots	Deciduous	2 plants required
Tropic Sweet (Dwarf)	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Pots	Deciduous	2 plants required
Avocado
Hass (A)	5-10m	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Partly
Lamb Hass(A) Semi-Dwarf	2-4m *	2-3 yrs	Pots	Evergreen	Partly
Pinkerton (A) Semi-Dwarf	2-4m *	2-3 yrs	Pots	Evergreen	Partly
Reed (A)	5-10m	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Partly
Rincon (A) Semi-Dwarf	2-4m *	2-3 yrs	Pots	Evergreen	Partly
Sharwill (B)	5-10m	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Partly
Sheppard (B)	5-10m	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Partly
Dwarf Wurtz (A)	2-2.5m *	2-3 yrs	Pots	Evergreen	Partly
Babaco	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Banana
Cavendish	2-5m	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Dwarf Cavendish	1.5m	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Lady Finger	2-5m	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Gold Finger	2-5m	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Red Dacca	2-5m	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Blue Java	2-5m	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Blackberry
Thornless Chester	1-2m	2-3 years	Ground only	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Blueberry
Biloxi	1-2m	1 yr	Pots	Partly evergreen	Self-pollinating
Burst	1-2m	1 yr	Pots	Partly evergreen	Self-pollinating
Gulf Coast	1-2m	1 yr	Pots	Partly evergreen	Self-pollinating
Kisses	1-2m	1 yr	Pots	Partly evergreen	Self-pollinating
Misty	1-2m	1 yr	Pots	Partly evergreen	Self-pollinating
OB1	1-2m	1 yr	Pots	Partly evergreen	Self-pollinating
Cacao (Cocoa Bean)	2-5m	5 years	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Carob	10m+	5 years	Ground only	Evergreen	Male and female plant required
Cashew Nut	10m+	2-3 years	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Cherry
Acerola ‘Florida Sweet’	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Brazil Cherry Black	2-5m *	5 yrs	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Brazil Cherry Orange	2-5m *	5 yrs	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Brazil Cherry Red	2-5m *	5 yrs	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Grumichama Black	2-5m *	3-4 yrs	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Coconut
Coconut Palm	15m	6 years	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Dwarf Coconut Malay Red	2-5m	5 years+	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Dwarf Coconut Samoan Orange	2-5m	5 years+	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Dwarf Coconut Yellow	2-5m	5 years+	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Coffee
Aribica	2-5m	2-3 years	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Dwarf Coffee – Catuai	1-2m	2-3 years	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
K7	2-5m	2-3 years	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Chocolate Pudding
Bernecker	3-5m *	2 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Maher (Dwarf)	2-4m *	2 yrs	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Mossman	3-5m *	2 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Seedling	4-6m *	3-5 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Custard Apple
African Pride	2-5m	4-5 yrs	Ground only	Partly evergreen	Self-pollinating
Paxton Prolific	2-5m	4-5 yrs	Ground only	Partly evergreen	Self-pollinating
Pink Mammoth	2-5m	4-5 yrs	Ground only	Partly evergreen	Self-pollinating
Tropic Sun (Dwarf)	2-3m *	4-5 yrs	Pots	Partly evergreen	Self-pollinating
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Dragonfruit
Red, White, Purple, Yellow	2-5m *	3-4 yrs	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Feijoa
Mammoth	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Partly
Triumph	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Partly
Seedling	2-5m *	5 yrs+	Large pot	Evergreen	Partly
Finger Lime
Red, Pink, Green, Ice, etc.	2m	1 yr	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Dwarf Finger Lime	1m	1 yr	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Fig
Black Genoa	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Pots	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Brown Turkey	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Pots	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Preston’s Prolific	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Pots	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Gooseberry
Cape Gooseberry	1-2m	First year	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Star Gooseberry	2-5m	5+ years	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Granadilla
Giant Granadilla	2-5m	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	2 plants required for pollination
Sweet Granadilla	2-5m	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	2 plants required for pollination
Grape
Black Isabella	1-2m	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Muscadine	1-2m	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
White Muscat	1-2m	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Pink Iona	1-2m	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Guava
China Pear	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Indian	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Mexican Cream	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Pink Hawaiian	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Yellow/Red Cherry	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Hog Plum (Ambarella)	7m	4-5 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Ice Cream Bean	10m+	4-5 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Jaboticaba
Black	5-8m *	5 yrs+	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Giant	5-8m *	5 yrs+	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Red Hybrid (Dwarf)	2-2.5m *	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Scarlet (Dwarf)	2-2.5m *	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Yellow	5-8m *	5 yrs+	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Jackfruit
Amber	6-10m	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Black Gold	6-8m	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Galaxy	6-10m	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
J33	6-10m	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Seedling	6-10m	3-5 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Jujube
Li	5-10m *	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Chiko	5-10m *	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Sihong	5-10m *	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
GA-866	5-10m *	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Seedling	5-10m *	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Kiwi Berry	1-2m	2-3 yrs	Pots	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Kwai Muk	10m+	5 years	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Longan
Biew Kiew	2-5m	4-5 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Chompoo	2-5m	4-5 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Haew	2-5m	4-5 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Kohala	2-5m	4-5 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Seedling	5-10m	5+ yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Loquat
Bessel Brown	2-5m *	4-5 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Nagasakiwase	2-5m *	4-5 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Seedling	5-10m	5+yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Lychee
Chompogo	2-5m *	3-4 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Erdon Lee	2-5m *	3-4 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Kwai Mai Pink	2-5m *	3-4 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Red Ball	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Salathiel	2-5m *	3-4 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Wai Chi (Dwarf)	2-5m *	3-4 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Macadamia
Grafted (A38, 849, A268, A4 etc)	3-5m	3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Seedling	5-10m	5+ yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Madrono (Garcinia intermedia)	5m	2 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Malabar Chestnut	5-10m	3-4 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Mango
Bowen	5-10m	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Bambaroo	5-10m	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Brooks Late	5-10m	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Keow Savoey	5-10m	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Nam Doc Mai	5-10m	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Palmer (Dwarf)	2-4m *	2-3 yrs	Large pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Seedling Bowen	10m+	4-5 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Miracle Fruit	1-2m	2-3 yrs	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Monstera (Fruit Salad Tree)	2-5m	2-3 yrs	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Mulberry
Dwarf Black	3m *	1 yr	Pots	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Dwarf Red Shahtoot	2-5m *	1 yr	Pots	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
English Black	3-5m *	1 yr	Ground only	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Hicks Fancy	3-5m *	1 yr	Large Pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Nectarine
Super Dwarf Sunset	1.5m *	2-3 years	Large Pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Olive
Arbequina	2-5m *	2-3 years	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Arecuzzo	2-5m *	2-3 years	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Manzanillo	2-5m *	2-3 years	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Saint Helena	2-5m *	2-3 years	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Dwarf Garden Harvest	1-2m	2-3 years	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Panama Berry	2-5m	1-2 years	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Passionfruit
Black Magic	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Panama Red	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Giant Purple	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Sweet Granadilla (Yellow)	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Peach
Super Dwarf Sunset	1.5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Angel Peach	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
China Flat White Donut	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Delightful	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Florida Prince	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Tropic Snow	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Pecan
Cape Fear	10m +	4-5 years	Ground only	Deciduous	Partially Self-pollinating
Western Schley	10m +	4-5 years	Ground only	Deciduous	Partially Self-pollinating
Shoshonii	10m +	4-5 years	Ground only	Deciduous	Partially Self-pollinating
Pine Nut	10m +	6 years	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Pomegranate
Azerbaijani	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Ben Hur	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Cyprus Hill	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Rosavaya	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Spanish (Dwarf)	2m	2-3 yrs	Pots	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Wonderful	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Raspberry ‘Tulameen’	1.5m	First year	Pots	Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Rollinia (Brazil Custard Apple)	5-10m	5 years+	Ground only	Partly Deciduous	Self-pollinating
Soursop (Guanabana)
Diny	5-10m	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Seedling	5-10m	5 yrs +	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Sapodilla (Chikoo)
Krasuey	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Prolific	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Tropical	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Seedling	2-5m	5+ yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	2 plants needed
Sea Grape	2-5m*	2-3 years	Pots	Evergreen	Male and female plants needed
Star Apple
Haitian	5-10m	4-5 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Grimal	5-10m	4-5 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Seedling	10m+	5 yrs+	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Starfruit (Carambola)
Arkin	2-5m	4-5 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Fwang Tung	2-5m	4-5 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Kary	2-5m	4-5 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Kembangan	2-5m	4-5 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Seedling	2-5m	4-5 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Strawberry	30cm	1-2 yrs	Pots	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Tamarillo (Red/Yellow)	2-5m	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Sugar Apple
Big Eyes	2-5m *	4-5 yrs	Pots	Partly evergreen	Self-pollinating
Purple	2-5m *	5+ yrs	Large Pot	Partly evergreen	Self-pollinating
Seedling	2-5m *	4-5 yrs	Pots	Partly evergreen	Self-pollinating
Yellow Sapote (Canistel)	10m+	4-5 yrs
Emma	10m+	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Lyndall	10m+	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Seedling	10m+	4-5 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Wampee
Guy Sam	2-5m	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Yeem Pay	2-5m	2-3 yrs	Large Pot	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Seedling	2-5m	4-5 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Wax Jambu
Pink	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
Red	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating
White	2-5m *	2-3 yrs	Ground only	Evergreen	Self-pollinating

* Can be pruned to 2m.