There are so many varieties of the Lilly Pilly, from small shrubs to large trees, I grew a line of them as a privacy screen on a side boundary, but it attracted so much insect and bird life it turned into a feature. I later interplanetary it with Gifu berry plants, then some Japanese plums, the bird life was great and the buzz from the bees in the bushes was audible from the house.
No not in flower yet. They are only seedlings still. I planted them out about 3 weeks ago. Also they are not the resilience ones but a different variety of lilly pilly i forgot the name.
The lilly pilly in my yard is quickly becoming a pest. I love the lilly pilly, don't know what type, but the seeds keep sprouting underneath, when they drop off the trees. Awesome bush fruit, and makes great jam.
These grow in America. When I was a kid I saw these growing everywhere never knew what they were. I ate the red berries off of the bush. They were sweet. They grow wildly. And I see the plants in my city all over. You can eat these. I just wonder why you don't see them in supermarkets. But I'm glad to know what they are now. I was leaving work and I saw a bush with these berries so I use my smartphone ,and Google lens app. To identify it. Found out the name and looked it up on the internet. Thank you for explaining with this plant is.
Just make saw it's the same plant as this is an Australian native, and there are other species that look similar. Great to hear you are identifying it first before eating 😀
Haven't got my growing but my neighbour has a number growing along the dividing fence anmd sometimes I get the fruit hanging over. love the flavour . Great viseo
You've got me curious about this Marty, I'll look into if it can be grown in my part of northern England. Even if it can't I really enjoyed watching you show us about it!
Love this fruit, we have been growing one of these Lilly Pilly trees in Costa Rica for a few years now and it just started sprouting fruit this summer. I started investigating it’s benefits but there’s not a whole lot of info out there and I was curious if the pit can also be ingested safely somehow? The pit in my fruit is also magenta so I would guess it’s also loaded with antioxidants? Anyone?
I so wish I had an answer for that, but I don't sorry. I throw pit. You may find some answers by search information based on Australian native foods. It's a wonderful tree. 😀
Is that the botanical name or a common name? How long does it take to grow? Can you grow from seed or is it better as a cutting or sapling? Sorry for all the questions. Thought this could be an awesome addition to my garden. Love that it's an Australian native, and edible.
@@martysgarden I have three growing and I want more to make for a hedge to shade my tool shed. I am not finding them available at the nursery so I will try and grow some cuttings. Thanks. And since it is only 15 feet or so tall I would not need to prune it.
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@@martysgarden Thank you for replying Marty. I am already a subscriber and enjoy watching your videos. Could you please consider doing a video on growing capsicums?
I planted a hedge of 14 of these plants, I bought them like a metre tall but some of them look unhappy and the brunches are turning brown, what do I do to save them?
I'm having problems with my Lilly pilly resilience. I've had an infestation of green bugs and they have absolutely munched their way through them, but especially one of them. I think I might have them under control (sprayed and squished how ever many I can find) but how do I help the plant get back to normal?
In Florida just found out one of the topiary that hasn't been taken care of by the previous owner is one of these... the fruit are amazing she's about 15feet tall and gathered about 1.75lb of fruit... looking to make a juice or jam for christmas...
