| paradisi, I grew midyim berry a few years ago but didn't live at that house for long but it was easy to grow and I can't remember it having any problems. Jaboticaba likes similar conditions to lilipillies. Slow to fruit at first but when it does start it has several crops of sweet fruit a year. Below is an article about the midyim I found when researching bush foods. Midyim Berry (Austromyrtus dulcis) This would have to be one of the most delicious of all the Australian bushfoods. They can vary in flavour from extremely sweet to a rather aromatic almost methol flavour. Midyim berries naturally occur on the coast, from Northern NSW, up to Fraser Island, in Queensland, and were a favourite food among the local Aboriginals. They do best in a shady, sheltered place, with well -drained soil but are very adaptable to most sites if water is available. They make a great ground cover, tube specimen or garden plant. Midyim berries are very attractive, growing to a maximum height of 1m and width of about 80cm. They have narrow pointed leaves, 1-3 cm long, which are silky and red/pink when young, giving them a lovely flush of colour. They have a delicate mass of white fluffy flowers, which occur in spring and summer. Although only a small, bush they can produce a large number of small, round, white speckled berries twice a year (January and April). They can be slow growing to start but with ample water they should fruit well by there third year. The fruit is best, eaten fresh, seeds and all, but can be added to fruit salads, into a pie or made into a fabulous native jam. |
