Edible Gardening at The Drip

European-style production of fruit and vegetables has been part of life at The Drip since the mid 19th century. That is less than one hundred and fifty years, a very short time frame in terms of the human habitation of this valley. In the past, although much was achieved,  serious mistakes were made, and today we are still working towards understanding how best to produce fresh food in a sustainable and healthy manner.

An ancient double-grafted pear, a gnarled Blood Plum and an old English mulberry on the hill below The Old Olive Grove all date from the early European settlement of this property as does the chestnut tree in the old orchard and several orange trees in the citrus grove.  Extraordinarily these trees, now over 130 years old, are still bearing fruit, indicating  surely that this valley can indeed become a valuable and  bountiful food bowl with proper custodianship.

Over the last twenty years we have,  in a number of separate garden areas across the property,  added  almost 100 additional varieties of fruit and nut trees to the property, including substantial plantings of certain varieties such as oil producing olives..Plantings continue and will be updated on this page as they occur .

Olives and Almonds in the Old Olive Grove

Manzanillo

Sevillano

Barouni

Verdale

UC13A4

Hardys Mammoth 

Kalamata
Three varieties of Almond, Early mid and late

Olives in the New Olive Grove

Frantoio

Corregiollo

Lechini

Arbequina

Kereneki 

Giant Kalamata

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Trees and Shrubs in The Nuttery

Nut Trees

Pecan -Carya illinoinensis Apache
Pecan -Carya illinoinensis Cherokee
Pecan Carya illinoinensis unidentified variety probably an indian tribe
Chestnut Castanea sativa
Walnut  Juglans regia
Walnut Juglans nigra
Hazelnuts to be added as  hedging 

Fruit

Calomondin or Australian cumquat
Carob

Crab apple Malus spectabilis
Crab apple Malus yunnanensis
Crab apple Malus trilobata
Damson plum
Elderberry - golden and red  leaf Sambucus nigra
Medlar Mespilus germanicus

 Aromatic and Fragrant Trees and Shrubs
Pink Peppercorn Schinus terebinthifolius 
Schinus molle
Mock Orange Philadelphus coronaria

Mock Orange Philadelphus Lemoine variety

Lemon Verbena
Lime Verbena

Australian Mint Bush Prostanthera rotundifolia *(local species)
Buddleia davidii Black Knight
Buddleia davidii Royal Red

Buddleia davidii Pink Delight
Buddleia davidii White
Buddleia davidii Lilac lemoine variety
Lilac Syringa vulgaris Alice Eastwood

Lilac Syringa vulgaris Belle de Nancy

Lilac Syringa vulgaris Charles Joly

Lilac Syringa vulgaris Marceau
Lilac Syringa vulgaris Katherine Havermeyer
Lilac Syringa vulgaris Madame Lemoine


Other trees
Jacaranda planted by Wes and Lindsay in 1998
Judas Tree Cercis siliquastrum

Trees in The Citrus Grove

Tangelo
Mandarin
Mandarin
Mandarin
Seville Orange
Washington Navel Orange
Tahitian Lime
Blood Orange
Orange ????????????
Meyer Lemon
Plus Original unidentified variety of bitter oranges planted in 1880

Fruit Trees in The Espaliery

Nagami Cumquat 

Chinotto - Citrus myrtiflia

Satsuma Blood Plum

Angelique Plum

French Plum

Japanese Plum

Green Gage Plum

Golden Gage Plum

Prune

Fuji Apple

Golden Delicious Apple

Beure Bosc Pear

Nashi Pear

Smyrna Quince x2 Quince

Brown Turkey Fig

Black Genoa Fig

White Adriatic Fig

Yellow Excel Fig
 Nashi Pear

Cherry

Cherry

Cherry

Cherry

Fruit, Vines and Herbs in The Cottage Garden

Grape Sultana
Grape Waltham Cross
Grape White Muscat
Grape Flame Seedless
Grape
Pomegranate

Pineapple Sage

Garden Sage

Silver Variegated Thyme

Parsley

In the West Wing Garden

Persimmon - Dai Dai Maru

Kaffir Lime

Bay Tree

Sangiovese Grape

Fruit Trees in Tubs and Pots

Lisbon Lemon 

Lemonade Tree

Dwarf Peach Sunset

Dwarf Nectarine Nectazee

Dwarf 2way graft - Nectazee Nectartine/Pixzee Peach

Fruit Trees in the Old Orchard

Anzac Peach

Fragar Peach

Mid season Peach

Moorepark Apricot

Blenheim Apricot

Early Oolens Apricot

Wandin Pride apple

Snow Apple

Napolean Biggareau Cherry

Blackboy Cherry

White nectarine

Yellow nectarine

Flowers in the Cut Flower Garden

Dahlia Delbard Soleil Couchant

Dahlia Delbard Canaries

Dahlia Delbard Chambord
Dahlia -Red Decoratiove
Dahlia  Drip SElf sown Seedling

Rose Just Joey

Rose Papa Meilland

Rose Souvenir de la Malmaison

Rose Gloire de Dijon

Rose Blue Moon

Rose Marilyn Monroe

Rose Tuscan Sun

Rose Burnt Coffee?

Tree Peony

Tree Peony

Herbaceous Peony

Alstromeria varieties

A Calendar of Food Production at The Drip Mudgee

JANUARY  Tomatoes, tomatoes and more tomatoes. Chillies, salad greens,  Japanese and European Plums, Gages, late Peaches yellow and White,nectarines, Dutch Cream young potatoes

FEBRUARY Late European Plums, Nashi Pears,table grapes

MARCH Figs, Quinces, Green Olives, wine  grapes

APRIL Black Olives, Apples, Persimmon

MAY Black Olives,

JUNE Kale, Horse Radish,

JULY Citrus

AUGUST Citrus

SEPTEMBER Citrus, stewed rhubarb, early asparagus, broad beans

OCTOBER Cumquats are at their peak;  rhubard, asparagus, broad beans

NOVEMBER: Shahtoot, Mulberries, rhubard

DECEMBER Cherries, Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, early Japanese Plum.