Hi!
Our Tamarillo trees are pruducing some of their fruit with hard spots - stones - that appear in the skin and sometimes go in as far as the seeds in the centre. They are not nice to eat, I cut them out when I have peeled the fruit. Only some of the fruit have these growths, and we have not been able to determine which trees are the culprits, some are OK, although I think there are a few fruit on more than one tree. Does anyone know what is the cause? Perhaps a lack of something? Or too much of something else!

the problem is green beetle and you need an insecticide in the green beetle season which is usually jan or feb hope this helps ,nothing you can do for this year

Gidday

Could it also be hail damage?

A question please. Do you know anything about Lime trees? I am clearing an area and thought a Lime or a Lemon would be good. I had heard Limes take a long time to grow. Any help would be appreciated.

megeebee we have a five year old lime tree and would say they fruit just as early as a lemon. the first year take all fruit off just as you do for a lemon, we now get up to 30kgs of fruit a year, best of luck

Thank you Mary for your help,and I will look into it.I can get a Tahitian Lime which seems to be the only one available.