On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:23:47 +1000, rainman wrote:

On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:41:16 +0800, "Linda"
wrote:

I am looking at buying a lemon, orange and mandarin tree.
I live in Perth so the soil is sandy. But I can change that!

Perth now! That's as far away from Lucarse as one can get. ;-)

Any recommendations?
I have absolutely no idea where to start. I have $100 to spend so I
can't go overboard :-(

Eureka lemon, Imperial mandarin and a Navel orange, all grafted, is the
way to go.

Might have to stretch the budget a little, though.

Would fully agree with the suggested selection.
I'm located close to Perth on sand.

Have had one each of these in the back yard for near on 3 decades.
Cost (from a failing memory) was around $7 late 1970 dollars for grafted
plants.
Purchased (I think) from Waldecks

All planted on sandy soils - in holes filled with straw and horse manure
underpinned with a couple of stray cats and a couple of handfuls of
powdered lime stone and various fertilisers underneath. Nothing fancy
with the fertilisers. Just a bit of everything I had at the time -
including trace elements.

All have been fantastic producers, tho' like me, starting to slow down
with age.
However kids won't allow us to give away any of the Washington Navels.
With old age the tree has been producing (a more limited quantity of)
very sweet fruit.

I am considering planting another one or two trees this spring
However have not done a lot of research yet
And other matters taking precedence as time progresses rapidly.
(only 127 days 'til Christmas

Place in Baskerville (Swan Valley) could be of interest:
http://www.tass1trees.com.au/

Also Wanneroo:
http://www.arborwest.com.au/

Good luck in your endeavours
a nonny