Organic Fruit Forest - 350+ Trees, 50 Varieties, Near Mackay

At the heart of Mt Jukes Eco Retreat is a working fruit forest — over 350 trees across more than 50 varieties, grown organically on the property, 30 minutes from Mackay and 60 minutes from the Whitsunday Coast.

It isn’t landscaping. It’s a living ecosystem, planted with purpose and still growing.

Tropical Fruit From Around the World

Mango, guava, grapefruit and banana. Mulberry, longan, jaboticaba, noni and jackfruit. Native Burdekin plum, passionfruit vines, citrus groves, and rare tropical varieties you won’t find in a supermarket.

Some you’ll recognise. Many you won’t. All of them organic, all of them part of the food that ends up on the table here.

Walk the Forest With Our Guide Booklet

Staying and day retreat guests are free to wander the orchard with our educational booklet — a guide to each tree, where in the world it comes from, and the goodness it carries.

It’s a quiet way to spend an hour. Pick something ripe. Learn something new. Slow down to the pace of the land.

Grown for Guests, Wildlife and Community

The forest feeds more than our guests. Birds and wildlife move freely through it, and as the trees mature and the harvest grows, surplus produce is gifted to local community organisations supporting people doing it tough in the Mackay region.

What the property grows, the community shares.

 Part of an Off-Grid Eco Retreat

The fruit forest is one piece of a fully off-grid eco retreat near Mackay — solar powered, spring fed, and managed on permaculture principles. The best way to see it is to come and walk it.

Join a Day Retreat or stay overnight, swim in the natural spring, and explore the forest at your own pace. A real, living place. Not a manicured resort.

FAQs

Can guests visit the fruit forest?

Yes. All day retreat and staying guests are welcome to walk the fruit forest, with an educational booklet to guide them through the varieties.

What fruit grows at Mt Jukes?

Over 350 trees across more than 50 varieties — including mango, guava, banana, mulberry, longan, jaboticaba, noni, jackfruit, Burdekin plum, passionfruit and citrus, plus rarer tropical fruits.

Is the fruit organic?

Yes. All produce grown on the property is organic, managed on permaculture principles.

Where is the fruit forest?

At Mt Jukes Eco Retreat, 30 minutes from Mackay and 60 minutes from the Whitsunday Coast in North Queensland.