Fruit and Nuts - Just Arrived
And the well-worn wail of “Id simply love to grow fruit trees but I have no space in my garden” does not cut it. With the help of the technique of Espalier and with so many new varieties being bred that can live hapily in tubs, there is no excuse. One gardener we know has a variety of fourteen different fruits growing in her 500sq meter section and she still has space for ornamentals, a pond, veggies and a small native forest – plus the house of course.
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The varieties of most fruits are now so plentiful that there is something to please all tastes – no matter how nuts about fruit you are! Or just how fruity you are!
‘Fruits and Nuts’ encompasses a broad spectrum of plants, but like most traditionally cultivated plants, they all generally enjoy well-drained moist soils that are high in humus. They do need regular attention in the form of annual pruning which helps to expose the branches to the sun and air which practice helps to produce a quality harvest. But hey, what is a bit of effort with the shears once a year in comparison to the prize pleasure of a freshly picked, juicy, sweet plum or pear or peach?
Ever heard that saying “nutty as a fruitcake” – how did nuts first become associated with being a little crazy? Well we all know how rich in nutritional content nuts are, and that no self-respecting fruitcake would be without them, so don’t be nuts, go nuts and grow nuts!
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aka Avocado (Group B)
This will be a popular Avocado due to heavy flowering on a beautiful compact evergreen tree. Medium sized, smooth black skinned fruit with yellow creamy flesh. Harvest Jul to Dec. Prefers a warm sheltered position with excellent drainage. Protect from frost when young. Group B Evergreen.
Avocado Information Page
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 3m x 3.5m
Avocado Cleopatra TM
Current Stock Height: 55/70 cm ?
Container: pb5 ?
$89.99
aka Pineapple Guava
Vigorous growing variety which ripens in autumn around April-May. Rough skinned fruit which are large, aromatic and very sweet. Partially self-fertile but cross pollination is essential for large fruit so plant with a companion for best results. Evergreen.
Feijoa Information Page
PVR: 3119
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 3m x 2m
Feijoa Waingaro
Current Stock Height: 60/80 cm ?
Container: 3.3l ?
$49.99
aka Inga Bean
Something different. More suitable for warmer climates but may tolerate light frosts. Can be an attractive tree with rich dark green and bronze foliage. Pods up to 1m long contain sweet, juicy, white pulp with a soft candy-floss-like flesh that tastes of vanilla ice-cream. Self-fertile.
Tree will start producing pods in 3 years.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland
Habit: Bushy
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 6m x 4m
Ice Cream Bean
Current Stock Height: 20/40 cm ?
Container: 3l ?
$29.99
aka Lemon Meyer Standard
Citrus. NZ's most popular lemon and deservedly so. Very juicy and a really good cropper. Once established the tree will seldom be without a lemon. More tolerant of cold than many other lemons. Can you feel and Gin and Tonic coming on? Happiest in a sunny well drained position.
To keep your Lemon Standard looking good feed and water regularly. Trim new shoots below the main branches. Remember always cut off ripe fruit rather than pulling.
Citrus Information Pages
Habit: Upright
Mature Size (HxW): Standard
Lemon Meyer Std 120cm
Current Stock Height: STD-140/150cmT140cm ?
Container: 8.5l ?
$169.99
aka Finger Lime
Citrus. Australian Finger limes. Known as the caviar of citrus with deliciously aromatic, smooth pebbled skin, with a crisp lemon lime flavour combination. Needs a sheltered frost free site to crop really well. Can be grown in a container. Evergreen
This is a versatile fruit for the kitchen whether used for marmalade, flavouring spice, eaten fresh or used to garnish other foods. Trifoloate root stock / fruit in approx 3 - 4 years
Citrus Information Pages
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2m x 2m
Lime Australasica
Current Stock Height: 20/30 cm ?
Container: 2 ?
$34.99
Lime Australasica
Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
Container: 1.9l ?
$39.99
aka Limequat
Citrus. Not only is this a great decorative plant the fruit which are produced in good quantities can be used for culinary purposes. Glossy green foliage, fragrant white blossom and small yellow fruit with edible skin that are a cross between a Lime and a Kumquat. Evergreen.
Citrus Information Pages
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2m x 1.5m
Limequat Eustis
Current Stock Height: 60/80 cm ?
Container: 3.5l ?
$49.99
A good choice for the home garden as the nuts drop when they are ripe, making harvesting the yummy nuts easier. With a high oil content they are an early season variety but does better with another variety to pollinate. With pink flowers Spring and Summer the nuts are ready Autumn through Winter. Evergreen.
Stake young plants to help root development in well drained, fertile, sheltered position.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size (HxW): 5m x 4m
Macadamia GT207
Expected Stock Height: 40/50 cm ?
Currently sold out. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock.
aka Chilean Guava Syn Ugni Molinae
AKA as Chilean Guava or NZ Cranberry. A reliable little shrub with tight small leaves in an attractive bronze green shade. Little white flowers in spring are followed by fragrant edible berries. Easy to grow, clips well so can be used for topiary or hedging. Evergreen.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 1m x 1m
Myrtus Ugni
Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm ?
Container: 0.5l ?
$6.99
Produces light red juicy berries with excellent raspberry flavour. A dwarf raspberry that is self fertile, round compact habit that is thornless and ideal for containers on the deck or patio. When ripe eat straight from the bush or throw in the kids lunchboxes or baking.
Habit: Compact
Mature Size (HxW): 60cm x 60cm
Raspberry Mini Me
Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
Container: 1.9l ?
$32.99
aka Rhubarb
A vigorous Heritage Rhubarb with healthy, strong upright growth. The stems are broad with quite a bit of green shading on the red stalks. Good flavour and produces well. Plant in humus rich soil that does not completely dry out in summer and feed regularly with organic matter. Perennial.
Wairere Top Tip. Try cooking Rhubarb with 1 sliced apple - it balances out the acid flavour nicely.
Habit: Clump Forming
Mature Size (HxW): 0.3m x 0.3m
Rhubarb Victoria
Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm ?
Container: tube ?
$6.99
Stock of this item is very low.
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