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 Pinkie
A very good disease resistant, crisp and juicy apple, brightly coloured green with blush pink and good acid/sugar balance in mid season. An attractive small tree that partially weeps and produces good yields. Easy to grow. Deciduous.
PVR: 1814
Habit: Weeping
Mature Size (HxW): 3.5m x 2.5m
Apple Pinkie M26
Current Stock Height: 130/140 cm ?
Container: 4.7l ?
$64.99
Grafted on M26 rootstock to keep dwarfed. Cross between Royal Gala and Braeburn, an early season large apple with sweet, crisp flesh and mild flavour. Stake for support . Deciduous.
Apple Information Page
Can be container grown but will need a permanent support stake to prevent wind rock. There should be no need to prune this apple as it will stay small and compact.
Habit: Compact
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 3m x 2.5m
Apple Sweetie M26
Current Stock Height: 140/150 cm ?
Container: 4.7l ?
$64.99
aka Gooseberry
A must to have in every home garden. Great for making pies like Gandma use too. A heavy bearing and disease resistant gooseberry with large flavourful fruit that can be used for culinary purposes or eaten fresh when fully ripe. Fruit ripens Nov - Jan Deciduous.
The Gooseberry is hardy and in fact loves a cold winter however be aware that new spring growth can be damaged by frost. Gooseberries like a nice layer of mulch or compost around their shallow roots. When pruning remember they fruit on older wood.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size (HxW): 90cm x 120cm
Gooseberry Invicta
Current Stock Height: 10/20 cm ?
Container: 2l ?
$39.99
Gooseberry Invicta
Current Stock Height: 20/35 cm ?
Container: 4.5l ?
$49.99
aka Gooseberry
A well shaped, slightly bristly fruit that is dark red when fully ripe. Berries are larger than Invicta. Good eating. The plants are very vigorous and spreading but can be shaped up by pruning. Produces occasional spines on young wood, but at maturity it is virtually spineless.
Gooseberry Pax
Current Stock Height: 25/30 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$49.99
Gooseberry Pax
Expected Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
New stock expected Middle of August, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price $39.99. Payment on order.
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 a Gin and Tonic coming on? Happiest in a sunny well drained position. Evergreen.
All Citrus love being fed and watered regularly, especially if container grown. They respond quickly to a little pampering and will reward you for your efforts. When harvesting the fruit cut rather than pull off the tree.
Citrus Information Pages
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2m x 1.5m
Lemon Meyer
Current Stock Height: 80/120 cm ?
Container: 4.7l ?
$49.99
Lemon Meyer
Current Stock Height: 100/110 cm ?
Container: 8.5l ?
$89.99
aka Asian Pear
Whilst most Asian pears, or Nashi, have a golden-russet skin, this is the only widely-grown cultivar with a yellow-green skin. Slightly sweeter and juicier than the others, but less aromatic. Mid-season.
Suitable to be grown throughout NZ. Flowers are susceptible to late frosts.
Pear and Nashi Information Page
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 3.5m x 3m
Nashi Nijisseiki
Current Stock Height: 130/140 cm ?
Container: 4.7l ?
$64.99
aka Asian Pear
An exciting new nashi. Highly attractive lemon fruit with bright red/orange blush. Mild sweet, low acid flavour, with a crisp and juicy texture.
Very productive & black spot resistant.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size (HxW): 4m x 3m
Nashi Reddy Robin
Current Stock Height: 90/95 cm ?
Container: 4.7l ?
$64.99
A deciduous shrub with fine foliage. In early Summer, flat flower heads of creamy-white flower begin to emerge followed by small, glossy purple-black berries that are edible after being cooked. May be grown in full sun or partial shade where soils are moist, average condition and free-draining.
Great plant for helping attract birds into your garden.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size (HxW): 3.5m x 3.5m
Sambucus Laciniata
Current Stock Height: 10/20 cm ?
Container: 4.5l ?
$39.99
aka Black Beauty Elderberry
Black Beauty Elderberry is a valued plant for its medicinal and nutritional qualities. Large deep green leaflets and fragrant white flower heads in summer followed by red-black berries that can be used for juicing or you may like to make some Elderberry Wine. Deciduous.
Elderberries are also valued because of the high iron content of the fruit.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 4m x 3m
Sambuccus Nigra
Current Stock Height: 10/20 cm ?
Container: 2.4l ?
$39.99
A cross between a black currant and a gooseberry. Great for eating fresh or cooking. Forms a large bush with spines. The fruit is ripe when it goes almost black. Prefers well drained moist soil. Plant is sun to part shade. Frost hardy. Deciduous.
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2m x 2m
Worcesterberry
Current Stock Height: 30/40 cm ?
Container: 4.5l ?
$49.99
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