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 Heritage Apple
A medium sized, red, heritage apple that is crisp and juicy with a mild tart flavour. Excellent eating apple. Very resistant to pests and diseases therefore requiring less maintenance and suitable for organic growing. Fruit matures around February-March. Deciduous.
Apple Information Page
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 4m x 4m
Apple Dayton MM106
Current Stock Height: 100/120 cm ?
Container: pb18 ?
$64.99
aka Heritage Apple
A connoisseurs delight! A cross between Golden Delicious and Cox's Orange Pippin, sensational sweetness, aromatic, creamy, white flesh with a fine and juicy texture. The greenish-yellow russetted fruit has a mid season ripening time. Yum. Deciduous.
Apple Information Page
Named after Lord Freyberg. These apples hang well and continue to develop flavour even when very ripe.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 3.5m x 3m
Apple Freyberg MM106
Current Stock Height: 60/90 cm ?
Container: 8l ?
$64.99
aka Heritage Apple
A Heritage apple with light yellow skin with a strong red blush. Crisp and juicy flesh with a good flavour. Priscilla ripens around February-March and will hang on the tree well to be picked as required. A vigorous grower that is resistant to apple 'black spot'. Deciduous.
Apple Information Page
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 3.5m x 2.5m
Apple Priscilla on MM106 Rootstock
Current Stock Height: 80/110 cm ?
Container: pb18 ?
$64.99
aka Boysenberry
A great Boysenberry to grow as it has less thorns and has berries with an outstanding flavour. Grow in a sunny sheltered position and provide horizontal support. Prune in winter and remember Boysenberries are Floricanes and fruit on 2nd year canes . Ripe around January-February. Deciduous.
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): Spreading
Boysenberry Mapua
Current Stock Height: 80/100 cm ?
Container: 2.5l ?
$29.99
An old-fashioned favourite that is popular for jams and preserves. The inconspicuous flowers are followed by delicious berries enclosed in papery husks. Harvest when the husks are coloured light brown. Needs a sunny, sheltered position. Frost tender, perennial.
Mature Size (HxW): 1.3m x 1.3m
Cape Gooseberry
Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm ?
Container: 1.9l ?
$19.99
This plant will soon be in stock and can be pre-purchased now.
Cape Gooseberry
Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm ?
Container: 0.5l ?
$19.99
aka Hazelnut or Filbert
Nut. Hazelnuts are highly valued for their delicious taste plus the fact that they are high in protein and unsaturated fat. 'Barcelona' is a vigorous grower that produces large nuts in great quantities. Pollinate with Merveille De Bolwiller or Butler. Deciduous.
Harvest your Hazelnuts as they drop in February and March. Dry thoroughly prior to storage. 'Barcelona' is used extensively throughout the USA in the Hazelnut industry as it is such a top performer.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 4m x 3m
Hazelnut Barcelona
Current Stock Height: 70/100 cm ?
Container: 8l ?
$59.99
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: 80/100 cm ?
Container: 5.5l ?
$49.99
This plant will soon be in stock and can be pre-purchased now.
Lemon Meyer
Current Stock Height: 80/100 cm ?
Container: 8.5l ?
$49.99
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: 15/25 cm ?
Container: 1.9l ?
$24.99
Myrtus Ugni
Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm ?
Container: 0.5l ?
$6.99
Triomphe de Viennes was a chance seedling discovered growing near the town of Viennes close to Lyons in the South Eastern France. It is very much in the style of early Belgium and French dessert pears being oblong in shape, green in colour with much russetting, crisp white juicy flesh with good texture.
Pear and Nashi Information Page
Habit: Upright
Mature Size (HxW): 5m x 3m
Pear Triomphe de Vienne
Current Stock Height: 100/120 cm ?
$64.99
Wairere Nursery
826 Gordonton Road, R D 1, Hamilton 3281 Ph: (07) 824 3430 Email: