Loaded with pink and white blooms in Spring followed by light green fruit with blush of red in Autumn. Medium size fruit. White crisp juicy flesh. Slightly tart flavour. Cross pollinate with any other apple to increase your harvest. Deciduous.

Apple Information Page Trademarked under this name. Can be biannual fruiter if fruit is not thinned. Is resistant to wooly aphid and root rot.

This Southern Highbush Blueberry is a good choice for warmer areas of NZ. 'Marimba' is highly productive with large firm fruit full of flavour that ripen around December. Pollinate with another Southern Highbush. Plant in sun or part shade in rich acid soil for best results. Deciduous.

Though most Blueberries are self-fertile they will set fruit better if cross pollinated with another cultivar of the same variety.

Blueberry Southern Highbush- an attractive plant with bright blue-green foliage. Large sized berries of excellent quality and flavour. Recommended for warmer areas of NZ. Partially self fertile, but will produce bigger and better crops if pollinated with another Southern Highbush. Deciduous.

Blueberry Northern Highbush. An early cropping variety with very large sweet berries. Great for growing in the home garden, a pot and popular with the commercial growers. Harvest in late spring . Prune after fruiting for size and shape. Deciduous.

Northern Highbush Blueberries are suitable for cooler climates

This native mexican fruiting tree comes from the highlands and as a result is fairly hardy. Luke has a mild sweet flavour resembling a combination of peach, banana and pear. Excellent specimen tree with a semi weeping habit. Harvest May-June. Self Fertile. Semi deciduous.

Casimiroa produce fruit with a pear like texutre

'Unique' is a reliable Feijoa that is self-fertile and produces abundant crops of delicious medium to large oval fruit. The skin is smooth along with the pulp and the flavour carries a hint of pineapple. Starts to fruit from a young age. Happy in a sunny well drained spot. Evergreen. PVR.

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Round Kumquat. A hybrid variety with thick, rigid, dark green foliage and fragrant, white flowers in spring. The rounded fruit are good quality with a balance of sweet and acidic taste - the peel is sweet, the flesh has a sharp taste - the whole fruit can be eaten. Ripens March-April. Evergreen.

Plant in a sunny, well drained spot in fertile soil. Best protected from harsh frost when young. Happy growing in a container as long as you remember to feed and water regularly. Harvest when fully ripe. The fruit hold well on the plant and are highly ornamental. Citrus Information Pages

On 'Flying Dragon' rootstock to keep compact. 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.

Every NZ garden should have a 'Meyer' lemon tree because they are so easy to grow and crop so well. They are however quite a 'sweet' lemon so if you prefer a real sharp acid taste then plant another variety to keep your 'Meyer' company. Citrus Information Pages

Citrus. A true lemon variety bearing basket-fulls of large oval shaped fruit with a distinctive sharp acidic flavour. Very juicy, has few seeds, ripens July-August. The skin is fragrant and firm. Plant in the sun in well drained soil. Evergreen.

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Citrus. A grafted dwarf variety of the popular Tahitian Lime. Aromatic foliage, fragrant flowers and delicious small juicy fruit. Harvest the fruit when green for that really tangy zing. The fruit will turn yellow when fully ripe. Happiest in a sunny well drained position. Keep watered in summer. Evergreen.

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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.

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Citrus. On 'Flying Dragon' rootstock to keep compact. This is a late maturing Navel Orange, sweet seedless fruit has an excellent flavour and plenty of juice An excellent cropper and very juicy. Reliable and generally considered a good 'doer'. Evergreen.

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The medium to large egg-shape fruit turns yellow with purple stripes when ripe. The pepino has a taste that is similar to a cucumber, cantaloupe, and a honeydew melon. A small vigorous bush that fruits heavily from December until the first frost. Excellent container plant. Self fertile.

Because pepino flesh is sweet and tasty, it provides a welcome addition to many desserts, side dishes, and health-conscious meals. Additionally, it is an interesting addition to many party fruit platters because of its unique, dual colour skin.

Purple elongated fruit approx 12cm long when mature. The fruit is juicy with a mild flavour and crisp texture. Ideal for container grown. A small vigorous bush, that flowers during spring and summer and fruits heavily from December until the first frost. Perennial. Self fertile. Provisional PVR

Pepino Ruby Tm. Produced and marketed by Tharfield Nursery Ltd in association with Plant

A newer variety that has compact growth with highly decorative dense blue-green leaves.Short, thick and juicy stems that are bright ruby redat the base fading to green at the top. Great for jams and crumbles. Plant in the sun in well drained soil. Winter dormant in cool areas.

Remember not to eat the leaves.

This sub-tropical fruit is closely related to the ordinary tomato and therefore needs to be grown in a frost-free position. Tamarillos also like shelter from wind, good drainage and a fairly light soil. Produces red-bronze fruit that have an acid free sweet taste. Semi-evergreen.

Your Tamarillo will appreciate a nice layer of mulch around the drip line - take care not to place against the trunk. Tamarillo's are not particularly long-lived so probably best to replace your tree every 3-4 years.