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Fruit and Nuts - Just Arrived

Have you noticed that there is a growing trend towards growing food in one’s own back yard? It is no longer the practice of only a few tree-hugging ‘greenies’ or permaculture practitioners, but has become a pretty mainstream, trendy and, lets face it, sensible thing to do. Apart from the sheer delight of plucking a ripe and juicy fruit specimen off the tree in your own backyard for instant gratification of the senses, the benefits of eating produce that has been grown with a modicum of control regarding the use of pesticides and herbicides is immeasurable.

 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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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

 

Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 3m x 3.5m

Avocado Cleopatra TM

Current Stock Height: 55/70 cm  ? 

Container: pb5  ? 

$89.99

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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

 

Flower Colour: White
Habit: Bushy
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 6m x 4m

Ice Cream Bean

Current Stock Height: 20/40 cm  ? 

Container: 3l  ? 

$29.99

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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

 

Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2m x 2m

Lime Australasica

Current Stock Height: 20/30 cm  ? 

Container: 2  ? 

$34.99

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Lime Australasica

Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm  ? 

Container: 1.9l  ? 

$39.99

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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.

 

Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 1m x 1m

Myrtus Ugni

Current Stock Height: 10/15 cm  ? 

Container: 2.5l  ? 

$24.99

This plant will soon be in stock and can be pre-purchased now.

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Myrtus Ugni

Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm  ? 

Container: 0.5l  ? 

$24.99

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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.

 

Flower Colour: White
Habit: Compact
Mature Size (HxW): 60cm x 60cm

Raspberry Mini Me

Current Stock Height: 15/20 cm  ? 

Container: 1.9l  ? 

$32.99

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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.

 

Flower Colour: Cream
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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Wairere Nursery
826 Gordonton Road, R D 1, Hamilton 3281 Ph: (07) 824 3430 Email: