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The fig tree is highly ornamental as well has providing us with a delicious edible fruits. Broad lobed glossy green foliage and sweet fruit that ripens around March. Needs a sheltered sunny spot away from harsh winds and frost. Vigorous grower. Deciduous.

Fig trees usually fruit 2 to 3 years after planting. They fruit on the new wood. The fruit is picked when the green fruit starts to turn brown and as birds absolutely love figs you may need to cover the tree or be very vigilant. Enjoy.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland

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Ventura fig has a compact growth form and produces large fruit with green skin and dark red interior flesh. The fruit have a pronounced long neck, ripen later in the season and perform well in the cooler climates of the figs' range. Ventura is grown both for drying and for fresh eating.

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Bred in NZ Vlassoff is a variety of 'Honey Fig'. Large round fruit that are purple/black when mature. Succulent red flesh. Crops in January and April. Needs a really sunny position with well drained soil and protection from harsh frost. Deciduous.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland

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Small to medium sized fruit with green and yellow strips. Very decorative. Sweet cherry red flesh. Conical shaped fruit. Ideal for hot growing areas. Late harvest. Large round compact tree. Crops in April. Needs a really sunny position with well drained soil and protection from harsh frost. Deciduous.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland

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Edible Fig. A handsome tree with large lush green foliage. The summer fruit have greenish-yellow skin and fine flavoured red pulp. Plant in a sunny well drained spot with protection from harsh frost. Deciduous.


Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland

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The 'Invicta' Gooseberry has a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit which tells you straight away it is worth growing. Heavy bearing and disease resistant with large flavourful fruit that can be used for culinary purposes or eaten fresh when fully ripe. 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.

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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.

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A popular NZ bred table grape that ripens towards the end of autumn. Good weather and disease resistance. Large-medium black fruit that look and taste great with an aromatic spicy flavour. Grapes will grow in most soils but do better with good drainage and of course they love the sun. Deciduous.

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A grape steeped in NZ history. The vine came originally with Bishop Pompallier around 170 years ago and was originally planted in Northland and used as both a table and wine grape. A disease resistant, large, black, sweet, delicately flavoured grape. Ripens early March. Plant in a sunny, sheltered, well drained spot. The more sun the plant receives the better the grape production will be. Deciduous.

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Large black dessert grape with strong, musky flavour and lots of tannin. Origins in Kohukohu where they showed natural disease resistance. Ripens late March. Plant in a sunny well drained position. Deciduous.