Berries and Brambles
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PAGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ALL A delicious berry that can be picked straight from the plant and popped into your mouth. White flowers in early Spring followed by large firm conical dark purple black berries. Crops December to Janurary. Fruits are ready when easy to pull from vine. Boysenberry Brulee Current Stock Height: 45/50 cm ? Container: 3l ? $29.99 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. Boysenberry Mapua Current Stock Height: 70/80 cm ? Container: 2.5l ? $29.99 Boysenberry Mapua Current Stock Height: 70/80 cm ? Container: 3.5l ? $39.99 A large conical berry that is dark wine-red in colour after a showy display of white flowers in Spring. Excellent flavour. Crops December to January on almost thornless canes.Self-fertile. Insect and bee pollinated. Boysenberry Starlight Current Stock Height: 40/50 cm ? Container: 3l ? $29.99 aka Boysenberry A self fertile nearly thornless Boysenberry. Medium to large delicious berries from December. Grow in a sunny sheltered position and provide horizontal support. Prune in winter and remember Boysenberries are Floricanes meaning they fruit on 2nd year growth. Deciduous. Boysenberry Tasman Current Stock Height: 40/55 cm ? Container: 2.4l ? $36.99 Boysenberry Tasman Current Stock Height: 70/80 cm ? Container: 3.5l ? $39.99 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. Cape Gooseberry Expected Stock Height: 15/20 cm ? New stock expected Beginning of September, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price $19.99. Payment on order.
aka Blackcurrant This has been the main commercial variety in New Zealand for many years. The extremely hardy plants produce large black fruit that are high in Vitamin C. Upright grower. Mid season, so ripens from late December to February. Great for making jams and desserts. Deciduous. Currant Ben Mapua Expected Stock Height: 20/30 cm ? New stock expected Middle of August, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price $39.99. Payment on order.
aka Blackcurrant The Black Currant produces a fruit that is high in Vitamin C with a tart sharp taste. 'Magnus' is disease resistant, a reliable producer and has an upright habit. The currants are ripe late Dec-Jan. Delicious and deciduous.
Black Currant Magnus Current Stock Height: 40/60 cm ? Container: 3.5l ? WAS $39.99 LESS 50% aka Black Currant 'Whistler' produces high yields of small to medium sized high quality fruit full of Vitamin C. Ripe around December-January. Vigorous with good disease resistance and cold tolerance. Grow in sun or part shade in deep acid soil for best results. Deciduous. Currant Black Whistler Current Stock Height: 80/100 cm ? Container: 1.3l ? WAS $19.99 LESS 50% Red currants are a great source of vitamin C. They are easy to grow and form attractive shrubs in the home landscape. The fruit can be picked fresh (if you beat the birds) or used for jams, jellies, juices and pies. Freezes well. Good heavy cropper. Ripe around December-January. Deciduous. Currant Gloire de Versailles Current Stock Height: 20/30 cm ? Container: 2.5l ? WAS $39.99 LESS 50% aka Red Currant Red currants are a great source of vitamin C. They are easy to grow and form attractive shrubs in the home landscape. The fruit can be
picked fresh (if you beat the birds) or used for jams, jellies, juices and pies. Freezes well. Ripe around December-January. Deciduous. Currant Red Current Stock Height: 30/40 cm ? Container: 1.3l ? WAS $19.99 LESS 50% Currant Red Current Stock Height: 30/40 cm ? Container: 3l ? WAS $24.99 LESS 50%
Moderately vigorous and mostly spineless canes.
Self fertile. Insect and bee pollinated.
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): 2m x NaNm
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): Spreading
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): Spreading
Check out our 'How To' section for tips on growing Berries and Brambles.
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): 2m x spreads
Mature Size (HxW): 1.3m x 1.3m
Habit: Upright
Mature Size (HxW): 1.2m x 1m
Black currants will grow in sun or semi-shade. They like deep acid soil that does not completely dry out in summer when the fruit are setting. They fruit on the new seasons wood which develops after pruning.
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): Spreading
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Black currants will grow in sun or semi-shade. They like deep acid soil that does not completely dry out in summer. They fruit on the new growth that has developed after pruning.
Habit: Spreading
Mature Size (HxW): Spreading
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Red Currants differ from Black Currants in that they fruit on the older developed wood (branches) of the bush.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size (HxW): 1.8m x 1.8m
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Prune the main shoots of your Red Currant back by about 1/2 in winter to encourage new fruiting laterals. Remember that Red Currants mainly fruit on older wood.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size (HxW): 2m x 1m
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