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aka Custard apple

A highly attractive tree reaching 5m in height with beautiful cascading soft green leaves. The light green rounded fruit is medium in size and packed with delicious flavoured fruit with a hint of lemon. Great for warmer climates but will not tolerate coastal conditions. Frost tender when young.

The yield will depend on whether hand pollination is preformed.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland

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aka Double Graft Sweet Cherry

Double Graft Sweet Cherry. Compact Stella - Large dark black-red heart shaped cherries that ripen around Christmas time. Reliable. Lapins - Large, firm, dark red cherries with a sweet flavour. Ripens around January. Reliable producer. Plant in a sunny well drained spot. Deciduous.

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aka Double grafted cherry

The best of both. a sour and sweet cherry. Tangshi-A sour red skin and yellow flesh and are mainly used for culinary purposes. Lapins - Large, firm, dark red cherries with a sweet flavour. Ripens around January. Reliable producer. Plant in a sunny well drained spot. Deciduous.

aka Yellow Skin Pitaya

Dragonfruit tree is a cactus native to southern Mexico and Central America. The fruit of this variety, also known as Pitaya, has a yellow skin with green scales that resemble a dragon. The pulp is red with small black seeds. Very large (25-30 cm) white flowers open overnight and wither by morning.

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Great specimen tree or ideal as a shade tree that will add interest to any garden. It's very cold hardy as its deciduous, however late frost can damage new shoots. Better to be grown in a warm sheltered position. Full sun.

The swollen stalks can be eaten fresh or added to dishes where you use dried fruit. They can be stored for 2 months where the flavour improves. The swollen stalks taste like crunchy raisins. Stalks can be hand picked from the tree or left to naturally drop.

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aka Brown Finger Lime

Australian Brown Finger lime- Australian Finger Limes, the caviar of citrus with deliciously aromatic, smooth pebbled skin, with a crisp lemon-lime flavour combination. Plants have tiny leaves and thorns and thrive in frost free area, in well-drained soil, enriched with organic matter. Can be container grown in premium mix. Evergreen

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aka Asian Pear, Papple

An exciting new nashi. Highly attractive lemon fruit with bright red/orange blush. Mild sweet, low acid flavour, with a crisp and juicy texture. Very productive and black spot resistant.

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aka Rhubarb

A tall, vigorous variety with very decorative leaves that are a dense green. Its long stems are bright red in Winter and Summer. Young stems can be eaten raw if its to your liking otherwise stewed and made into crumbles, muffins or pies. Lovely to have in the kitchen garden or large barrel planter.

Remember - Don`t eat the leaves.

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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.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland

aka Tree Tomato

This selection of tamarillo can survive and fruit well in many cooler parts of the country. Good taste and texture quality. Best with plenty of sun and sheltered from cold winds and hard frosts but is cold tolerant. Rich in vitamins and minerals with alot of culinary uses. Self-fertile.