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aka Medlar

Here's something a little bit different for all you connoisseurs. Unusual ornamental fruiting tree with pretty single white flowers in spring followed by distinctive brown fruit with rough textured skin. The fruit is olive green to start, edible when it turns reddish brown. Deciduous.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland

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aka Passionfruit

The Passionfruit vine has attractive mauve and white flowers that turn into yummy round dark purple fruit at the end of summer. To do well your vine must be in a sunny, sheltered, well-drained position. Though self-fertile will often to better when 2 are planted together. Evergreen.

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aka Passionfruit Gold

Hardy vigorous, evergreen vine for warm, sunny positions. Healthy lush green foliage covers up to 8 square metres a year. Its super large golden soft-skinned fruit with juicy aromatic pulp are generally sweeter than the black passionfruit. Regular water and fertilizer will enhance vigor and crop size. Suitable for trellis, fence or pergola in most soil types.

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Hardy vigorous, evergreen vine for warm, sunny positions. This select form has larger fruit than most varieties. Healthy lush green foliage covers up to 8 square metres a year. Super large soft-skinned fruit, juicy aromatic pulp. Regular water and fertiliser will enhance vigour and crop size. Suitable for trellis, fence or pergola in most soil types.

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Known as the "Fruit of the Gods". An exceptional ornamental tree because of the deep orange fruit. But wait, there's more, you can also eat the delicious non astringent fruit. "Fuyu" is known for being very sweet and keeping well. Fruits in 4 - 5 years. Deciduous. Non-astringent variety.

Fruit ripen May-June; birds love this fruit, it's best to pick from the tree when just ripe; use secateurs.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland

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aka Pomegranate

The Pomegranate is a beautiful and highly ornamental shrub and a producer of highly decorative and nutritious fruit. New growth is bronze -green, in summer there are bright orange flowers which develop into large, burnished red fruits. The fruit is high in Vitamin C, B5, Potassium and anti-oxidants. Deciduous.

Popular in Spanish and Middle Eastern Cusine the Pomegranate has also been seen as a symbol of fertility through-out the ages mainly because of the high seed count in the fruit. Easy to grow in a sunny well drained spot with protection from harsh frost.

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aka Quince or Cydonia apple

Quince. A most attractive fruiting tree with large pale green fruit. The skin is a soft yellow when ripe. The white flesh is aromatic with a taste that carries a hint of pineapple. Tastes best when cooked or mixed with other fruit. Hardy and tolerant but happiest in the sun. Deciduous.

Quince have a slightly different habit from other orchard trees in that the fruit blossom is borne on the current seasons growth therefore it is best to only lightly prune. Just take out any spindly branches in order to keep the tree open.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland

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aka Quince

Quince. This popular selection is from Turkey and fruits at a young age. Very large, pear shaped, golden yellow aromatic fruits with mild and tender flesh of excellent quality. The fruit keeps very well and can be used for cider, jams and preserves. Harvest March, April may. Moderate sized tree with unusually large leaves. Deciduous.

Quince have a slightly different habit from other orchard trees in that the fruit blossom is borne on the current seasons growth therefore it is best to only lightly prune. Just take out any spindly branches in order to keep the tree open.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland

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aka Quince

Quince. This disease resistant Quince was developed from an old tree growing in the garden at the Brown Sugar Cafe Taihape. The aromatic fruit are a lovely lemon shade and highly ornamental. Tolerant and easy to grow in a sunny spot. Use for making cider, jams and preserves. Deciduous.

Quince have a slightly different habit from other orchard trees in that the fruit blossom is borne on the current seasons growth therefore it is best to only lightly prune. Just take out any spindly branches in order to keep the tree open.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland