Other Fruit and Nuts
PAGE 1 2 3 ALL aka White Flesh Pitaya Dragonfruit tree is a cactus native to southern Mexico and Central America. The fruit of this variety, also known as Pitaya, has a pink skin with green scales that resemble a dragon. The pulp is white with small black seeds. Very large (25-30 cm) white flowers open overnight and wither by morning. Dragonfruit-White Current Stock Height: 70/90 cm ? Container: 4l ? $69.99 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. Ice Cream Bean Expected Stock Height: 30/40 cm ? New stock expected Beginning of November, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price $29.99. Payment on order.
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. Japanese Raisin Tree Expected Stock Height: 80/90 cm ? Currently sold out. New season fruit-and-nut trees available next winter. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. aka Mulberry Dark red/black fruit, similar to boysenberry but about 15mm long. Fruit from 2 years on year old wood. Fast growing deciduous tree with large oval serrated leaves. Flowers in spring, Harvest in summer. Easy to grow in a sunny position. Self fertile. Deciduous. Morus Hicks Early Expected Stock Height: 60/80 cm ? New stock expected Beginning of October, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price $29.99. Payment on order.
Quick growing round headed small tree with large, deeply lobed, evergreen leaves. Bright yellow, delicious fruit about the size of a small apple are produced, usually within 2 years if both male and female are present. Harvest in late winter, early spring when fruit is yellow and softened. Mountain Paw Paw Expected Stock Height: 20/30 cm ? New stock expected Beginning of September, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price $29.99. Payment on order.
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. Myrtus Ugni Current Stock Height: 40/50 cm ? Container: 2.5l ? $32.99 Myrtus Ugni Current Stock Height: 5/10 cm ? Container: 0.5l ? $6.99 aka Oak Leaved Papaya Fresh eating papaya has a sweet, musky, zesty aroma. Full of goodness. Tree has a spreading form with a leaf similar in shape to oak leaves. Will produce a great crop around April/May. Sub Tropical. Deciduous. Papaya Expected Stock Height: 30/40 cm ? New stock expected Beginning of October, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price $21.99. Payment on order.
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 do better when 2 are planted together. Evergreen. Passionfruit Black Expected Stock Height: 40/60 cm ? New stock expected Beginning of September, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price $16.99. Payment on order.
Passionfruit Black Beauty Expected Stock Height: 70/90 cm ? Currently sold out. New season fruit-and-nut trees available next winter. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. Passionfruit Black Beauty Expected Stock Height: 10 cm Currently sold out. New season fruit-and-nut trees available next winter. Add to your waitlist to be advised when next in stock. aka Gold Passionfruit Beautiful white flowers an attraction in themselves. Formed on currant season's wood and will flower in the first year. Heavy yields of round green to yellow fruit with a yellow-orange juicy aromatic flavoured pulp filled with small black seeds. Will need support to grow up. Semi Deciduous. Passionfruit Golden Passion Expected Stock Height: 30/40 cm ? New stock expected Beginning of September, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price $14.99. Payment on order.
Known as the "Fruit of the Gods". An exceptional ornamental tree because of the deep orange leaves. 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.
Persimmon Fuyu Current Stock Height: 140/170 cm ? Container: 8l ? $139.99 aka Pomegranate The Pomegranate is a beautiful and highly ornamental shrub and a producer of highly decorative and nutritious fruit. Large showy orange-red flowers over a long period from late spring through summer. They are very sweet and virtually seedless. Deciduous. Pomegranate Eversweet Current Stock Height: 20/30 cm ? Container: 3l ? $39.99 aka Pomegranate New season growth is glossy, green with red tipped foliage and in Spring bright scarlet red flowers. The fruit is yellow/red with a pink,juicy pulp. high in Vitamin C, B5, Potassium and anti-oxidants. Delicious in drinks, jellies, salads and sauces.Thrives in hot dry Summers. Self-fertile. Pomegranate Granatum Current Stock Height: 20/30 cm ? Container: 3l ? $39.99 aka Pomegranate A beautiful and highly ornamental shrub that producers highly decorative and nutritious pomegranates. 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. Pomegranate Wonderful Current Stock Height: 40/60 cm ? Container: 3.5l ? $49.99 Pomegranate Wonderful Expected Stock Height: 20/30 cm ? New stock expected Beginning of August, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price $39.99. Payment on order.
aka Guava A delicious fruiting shrub that hails from Brazil. That tells you it will like a nice warm sheltered spot in the garden. White flowers in spring followed by sweet and tangy red fruit that ripen from about April. Glossy green foliage. Likes good drainage and protection from harsh frost. Evergreen. Psidium Guava Red Cherry Expected Stock Height: 30/40 cm ? New stock expected Beginning of August, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price $24.99. Payment on order.
aka Guava A delicious fruiting shrub that hails from Brazil. That tells you it will like a nice warm sheltered spot in the garden. White flowers in spring followed by sweet aromatic yellow fruit that are ripe from about April. Glossy green foliage. Likes good drainage and protection from harsh frost. Evergreen.
Psidium Guava Yellow Expected Stock Height: 15/20 cm ? New stock expected Beginning of August, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price $24.99. Payment on order.
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 Pineapple Current Stock Height: 120/140 cm ? Container: 8l ? $59.99 Quince Pineapple QuA Expected Stock Height: 200/220 cm ? New stock expected Beginning of July, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price TBA. Payment on order.
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. Harvest March, April may. Moderate sized tree with unusually large leaves. Deciduous. Quince Smyrna Current Stock Height: 180/220cm ? Container: pb18 ? $59.99 Quince Smyrna QuA Expected Stock Height: 190/210 cm ? New stock expected Beginning of July, 2024. Waitlist now. Estimated price TBA. Payment on order.
Provide support to allow branches to hang down
Habit: Climbing
Mature Size (HxW): 2m tall x sprawling
Tree will start producing pods in 3 years.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland
Habit: Bushy
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 6m x 4m
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.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size (HxW): 10m x 7m
Flowers appear early spring. Small yellow/green pendulous catkins separate male and female. The male is more slender than the female. Both appear on the one tree. Self fertile and wind pollination. More than one tree will increase fruit set. Harvest - spread a cloth beneath the tree and let fruit drop onto it. Harvest over 3 months, daily collection is best.
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 6m x 6m
Feed with high phosphorus NPK fert in spring and summer. Male and female flowers may be produced on the same plant or seperate plants. A plant may vary from male to female during the year. Therefore, to ensure pollination more than one plant is needed.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 4m x 3m
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 1m x 1m
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 6m x 4m
Habit: Climbing
Mature Size (HxW): Climbing
Unfortunately the life expectancy of a plant is 4-7 years.
Habit: Climbing
Mature Size (HxW): cm x cm
Fruit ripen May-June; birds love this fruit, it's best to pick from the tree when just ripe; use secateurs.
Persimmons don't require fertiliser when first planted. Grows well in warmer climates.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 5m x 5m
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. The fruit is high in Vitamin C, B5, Potassium and anti-oxidants.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 3m x 2.5m
This stunning ornamental plant originating from the Middle East and Asia and has had a long association with humans. For more than 2000 years. It has been widely recorded throughout history and only the fig is mentioned as much in mythical and biblical writings.
Habit: Bushy
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2.5m x 2.5m
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.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2.5m x 2.5m
Your Guava will need frost protection when young but will eventually harden to light frosts. The fruit are ready when they are fully coloured and slightly soft to the touch. Do not prune in spring as you will cut off the fruiting flowers that appear on the current seasons branches (wood).
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2.5m x 2m
Your Guava will need frost protection when young but will eventually harden to light frosts. The fruit are ready when they are fully coloured and slightly soft to the touch. Do not prune in spring as you will cut off the fruiting flowers that appear on the current seasons branches (wood).
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 2.5m x 2m
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 most NZ climates.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 3.5m x 2m
The fruit keeps very well and can be used for cider, jams and preserves. 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 most NZ climates.
Habit: Upright
Mature Size 7-10 yrs (HxW): 5m x 3m
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