aka Sour Cherry

Sour Cherry, very dark skin, flesh and juice, very popular for Cherry Pie, Cherry Jam and Desserts Resistant to pests and diseases, Self Fertile.

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aka Sour Cherry

This 'Sour Cherry' hails from Europe and is a popular fruit for making Kirsch. The flesh and the skin are both red. The tree is self-fertile and not overly large. Happiest in the sun with well drained soil. Deciduous.

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aka Cherry

Sweet Cherry. Researchers crossed the Bing and Van cherry varieties and much to their surprise, the combination of these two red cherries produced a golden yellow cherry with a red blush and incredibly sweet flavour. Large white fleshed mid season cherry. Excellent eating. Deciduous

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aka Sweet Cherry

Sweet Cherry. A very popular commercial variety that can be grown in the home orchard. Large, dark, black-red, heart-shaped cherries that ripen in December and taste absolutely delicious. Prolific and regular crops. Plant in a sunny spot. Deciduous.

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aka Sweet Cherry

Sweet Cherry. Very large heart shaped fruit with dark red skin and light red juicy flesh. Popular commercial variety so you know it will produce well. Early ripening. Deciduous. Happiest in a sunny well drained position. Deciduous.

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aka Sour Cherry

Sour Cherry. Life really can be a bowl of cherries! Upright small rounded tree that is self fertile and has crops of lovely red cherries that ripen in summer. The cherries have red skin and yellow flesh and are mainly used for culinary purposes. Plant in a sunny well drained position. Deciduous.

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Etrog is the yellow citron used by Jews during the week long holiday of Sukkot, as one of the four spices. A majestic tree the fruit looks like a knobby lemon and sometimes ribbed. The fruit is very aromatic and has a very thick rind. It has very small segments and many many seeds. Evergreen.

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aka Coffee Plant

An attractive cone shaped shrub with glossy green lanceolate leaves that flower white star-shaped flowers in spring. The clusters of flowers have a strong smell like Jasmine. Coffee berries turn green to red in time for Xmas. 3- 4 years to fruit. Can also be used as a houseplant. Self-fertile.

Coffee plants are heavy feeders and require regular applications of a high NPK fertiliser through its growing season.
Suitable for warmer areas including Auckland/Northland

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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 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.

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Delicious shiny black round, juicy currants are a very rich source of vitamin C. They are relatively easy to grow and form attractive shrubs in the home landscape. This variety has been bred to produce big fat berries. Excellent in jams, jellies, juices and pies and they freeze easily. Self-fertile but improve harvest with a pollinator. Deciduous.

Requires less chill hours than traditional varieties.