Grow our varieties at home
Grow our varieties at home
Grow our varieties at home
We have a range of plant cultivars available if you want a Plant & Food Research variety in your home orchard. These cultivars are available through garden centres or direct from the nursery.
Berryfruit
Blueberry: 鈥楴ui鈥
An erect plant with vigorous growth, producing large berries with excellent flavour. Harvest mid-March to late April.
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Blueberry: 鈥楶uru鈥
An upright bush producing large fruit with excellent flavour. Harvest late November to early January.
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Blueberry: 鈥楻eka鈥
Upright growing plant, grows well on acid soils, producing moderate to large fruit with excellent flavour. Harvest late November to early January.
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Citrus
Tangelo: 鈥楤ay Gold鈥
Spreading tree with no thinning required, produces large, sweet, juicy fruit and virtually seedless. Harvest early September to late October.
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Mandarin/tangerine: 鈥楤ay Sweetie鈥
Spreading tree requiring moderate cropping, produces very sweet, juicy medium-sized fruit with low seeds and easy peel. Harvest mid June to mid August.
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Mandarin/tangerine: 鈥楤ay Zest鈥
Upright and fairly open tree, producing small to medium juicy, sweet fruit with rich tangy taste. Harvest late July to November.
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Feijoa
鈥楢辫辞濒濒辞鈥
Vigorous upright tree requiring management, produces large fruit with aromatic sweet flavour. Harvest mid to late March.
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鈥楪别尘颈苍颈鈥
Upright spreading tree producing medium to large fruit with strong, tangy flavour. Harvest mid to late March.聽
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鈥極pal Star鈥
Upright, compact tree producing medium fruit with good sugar-acid balance. Harvest late season April/May.
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Apricots
鈥楢濒别虫鈥
Upright spreading tree producing medium to large fruit. Harvest late summer.
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鈥楥濒耻迟丑补骋辞濒诲鈥
Erect spreading tree producing large fruit with rich apricot flavour. Harvest late January through February.聽
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鈥榁耻濒肠补苍鈥
Spreading tree producing very large fruit with rich apricot flavour. Harvest mid-summer.
Poplar
鈥楢谤驳测濒别鈥 Populus deltoides x P. nigra
Fast growing hybrid, suitable for soil conservation and stock shelter.聽 Tolerates relatively dry and windy sites.
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鈥楥row鈥檚 Nest鈥 NZ5010 (Populus deltoides x P. nigra) x P. nigra
Female clone, steep branching angle with narrow crown. Side branches are light and require little trimming. Suitable for horticultural side belts or soil conservation.
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鈥楧耻诲濒别测鈥 Populus deltoides x P. nigra
Male upright tree with only a few heavy limbs. Suitable for general soil conservation and typically on lower slopes. Performs best in drier conditions.聽
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鈥楳anawatu鈥 Gold Populus deltoides x P. nigra
Small ornamental tree with small root system. Requires fertile and partially sheltered site.聽
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Shinsei Populus nigra 鈥楲P1鈥 x P. maximowiczii
Male cultivar with steep branch angle resulting in narrow crown. Suitable for general soil conservation, particularly on moist inland sites.
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Toa (Populus deltoides x P. nigra) x P. yunnanensis
Female clone with medium-sized crown. Suited to moist and fertile sites. Suitable for soil conservation in moist sheltered sites.聽
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