Pip Fruit – Pioneer Nursery

Apple Liberty

Nicola — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 02:52:37 +0000

Widely accepted as tops in flavour of the early apples bred for disease resistance. Attractive red blushed apples with crisp, juicy flesh and a well-balanced sweet-tart flavour. Flavour develops during storage. Braeburn Type. Heavy bearer. Ripens in March.

Available Jan 2021

Pear Packhams Triumph

Nicola — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:32:36 +0000

Large fruit that has white sweet, crisp flesh with green-yellow skin. Excellent for dessert or bottling. Vigorous upright tree. Pollinate with Williams bon Chretien.

Pear Belle du Jumet Dwarf

Nicola — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 01:33:40 +0000

This extremely juicy and deliciously sweet heritage pear ripens in late January. Sugar pear – pale gold/green skin is often flushed in red. Fruit shape is similar to Bosc. Good regular cropper . Fruit ripens on the tree in late January. Self-fertile but assisted by other pears.

Available July.

Feijoa Unique

Nicola — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 20:44:01 +0000

Large sweet juicy fruit produced on a small tree which bears prolifically. An excellent home garden choice as a smaller tree and is self-fertile. Fruit matures April/May.

Pear Seckle Dwarf

Nicola — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:49:35 +0000

Small gourmet teardrop pear. Exceptional flavour with creamy white, juicy flesh. The sweetest flavour of all pears. Self-fertile, excellent pollinator for other varieties.

Pear Doyenne du Comice Dwarf

Nicola — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:45:07 +0000

One of the most delicious pears grown. Very sweet and juicy. Matures Feb-March. Pollinate with Williams bon Chretien or Winter Nelis

Pear Conference Dwarf

Nicola — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:43:37 +0000

Sweet and juicy. Green skin with brown russet spots. Ripens February to March. Regular heavy cropper. Self-fertile.

Apple Granny Smith

Nicola — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:32:05 +0000

Green skin with exceptional white flesh. Ripens in April. Popular dessert and cooking apple.

Available Jan 2021

Feijoa sellowiana

Nicola — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 12:04:30 +0000

Also known as Pineapple Guava. Red flowers in summer followed by oval green fruit in autumn with a distinctive, aromatic flavour. Delicious as fresh fruit and in baking or desserts. Also a very good hedging plant. Hardy. Requires two or more for cross-pollination.

Quince Taihape

Nicola — Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:58:02 +0000

This disease-resistant Quince was developed from an old tree growing in the garden at the Brown Sugar Cafe Taihape. The aromatic fruit is a lovely lemon shade and highly ornamental. Tolerant and easy to grow in a sunny spot. Self-fertile.