For espalier training, the most suitable apple varieties are those which produce fruit on spurs - which is the short stubby clusters of tiny branches (as pictured below).

Family tree plantings are a selection of deciduous fruit trees planted very closely together, with all branches pruned to grow outwards.

It is a busy time at the nursery with lots of action across all aspects of the production process: Newly planted rootstocks are being fed and watered, and are looking fantastic.…

Waimea Nurseries recently teamed up with local landscaper Graham Smith from Garden Property Services and Green Waste to Zero, planting four fruit trees in every kindergarten from Nelson to Golden…

Spring and Summer are the high risk times for biosecurity incursions, with a higher volume of tourism and freight traffic, along with growth lifecycles of most bugs.

We are just coming to the end of one of the main parts of the production process for our deciduous fruit trees.

Perennial Paradise is a fusion of permaculture, sustainability, food forest and organic principals.