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1 South Coast Environment Society 154 Palmerston Street Riverton 9822 SOUTHLAND OPEN ORCHARD FUNDRAISER: Heritage Fruit Tree List 2018 These bare rooted trees are available in Riverton only, they must be physically picked up by a person - we don t post!. Pick up weekend August, 3 rd. 4 th, 5 th or ASAP thereafter. The trees are $28.00 each for Southland trees, $34.50 for Waimea Trees Maximum order of 5 trees; must be different varieties, to share the varieties around; please give us 7 choices as some are in very limited numbers. Please fill in the order form & either to: openorchard@sces.org.nz or post to: SCES, 154 Palmerston Street, Riverton, 9881 No payment is required until we confirm your order. Payment details will be sent with your confirmed order.. We will have a limited number of trees left for sale during the pick up weekend on a first in first served basis. Please note: Due to unforeseen circumstances; there is a shortage of Heritage fruit trees available this year. SOUTHLAND TREES All $28.00 each (These trees are 1 year old and approximately 80cm 1m) Rootstock MM793 (medium sized tree that suits Southland soils) APPLE VARIETIES (Note: Triploids are more vigorous high production trees but they don't give out pollen so they need two different varieties nearby, within a couple of Km, for all three to fruit) Adams Pearmain...EAT...MID SEASON Originated in 1826 Herefordshire; popular Edwardian/Victorian apple. Fruits are juicy and sweet, pleasant aromatic flavour. They are ready to eat early April. Alfriston...COOK...MID SEASON KEEPER Raised in the late 1700s by Mr Shepherd, Sussex and named Shepherd's Pippin. Re-named Alfriston in Fruits are soft, coarse-textured, Dense tecture and acidic. Keeps 5-6 months. Ballarat COOK + EAT MID 1870 Australia large fluffy cooker very popular now Belle de Boskoop... COOK + CIDER + EAT (if stored)...mid KEEPER (TRIPLOID) Netherlands Large size, irregular, gold-red skin covered in russet, yellow flesh. Firm, juicy and acidic; has aromatic flavour. High in vitamin C. Excellent for stewing, baking, cider and also dessert once stored (too tart fresh). Fruit keeps 3-4 months. Biesterfielder Renette EAT.EARLY Originated at Castle of Biesterfelder, Lippe, Germany. Introduced in Fruits have fairly coarse, soft creamy white flesh with a sweet subacid and slightly aromatic flavour. Black Prince...COOK + EAT... EARLY/MID Is a large apple with dark red skin to eat fresh or cook later. Blenheim Orange...EAT+ LATE KEEPER (TRIPLOID) Originating in 1740 in Woodstock, Blenheim, Oxfordshire, England. Mid/Late, May/June large flat round, yellow with red stripes Keeps 3-4 Months. Brownlees Russet...EAT...LATE Hertfordshire UK 1848 late May self fertile. Medium size, slight Brown/red flush and brown russet. Juicy Crisp and sweet. Good crops but not regular. Tolerated cooler, wetter climates.

2 Claygate Pearmain...EAT...LATE (TRIPLOID) 1823 John Braddick Esq. found tree growing in hedge in Claygate, Surrey Green with red blush and russetting. Sweet and aromatic almost tastes like pineapple. Cornish Aromatic...EAT...MID KEEPER Originally found growing in Cornwall. It was brought to notice in 1813 but thought to be many centuries old. Fruits have firm, rather dry flesh with a rich, aromatic flavour. Knobby exterior with yellow perfumed flesh. Sweet, sharp, pear drop and spice flavour. Keeps 4-5 months Cowies triangle... COOK...LATE KEEPER Very attractive firm green cooking apple with a red splash by the stalk. This apple has been found on several heritage orchards in Southland so it is an very old variety and one well worth including in a home orchard. We are presently working to identify it. This one was planted by a fruit tree enthusiast a Mr Kennedy many years ago when, like us, he was putting back heritage apples he thought worthwhile for Southland. Cox Orange Pippin... EAT + JUICE... MID KEEPER 1825 Slough, Buckinghamshire by a Mr. Richard Cox.Medium size, gold-yellow skin, red blush, faint stripes with some russet. Tender, crisp, very juicy, sweet, slightly sub-acid and aromatic. Excellent dessert apple Good for juicing. keeps 3 months. Described once as the finest dessert apple in existence. Dipton Redburst...COOK...MID/LATE A Southland Original well worth sharing- cooks to a sweet soft golden pulp, so no need for sugar. Early Strawberry.EAT..EARLY 1838 USA large sweet early apple red striped cream flesh. Ellison s Orange...EAT...EARLY Raised by Rev. C.C. Ellison, Lincolnshire. First recorded in1904. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh with a rich and strong aniseed flavour. Cox Orange cross ready mid-march. Golden Delicious... COOK + EAT... MID/LATE USA Eating mid & late season so a good pollinator for others. Large golden sweet apples for cooking or eating- tastiest when left on the tree to ripen. Good strong tree with heavy crops Gravenstein (Red). EAT + COOK EARLY (TRIPLOID) It is thought to have arrived in Denmark in about Fruits have crisp, rather coarse-textured, juicy flesh with a pleasant mixture of sweetness and acidity with a distinctive flavour. Hetlina.. EARLY.EAT Czechoslovakia 19 th century. Early eating. Red and crisp, high in antioxidants. Jonagold... EAT... MID (TRIPLOID) 1943 New York Golden Delicious X Jonathon Dark red with stripes. Good Keeper Kentish Fill Basket... COOK + EAT... MID-LATE Origin: Kent England, Mid-late season. Large pale green apple with red streaks. Excellent for dessert or processing. Vigorous disease resistant tree. Keswick Codlin...EAT + COOK...EARLY Early Season cooks up soft and fluffy. Doesn t keep long 2-3 weeks- good for processing. Kidd s Orange Red... EAT... MID-LATE Greytown NZ 1924 Cox Orange X Delicious mid/late April/May Crimson with dark stripes, juicy, crisp and sweet, strong flavour. Keeps well, reliable cropper but leave on tree when possible for best flavour. Good for cooler areas. Kingston Black...CIDER...MID Kingston Somerset late 1800 s April - Small yellow with maroon flush. Excellent Cider apple-vigorous tree Merton Russet... EAT... MID England 1921 Sturmer crossed with Cox Orange. Ready April keeps 4-5 months. Yellow flushed with dull red and russeted. Firm flesh, crisp tender and sweet. Munroe s Favourite A.K.A. Dunn's Seedling...EAT...MID Said to have been raised by Mr Condor at Kew, Melbourne, Australia. First recorded in the UK in It was introduced by Mr Munroe. Fruits have crisp, hard flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.

3 Ralls Janet.. EAT MID French pre 1800 or USA? Late season Yellow/green with shades of red stripes with yellow flesh. med large, crisp juicy excellent keeper. Heavy and reliable cropper. Red Astrachan EAT.EARLY Originated from Russia. Brought to UK in Fruits have firm, crisp, fairly juicy flesh with a sweet and fair flavour. Reinette de Canada... COOK + EAT... MID-LATE (TRIPLOID) 1771 Normandy France mid-late season, eating or cooking. Good flavour and good keeper. In many old Southland 19th Century orchards. Ribbston Pippin...EAT + COOK + SAUCE...LATE KEEPER (TRIPLOID) Yorkshire 1688 Yellowy green with orange/red blush. Mid season highly esteemed for eating, sauce, and cooking. First tree lived for 220 years near Ribbston Hall. Keeps well and flavour increases as it ages. Best pip to use if you want to grow a new tree from a seedling. Rokewood...EAT...MID Australian, ready April. Lovely crisp sweet red and green eating apple. Good reliable cropper. Healthy disease free. Ross Non Pareil...EAT...MID 1802 Meath Ireland Fruits have firm, rather dry flesh with a rich, aromatic flavour. Eating apple ready late March/ early April Sturmer Pippin... COOK + EAT +CIDER... LATE KEEPER 1800 s Suffolk. Sturmer has blushed, green/bronze skin with an acidic, aromatic, sweet and juicy flesh that is very firm. This variety makes excellent cider and is great cooked. The fruit is very high in Vitamin C. It is a compact tree with low vigour meaning it needs little pruning. Tolerates cold. Very popular in NZ home orchards pre1970 s Terry s Pearmain...EAT...LATE Lovely sweet crisp very late eating apple. Golden with flush. 'Southland original' 1990 (not heritage) but worth sharing. Tydeman's Late Orange... EAT.... LATE KEEPER Kent (East Malling Research Station) 1930 Laxtons superb X Cox Orange Very late dessert apple, picking may. Keeps very well in natural storage through until following spring. Medium size, roundish to slightly conical shape, golden yellow tinged green with orange-red flush. Flesh cream, firm, crisp, sweet sub-acid and aromatic. Vigorous tree with high yield. Prefers cool and dry. Warners King.COOK.. Early- MID Kent late 1700 s. Large, flat yellow green cooking apple that cooks up well. Winter Banana.EAT- MID Raised in 1876 Indiana, USA.Fruits have rather soft, rather coarse-textured, moderately juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant aromatic flavour. Keeps 4-5 months. WAIMEA TREES All $34.50 each (These trees are 18 months old and approximately 1.20m 1.50m) APPLE: Blenheim Orange...EAT+ LATE KEEPER (TRIPLOID) MM106 Originating in 1740 in Woodstock, Blenheim, Oxfordshire, England. Mid/Late, May/June large flat round, yellow with red stripes Keeps 3-4 Months. Golden Delicious... COOK + EAT... MID/LATE MM106 USA Eating mid & late season so a good pollinator for others. Large golden sweet apples for cooking or eating- tastiest when left on the tree to ripen. Good strong tree with heavy crops Hetlina.. EARLY.EAT MM106 Czechoslovakia 19 th century. Early eating. Red and crisp, high in antioxidants. Sturmer Pippin... COOK + EAT +CIDER... LATE KEEPER MM s Suffolk. Sturmer has blushed, green/bronze skin with an acidic, aromatic, sweet and juicy flesh that is very firm. This variety makes excellent cider and is great cooked. The fruit is very high in Vitamin C. It is a compact tree with low vigour meaning it needs little pruning. Tolerates cold. Very popular in NZ home orchards pre1970 s Winter Banana.EAT- MID MM116 Raised in 1876 Indiana, USA.Fruits have rather soft, rather coarse-textured, moderately juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant aromatic flavour. Keeps 4-5 months.

4 MEDLAR This is an unusual hardy ancestor of the apple tree. This low and slightly spreading tree has lovely white flowers. The fruit is eaten when very ripe and the flesh very soft. PEAR: Doyenne du Comice Originated from the Loire valley, France, mid-19th century. Comice is widely considered to have the best flavour of any pear. It has both the characteristic "melting" flesh of the highest quality pear varieties, along with a sweet richness and delicacy which others can't quite attain. Ready: Feb/March. Pale yellow/green skin (Pollinate with: Nashi, Beurre Bosc, William bon Chretien, Winter Cole or Winter Nellis) Seckel (Honey pear) Early18th century, Philadelphia. A small, reddish-brown skinned pear that is crisp fleshed, very sweet, juicy, perfumed, with very distinctive flavour. The tree is vigorous and very productive and reliable. It is also somewhat self-fertile. (Pollinate with: Nashi, Packham s Triumph,.Winter Nellis) Winter Nellis A very good late eating pear and it stores well. It has small green fruit with reddish russet patches and buttery, rich flavoured flesh. Very hardy but best with warm site. It is a good pollinator for many other pears. Tree habit is sparse and spreading. (Pollinate with: Nashi, Beurre Bosc, Doyenne du Comice, Packham s Triumph, Winter Cole or Winter Nellis) Winter Cole A small roundish, medium sized fruit. It has a warm white flesh, melting, juicy, and rich in flavour. It is a late variety (April-May) and is an extremely good keeper. Great eaten fresh or for preserving and juicing. Ideal pollinators are Beurre Bosc & Williams Bon Chretien. They prefer a warm, sunny, sheltered position, with rich fertile, free-draining soils. NASHI Hosui Golden brown skin. Mid-season (Jan/Feb). Crisp and juicy. Medium to large fruit PLUM: Billington Early-season, small meaty plum with dark red skin and firm, light red, very good flavoured flesh. When cooked, bottled, or used to make jam, it has no bitterness. It retains its bright red flesh colour when poached. It crops very heavily, hangs on the tree well, and is notably resistant to bacterial diseases. (Self -fertile) Burbank Mid- season. Burbank plums are medium sized, roundish, bright red mottled yellow skin, and have deep yellow flesh of very good flavour. The trees are partially self-fertile and often set extremely heavily, which can lead to fungal disease such as brown rot spreading. Pollinated by Duff s Early Jewel and Omega. Coe s Golden drop Mid to late season plum. Large, oval yellow fruit both rich in taste and juicy flesh. It is best planted with a greengage plum tree. Other Pollinators are Damson or prunes. Duffs early Jewell Early-season, this small fruit has red skin and yellow flesh.' Self-fertile, a good pollinator for other plums. English Greengage This classic English Greengage plum tree is a very old variety of plum. The flesh of the fruit is translucent yellow under a striking green-yellow skin. The melting, spicy sweet, fruit is of medium size and is prized by those who know them for fresh eating, jam, drying, and cooking. Best pollinator: 'Coe's Golden Drop', also Damson or prunes. Elephant Heart Late season. Introduced by Luther Burbank in 1929, unknown parentage. A large, dark reddish purple conic fruit with purple-red sweet, juicy flesh. It is a freestone, and useful for fresh eating and canning/bottling. The tree is vigorous and healthy, but crops are poor in absence of the right polliniser. Heavy bearing when the right polliniser variety is available, and hangs well on the tree for an extended harvest period. Pollinisers are 'Santa Rosa', 'Burbank' Purple king Mid-season. This large fruit has purplish red skin covered with a heavy bloom, and excellent flavoured, yellow flesh (tinged wine red near the stone). It is a very vigorous tree. It has some resistance to bacterial diseases. Pollinated by' Duffy's Early Jewel. Santa Rosa Early season, medium large, crimson to purplish red, lightly freckled plum with yellow flesh slightly suffused with pink especially near the pit. The fruit is firm, sweet, juicy, and aromatic, except near the pit, where it is quite acid. Self-fertile. The tree is hardy, upright and vigorous, and highly productive. Good choice for the home garden.

5 Satsuma Mid-season in late Jan/early Feb and produces a blood red fleshed large plum with a slight tangy flavour. It is an upright willowy grower and heavy cropper, and while it's partially self-fertile, it benefits with a 'Santa Rosa' plum nearby for pollination. Sultan Early to mid season, medium to large red fleshed, deep red skinned plum that is soft and juicy and has good flavour. Recommended for its small tree size and very reliable good crops. Wilsons Early Wilson's Early is just that with fruit ripening just before Christmas. The fruit is small and bright red with yellow flesh. Suitable for eating straight off the tree or preserving. This plum is mostly self-fertile but will do better with a pollinator such as Black Doris or Billington. Deciduous. QUINCE Smyrna This has a stronger fragrance than most varieties. The fruit is rounded or slightly oblong, and the flesh is white. Although "Smyrna" quince keeps longer than most varieties, the flavour is milder. Van Deman Self-fertile. Large fruiting. Good flavour and aroma.

6 ORDER FORM 2018 HERITAGE FRUIT TREES Name: Address: Phone Number: Total trees you would like to order: Please specify which list each tree is ordered from ~ Note: The Waimea trees are bigger than the Southland trees and have a higher freight cost to get here. Cost Waimea List = $34.50 per tree. Southland List = $28 per tree. Please choose a maximum of 5 varieties to start with. As some varieties have very limited numbers please choose some alternatives/second choices in case we are unable to provide all of your choices. No payment is required until we confirm your order. Payment details will be sent with your confirmed order. Please note: Due to unforeseen circumstances; there is a shortage of Heritage fruit trees available this year. LIST ORDERED FROM (Southland or Waimea) Description/Variety (eg: Apple/Adams Pearmain) Alternative choices if first choices are not available Open Orchard Booklet (tick if you want to add to your order) $15 each