| Fruit species |
Variety |
Tree Spacing (m) |
Ideal site |
Month fruit is ripe |
| Black Mulberry |
Queenie |
4 x 4 |
Deep, well drained soil to support deep roots and full sun. |
November–January |
| Cape Gooseberry |
|
1 x 1 |
Likes well-draining soil. Frost tender, and often grows as an annual here. Likely to self seed. |
December–June |
| Currant* |
Black Setlon, Red, White, Magnus |
2 x 2 |
Wind sheltered, partially shaded spot. |
December–January |
| Cranberry |
NZ Cranberry (Chilean Guava) |
1 x 1 |
Likes nutrient poor soil. Prefers full sun, but does okay in light shade. |
March–April |
| Feijoa |
Apollo*, Kakapo, Mammoth, Pounamu, Triumph, Unique |
4 x 4 |
Likes full sun and is wind tolerant, so can be used as a wind break. |
April–June |
| Fig* |
Adriatic, Black Mission, Brown Turkey, Brunswick, French Sugar, Magdalen, Oakuru, Robyn, Thackwray, Vlassoff |
5 x 5 |
Needs full sun and regular watering. |
January & March–April |
| Olive |
Ascolano, Frantoio*, Kalamata, Lecchino, Manzanillo*, Picholine*, Verdale |
4 x 4 |
Full sun, free draining soil. |
May–June |
| Raspberry* |
Wa'au, Ivory, Ebony, Aspinny |
0.8 x 0.8 |
Fertile, well drained soil with lots of sun. Frost hardy. Will self seed and can be hard to remove. |
February–March & December–January |
| Strawberry Guava |
Red Cherry, Yellow Cherry |
3 x 3 |
Sheltered sunny spot. Can grow in poor soil. |
April–May |
| Tamarillo |
Bold Gold, Red Beau, Tango, Teds Red |
2 x 2 |
Needs full sun and shelter from the wind. Frost tender. |
April–June |