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Looking to grow your own fresh, delicious fruit but short on garden space? Discover a wonderful selection of small fruit trees NZ gardeners love for balconies, courtyards, patios, and compact backyards. With the right choice of small fruit trees, you can enjoy bumper crops of apples, plums, or even olives in almost any sunny spot. These space-saving varieties are well-suited to New Zealand’s climate and make it easy to start a rewarding home orchard, whether you’re a seasoned grower or a complete beginner.

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Pear Doyenne du Comice

Pear 'Doyenne du Comice' is a premium deciduous fruit tree renowned for producing exceptionally sweet, juicy pears with outstanding flavour and a smooth texture. A beautiful display of white blossom in spring is followed by a generous autumn harvest, making it both ornamental and highly productive. Well suited to many parts of New Zealand, it is ideal for home orchards, lifestyle properties, and productive gardens. Pear 'Doyenne du Comice' is an excellent choice for gardeners seeking premium quality home grown fruit.

From $340.69

Suited to regions: Alpine, Temperate
Plant type: Fruit Trees
Height: 4.00 m
Spread: 3.50 m
Flowering time: Spring
Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Frontyard, Modern
Persimmon 'Fuyu' orange fruit on a table.

Persimmon Fuyu

Persimmon 'Fuyu' is a highly prized deciduous fruit tree that produces crisp, sweet, non astringent fruit with outstanding flavour. Spectacular autumn foliage adds brilliant seasonal colour before the fruit matures, making this tree both ornamental and productive. Well suited to many parts of New Zealand, it is ideal for home orchards, lifestyle properties, and productive gardens. Persimmon 'Fuyu' is an excellent choice for gardeners wanting attractive seasonal colour together with delicious home grown fruit.

From $442.93

Suited to regions: All regions
Plant type: Fruit Trees
Height: 5.00 m
Spread: 3.00 m
Flowering time: Spring
Garden uses: Living areas
Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Frontyard, Japanese, Mediterranean, Modern
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Pear Taylors Gold

Pear 'Taylors Gold' is a premium deciduous fruit tree renowned for producing sweet juicy golden pears with exceptional flavour and texture. A...

From$404.59
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Plum Omega

'Omega' Plum Tree is a popular fruiting tree valued for its delicious sweet dark red plums and reliable performance in New Zealand gardens. Flowering...

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Plum Santa Rosa

The 'Santa Rosa' Plum is a popular deciduous fruit tree renowned for its attractive spring blossom and heavy crops of juicy, sweet flavoured plums...

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Plum 'Greengage' fruit.
Plum 'Greengage'

The ‘Greengage’ plum tree is a heritage variety prized for its lovely, green-skinned fruit with golden flesh. Renowned for its rich, honeyed flavour...

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Plum Hawera

The 'Hawera' Plum Tree is a productive deciduous fruit tree grown for its reliable crops of delicious plums and attractive spring blossom. It is well...

From$425.89
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Cherry 'Dawson'

'Dawson' Cherry is a productive sweet cherry tree valued for its attractive blossom, reliable crops, and delicious dark red fruit with rich flavour...

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Apricot Sundrop

Apricot 'Sundrop' is a delicious apricot tree valued for its sweet golden fruit and attractive spring blossom display. This deciduous fruit tree...

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Feijoa Apollo fruit cut in half.
Feijoa 'Apollo'

Feijoa 'Apollo' trees produce tasty, medium-sized fruit in late autumn. This evergreen shrub typically grows to 3 m tall and 2 m wide but can be...

From$35.81
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Apple Wandin Glory (Wandin Glory Apple)

The Wandin Glory apple tree is an interesting variety of apple that bears medium sized fruit in autumn off weeping branches. The fruit are red-green...

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Apricot Trevatt

Apricot 'Trevatt' is a popular apricot tree valued for its delicious sweet fruit and attractive spring blossom display. This deciduous fruit tree...

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Fig Mrs Williams

Fig Mrs Williams produces fruit with a purple-brown skin and amber-red flesh. The fruit are of large size and produced early season. It grows as a...

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Plum Black Doris

The 'Black Doris' Plum is a popular variety that produces large and firm, purple-black fruit. The flesh is dark red, sweet, and juicy. White blossoms...

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Feijoa Antoinette fruit ready to eat.
Feijoa 'Antoinette'

Feijoa Antoinette produces tasty, medium-sized fruit in autumn. This evergreen shrub typically grows to 3 m tall and the same wide, though it can be...

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'Sanguine' Peaches cut in half on a table.
Peach 'Sanguine'

Peach 'Sanguine' is a distinctive heritage peach variety prized for its deep red flesh and rich intense flavour. This deciduous fruit tree performs...

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Apple 'Braeburn'

Apple 'Braeburn' is one of New Zealand's most popular apple varieties, renowned for its crisp texture, balanced sweet tart flavour, and excellent...

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'Hass' Avocado fruit.
Avocado 'Hass'

Avocado 'Hass' is the world’s most popular avocado variety, prized for its rich, creamy texture and excellent flavour. This evergreen fruit tree is...

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Plum 'Luisa'

The 'Luisa' Plum is a popular variety that produces good yields of large, yellow-skinned fruit, blushed with red. The flesh is firm, yellow, sweet...

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Apple Golden Delicious

'Golden Delicious' Apple is a highly popular apple variety renowned for its sweet flavour, crisp texture, and versatility. The attractive golden...

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Quince Smyrna

Smyrna Quince is a popular fruit tree known for its fragrant, aromatic quinces ideal for cooking, jams, and preserves. This hardy tree thrives in New...

From$270.40
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Plum Billington

Billington plum trees produce sweet, juicy fruit that ripens early in the season, making them ideal for New Zealand gardens and orchards. These trees...

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Apple 'Liberty'

'Liberty' Apple is a popular apple variety renowned for its crisp texture, excellent flavour, and reliable performance in New Zealand gardens. The...

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Avocado 'Bacon'

Avocado 'Bacon' is a popular variety known for its smooth green skin, medium sized fruit, and mild, buttery flavour. This evergreen fruit tree is...

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Melia azedarach tree.
Melia azedarach (Bead Tree)

Melia azedarach (Bead Tree, White Cedar) is a graceful deciduous tree valued for its attractive fern like foliage, fragrant clusters of lilac...

From$387.55
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Magnolia liliiflora Nigra (Magnolia Tree Nigra)

Magnolia liliiflora Nigra, commonly known as Black Lily, is a stunning tree that bears masses of large and showy, purple flowers from late winter...

From$270.40
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Olive 'Manzanillo'

Olive 'Manzanillo' is a popular olive variety prized for its large flavoursome fruit that is ideal for both table olives and oil production. This...

From$34.43
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Dacrydium cupressinum (Rimu Tree)

Dacrydium cupressinum, commonly known as Rimu or Red Pine, is an iconic and slow-growing tree. The juvenile form features drooping branches densely...

From$99.29
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Sorbus aucuparia Scarlet King (Rowan Tree NZ)

Sorbus aucuparia Scarlet King is a variety of the commonly known, Mountain Ash, and is a small-sized, deciduous with impressive characteristics...

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Avocado 'Reed' fruit.
Avocado 'Reed'

Avocado 'Reed' is a premium avocado variety known for its large, round fruit with smooth green skin and a creamy, nutty flavour. This vigorous...

From$199.95
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Apple 'Granny Smith'

'Granny Smith' Apple is one of the world's most popular apple varieties, valued for its crisp texture, refreshing tart flavour, and excellent keeping...

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Magnolia Deryk (Magnolia Tree Deryk)

Magnolia Deryk is a deciduous tree that bears masses of large and showy, dark red-purple flowers from late winter until early spring. The flowers are...

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Pear Doyenne du Comice

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Why Choose Small Fruit Trees in NZ?

Small fruit trees are ideal for urban gardeners, renters, and anyone with a cosy garden. They require less space, are easier to maintain and harvest, and many are suitable for growing in pots. Compact trees also allow you to cultivate several different varieties in a single area, extending your harvest season and increasing biodiversity in your garden.

Top Varieties of Small Fruit Trees NZ

Plums

Plum trees thrive throughout New Zealand, and there are excellent compact varieties available. The Plum Omega is a reliable, easy-to-grow tree that produces juicy, dark red fruit in late summer. For something a little different, the Plum 'Greengage' is a heritage favourite, renowned for its sweet and richly flavoured green fruit. Both are excellent options for small gardens and can be maintained with light annual pruning.

Apples

Nothing beats the taste of a homegrown apple, and small-fruiting varieties are perfect for NZ gardens. The Apple Liberty (Liberty Apple) is a disease-resistant cultivar with crisp, juicy fruit ready to pick in mid-to-late season. The Apple Wandin Glory (Wandin Glory Apple) offers a unique flavour and is great for eating fresh or cooking. With small fruit trees NZ gardeners can enjoy freshly picked apples, even from compact spaces.

Olives

For lovers of Mediterranean flavours, the Olive El Greco brings the romance of olive groves to your backyard. This compact tree adapts well to New Zealand’s conditions and is well-suited to growing in large pots or sunny borders. Olives are evergreen, adding beauty year-round in addition to yielding delicious fruit.

Tips for Success with Small Fruit Trees

Start Your Small Orchard with Trusted Varieties

Selecting the right small fruit trees NZ can transform any space into a productive patch. Whether you’re drawn to the rich flavour of Plum Omega, the compact reliability of the Apple Liberty (Liberty Apple), or the unique character of Olive El Greco, there’s something suited to every Kiwi garden. Browse our range and get ready to enjoy homegrown goodness, no matter the size of your garden.

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