Fruit Trees are a rewarding addition to any New Zealand garden, offering both beauty and an abundant edible harvest. Whether you have a small backyard or sprawling section, choosing the right fruit trees can provide shade, seasonal colour, and tasty crops. Discover how to select, grow, and maintain fruit trees perfectly suited for your local climate.
Apple 'Braeburn' is one of New Zealand's most popular apple varieties, renowned for its crisp texture, balanced sweet tart flavour, and excellent...
'Golden Delicious' Apple is a highly popular apple variety renowned for its sweet flavour, crisp texture, and versatility. The attractive golden...
'Granny Smith' Apple is one of the world's most popular apple varieties, valued for its crisp texture, refreshing tart flavour, and excellent keeping...
'Liberty' Apple is a popular apple variety renowned for its crisp texture, excellent flavour, and reliable performance in New Zealand gardens. The...
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...
Apricot 'Sundrop' is a delicious apricot tree valued for its sweet golden fruit and attractive spring blossom display. This deciduous fruit tree...
Apricot 'Trevatt' is a popular apricot tree valued for its delicious sweet fruit and attractive spring blossom display. This deciduous fruit tree...
Avocado 'Bacon' is a popular variety known for its smooth green skin, medium sized fruit, and mild, buttery flavour. This evergreen fruit tree is...
Avocado 'Hass' is the world’s most popular avocado variety, prized for its rich, creamy texture and excellent flavour. This evergreen fruit tree is...
Avocado 'Reed' is a premium avocado variety known for its large, round fruit with smooth green skin and a creamy, nutty flavour. This vigorous...
'Compact Stella' Cherry is a compact sweet cherry tree that produces generous crops of large dark red cherries with rich sweet flavour. Its...
'Dawson' Cherry is a productive sweet cherry tree valued for its attractive blossom, reliable crops, and delicious dark red fruit with rich flavour...
Lapins' Cherry is a highly regarded sweet cherry variety that produces heavy crops of large glossy dark red fruit with exceptional sweetness and...
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...
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...
Feijoa 'Arhart' produces large fruit in late autumn. The sweet and tasty fruit is grown on an evergreen shrub that typically grows to 3 m tall and 2...
Feijoa 'Bambina' is a compact, dwarf variety perfect for small gardens, patios, and containers. It grows to around 1.5 m tall and wide, forming a...
Feijoa 'Golden Goose' is a vigorous, mid-season fruiting variety known for producing large, aromatic fruit with excellent flavour. It’s ideal for...
Feijoa 'Kakariki' is an early-season variety that produces large, sweet fruit in autumn. This evergreen shrub typically grows to 3 m tall and 2 m...
Feijoa 'Mammoth' is a popular, vigorous variety known for producing extra-large, juicy fruit with rich, aromatic flavour. It performs exceptionally...
Feijoa 'Opal Star' is a standout choice for New Zealand gardens. Feijoa 'Opal Star' is a late-season variety of Feijoa that produces medium to...
Feijoa 'Pounamu' is an early-season variety that produces medium-sized fruit with a thin, smooth skin. The flesh is sweet and juicy and has a tangy...
Feijoa sellowiana, commonly known as Brazilian Guava or Pineapple Guava, is one of the original Feijoa varieties from which many new varieties have...
Feijoa Takaka produces high yields of medium-sized fruit with semi-smooth, light green skin and flesh with a pleasant tropical flavour. This...
Fruit Trees are among the most rewarding investments you can make for your landscape. Not only do they provide fresh, healthy produce right from your backyard, but they also enhance biodiversity, attract beneficial pollinators, and create gorgeous seasonal interest. From citrus and feijoa to apples and plums, there is a fruit tree variety to suit almost any New Zealand garden size and style. Their blossoms in spring and fragrant fruit in late summer and autumn add year-round value and charm.
With so many Fruit Trees to choose from, it can be helpful to start with your favourite flavours and intended uses. Consider whether you want evergreen or deciduous varieties, and how much space your chosen trees will need. Many modern cultivars are bred for compact growth, perfect for small spaces or containers. Use our plant finder tool to narrow down the best options based on your location, soil type, and sunlight amounts. This ensures you select fruit trees that will thrive in your unique conditions, producing delicious crops for years to come.
Fruit Trees need a well-prepared planting spot with good drainage and plenty of sunshine. Before planting, improve your soil with compost and position trees with room for growth. Water young trees regularly until established, then adjust based on rainfall. Prune annually to encourage healthy structure and better fruiting. For extra guidance, explore our expert gardening advice for tips on fertilising, frost protection, and pest management. With the right care, your fruit trees will flourish and provide abundant harvests every season.
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