Garden Centre Nurseries

NUT TREES

NUT TREES

WAIMEA NUTS  ALMONDS Almonds are close relatives of peaches and nectarines so will do well in areas with warm dry summers and little likelihood of heavy spring frosts. The varieties we offer are mainly New Zealand Tree Crops selections. Almonds are generally classified as paper, soft or hard shelled. Most almonds are self sterile so it is important to plant at least two varieties to ensure cross pollination. 403   Large, soft shelled selection. Sweet, mild flavoured nuts. An early and prolific bearer. Long flowering. Good pollinator. All-In-One No.1 almond for home orchards. Heavy crops of soft-shell nuts with sweet, flavourful kernels. Needs less winter chilling than other selections but a hot summer to ripen. Frost hardy. Self-fertile. Height: 4.5m. Burbank   Soft shelled overseas variety with medium sized sweet nuts. Excellent flavour. CY750 Paper shelled, sweet nuts. Great cropper. Sought after recent selection. Fabrin   Medium to soft-shell with mild flavour. Prolific. Often grown in tandem with 403. IXL   Produces quantities of large, oval, sweetly flavour, paper shell nuts. Neat, upright, rounded tree.  Partially self-fertile. Monovale   Hard-shell nuts with good flavour. A heavy cropper and good pollinator. High health variety. Self-fertile. Dwarf Almond The perfect little tree for a special place in the home garden, potager, courtyard garden or used as a container specimen. Grows to a maximum height and spread of 2.5m - 3m. Low chill variety so is also well suited to the drier northern areas of the country. Garden Prince A delightful dual purpose little tree both highly ornamental and also very productive. Beautiful pink spring blossom develops into medium sized sweet nuts enclosed in soft, well sealed shells. Self-fertile. CHESTNUTS These are deciduous trees of great beauty, are potentially highly productive and require little maintenance once established. The nuts are unusual because they have a high starch and protein content but contain little fat.  They are mainly eaten boiled or roasted in New Zealand but they can be eaten fresh, pureed or processed into flour.  Plantings should be made only in free-draining soil as chestnuts do not like wet feet. The tree can withstand severe cold (-25 C) while fully dormant, but heavy spring frosts (-6 C) can injure catkins after the buds have begun to swell.  Trees should be protected from strong winds especially when young. Irrigation through dry summer spells may also be necessary. As well as having Castanea sativa the European chestnut available we also offer the following Euro-Japanese hybrid varieties (Castanea sativa x C. crenata) which are the main commercial chestnuts grown in New Zealand. 1002  Medium to very large dark brown, sweet nuts. Can fall in the burr. Strong, wide spreading tree. A reliable mid to late season cropper well suited the more temperate parts of New Zealand. Recommended pollinator 1015. 1005  Large to very large red brown nuts that fall free of burr. Popular variety for commercial plantings. Crops early in season and heavily. Strong upright growing, tall tree to 10m. Self-fertile but pollination assisted by 1002. 1015   Medium to large dark brown nuts falling mainly free from the burr. Wide spreading tree requiring some training when young to develop strong framework. Heavy and reliable mid season cropper well suited warmer areas. Recommended pollinator 1005.   HAZELNUTS Sought after mainly for the nuts but also make handsome plants. They can be grown to form a thicket hedge or screen. For good nut production plenty of training and pruning is necessary and specific varieties should be planted together to ensure good pollination. They prefer cool climates and fruit best in areas where apple trees succeed. Alexandra  Main claim to fame is as a pollinator for Whiteheart. Produces plenty of medium size ‘in shell’ nuts of good flavour. Barcelona   Very good multi-use variety.  Large fruit.  Prolific bearer and vigorous grower. High yields. Main stay of the USA Hazelnut industry. Pollinators include Butler, Tonda di Giffoni, Merveille de Bollwiller. Butler  Good mid season pollinator. Prolific producer of large sweet tasting nuts. Pollinators include Alexandra or Merveille. Campanica  Italian variety producing plenty of large nuts of good flavour. Well suited drier regions. Pollinators include Butler, Tonda di Giffoni. Merveille de Bollwiller  Higher sought after later pollinator but also produces quality large nuts on vigorous growing plant. Pollinators include Alexandra. Tonda di Giffoni  Early to ripen and precocious in bearing. Produces medium sized nuts rather bigger than Whiteheart. Very high yielding and good flavour. Best suited drier climates. Pollinators include Barcelona and Tonda Romano. Tonda Gentile della Langhe   Arguably the world’s most famous confectionery hazelnut with wonderfully intense aroma, easy peeling and great yield on shelling. Suited to hot dry climates. Pollinators include Barcelona and Merveille de Bollwiller. Whiteheart   New Zealand’s most popular hazelnut grown mainly for processing. Good yields of medium size nuts with clean kernel, high crack-out and excellent flavour.  Pollinators include Alexandra, Auckland No 2 and Merveille.   PINENUTS Hardy, easy to grow in free draining soils and drought resistant once established. Pinus pinea  Mediterranean Stone Pine. Forms an attractive umbrella shaped tree that has many uses including the production of pine nuts. Is also grown for shelter, erosion control, for timber, for resin and in coastal and amenity plantings.   WALNUTS Walnuts are fast growing, very stately trees with large ornamental leaves. Our selections include many of the best fruiting varieties available in New Zealand. Cross-pollination is recommended to help ensure good fruit set and more regular crops. Species Juglans regia  ENGLISH OR PERSIAN WALNUT Forms a larger tree with characteristic rounded head and great winter silhouette. Nut quality is variable as grown from seed.   Grafted Selections Dublin’s Glory  New Zealand selection. Prolific producer of medium to large quality nuts on a smaller tree. Esterhazy European selection. Large nut with thin shell. Mild taste. Good home garden and table nut variety. Meyric    New Zealand Tree Crops selection. Large nuts on a large tree. Sought after for commercial plantings but also good for home growing. Rex   New Zealand Tree Crops selection. Small nuts. Performing well in many parts of the country. Compact grower. Serr USA selection. Vigorous growing variety with large high quality nuts and kernels. A good table nut. Vina  USA selection. Strong flavoured nut popular in cooking. Smaller tree but heavy cropper.

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