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Story: Apples and pears

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Pipfruit in New Zealand

  3. Growing requirements

  4. Cultivars

  5. Rootstocks and tree management

  6. Pests, diseases and control

  7. Harvesting, transport and storage

  8. Marketing and distribution

  9. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Pipfruit in New Zealand

Samuel Marsden's pear tree

Samuel Marsden's pear tree

Apple and pear production areas

Apple and pear production areas

Apple poster

Apple poster

Apple exports

Apple exports

Exports of apple varieties

Exports of apple varieties

From page 2 - Growing requirements

Red shade-cloth

Red shade-cloth

Hail damage

Hail damage

Drip irrigation

Drip irrigation

From page 3 - Cultivars

Window display

Window display

Apple crumble and Granny Smith

Apple crumble and Granny Smith (1st of 2)

New Zealand cultivars

New Zealand cultivars (2nd of 2)

Jazz apples

Jazz apples

Pear varieties

Pear varieties

Nashi pear

Nashi pear

From page 4 - Rootstocks and tree management

Grafted tree

Grafted tree

Open-centre and central-leader trees

Open-centre and central-leader trees

Woolly apple aphid

Woolly apple aphid

Wasp parasite of woolly apple aphid

Wasp parasite of woolly apple aphid

From page 5 - Pests, diseases and control

Brownheaded leafroller

Brownheaded leafroller

Black spot

Black spot

Codling moth damage

Codling moth damage

Organic apple with sticker

Organic apple with sticker

From page 6 - Harvesting, transport and storage

Picking apples

Picking apples

Packing apples

Packing apples

Apple and pear labels

Apple and pear labels (1st of 2)

Government fruit inspectors

Government fruit inspectors (2nd of 2)

From page 7 - Marketing and distribution

Apple and Pear Marketing Board

Apple and Pear Marketing Board

Protesting Australia’s apple ban

Protesting Australia’s apple ban

Apple-and-orange juice

Apple-and-orange juice

How to cite this page:

John Palmer, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/apples-and-pears/media (accessed 28 January 2021)

Story by John Palmer, published 24 Nov 2008

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