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Story: Citrus, berries, exotic fruit and nuts

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Citrus

  3. Avocados and persimmons

  4. Tamarillos, passionfruit and feijoas

  5. Blueberries, strawberries and blackcurrants

  6. Boysenberries and raspberries

  7. Nuts and olives

  8. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Citrus

Orange tree, Whāngārei, 1880s

Orange tree, Whangārei, 1880s (1st of 3)

Citrus orchards, Kerikeri, 1947

Citrus orchards, Kerikeri, 1947 (2nd of 3)

Picking oranges, Kerikeri, 1949

Picking oranges, Kerikeri, 1949 (3rd of 3)

Grafting oranges

Grafting oranges

Citrus fruits

Citrus fruit

Meyer and Yen Ben lemons

Meyer and Yen Ben lemons

Mandarin orchard, Northland

Mandarin orchard, Northland

From page 2 - Avocados and persimmons

Hass avocado

Hass avocado

Harvesting avocados

Harvesting avocados

Value of fruit exports, 2006

Value of fruit exports, 2006

Persimmon orchard

Persimmon orchard

From page 3 - Tamarillos, passionfruit and feijoas

Preparing tamarillos for export

Preparing tamarillos for export

Tamarillo fruit

Tamarillo fruit

Black passionfruit orchard, Bay of Plenty

Black passionfruit orchard, Bay of Plenty

Black passionfruit and flower

Black passionfruit and flower

Feijoa fruit

Feijoa fruit (1st of 3)

Feijoa orchard

Feijoa orchard (2nd of 3)

Feijoa products

Feijoa products (3rd of 3)

From page 4 - Blueberries, strawberries and blackcurrants

Blueberries

Blueberries

Kraft’s strawberry gardens

Kraft’s strawberry gardens

Harvesting blackcurrants

Harvesting blackcurrants

From page 5 - Boysenberries and raspberries

Boysenberry orchard

Boysenberry orchard

Boysenberry flowers and fruits

Boysenberry flowers and fruit

Picking raspberries, 1948

Picking raspberries, 1948

Weighing raspberries

Weighing raspberries

From page 6 - Nuts and olives

Walnut orchard

Walnut orchard

Immature walnuts

Immature walnuts

Chestnuts

Chestnuts

First harvest of olives

First harvest of olives

Gidon Blumenfeld

Gidon Blumenfeld

How to cite this page:

Sandy Scarrow, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/citrus-berries-exotic-fruit-and-nuts/media (accessed 28 March 2023)

Story by Sandy Scarrow, published 24 Nov 2008

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