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Black passionfruit orchard, Bay of Plenty

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Black passionfruit orchard, Bay of Plenty

Black passionfruit vines are tender subtropical climbers that need protection from frost and wind. These export-grade passionfruit are growing on an A-frame trellis support under frost cloth on the Alblas orchard in Katikati, Bay of Plenty.

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Sandy Scarrow, Citrus, berries, exotic fruit and nuts – Tamarillos, passionfruit and feijoas, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16016/black-passionfruit-orchard-bay-of-plenty (accessed 18 June 2026).

Story by Sandy Scarrow, published 1 March 2009.