Heritage Fruit Trees for Sale in New Zealand

If you are looking for Heritage Fruit Trees for your garden or orchard there is a great selection to choose from at Wairere Nursery. Apples, Pears, Plums and Peaches, Citrus, Nut Trees, Grapes, Berries and Brambles. In recent times there has been a resurgence of interest in Heritage fruit varieties as they have well and truly survived the test of time. Many Heritage fruits don't need fussing over or extra pampering and will produce good crops without the need to spray with chemicals. Scientific research has proven that many of the fruits grown by our forebears have high levels of anti-oxidants and are valued for their health giving properties. Yes Grand-Ma was right when she said "An apple a day keeps the Doctor away" as long as it was the right apple! Browse through our range on our secure web-site and your selection will be carefully packaged and freighted direct to your door anywhere in New Zealand. If you prefer pop along to the nursery at 826 Gordonton Rd, Hamilton and the team at Wairere can talk to you about all their favourite varieties.

Apple Belle Du Boskoop MM106

Heritage Apple with large, russeted, yellow fruit blushed red. Very popular for cooking as it has a great tangy flavour but also can be eaten fresh. Considered one of the best apples for making sauce. Ripens towards the end of autumn. Malus Crabapples are good pollinators for this apple. Triploid.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 4m x 4m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Captain Kidd Kay MM106

A heritage apple that was selected in NZ. The fruit is streaked bright red and has some russeting. The flesh is sweet and juicy with a very good flavour. Reliable and regular crops that are ripe around March. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 4m x 4m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Dble Peasgood/Braeburn

Get the best of both worlds with this double grafted apple that has two varieties. Peasgood's Nonsuch - Ripens in autumn. Crisp white flesh. Top culinary apple. Heritage variety. Braeburn - Ripens April-May, firm, juicy, tasty fruit with creamy flesh, good keeper. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Merton Russett MM106

Merton Russet is an English heritage apple dating back to 1921 noted for its russet brown, rough textured skin. The flesh is firm and crisp with a sweet flavour. Something different for your orchard. Ripe April/May Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 2.5m


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Apple Northern Spy MM106

This large and handsome heritage apple has yellow skin that is heavily splashed with red. Excellent flavour with slightly yellow flesh that is crisp and juicy. Great for cooking as well as fresh eating. Stores well and once established requires very little attention. A good apple indeed. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 2.5m


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Apple Winter Banana MM106

A heritage apple that dates back to 1876. A highly attractive bright yellow apple blushed rose. Crisp, tangy, juicy flesh is highly aromatic and some say has a mild banana-like flavour. Well suited for warmer areas. Cooks and juices well. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


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Cherry Lapins

Sweet Cherry. This heritage variety of Cherry is one of the largest and juciest with firm dark red fruit that are sweet and delicious. Good resistance to skin splitting and a reliable producer. Fruits in warmer areas of New Zealand, ripening Mid-late season (January). Self fertile. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


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Plum Reine Claude De Bavay MB

This European Greengage plum is widely grown in France but is actually a heritage plum from Belgium dating back to 1832. The attractive green fruit is full of flavour and highly aromatic. Heavy and reliable crops. Culinary plum par excellence. Self fertile. Plant in a sunny spot. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Bramley Seedling MM102

Triploid. A quintessentially English Heritage Apple being the first choice cooking apple in the UK since the 1800's. The fruit is large, flattish and green, flushed red. Firm light yellow flesh that is full of flavour. Ripe towards the end of autumn.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3m x 2.5m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Hetlina MM106

This Heritage Apple from Europe is considered to be suitable for organic gardeners as it is particularly reliable and disease resistant. The medium sized fruit are ready in February-March and have green, blushed red skin. The flesh is crisp and firm with a high level of anti-oxidants. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Red Gravenstein MM102

Triploid. Heritage Apple. An early season apple that ripens in summer. The fruit are striped and are medium to large. The flesh is very crisp and juicy with a 'zingy' flavour, eat fresh or use for cooking. From the USA - 1908.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 2.5m x 2m


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Peach Wiggins

Heritage Peach. Very large fruit with sweet and juicy, white, free-stone flesh. Ready to eat from December. Good cropper and shows resistance to disease. Plant in a sunny well drained spot. Low chill requirement so is suitable for most areas in NZ. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


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Pear Belle De Jumet QN

QN = Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact / dwarfed. This extremely juicy and deliciously sweet heritage pear ripens in late January. Valued for its high yield of fruit and the fact that it is self pollinating. Pale gold skin and white flesh that just melts in your mouth. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 350-400cm x 500cm


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Pear Packhams Triumph QN

Heritage. Packhams triumph is a large irregular shaped pear with greenish-yellow skin. It has finely textured, white, sweet tasting flesh and is an excellent dessert and bottling pear. Ripens around March/April. Delicious and Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Prune Plum Italian GQ

The world's most popular heritage prune plum. Dark purple skin with light amber flesh that turns red when cooked. Freestone with fine textured, richly flavoured sweet flesh. Excellent for eating fresh, drying or bottling. Vigorous, cold hardy tree. Ripe around March. Self fertile. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Dble Peasgood/Montys Surprise

Double Graft Apple. Peasgood's Nonsuch is a heritage variety from the 1800's and still rates today as a top culinary apple. Ripe early autumn. Monty's Surprise - A NZ apple with very large fruit with a high level of flavonoids. Ripe around April. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


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Apple Ballarat MM106

'Ballarat' is a heritage Apple from Australia dating back to the early 1900's. It bears large apples that are ripe towards the end of April. The fruit are green with a red blush and the cream flesh is lovely and juicy. A great apple for cooking - it stores very well too. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 4m x 4m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Dayton MM106

A medium sized, red, heritage apple that is crisp and juicy with a mild tart flavour. Excellent eating apple. Very resistant to pests and diseases therefore requiring less maintenance and suitable for organic growing. Fruit matures around February-March. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 4m x 4m


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Apple Egremont Russett MM106

A heritage apple from 1872. A classic russet, with a very rich, sweet, nutty flavour. Distinctive, thick, olive green-brown skin. The flesh is cream tinged with green. Compact tree that can be successfully grown in a container. Spur bearing. Ripe around March. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Peasgood Nonsuch MM106

An English heritage variety with huge, flat, highly coloured fruit with red stripes. Highly esteemed for culinary purposes. The flesh is firm, juicy and tart with the right blend of acid and sweet. When stewed the flesh breaks down to a 'froth'. Matures late summer to autumn. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 2.5m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Priscilla MM106

A Heritage apple with light yellow skin with a strong red blush. Crisp and juicy flesh with a good flavour. Priscilla ripens around February-March and will hang on the tree well to be picked as required. A vigorous grower that is resistant to apple 'black spot'. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 2.5m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Pear Packhams Triumph PC

Heritage. Packhams triumph is a large irregular shaped pear with greenish-yellow skin. It has finely textured, white, sweet tasting flesh and is an excellent dessert and bottling pear. Ripens around March/April. Delicious and Deciduous
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Pear Dble Belle de Jumet/Seckle

Belle de Jumet- a juicy and deliciously sweet heritage pear that ripens in late January. Pale gold skin and white flesh that just melts in your mouth. Seckle - small things do come in small parcels. Bite into this chubby little gourmet pear and you will have a flavour explosion of honey-sweet, very juicy flesh. Red-brown skin with prominent white dots.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Cameusa de llObregrate MM106

Heritage Apple. A large and attractive apple with yellow-green skin strongly over-laid with red. The flesh is particularly nice for use in desserts. A vigorous apple that generally shows good disease resistance and keeps well once picked. The fruit ripens in autumn. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 4m x 4m


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Apple Golden Reinette MM106

Heritage Apple. An ancient variety from Europe that is worth growing for the historical interest alone. The skin is yellow with a strong flush of red and lightly russeted. A good eating apple and can be used for making cider. Good disease resistance. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 3m


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Apple Owen Thomas MM106

Triploid. Heritage Apple. An attractive apple with yellow skin strongly blushed red. The flesh is sweet with a good flavour. Great cooking apple. From the UK 1897. Ripens mid season, around March. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 2.5m


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Apple Reinette Du Canada MM106

Triploid. Heritage apple from France that dates back to 1771. It ripens very late in the season and stores exceptionally well. The dull green skin is often russeted. The creamy white flesh is firm, juicy, with a spicy flavour. Excellent dessert apple. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 2.5m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Vailles Early MM106

Heritage Apple. This apple's main feature would be the fact that it ripens as early as December. The skin is yellow blushed red and the flesh is crisp with a sweet flavour. Has been grown in NZ for over 150 years. Generally a healthy grower. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 2.5m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Kingston Black MM106

Heritage Apple. Now if you like Cider and why wouldn't you then this apple is a 'must have'. Valued for producing a slow-fermenting, full-bodied, quality 'hard' cider. The fruit are small, dark and maroon in colour with a 'bittersharp' flavour. Note this is not an eating apple. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 2.5m


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Apple Slack Ma Girdle MM106

Heritage Apple. Medium sized flattish fruit with yellow-green skin with bright red streaks. The flesh is extremely sweet and tender and can be used for cooking fresh eating or cider blending. Ripe later in the season, around April. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 2.5m


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Apple Sweet Alford MM106

Heritage Apple. This apple mainly used in Cider making has small pale yellow fruit that are blushed with pink. The high quality flesh is sweet and juicy and delicious eaten fresh. Originates from Devon. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 2.5m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Tom Putt MM106

Triploid. Heritage Cider Apple. English Apple dating back to the late 1700's.The fruit ripen in autumn and are large with a flattish appearance. The skin is green flushed red, flesh is firm and quite sharp in flavour. Superb for cooking and making Cider. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 2.5m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Lobo MM106

Heritage Apple. Originating from Canada in 1906 this apple has very large fruit that are pale yellow blushed bright red with just a little russeting. The flesh is crisp and tangy but gets sweeter with storage. Fabulous cooking apple that 'froths' well when stewed. Ripe about March.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Height: 3.5m x 2.5m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Red Gravenstein MM106

Triploid. Heritage Apple. An early season apple that ripens in summer. The fruit are striped and are medium to large. The flesh is very crisp and juicy with a 'zingy' flavour, eat fresh or use for cooking. From the USA - 1908.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 2.5m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Sturmer MM106

A medium sized heritage apple with green skin flushed yellow bronze. Good flavour with juicy, crisp yellow-green flesh. Leave on the tree as late as possible before picking - ripe around the end of autumn. Excellent for cider and cooking. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 2.5m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Mother In Law MM106

Heritage Apple. Popular for Cider making due to its sharp taste. (Is that where it got it's name I wonder?) Green-bronze skin with a red blush ripening around March-April. Plant in full sun. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 2.5m


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Apple Mother MM106

An excellent heritage apple dating back to 1844. Widely acclaimed, late season (end of autumn) red apple, highly recommended for every fruit connoisseur's garden. The flavour is sweet, perfumed and distinct. The tree bears fruit from a young age. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Peasgood Nonsuch M26

Grafted on M26 rootstock to keep dwarfed. An English heritage variety with huge, flat, highly coloured fruit with red stripes. The flesh is firm, juicy and tart with the right blend of acid and sweet. When stewed the flesh breaks down to a 'froth'. Matures late summer to autumn. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Compact
Height: 2.4m x 2.7m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Knotted Kernal MM106

Heritage Apple. Now if you like Cider and why wouldn't you then this apple is a 'must have'. Valued for producing a slow-fermenting, full-bodied, quality 'hard' cider. The fruit are small, dark and maroon in colour with a 'bittersharp' flavour. Note this is not an eating apple. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 3m x 3.5m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Pear Packhams Triumph QuA

Heritage. Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact / semi dwarfed. Packhams triumph is a large irregular shaped pear with greenish-yellow skin. It has finely textured, white, sweet tasting flesh and is an excellent dessert and bottling pear. Ripens around March/April. Delicious and Deciduous
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Ballarat MM102

'Ballarat' is a heritage Apple from Australia dating back to the early 1900's. It bears large apples that are ripe towards the end of April. The fruit are green with a red blush and the cream flesh is lovely and juicy. A great apple for cooking - it stores very well too. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3m x 2.5m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Sturmer MM102

A medium sized heritage apple with green skin flushed yellow bronze. Good flavour with juicy, crisp yellow-green flesh. Leave on the tree as late as possible before picking - ripe around the end of autumn. Excellent for cider and cooking. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Compact
Height: 2m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Apple Bramley Seedling MM106

Triploid. A quintessentially English Heritage Apple being the first choice cooking apple in the UK since the 1800's. The fruit is large, flattish and green, flushed red. Firm light yellow flesh that is full of flavour. Ripe towards the end of autumn. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Pear Belle De Jumet QuA

Grafted on Quince rootstock to keep compact/Semi Dwarfed. This extremely juicy and deliciously sweet heritage pear ripens in late January. Valued for its high yield of fruit and the fact that it is self pollinating. Pale gold skin and white flesh that just melts in your mouth. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Prune Plum Italian GQ

The world's most popular heritage prune plum. Dark purple skin with light amber flesh that turns red when cooked. Freestone with fine textured, richly flavoured sweet flesh. Excellent for eating fresh, drying or bottling. Vigorous, cold hardy tree. Ripe around March. Self fertile. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery