CAPE GOOSEBERRY
$2.95
(Physalis peruviana) Perennial - annual in cooler areas. Bush height to 1m, producing many small, sweet, round, yellow fruit. Eaten fresh or preserved. 220 seeds
CAROB
$2.95
(Ceraonia siliqua) Also known as 'St. John's Bread'. Pods ground and used as an alternative to chocolate. Leaves and branches used as fodder. Good plant for soil erosion areas due to deep roots. 22 seeds
CHIA
$2.95
(Salvia hispanica) Small, greyish seeds with pleasant nutty flavour. Seeds contain antioxidants, fibre, protein & is one of the highest known plant sources of Omega-3. Use seeds mixed in water or juice, sprinkled on cereal, or ground and mixed with flour for use in baking.
JAPANESE RAISIN TREE
$2.95
(Hovenia dulcis) Deciduous tree to 7m, producing sweet, highly fragrant, edible, raisin-like fruit, up to 3cm long and containing almost 30% sugars. Cold hardy. Eat fruit fresh, or a sweet extract of the fruit, leaves and branches is a useful substitute for honey. Self-pollinating, self-pruning. Trees begin to fruit after 3 years. 30 seeds
MOUNTAIN PAW PAW
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(Carica pubescens) Quick growing tree 2-3m in height with leaves 60cm across, producing large, oval, yellow fruit to 12cm long. Tolerates cooler climates than ordinary paw paw, withstanding light frost. Flowers from Spring through Autumn. Fruit used like regular paw paw either fresh or cooked. Also used as a meat tenderiser. 25 seeds
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STONE PINE
$2.95
(Pinus pinea) Tall, perennial, evergreen tree growing 10-15m in height; producing broad, oval cones containing approx. 50 edible pine nuts. Well suited to cooler conditions. Tree starts producing cones after approx. 6 years. 8 seeds
STRAWBERRY - ALPINE
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(Fragaria vesca) Perennial. Low growing bush producing small, sweet, highly fragrant, red berries. Does not produce runners. Hardier and more frost resistant than most other varieties. 420 seeds
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TAMARILLO - RED
$2.95
(Cyphomandra betacea) Quick growing tree bearing fruit in the first or second year. Produces bronze-red, oval fruit, with acid-free sweet flavour. 40 seeds
