TreeCropper Issue 57 – March 2009 | |||
Front cover: A banana plant growing in an unheated greenhouse. | |||
1 | Editor’s opinion | Sheryn Clothier | |
2 | Message from the President | Murray Redpath | |
3 | Letters to the editor – Politics unavoidable, needless instrumentation, pine nut cracker? | ||
4 | Conference 2009 | Kapiti Coast | |
7 | Walnut blight | Nick Nelson Parker | |
9 | Bananas | Roger and Janet Bodle, Sheryn Clothier | |
14 | Persimmons | incredible edibles | |
17 | Timber for tools | Wendy Evans | |
18 | Olives – first harvest | Sonja Matla | |
20 | Biochar | Raewyn Johnston, Sheryn Clothier | |
22 | HortResearch reform | Sheryn Clothier | |
21 | Chestnut – nut rot | Sheryn Clothier | |
24 | Hazelnut research | Maurice Deton & Jim Hammonds | |
25 | Filbert worm (hazelnut) | Watch out for this pest | |
26 | Big pine cones | Sheryn Clothier | |
28 | Eucalypts for post | Eric Cairnes | |
30 | Hazelnut harvesters | Peter Syms, Maurice Denton | |
34 | Vanilla in NZ | Sheryn Clothier | |
36 | Natives for bees | Tree list, and varroa hint | |
37 | Book reviews | Continuous Cover Forestry | |
38 | Pips and pieces | Olive trees, Event signs, GT mags, NZTCA books | |
39 | Upcoming Events | NZTCA Conference and more | |
40 | Membership application | ||
Inside back cover | Suppliers’ index | plan and order for winter planting | |
Back cover: Conference 2009 notice: Register before 15 March 2009! Photograph by Grant Baxter of Ocean Retreat homestay. |