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| TreeCropper 69 Front Cover: Ben Elms and the Central Otago Tree Growers Branch has initiated an Orchards in Schools project. Pictured here is Breagha Rennie (holding branch), then Pip Barrett, Ben Elms, Lily Roberts and Emilie Barnett at Hawea Flat School planting the first orchard of their project. Read Ben’s report on page 32. (Thanks to Wanaka TV for the photo.) | |||
| 1 | Editor’s opinion | Sheryn Clothier | |
| 2 | President’s Report | Murray Redpath | |
| 3 | Pips and pieces | ||
| 4 | Your letters | ||
| 6 | Sea Buckthorn | Sheryn Clothier | |
| 8 | Tree-cropping in town | Pauline Bassett, Waikato-Thames-Coromandel Branch | |
| 12 | Growing fruit in small spaces | Jane Hart, Central Districts Branch | |
| 15 | Getting to the root of the matter | Sheryn Clothier | |
| 16 | Hazelnut production in Chile | from notes by Dr P Grau compiled by Murray Redpath | |
| 19 | Comments on NZ hazel orchards | ||
| 20 | Hints for hazels | Dr P Grau, Research Scientist, Chile | |
| 21 | A nutty tale | Clive Lane, Canterbury/Aoraki Branch | |
| 22 | Finding fragrance in NZ native plants | Sjef Lamers, Nelson Branch, SI VP | |
| 24 | Hapene | Michael Sly | |
| 25 | PAN interest group | Sjef Lamers, Nelson Branch, SI VP | |
| 26 | In the bag – cherry field day | Les Gruebner, Bay of Plenty Branch | |
| 30 | Goodies and Gadgets | ||
| 31 | Hibiscus cannabinus – Sour leaf | Kathryn Mercer, Wailkato Branch | |
| 32 | Orchards in Schools | Ben Elms, Central Otago Tree Growers Branch | |
| 35 | Conference 2012 update | ||
| 36 | Coffee in New Zealand | Roger Bodle | |
| 37 | Autumn tasks | ||
| 38 | Book reviews – Yates Vegetable Garden, Eat Smart, Stay well | ||
| 40 | Membership form, NZTCA Committee contacts | ||
| Back cover: Growing plastic bags? No, protecting pears at Peter and Eunice Martin’s Cambridge property. I used a similar protection using resealable bags with the corners cut (to let air in) on my figs which I thought worked quite well. However, Colleen Wiltshire from Hokianga reports: “Your use of resealable bags for figs worked for me for only one year. The second time round both the waxeyes and the possums damaged the bags and ate the figs!!” Maybe the flappier, more opaque and larger shopping bags are better? | |||
