TreeCropper Issue 78 |
Front Cover: Pecan nuts forming at the property of Wendy and Dennis near Foxton. |
2 | Editor’s opinion | Sheryn Clothier |
3 | President’s report | Bill Rae |
4 | Your letters: Buart nuts, Holm oak, Hemp concerns, Avocado seedlings, Dry lemons, Brix |
8 | Pips and pieces | |
10 | NZTCA Management Committee – Profiles of new office-holders |
12 | NZTCA Conference 2014 reports – Water, the Elixir of Life Bonus: Peter Robinson on rainwater harvesting (9.7MB pdf) | Sheryn Clothier |
16 | Processing nuts at home | Sheryn Clothier |
17 | Recipe – Chocolate hazelnut spread | |
18 | Dr Don McKenzie Award recipient John Dean | |
| Pecans – Carya illinoinensis | 20 | Pecans in New Zealand | 27 | List of pecan cultivars in NZ and their properties | 28 | Members’ reports on pecans growing throughout the country |
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42 | Root propagation A report from Hawkes Bay training day | Jenny Horne |
44 | Stress effects on tree crops A review of science regarding plants’ response to stress | David Whyte |
47 | Yuzu – Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata A cold-climate citrus worthy of more attention | Kathrina Muller |
| Membership form, NZTCA Committee contacts |
Back cover: This is my Richards Special mandarin. Whilst other citrus flourish nearby, I have never eaten a mandarin off this tree – and I planted it in 2006…Back cover bottom: I could be paranoid but this little caterpillar appeared a couple of times in my orchard this last season…Photos by Sheryn Clothier. |