| 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 |
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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. |
