TreeCropper 56 [expand title=”Click to expand/hide cover thumbnails and table of contents -“] TreeCropper Issue 56 – December 2008 Front cover: Selection of pine cones with edible nuts. Photograph by Eric Cairns. 1 Editor’s opinion Sheryn Clothier 2 Message from the President Murray Redpath 3 Letters to the editor – Avocados and browsing, asimoyas, politics, avocado ‘Bacon’ 5 Pine nuts incredible edibles 6 Edible pines Louis Trap, updated by Eric Cairnes 11 Dwarfing trees by bark inversion Gail Newcomb 12 The Great NZ Bean Hunt A Mark Christensen project 13 Fruit Driller Caterpillar update Gordon Lees 14 Conference 2009 26 Biological Agriculture Sheryn Clothier 28 Index to TreeCropper back issues Gail Newcomb 38 Pips and pieces – olive trees for sale Members’ buy, sell and exchange column 39 Membership application Back cover: Conference 2009 notice. Photograph by Grant Baxter of Ocean Retreat homestay. Top [/expand]