NZTCA - Links

Enduring Tree Cropping Suppliers

Appletons Tree Nursery - supply a comprehensive range of quality deciduous, broadleaf and conifer seedlings in bundles of 10 or 25. Excellent detailed catalog available. Email
Copperfield Nurseries - the NZ Citrus specialists
Diacks Nursery
Edible Garden - Tree and plants, including the Retail Catalogue ex Harrisons Trees. TCA members discount of 5 % on all trees. Edible Garden, 107 James Line, RD 10, Palmerston North. Phone 06 353 8987 Fax 06 353 8986. Email
Harrisons Trees - Long time Tree Crops supporters - for Retail Catalogue see Edible Garden above
Gaia Trees and Permaculture - a design and planting service for tree crops and farm improvement using trees. Our organic tree nursery on the West Coast of NZ produces hardy seedlings as listed in the free catalogue.
Incredible Edibles Tharfield Nursery's products, (wholesale only) valued Bay of Plenty Branch supporters and suppliers to all your good local retail garden stores.
Kimbolton Nursery chestnut, fig and hazelnut specialists.
Landsendt Exotics
Marlborough Olives minimum hype
Nestlebrae Exotics Ever-changing display of mostly warm-climate edibles and ornamentals. Only small numbers available. A particular emphasis on bananas, casimiroas, papaya relatives and many other minor fruits. For late 2002-2003, seedlings of exotics like lychees, longans, jaboticabas, black sapotes, mangos and grafted jujubes should be ready. Guided tours available at $5 per person. Also a 345 species (in 2002) seed list, with a separate tree crops section. Email John Prince & Rosemary Steele 219 South Head Road, Parkhurst, R.D.1 Helensville. Ph 09-420-7312.
Productive Trees (Peele's Plant Propagation) - Wholesale Tree Nursery, Waihou RD3, Te Aroha - Email
Southern Woods Nursery; on-line tree buying, and helpful on-line data on many aspects of planning your tree cropping.
Touchwood Books - Gardening, tree and horticulture books
Truffles and Mushrooms - Dr Ian Hall
Waimea Nurseries, Nelson. Fruit, Nut and Ornamental Trees for Gardens, Orchards and Groves. We can send nationwide.
2001 Hazelnut Nurseries Ltd - Email Mark and Caroline Eastmond

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Allied Organisations

Southern Nut Growers Assn.
An independent co-operative of nut growers marketing under one label.
Secretary: Marcus King, Christchurch.

Hazelnut Growers Group.
Contact Bev Taylor, Christchurch.

Walnut Industry Group - web site

NZ Macadamia Inc.
President: Richard Ward, Box 12343, Hamilton.

NZ Chestnut Council Inc.
Chairperson: Roger Brown, Auckland.
Executive Director: David Klinac, Hamilton.

Special Interest:

Fabulous new Apple Reference - Nev Dawkins (Waikato Branch) shares his amazing apple growing and identification project
Heritage Trees New Zealand specialise in apple cultivars
Kitchen Gardeners International article, Wanganui apple tree project
Wanganui apple brochure (pdf)
Apple research by NZTCA
BUILDING OUR FUTURE IN WOOD - Our Most Renewable Raw Material - www.nzwood.co.nz
Agroforestry Net, Inc. (Holualoa, Hawaii) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing educational resources about agroforestry, trees, and sustainable stewardship of land and water.
Bush Vitality Assessment, Growing Common Futures
The BVA is a self-assessment design tool for revitalising native bush and rural communities; tree cropping and agroforestry; and for establishing farm-scale sustainability capital
Fodder Tree Useage: Poplars and willows for environmental action and fodder
Forest Needs - growers learning environment silvaculture. You?
A wealth of forestry insights and a new discussion list well worth supporting.
Nut harvester - rolling wire whisk picker-up back-saving thingy on a handle -
http://www.lourdangrove.co.nz/nutharvester.htm
organicfacts.net - Source of factual information on different aspects of Organic Living
Zonda Resources Ltd - Producers of bumble bees and biological control agents
Truffles and Mushrooms - Dr Ian Hall
WWOOF - the basics of WWOOF, its aims, benefits, etc.

Cropping Now:

Collicots - crop chestnuts, process and market them. Browse on some of our nut products or contact us about chestnut growing.
Chineka Macadamia Nuts
MacNut Macadamia Nuts
The Nutt Ranch Hazelnuts - Waihopai Valley, Marlborough
NZ Chestnut Council
New Zealand Lavender Grower's Association Incorporated
NZ Nut Producers Ltd Email 222 Pearson Road RD2, Cromwell New Zealand.
Otago Olives

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Treecrop-related:

Bluelab Limited hydroponic and irrigation supplies - forestry seedling propagation - growing without soil can be very revealing about how plants live...
Enterprise Russell; Environmental Expo in Russell - Gathering of ecological ideas and minds
Evergreen Soil Conservation Limited : Soil Conservation New Zealand
Description: 'Evergreen Soil Conservation Limited is New Zealand's foremost hydroseeding re-vegetation company. Our hydroseeding services assist with soil dust suppression and we offer a straw mulch service for sediment control. Our erosion control mat (the Evergreen Bio Mat) is suitable for difficult sites and along with conventional grass seeding we also provide a native plant landscaping service. For sites with underlying structural issues we can work in conjunction with consultants to provide an engineered environmental solution.'
Lifestyleblock.co.nz small block farming in NZ, with a Crime page, and Hollis olives.
Lifestyle Farmer magazine with an interest in commercial ventures achieved on small farm blocks.
New Zealand Farm Forestry Association
New Zealand Forestry - the Industry Information Centre
New Zealand Forest Owners' Association
New Zealand Fruitgrowers Federation (NZFF)
New Zealand Plant Finder is a plant search tool for gardeners, growers, nurseries, landscapers and tree croppers in NZ. Half of NZ's nurseries now list their stock on the where-to-buy-it database. PO Box 2237, Gisborne, NZ. Ph 06 863 1594, Fax 06 862 3111
Permaculture: New Zealand; Virtual Conference
Realty - occasional tree cropping properties of note, for sale
Small Farmers regrettably disbanded in May 2006. See Taranaki Gate:
Taranaki Gate: Agriculture Mentoring - Farm Owner Coaching - Fundamentals of Sustainable Farming
The Natural Food Hub The Far North Environmental Newsletter; its weekly, its up-to-date; to subscribe, Email
TOPNZ 'Introduction to Tree Crops' - a wonderful learning opportunity! The definitive Tree Crops home study qualification course.
The Open Polytech of New Zealand, Private Bag 31 914, Lower Hutt - Freephone 0508 650 200. Course Programme Code is OP2402/638.

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Tourism:

Eastwoodhill Aboretum Most comprehensive collection of Northern Hemisphere plants south of Equator.
Purangi enterprises in an interesting village.
Pottsbury Farm pleasant Homestay in orchard environment, with wormfarming.