Celebrate a Fruitful Past and a Blossoming Future!

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Mark a special anniversary or the birth of a grandchild with a Fruity Gumboot commemorative fruit tree package.

We will plant the fruit tree of your choice, make four organic care and maintenance visits within a year PLUS adorn your fruit tree with a laser-engraved solid brass plaque to permanently mark your special occasion.

Fruity Gumboot makes it easy to raise organic fruit trees in the family – with planting, maintenance and a guarantee!














Click here to view a collection of memories submitted by GrownUps members and find out who won the Fruity Gumboot Commemorative Fruit Tree Package!

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Inspired by the nostalgia of the neighbourhoods of the “good old days” and the quintessential lemon tree in each quarter-acre section, Fruity Gumboot brings back the vibrancy of the fruit garden to promote a healthy, self-sufficient and simple Auckland family lifestyle.

Home gardens for functional uses were at their most popular in the 1940’s and 1950’s when a busy fruit and vege garden was a sign of a healthy, hard-working family.  

A patch of land with a house and garden was the New Zealand dream for most of the 20th century.  Both utilitarian and decorative, mum would often be the one tending the flower garden on public display at the front of the house while dad would look after the fruit and vege garden at the back.  A good housewife was expected to be familiar with the various methods of cooking and preserving fruit, with bottling in particular keeping pantries well stocked 50 years ago.

So much has changed in half a century, with stunning and innovative varieties of fruit trees now available alongside your favourite heirloom varieties.  Test your fruit tree knowledge (answers at the bottom of the page):

• What has been the most widely planted plum variety in NZ?
  a)  Omega    b)  Black Doris    c)  Burbank    d)  Santa Rosa
  

• What is the best self-fertile feijoa variety?
  a)  Apollo    b)  Unique    c)  Pounamu    d)  Opal Star
  

• Which is NOT a dwarf stone fruit variety (under 2mH)?
  a)  Apricot ‘Aprigold’    b)  Nectarine ‘Nectar ‘Babe’
  c)  Peach ‘Bonanza’     d)  Plum ‘Damson’
  
  

What are your memories of fruit and family?  Do you remember helping mum to fill preserving jars of stewed apple? Perhaps heading out with a bucket of leftover apples to swap for black boy peaches with your neighbour?  I remember our faithful grapefruit tree and my dad cutting them in half, sprinkling the tops with sugar and putting in the fridge to chill a little before we scooped out the segments with a teaspoon.

Here’s an old radio jingle to inspire you (does anyone remember this?):

“I am a Kiwi just like you
I have two eyes and two legs too
But what’s more important is what I eat
Fruit from my head right down to my feet
I eat all this fruit ‘cos I know I should
It’s fresh and it’s crisp and it’s REALLY GOOD!
So if you’re wise Kiwis
You’ll do as I say
And eat fruit after meals
And stay free from decay”

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Fruity Gumboot specialises in planting and maintaining fruit trees in Auckland.  We use organic methods, contribute to the community through charitable plantings, and place emphasis on inspiring interest in the garden, particularly amongst children.  Best of all we guarantee our expertise and care – if a fruit tree fails to thrive after the year is up we replace it!

Celebrate your family with a gift that grows memories – and a delicious harvest every year! From plums to mandarins to peaches to Granny Smiths, we can support you to raise fruit trees in your family.


Click here to visit our website, or phone 09 820 8991 or email info@fruitygumboot.co.nz


Answers to quiz: A. Omega B. Unique C. Plum Damson

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Published 11th Jun 2009

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