The backbone — Taranaki-proven (24 trees)
| Tree | Count | Varieties | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feijoa | 6 | 'Unique' (self-fertile) + 'Wiki Tu' | Taranaki is feijoa country — almost unkillable |
| Apple | 8 | 'Braeburn', 'Liberty', 'Monty's Surprise', 'Fuji' | 'Liberty' handles our humid summers; two pollination groups |
| Plum | 5 | 'Black Doris', 'Santa Rosa', 'Billington' | Plums shrug off Taranaki rain |
| Pear | 4 | 'Beurré Bosc' + 'Packham's Triumph' | Plant the pair together for pollinating |
| Fig | 3 | 'Brown Turkey' | Loves the coast, feeds a crowd |
The stretch — behind the windbreak (12 trees)
| Tree | Count | Varieties | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peach | 5 | 'Black Boy', 'Golden Queen' | Winter copper spray against curly leaf |
| Lemon | 3 | 'Meyer' only | The wind-tolerant one; sheltered side, year 2+ |
| Quince | 2 | 'Smyrna' | Likes wet soil, almost no care |
| Apple (late) | 2 | Second pollination group | Spreads harvest into autumn |
Skip for now: cherries (too wet), apricots (split in
frost-then-rain), citrus other than Meyer. The mix spreads harvest
across the whole year — the funding story is food year-round, not a
summer glut.
The native shelter belt — ~120 plants
| Row | Species | Role | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front (nurse) | Kānuka / mānuka | Bushy, cheap, fast cover | ~0.5–1 m/yr |
| Back (tall), staggered | Ngaio + akeake | Akeake fastest; ngaio to ~10 m, salt-wind hardy | Akeake ~1 m/yr |
Spacing ~1.5 m in the row, rows 1.5–2 m apart, belt ~40–50 m per plot on the west/south-west edges. Planted the same winter as the first fruit trees. This answers the funders' question — "why did the old trees die?" — with shelter + water + roster.