| Common Name |
Botanical Name |
Varieties |
Availability |
| Apples |
Malus Domestica |
Red Delicious
Jonathan
Granny Smith
Golden Delicious |
All year |
| Apricots |
Prunus Armeniaca |
Glengarry, Caselin
Dimity, Goldrich
Perfection, Bulida
Trevatt, Storey
Morocco, Hunter
Bassham |
October-March
Main supply period December to January |
| Avocado Pear |
Persea Americana |
Fuerte
Sharwil
Hass
there are numerous other minor varieties |
All year |
| Bananas |
Musa spp. |
Cavendish
Lady Finger
Plantain
Red Dacca
Gold Finger |
All year |
| Blueberries |
Ericaceae |
Highbush
Lowbush
Rabbiteye |
August to May
Peak: November to February |
| Boysenberries |
no botanical name |
Thorny and semi-thornless |
November to February |
| Cantaloupe |
see MELONS below |
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| Carambola |
Averrhoa carambola |
One principal variety |
All year - main supply December to September |
| Cherries |
Prunis Avium |
Over 50 varieties. The most popular are:
Rona Seedling; St Margaret; Eagle Seedling; Burgadorf; Napoleon; Williams
Favourite |
October to February
Main period: November to December |
| Coconut |
Palmae |
Large number of varieties. Classed by group into tall and dwarf |
All year |
| Custard Apple |
Annona spp |
Atemoya
Pink Mammoth
African Pride
Mamon
Sweetsop |
March to September
Peak in May |
| Fig |
Ficus carica |
White Adriatic
Brown Turkey
Brunswick
Cape White |
December to May |
| Grape Fruit |
Citrus Paradisi |
Marsh Seedless
Ruby or Red Blush |
All year |
| Grapes |
Vitis vininfera |
Cardinal, Muscat
Waltham Cross, Purple Cornichon
Thompson Seedless, Flame Seedles
Ruby Seedless, Red Close |
All year |
| Honeydew Melon |
see MELON below |
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| Kiwifruit |
Actinidia Deliciosa |
Hayward, Abbott
Dexter, Bruno, Monty |
All year. Peaking March to June. Imported from May to March. |
| Lemons |
Citrus Lemon |
Meyer
Lisbon
Eureka |
All year |
| Limes |
Citrus Aurantifolia/latifolia |
Tahitian
West Indian |
March to September |
| Lychees |
Litchi Chinesis |
Tai so, Bengal, Haak Yip, Wai Chee,
Gee Kee, No Mai Chee |
November to February |
| Mandarins |
Citrus Riticulata |
Imperial, Glen Retreat
Ellendale, Murcot |
April to October |
| Mango |
Mangifera Indica |
Kensington Pride |
October to March.
Peak November to February |
| Melons |
Cucurbit |
Watermelon
Champagne
Rockmelon
Honeydew |
All year |
| Nashi |
Pyrus pyrisolia |
Shinsui, Kosui
Nijisseike, Chojuro
Tsu Li, Ya Li |
February to October |
| Nectarines |
Prunus Persica |
Over 100 varieties |
December to March |
| Olives |
Olea Europaea |
Black, Green |
March to August |
| Oranges |
Citrus sinensis |
Navel, Valencia |
All year |
| Papaw |
Carica Papaya |
Yellow and Red |
All year |
| Passionfruit |
Passiflora spp |
Purple Passionfruit |
All year |
| Peaches |
Prunus persica |
Yellow fleshed
White fleshed |
November to April |
| Pears |
Pyrus communis |
Williams Bon Chretien, Winter Cole
Josephine, Packhams Triumph
Beurre Bosc |
All year |
| Persimmons |
Diospyros kaki |
Astringent, Non astringent |
February to July |
| Pineapples |
Ananas comosus |
Smooth leaf
Rough leaf |
All year.
Peak September to November |
| Plums |
Prunus domestica |
Wilson, Santa Rosa
Doris, Angelina
October Purple, Narrabeen
Mariposa, President |
November to May |
| Rhubarb |
Rheum rhaponticum |
Wilson's Ruvy, Sydney Crimson
Victoria Giant, Winter Crimson |
All year
Peak: May to October |
| Rockmelon |
see MELONS above |
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| Star Apple |
Chrysophyllum cainito |
Haitian, Grimal, Newcombe
Weeping, Manilla Gold |
June to November |
| Strawberries |
Fragaria x ananassa |
Redland Crimson, Queensland Red, Tioga, Redland Star, Horizon, Charity,
Star, Promise, Redland Delight, Earlisweet |
June to November
Peak: July to August |
| Tamarillos |
Cyphomandra betacea |
Stated in terms of colour: yellow or red
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All year
Peak: January to May |
| Watermelon |
see MELONS above |
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