Berries for Sale in New Zealand

Raspberries, Boysenberries, Blackberries, Blueberries, Gooseberries, Currants - Black, Red or White, Goji Berry, Elderberry, Worcester berry and everyone's summer favourite the Strawberry are all available from your one stop plant shop - Wairere Nursery on Gordonton Road, Hamilton. Berries and Brambles are easy to grow and just so good for you. Not only do they taste wonderful picked fresh from your own patch they are packed full of Vitamins, Minerals, Anti-oxidants and health promoting Phyto-chemicals. We have a great selection to choose from – did you know that there are even thorn-less cultivars of Blackberry available? Check out the full range at our nursery take a leisurely browse through our easy to use, secure web site. If you prefer your selection can be carefully packaged and freighted direct to your door.

Boysenberry Tasman

A self fertile nearly thornless Boysenberry. Medium to large delicious berries from December. Grow in a sunny sheltered position and provide horizontal support. Prune in winter and remember Boysenberries are Floricanes meaning they fruit on 2nd year growth. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Spreading
Height: 2m x spreads


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Blueberry Tasty Blue RE

A rabbiteye variety developed in conjunction with Plant and Food Research. The berries are large, rounded, brilliant blue and very juicy. Ready to eat from early February. Plant in the sun in rich acid soil for best results. Happiest with a companion - 'Delite' or 'Powder Blue'. PVR. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 2m x 1.5m


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Blueberry Ezigrow RE

Blueberry RabbitEye. Medium sized, dark skinned, firm fruit that is flavourful to eat. Prefers well drained, acidic soil that is rich in organic matter. Crops best with cross pollination, Blast and Tifblue are great partners. Evergreen
Flower Colour: Pink White
Habit: Spreading
Height: 100cm x 150cm


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Blueberry Rahi RE

Rahi fruit quality is outstanding. Rabbiteye vairety so good for Waikato North. Vigorous upright habit. Autumn tones of burgundy wine. Harvest around February. Leave fruit on bush for 7-10 days after turning blue to ensure best flavour. Prefers acid Soil. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 2m x 1.5m


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Blueberry Maru RE

Blueberry Rabbiteye. Maru produces excellent crops of large dark blue fruit. Mature the berries well on the plant prior to picking, This is a good variety for Waikato North. Flowers in spring, harvest fruit towards the end of summer. Acid Soil. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: Pink White
Habit: Spreading
Height: 2m x 1.5m


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Blackberry Black Satin

A highly rated American cultivar with sturdy canes with few thorns. The large luscious berries ripen around January. The berries are very juicy with a tart yet sweet flavour. For best results plant in sun or part shade in deep acid soil. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Spreading
Height: 1.8m x 0m


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Blueberry Delite RE

Blueberry Rabbiteye - this variety not only tastes good it looks good in the garden as well. The berries are small, light blue, have an excellent flavour and ripe around March. Plant in sun or part shade in nice rich acid soil for best results. Pollinate with another Rabbiteye. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 2m x 1.5m


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Blueberry Powder Blue RE

Blueberry Rabbiteye. An American variety that is suitable for warmer areas of NZ. The sweet berries are of a good size and high quality and produced in generous quantities between January and March. Plant in the sun, in rich acid soil. Best planted with 'Tifblue' or 'Centurion'. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 2m x 1.5m


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Boysenberry Starlight

A large conical berry that is dark wine-red in colour after a showy display of white flowers in Spring. Excellent flavour. Crops December to January on almost thornless canes.Self-fertile. Insect and bee pollinated.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Spreading
Height: Spreading


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Loganberry Waimate

White flowers in Spring followed by large dusky purple-red berries in mid Summer depending on your location and the tempatures. Thornless. Self-fertile. Deciduous
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Spreading
Height: Spreading


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Blueberry Burst RE

Blueberry Rabbiteye. An excellent variety producing large clusters of medium sized berries from mid February to early April. Fruits on second year wood. Ideal for warm climates as they require low chill hours for bud initiation. Pollinate with another Rabbit eye variety. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 2m x 1.5m


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Blueberry Reka NH

Blueberry Northern Highbush. Likes rich acid soil that doesn't completely dry out in summer. Self-fertile but will set fruit better with a companion - 'Dixi' or 'Blue Crop'. Early harvest, November - December. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 1.8m x 1.2m


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Blackberry Karaka Black

Exceptionally large, deep shiny black fruit that are packed full of flavour. Fruits for a long period but the main crop ripens in early summer. Plant in sun or part shade in nice deep acid soil for best results. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Spreading
Height: Spreading


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Blackberry

A variety that performs best when planted in groups to maximize flowering and fruiting. Spring flowers are followed by large red berries that turn black when ripe towards the end of summer. Prefers full sun and well drained soil that does not completely dry out in summer. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Spreading
Height: Spreading


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Blueberry Centurion RE

Blueberry Rabiteye variety that crops well with clusters of medium sized dark firm fruit with a great flavour. Ripe around February. Recommended for warmer districts. Pollinate with another Rabbiteye. Plant in a sunny position in acid soil that does not dry out in summer. Evergreen
Flower Colour: Pink White
Habit: Spreading
Height: 2m x 1.5m


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Blueberry Tifblue RE

Blueberry Rabbiteye. This variety is a tall, vigorous upright grower. Large, light blue berries full of flavour ripen towards the end of summer. Pollinate with another Rabbiteye to ensure good crops. Plant in a sunny position in acid soil that does not dry out in summer. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: Pink White
Habit: Spreading
Height: 3m x 2m


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Boysenberry

Boysenberries with their sweet taste and just a hint of sharpness are a delicious summer treat. Perfect to eat fresh or for making jams and preserves. Easy to grow but it best to provide some horizontal support. Boysenberries are Floricanes, and fruit on 2nd year canes. Deciduous.
Habit: Spreading
Height: Spreading


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Raspberry Waiau

Waiau is one of the early ripening Raspberries so if you're looking for a start of the season treat this could be for you. Raspberries are one of summer's great delights and are an ideal home garden plant for most temperate areas of New Zealand. They are easy to grow and very rewarding.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Arching
Height: 1.5m x 0m


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Gooseberry Invicta

A must to have in every home garden. Great for making pies like Gandma use too. A heavy bearing and disease resistant gooseberry with large flavourful fruit that can be used for culinary purposes or eaten fresh when fully ripe. Fruit ripens Nov - Jan Deciduous.
Flower Colour: Pink Green
Habit: Upright
Height: 90cm x 120cm


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Currant Red

Red currants are a great source of vitamin C. They are easy to grow and form attractive shrubs in the home landscape. The fruit can be picked fresh (if you beat the birds) or used for jams, jellies, juices and pies. Freezes well. Ripe around December-January. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: Green
Habit: Upright
Height: 2m x 1m


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Myrtus Ugni

AKA as Chilean Guava or NZ Cranberry. A reliable little shrub with tight small leaves in an attractive bronze green shade. Little white flowers in spring are followed by fragrant edible berries. Easy to grow, clips well so can be used for topiary or hedging. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 1m x 1m


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Sambucus Nigra

Elderberry is a valued plant for its medicinal and nutritional qualities. Large deep green leaflets and fragrant white flower heads in summer followed by red-black berries that can be used for juicing or you may like to make some Elderberry Wine. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 4m x 3m


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Cape Gooseberry

An old-fashioned favourite that is popular for jams and preserves. The inconspicuous flowers are followed by delicious berries enclosed in papery husks. Harvest when the husks are coloured light brown. Needs a sunny, sheltered position. Frost tender, perennial.
Habit: Upright
Height: 1.3m x 1.3m


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Currant Black Magnus

The Black Currant produces a fruit that is high in Vitamin C with a tart sharp taste. 'Magnus' is disease resistant, a reliable producer and has an upright habit. The currants are ripe late Dec-Jan. Delicious and deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Green
Habit: Spreading
Height: Spreading


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Boysenberry Mapua

A great Boysenberry to grow as it has less thorns and has berries with an outstanding flavour. Grow in a sunny sheltered position and provide horizontal support. Prune in winter and remember Boysenberries are Floricanes and fruit on 2nd year canes . Ripe around January-February. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Spreading
Height: Spreading


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Blueberry Dixi NH

Blueberry Northern Highbush - the Dixi variety is best suited to areas that get some winter chill. The berries which ripen January - February and are large with a rich, tangy, sweet flavour. Will perform best if planted with another variety such as 'Blue Joy' or 'Blue Crop'. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 2m x 1.5m


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Rubus Pentalobus

Evergreen prostrate ground cover that has very ornamental deeply veined foliage and single white flowers. Sometimes the flowers are followed by red raspberry like fruits. Very vigorous and ideal for covering up difficult spots. Happiest in full sun.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Spreading
Height: 10cm x 2m


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Blackberry Navaho

This blackberry has an upright habit, no thorns and bumper crops of firm sweet fruit in summer - what more could you want? Someone to make the jam I suppose! Plant in sun or part shade in nice deep acid soil for best results. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Spreading
Height: Spreading


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Blueberry Sapphire Blue RE

Blueberry Rabbiteye, A small compact habit and long arching branches. Pink-tinged white flowers appear in spring followed by large, dark, juicy fruit. Leaves make a fantastic display of burgundy wine tones in autumn. Self-fertile, Semi-Evergreen.
Flower Colour: White Pink
Habit: Bushy
Height: 60cm x 60cm


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Worcesterberry

A cross between a black currant and a gooseberry. Great for eating fresh or cooking. Forms a large bush with spines. The fruit is ripe when it goes almost black. Prefers well drained moist soil. Plant is sun to part shade. Frost hardy. Deciduous.
Habit: Compact
Height: 2m x 2m


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Berry Delight

Yummy. Large dark rich red mouth watering berry that is just delicious. A cross between boysenberry/loganberries. Thornless and a heavy cropper. Self-fertile. Pick fresh from the vine. Harvest when fruit turns dark red and are easy to remove. December-January. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 1.5cm x 1.5cm


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Blueberry Blast RE

This 'Rabbit Eye' Blueberry is sweet, succulent to and looks good in the garden as well. The berries are medium, full of lots of vitamins, high in vitamin C and good antioxidant properties too. Plant in sun or part shade in nice rich acid soil for best results. Fruits Feb-March. Evergreen.
Flower Colour: Pink
Habit: Upright
Height: 2m x 1.5m


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Currant Black Sefton

Delicious shiny black round, juicy currants are a very rich source of vitamin C. They are relatively easy to grow and form attractive shrubs in the home landscape. This variety has been bred to produce big fat berries. Excellent in jams, jellies, juices and pies and they freeze easily. Self-fertile but improve harvest with a pollinator. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: bushy
Height: 1.5m x 2m


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Currant Gloire de Versailles

Red currants are a great source of vitamin C. They are easy to grow and form attractive shrubs in the home landscape. The fruit can be picked fresh (if you beat the birds) or used for jams, jellies, juices and pies. Freezes well. Good heavy cropper. Ripe around December-January. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White Green
Habit: Upright
Height: 1.8m x 1.8m


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Blueberry Peach Sorbet NH

Northern Highbush. A dwarf variety growing medium to large berries from mid-Summer. Ideal in a small garden or for container growing. Beautiful, seasonal color foliage ranging from peach to pink with white flowers in Spring and orange to emerald green in Autumn. Grow full sun, part shade and likes acidic soils.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 60cm x 60cm


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Raspberry Mini Me

Produces light red juicy berries with excellent raspberry flavour. A dwarf raspberry that is self fertile, round compact habit that is thornless and ideal for containers on the deck or patio. When ripe eat straight from the bush, throw in the kids lunchboxes or make a delicious dessert.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Compact
Height: 60cm x 60cm


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Raspberry Ebony

Small firm rosettes of dark black berries. Easily removed when ripe. Upright canes, rose type leaves, simple small white flowers followed by sweet delicate dark fruit. A strong productive plant, spreads quickly, easy to grow. No spines. Self fertile. Harvest Dec - Feb Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 2m x 0m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery