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Discover the flavour and variety of heirloom fruits for all backyard gardeners.

DWARF APPLE GRANNY SMITH

PLANTS: WAPGA

Australia's own heirloom apple, this chance seedling in Mrs Anne Smith's garden in Ryde NSW has been winning gardeners over since 1868. Bake, bottle, or wait until it turns dull yellow for maximum sweetness. Long ...

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Fig 'Blue Provence'

PLANTS: WFBP

Decorative and delicious fruit is marked with pronounced blue striped skin, encasing sweet purple flesh within. Once more widely grown, 'Blue Provence' was initially listed in Goodmans Fruit Catalogue in 1911. Figs ...

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PEAR 'DOYENNE DU COMICE'

PLANTS: WPEDD

Bred in 1849 at Comice Horticole in the Loire Valley in Central France, `Doyenne du Comice' roughly translates as 'Dean of the Show' or 'Best in Town'. A greenish-yellow skinned pear, the exquisite, creamy flesh melts ...

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ALMOND SELF-POLLINATING

PLANTS: WALM

This variety is the first choice for gardeners as it is both self-pollinating and bears high yields of sweet nuts in an easily cracked shell. Not only is this one of the most beautiful of Winter flowering ...

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DWARF APPLE BRAMLEY'S SEEDLING

PLANTS: WAPBR

In much the same way that 'Granny Smith' has entered the folklore of Australia, so 'Bramley's Seedling' has a special place in the hearts of English apple devotees. Found in the yard of the local butcher's cottage, ...

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DWARF APPLE 'COX'S ORANGE PIPPIN'

PLANTS: WAPCO

The poster-child of the heritage apple world, this 1825 variety was raised by Richard Cox, a retired brewer, and is considered the heirloom apple for most gardens. With a complex aromatic flavour described as subtly spicy ...

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DWARF APPLE CRIPPS PINK

PLANTS: WAPPI

This popular Australian apple variety from 1973 is a cross between `Golden Delicious' and `Lady Williams'. It combines the sweet juiciness of `Golden Delicious' with the tartness of `Lady Williams' to produce one of the best ...

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DWARF APPLE EARLY McINTOSH

PLANTS: WAPMA

So good they named a computer after it! McIntosh is one of the most popular apples in America and has been used extensively in apple breeding because of its bright red skin, sweet crisp flesh and its generous size. ...

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DWARF APPLE JONATHAN

PLANTS: WAPJO

First described in the US in 1826 and named after Jonathan Hasbrouck, this popular apple is not only crispy and juicy, it is also aÿuniversal pollinator, pollinating all other mid-season apples in the Diggers range. ...

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DWARF APPLE ROME BEAUTY

PLANTS: WAPRO

A dual purpose, SELF-POLLINATING apple that is well-suited to our long hot summers (the Poms have never had much success with this one as it ripens too late for their short season). A chance seedling arising from an ...

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DWARF APPLE WILD GRANNY

PLANTS: WAPWO

Our newest heirloom discovery, Wild Granny was found by Kylah Edwards on an Easter camping trip. The knarled tree was smothered in the most beautiful and deliciously sweet apples. Each pink-red fruit is marked with ...

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FIG 'ST DOMINIQUE VIOLETTE'

PLANTS: WFSA

Crop Faliure 2019- Reportedly grown at Burnley Horticultural College in Melbourne as early as 1875 and listed in old mail-order catalogues up until the 1930s, this ...

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Lemon Lemonade Citrange

PLANTS: WCITLL3

The low acid levels in the flesh make this the sweetest of lemons that you can eat straight from the tree as refreshing as an ice-tinkling glass of cold lemonade. Tip prune regularly to keep new growth coming and you ...

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LEMON LISBON BERRY SEEDLESS - CITRANGE

PLANTS: WCITLIB

An Australian seedless strain of the Portugese heirloom Lisbon. Lisbon bears a large fruited that is thin-skinned which produces high quality fruit richly endowed with juice. Heaviest crop from June to October, but ...

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LEMON 'PRIOR LISBON' FLYING DRAGON

PLANTS: WCITLIP

A vigourous and dense tree that has far fewer thorns than the original strain of the Portugese heirloom. Lisbon bears large almost SEEDLESS fruit that is thin-skinned which produces high quality fruit richly endowed with ...

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NECTARINE GOLDMINE

PLANTS: WNEGO

An old Californian variety that has good resistance to leaf curl. Fruiting within two years of planting, it can be easily fan trained and is suitable for espalier. Produces beautifully flavoured, white-fleshed ...

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PEACH ANZAC

PLANTS: WPEAN

Bred in Australia in 1915, this juicy, red-maroon skin and white-fleshed peach is drippingly delicious. The fruit tastes best when fully soft, so growing your own tree is the best way to sample this fruit when it's ...

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PEACH 'ELBERTA'

PLANTS: WPEAB

An old variety dating back to 1870, it was popular for canning due to its flavour and ease of processing. Bearing large yellow fruit with a crimson blush, this yellow-fleshed freestone peach is a home garden favourite that ...

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STRAWBERRY ADINA 10

PLANTS: PSTAD10

Described as the perfect strawberry, 'Adina' combines taste, juciness, aroma, and appearance, producing large bright red tapered fruit. 10 Bare root runners.

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STRAWBERRY ADINA 20

PLANTS: PSTAD20

Described as the perfect strawberry, 'Adina' combines taste, juciness, aroma, and appearance, producing large bright red tapered fruit. 20 Bare root runners.

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STRAWBERRY ADINA 50

PLANTS: PSTAD50

Described as the perfect strawberry, 'Adina' combines taste, juciness, aroma, and appearance, producing large bright red tapered fruit. 50 Bare root runners.

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TANGELO SEMINOLE - CITRANGE

PLANTS: WCITTA1

Tangelos are a cross between mandarins and grapefruit so you get the sweetness of the mandarin and the sprite juiciness of the grapefruit all in one package. Seminole is large and very juicy.

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COMPLETE SUMMER VEGIE COLLECTION

PLANTS: PCOSVP

Grow your own summer vegie garden with this instant collection of our top tasting heirloom vegetables! The pack comes with our three best tasting tomatoes ('Tommy Toe', 'Pink Bumblebee' and 'Crazy Barry'), plus 3 'California Wonder' capsicums, 3 'Listada di Gandia' Italian Eggplants, and 5 Basil speedings plus Heirloom Lettuce Mix and Lebanese C...

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RHUBARB GARDEN COLLECTION

PLANTS: PRHCO

Harvest fresh rhubarb all year with this garden collection of rhubarbs. With summer varieties 'Cherry Red' and 'Big Boy' for the warmer months, then abundant short day cropping from 'Winter Wonder' you can grow all your rhubarb needs for the year in 5m square. Two bare root crowns of each, available winter only.

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2 YEAR MEMBERSHIP AND FREE POTATO PACK

Membership: MNE2PT

SPECIAL WEB OFFER- Join The Diggers Club today for two years and you'll receive a free packet of King Edward seed potatoes. This variety is unbeaten all-rounder. Plant them after the chance of frost is over and enjoy your own home grown spuds. You'll also receive our 'Welcome to the Club' gift pack of 2 free packets of seeds, the current Diggers...

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