The Nursery Sarie Espach. Background Owned since 1954 Specialize in Subtropical Fruit & Nut development Nursery Established in 1973 Capacity to supply.

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The Nursery Sarie Espach

Background Owned since 1954 Specialize in Subtropical Fruit & Nut development Nursery Established in 1973 Capacity to supply 300,000+ Macadamia trees annually

Recent Developments Dragon Fruit Nursery Preparation for expansion of Dragon Fruit Nursery Newly established Avo Nursery 50,000 plant capacity

Dragon Fruit First Mother Block established 2013/14 Establishing New Mother Blocks on the farm Expanding the nursery Implementing trials with: o Trellising methods; o Irrigation; o Grafting; o Artificial lighting; o Pollination.

All the cultivars and selections, both the white, pink and red, are remarkably sweet and refreshing to eat. Served cold further enhances the sweet exotic taste and flavour of these selections. These varieties were selected from 22 available as the best for commercial production based on market acceptance and production criteria after a careful evaluation process. Named Cultivars & Selections AMORENTIA Sweet Dragon Fruit White fleshed Fruit Amorentia Sweet Snow Amorentia Sweet Cloud Amorentia Sweet White AMORENTIA Sweet Dragon Fruit Pink to Red Fleshed Fruit Amorentia Sweet Blood Amorentia Sweet Red Amorentia Sweet Fuchsia Amorentia Sweet Ballet Amorentia Sweet Flamingo Amorentia Sweet Pink Amorentia Sweet Eclipse Amorentia Sweet Coral Amorentia Sweet Magenta Amorentia Sweet Sunset Amorentia Sweet Cerise

Amorentia Sweet Ballet Med – Large fruit Excellent sweet taste Smooth texture Amorentia Sweet Pink Incredibly large fruit More rounded fruit Excellent flavour

Amorentia Sweet Coral Med – Large fruit Attractive fruit Excellent fruit Amorentia Sweet Flamingo Rounder Fruit Impressive appearance Excellent flavour

Amorentia Sweet Fushia Large fruit Excellent flavour Excellent appearance Lots of seed Amorentia Sweet Magenta Large fruit Excellent sweet taste Fewer seed

Amorentia Sweet Cerise Small fruit Exceptionally sweet flavour Good appearance Amorentia Sweet Snow Medium fruit Semi-sweet good flavour Eye catching appearance

Amorentia Sweet Cloud Med – Large fruit Tangy sweet taste Very good appearance Amorentia Sweet White Large robust fruit Sweet and flavourful Good appearance

Amorentia Sweet Sunset Smaller fruit Deep red flesh Precocious cultivar Amorentia Sweet Red Small fruit Exceptionally flavourful Good appearance

Amorentia Sweet Blood Bright red skin Semi-sweet Good flavour Good appearance Amorentia Sweet Scarlett Medium fruit Sweet mild flavour Very good appearance

Office: Website address: Marketing: Wynand Espach: Nursery Manager: Sarie Espach: Consulting: Howard Blight: