Southland Retiree Chooses Cherries
A retired farmer could be leading the way to establishing a fruit growing industry in Southland
Ron Riley has established a small bonsai cherry orchard at his property near Invercargill. The difference is that the trees are growing indoors, in tunnel houses.
It is the second year that Mr Riley has collected fruit from his 150 trees. He says he has the capacity to get up to 600 trees into tunnel houses on his property. Mr Riley says the system of growing fruit has huge potential, without costing a lot of money.
He already supplies an Invercargill supermarket and says he would have no problem selling his cherries if he went to full capacity.
As to the taste test , Mr Riley says his bonsai cherries are as good, if not better than the Central Otago cherries
Ron Riley has established a small bonsai cherry orchard at his property near Invercargill. The difference is that the trees are growing indoors, in tunnel houses.
It is the second year that Mr Riley has collected fruit from his 150 trees. He says he has the capacity to get up to 600 trees into tunnel houses on his property. Mr Riley says the system of growing fruit has huge potential, without costing a lot of money.
He already supplies an Invercargill supermarket and says he would have no problem selling his cherries if he went to full capacity.
As to the taste test , Mr Riley says his bonsai cherries are as good, if not better than the Central Otago cherries
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posted by Davor Novakovic @ Tuesday, November 22, 2005
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