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16th August 2010

Kendall Farms Direct   

In response to overwhelming customer feedback, Kendall Farms will no longer supply stock to our southern retailers. Instead we’re opting to deal direct with the public! Dealing direct has numerous advantages for our South-East QLD and NSW customers. It allows us closer contact with our buyers and therefore we’ll be able to offer a more personalised service. As a major supplier of dwarf fruit and nut trees, cutting out the middle man means better purchasing power for our customers, greater all-round control of our market, more competitive pricing for our stock and ultimately, more satisfied customers! So we’re fixin' up the trucks to make sure your deliveries arrive in tip top condition. (Reasonable delivery charges will apply).

Kendall Farms are still maintaining stock to our QLD regional nurseries and resellers. The contact details for regional resellers can be accessed here.

BRISBANE, SUNSHINE COAST & GOLD COAST

Our South-East QLD Deliveries DIRECT service begins in the first week of September 2010 and will continue through the first weeks of October, November and December 2010r. An extra Christmas Delivery DIRECT run will occur in the third week of December to cater for Xmas orders, which are very popular. For orders and pricing please check our South-East QLD Price List and Availability and email or phone us to confirm your order. We accept Credit Card payments by phone or provide electronic invoices for EFT payments. View South-East QLD prices and availability here. 

SYDNEY METRO & REGIONAL NSW

Our NSW Deliveries DIRECT service begins in the second week in October and will continue through the second weeks of October, November and December 2010. An extra Christmas Delivery DIRECT run will occur in the third week of December to cater for Xmas orders, which are very popular. For orders and pricing please check our NSW Price List and Availability and email or phone us to confirm your order. We accept Credit Card payments by phone or provide electronic invoices for EFT payments. Please note that due to quarantine regulations there are restrictions on bringing our citrus stock into NSW and therefore citrus is not available to our NSW customers. View NSW prices and availability here. 

23rd May 2010

Due to state government regulations we cannot send our trees to WA, TAS or NT. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Feature Product

24th August 2010

Ben Hur has arrived!

A marvellous new pomegranate variety!

Ben Hur is a new pomegranate variety and is set to become a absolute sensation. It has high vitamin and anti-oxidant properties. The fruit is enormous, exceeding 15 centimetres in diameter and weighing up to 1.2 kilograms. The copiously produced fruit is very sweet and flavoursome. The branches are so flexible that the weight of the fruit pulls them down without breaking.

Drought and frost tolerant and great for containers or espalier

Ben Hur is a small deciduous shrubby tree which can reach three meters in height. This makes it ideal for container growing. It is extremely hardy, tolerating frost and drought conditions. Ben Hur is great for to espaliering against a wall.

Autumn colour and fruit

Ben Hur is highly ornamental with yellow autumn colour and the added bonus of magnificent red fruit ripening in the autumn. The largest coloured fruit should be harvested first. Make sure you don’t pick the fruit prematurely – the longer the fruit stays on the tree, the sweeter and bigger the fruit will be. Birds don’t seem to attack the fruit due to its bitter pith, leaving them for you to enjoy.

Easy care and maintenance

Even though Ben Hur is drought tolerant it is important to provide adequate water when the tree produces its first flush of flowers. This will ensure you get large fruit. The tree is fairly disease free, although fruit fly may be a problem in areas which host the pest. Feed in late winter with fertilizer formulated for deciduous fruit trees. Apart from shaping the tree early in its life, little pruning is required.

Ben Hur is available now from Kendall farms for $33.50 each