Harry Roberts of Alexandra, New Zealand, is growing new varieties of apricots. Orchardists in the South Island of New Zealand are planting new varieties of apricots developed to give consumers a good eating experience and give growers a marketing advantage. John McLaren, fruit breeder with the Nevis Fruit Company, Ltd., based near Cromwell in the Central Otago region, has developed apricot varieties that mature as late as mid-April in New Zealand when there are no others on the world market. Nevis fruit varieties are released under a managed system, with Le Fresh, one of New Zealand’s leading exporters, as the […]