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Some heritage and rare fruit groups in Australia include:
Werribee Park Heritage Orchard, situated near Melbourne, Australia, is a beautiful antique orchard dating from the 1870s, on the grounds of the old mansion by the Werribee River. It was renowned for its peaches, grapes, apples, quinces, pears, a variety of plums and several other fruits, as well as walnuts and olives. Recently this historic treasure has been rediscovered. Volunteers are replanting and tending the orchard.
www.werribeeparkheritageorchard.org.au
The Heritage Fruits Society is also based in Melbourne, Australia. Their aim is to conserve heritage fruit varieties on private and public land. They enable and encourage society members to research this wide range of varieties and to inform the public on the benefits of heritage fruits for health, sustainability and biodiversity.
www.heritagefruitssociety.org.au
The Rare Fruit Society of South Australia is an amateur organisation of fruit tree growers who preserve heritage varieties, explore climate limitations and study propagation, pruning and grafting techniques.
www.rarefruit-sa.org.au
Werribee Park Heritage Orchard, situated near Melbourne, Australia, is a beautiful antique orchard dating from the 1870s, on the grounds of the old mansion by the Werribee River. It was renowned for its peaches, grapes, apples, quinces, pears, a variety of plums and several other fruits, as well as walnuts and olives. Recently this historic treasure has been rediscovered. Volunteers are replanting and tending the orchard.
www.werribeeparkheritageorchard.org.au
The Heritage Fruits Society is also based in Melbourne, Australia. Their aim is to conserve heritage fruit varieties on private and public land. They enable and encourage society members to research this wide range of varieties and to inform the public on the benefits of heritage fruits for health, sustainability and biodiversity.
www.heritagefruitssociety.org.au
The Rare Fruit Society of South Australia is an amateur organisation of fruit tree growers who preserve heritage varieties, explore climate limitations and study propagation, pruning and grafting techniques.
www.rarefruit-sa.org.au