Creating a Thriving Food Forest with Tropicals in Te Puke
In Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, we are bringing together a diverse selection of plants to create a thriving food forest, incorporating a mix of tropical and subtropical species suited to our unique climate. By carefully selecting and layering plants—ranging from hardy bananas and taro to rare exotic fruits—we are building a resilient, productive ecosystem that supports biodiversity, improves soil health, and provides an abundant harvest year-round. With a combination of in-ground plantings, raised beds in kiwifruit bins, and microclimate adjustments, we’re proving that tropical food forests can flourish even in New Zealand’s temperate conditions.
Troppo's Plant Collection
| Plant Name | Quantity | More Info |
|---|---|---|
| Acasia | ||
| Aeschynanthus Parvifolium 'Lipstick Plant' | ||
| Agave 'Tequilana Blue' | ||
| Alocasia Frydek variegated | ||
| Aloe Vera | ||
| Alternanthera 'Party Time' | ||
| Amorphophallus konjac (Konjac) voodoo lilly | ||
| Anonna? | ||
| Anthurium Coriaceum 'Paddle Leaf' | ||
| Apple | ||
| Apricot Ketcot tropical | ||
| Asparagus | ||
| Bamboo Bambusa gracilis, Fairy Bamboo | 2 | |
| Banana Basjoo | ||
| Banana Blue Java | ||
| Banana Dwarf Cavendish | ||
| Banana Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' (Red Abyssinian Banana) | ||
| Banana Ensete ventricosum (Ethiopian Banana, Green Abyssinian Banana) | ||
| Banana Golden Lotus | ||
| Banana Goldfinger | ||
| Banana Misi Luki | 8 plots | Misi Luki Banana – A Hardy, Prolific, and Versatile Tropical Fruit for New Zealand Gardens |
| Banana Musa acuminata var. zebrina (Blood Banana) | ||
| Banana Musa coccinea scarlet banana | ||
| Banana Musa velutina pink velvet | ||
| Banana Musa williams | ||
| Banana Nono | ||
| Banana Rajapuri | ||
| Banana Red Tiger Sikimensis | ||
| Banana Royal Hawaiin AeAE | ||
| Banana siam ruby | ||
| Banana snow | 1 | |
| Basil | ||
| Bird of Paradise Heleconia subulata | ||
| Bird of Paradise Heleconia tortuosa orange twister | ||
| Bird of Paradise Heleconia tortuosa yellow twister | ||
| Bird of Paradise Heliconia schniediana | ||
| Bird of Paradise Juncea | ||
| Bird of Paradise Mandelas Gold | ||
| Bird of Paradise Nicolai Giant White | ||
| Bird of Paradise Spoonbill | ||
| Bird of Paradise Strelitzia Reginae | ||
| Blackberry thornless Rubus ulmifolius | ||
| Blueberry | ||
| Cactus Echinopsis chamaecereus (Peanut Cactus) | ||
| Canna 'Tropicanna Gold' | ||
| Canna edulis queensland arrowroot | ||
| Canna giant var | ||
| Canna Lily 'Tropicanna Black' | ||
| Canna Lily 'Tropicanna Red' | ||
| Canna Stuttgart | ||
| Carob Ceratonia siliqua | ||
| Cassava manihot esculenta | 25 | |
| Cherimoya | ||
| Chilli roccoto red | ||
| Chilli rocoto yellow | ||
| Chives | ||
| Chorisia speciosa 'silk floss tree' | ||
| Cinnamomum cassia | ||
| Citrus 'Finger Lime' | ||
| Citrus 'Franka Villa' | ||
| Citrus 'Kaffir Lime' | ||
| Citrus 'Trifoliata Rootstock' | ||
| Citrus buddahs hand | ||
| Citrus Encore Mandarin | ||
| Citrus eureka lemon variegated | ||
| Citrus franka villa lemon variegated | ||
| Citrus kumquat | ||
| Citrus mandarin murcott | ||
| Citrus variegated calamansi | ||
| Cleistocactus Colademononis 'monkey tail cactus' | ||
| Cobra lilly | ||
| Coffee Arabica var Laurina variatal - Bourbon Pointu Leroy | ||
| Colocasia esculenta 'Hawaiian Punch' | ||
| Colocasia esculenta 'Lemon-Lime Gecko' | ||
| Colocasia esculenta 'White Lava' (Taro) | ||
| Colocasia Pharaohs Mask | ||
| Curry leaf tree Murraya koenigii | ||
| Dragon fruit red | ||
| Dragon fruit white | ||
| Dragon Tree Dracaena Draco | ||
| Durian | ||
| Elderberry sambucas nigra | ||
| Eriobotrya japonica (Japanese Loquat) | ||
| Feijoa | ||
| Feijoa Waikato Giant | ||
| Ficus elastica 'Ruby' (Ruby Rubber Plant) | ||
| Ficus religiosa 'sacred fig' | ||
| Fig Brown turkey | 1 | |
| Fig Mrs Williams | 1 | |
| Fish mint | ||
| Frangipani Hymenosporum flavum 'Golden Nugget' (Dwarf Australian Frangipani) | 1 | |
| Frangipani Hymenosporum flavum (Australian Frangipani) | 1 | |
| Frangipani plumeria | 400 | |
| Fuschia dwarf | ||
| Fuschia NZ native crawling | ||
| Gardenia | ||
| Ginger Galangal | ||
| Ginger Hedychium coronarium white butterfly | ||
| Ginger torch Etlingera elatior | ||
| Ginger Zingiber officinale | ||
| Ginger Zingiber zerumbet (Variegated Shampoo) | ||
| Gnger Finger root | ||
| Gotu Kola | ||
| Grape Vitis labrusca x vinifera 'Albany Surprise' (Grape) | 5 | |
| Grass lemon | ||
| Grass zebra | ||
| Guava Psidium guajava (Guava) Green | ||
| Guava Psidium guajava (Guava) Pink | ||
| Guava Psidium littorale (Cherry Guava) Red | ||
| Guava Psidium littorale (Cherry Guava) Yellow | ||
| Hibiscus Dainty Pink | ||
| Hibiscus mutabilis (Confederate Rose) | ||
| Hibiscus Snow Queen | ||
| Hibiscus Varieties | ||
| Hollyhock varieties | ||
| Hovenia dulcis 'Japanese Raisin Tree' | ||
| Hoya serpens (Porcelain Flower) | ||
| Hydraenga 'Magical Revolution' | ||
| Hydraenga 'Strawberries and Cream' | ||
| Hydraenges | ||
| Hydrangea macrophylla 'Bridal Bouquet' | ||
| Inga edulis (Ice Cream Bean) | ||
| Jaboticaba | ||
| Jackfruit | ||
| Jasminum sambac (Arabian Jasmine) | ||
| Kanuka | ||
| Kawakawa | ||
| Kowhai | ||
| Lemon Verbena | ||
| Lilly Dracunculus vulgaris (Dragon Lily, Vampire Lily) | ||
| Lucuma | ||
| Lychee | ||
| Macadamia | ||
| Magnolia Varieties | ||
| Mango | 5 | |
| Manuka | ||
| Marigold | ||
| Michaela Alba | 2 | |
| Mint | ||
| Monstera Deliciosa 'Thai Constellation' | ||
| Monstera deliciosa fruitsalad | ||
| Moringa oleifera (Horseradish Tree) | ||
| Mulberry black Morus nigra | ||
| Myrtillocactus geometrizans Fukurokuryuzinboku 'booby cactus' | ||
| Olive | ||
| Onion chives | ||
| Onion Egyptian Walking | ||
| Onion leek | ||
| Onion spring | ||
| Oregano | ||
| Osmanthus fragrans aurenticus orange flower | 3 | |
| Oxalis purple shamrock | ||
| Oxalis tuberosa (Uqa, Oca, Yam) | ||
| Paederia foetida Skunk Vine | ||
| Palm 'Pony Tail' | ||
| Palm Bangalow | ||
| Palm Chamaedorea elegans Parlour Palm | ||
| Palm Chambeyronia macrocarpa 'Flamethrower Palm' | ||
| Palm Coconut | 4 | |
| Palm Cycas revoluta (Sago Palm) | ||
| Palm High plateau coconut Beccariophoenix alfredii | 2 | |
| Palm Medjool Date | ||
| Palm Nikau | ||
| Palm Queen | ||
| Palm Quito Mountain Coconut - Parajubaea coccoides | 2 | |
| Palm red lantern | ||
| Palm Travellers | 4 | |
| Pandanus amaryllifolius | 15 | |
| Passionfruit Passiflora edulis 'Golden Passion' | ||
| Passionfruit Passiflora quadrangularis | ||
| Passionfruit Red Banana Passionfruit Passiflora antioquiensis | ||
| Pawpaw - Vasconcellea × heilbornii (Babaco) | ||
| Pawpaw 'Carica double' | ||
| Pawpaw Asimina trilobata (American Pawpaw) | ||
| Pawpaw Mountain red | ||
| Pawpaw Tropical varieties | ||
| Pawpaw Vasconcellea pubescens (Mountain Papaya) | ||
| Peach varieites | ||
| Peanut | ||
| Peppermint | ||
| Persimmon Diospyros lotus (Date Plum, Caucasian Persimmon) | ||
| Persimmon Fuyu | ||
| Persimmon Waze Fuyu | ||
| Philodendron 'Birkin' | ||
| Philodendron 'Ring of Fire' | ||
| Philodendron 'Rojo Congo' | ||
| Philodendron billietiae | ||
| Philodendron erubescens 'pink princess' | ||
| Philodendron erubescens 'Red Sun' | ||
| Philodendron gloriosum | ||
| Philodendron hastatum 'silver sword' | ||
| Philodendron hederaceum 'brasil' | ||
| Philodendron melanochrysum | ||
| Pineapple Cayenne | ||
| Pineapple Queen | ||
| Pineapple Red | ||
| Piper betle (Betel Leaf Plant) | ||
| Platycerium bifurcatum (Elkhorn Fern, Staghorn Fern) | ||
| Plectranthus Socotranum | ||
| Plectranthus tomentosa vicks plant | ||
| Plum Davidson | ||
| Plum varieties | ||
| Pohutakawa Maori Princess | ||
| Pohutakawa variegated | ||
| Pohutakawa Yellow | ||
| Pommegranate Punica granatum var. nana (Dwarf Pomegranate) | ||
| Poppy varieties | ||
| Raspberry Rubus idaeus | ||
| Rose varieties | ||
| Rosemary | ||
| Saffron | ||
| San pedro cactus | ||
| Sapote Black | ||
| Sapote green | ||
| Sapote varieties | ||
| Scadoxus multiflorus - Blood flower, Catherine wheel, Poison root, Fireball lily | ||
| Shiso green | ||
| Shiso red | ||
| Sorrel | ||
| Soursop | ||
| Spinich Bele | ||
| Spinich Green Stem Malabar | ||
| Spinich NZ | ||
| Spinich Okinawa | ||
| Spinich Red Stem Malabar | ||
| Starfruit | ||
| Stephanotis floribunda bridal wreath | ||
| Succulent varieties | ||
| Sugar cane | ||
| Tamarillo bold gold | 1 | |
| Taro Black Alocasia nigrescens | ||
| Taro Giant green edible | ||
| Taro Japanese | ||
| Taro Purple | ||
| Theobroma cacao (Cocoa) | ||
| Tiliacora Triandra 'Jelly Vine' | ||
| Trachelospermum jasminoides (Chinese star jasmine) | ||
| Tumeric | ||
| Vireya Rhododendron 'Tropical Coral' | ||
| Vireya Rhododendron 'Tropical Glow' | ||
| Water chestnut | ||
| Water lilly | ||
| Willow | ||
| Xanthosoma 'Mickey Mouse' | ||
| Zamioculcas zamiifolia (Zanzibar Gem) | ||
| Zanthoxylum simulans 'Green' (Sichuan Pepper) | ||
| Zanthoxylum simulans 'hybrid' (Sichuan Pepper) | ||
| Zanthoxylum simulans 'Red' (Sichuan Pepper) |
