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Laurie Thompson, a third-generation grower at Battunga Orchards in Victoria, says: “For the past decade we’ve been planting extra trees to keep up with demand.”
The additional plantings, combined with ideal weather conditions of “low summer temperatures, with the cool nights and warm days”, is going to lead to what Thompson projects will be Australia’s biggest Kanzi season on record.
Kanzi apples growing at Sanders Apples in the Yarra Valley, Victoria. Unlike some varieties, which need to rest for optimal flavour, these apples taste good straight off the tree. Photograph: Hetty Thomas
Growing apples is a long game. Trees take six years to reach a commercial yield, and eight before the farmer sees a return on their high cost of investment, says Nic Giblett from Newton Orchards, of Manjimup and Valleyview Organics, in the Southern Forests region of Western Australia. ....

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