Story: Kiwifruit
Kiwifruit grower Sid Desborough is pruning one of his pergola-supported vines. Kiwifruit are increasingly grown on pergola frames – although more expensive to build than T-bar structures, they help produce better-quality fruit. Vines form a canopy over the pergola and the fruit hangs down. Steel is beginning to be used in place of timber frames.
About this item
Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP/1981/2872/12a
Photograph by Ross Giblin
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.