Fruit Trees and More
Nursery and Demonstration Orchard
Bob and Verna Duncan
724 Wain Road, North Saanich, BC, Canada, V8L 5N8 (near Sidney/Victoria)
phone: 250-656-4269
email: bvduncan@FruitTreesAndMore.com
Citrus, Figs and Mediterranean Fruit Trees For Sale - Hundreds Available Now!
Our nursery specializes in Citrus, Figs, Warm Temperate, and Mediterranean / Sub-tropical fruit trees.
- Citrus trees – lemons, limes, hardy citrus (Yuzu, Sudachi), mandarin oranges, navel oranges, cocktail grapefruit (mandalo), kaffir limes, kumquats, sour oranges, blood oranges, finger limes.
- Fig trees – many common and especially unusual varieties – some of which we are introducing to North America. Photos and descriptions of the primary fig varieties we carry can be seen here.
- Warm-temperate & Mediterranean / Sub-tropical fruit trees
- chilean guava, feijoa (pineapple guava), goji, kiwi, loquats, medlar, mulberries, olives, pawpaws, persimmons, pomegranates, tea.
Please contact us for varieties and availability. Pre-orders are encouraged and deposits are requested.
Sample photos can be seen here. Not all varieties available are shown.
Hours of Operation - Appointments Preferred
- Open 10am to 5pm; prefer Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday.
- Please email or phone to set up an appointment.
- Wait for confirmation before you come.
- Closed Sundays and Holidays.
- Closed on these dates: Tuesday, 1 July, Monday, 4 August, Monday, 1 September.
Payments and Deposits
- Payments by cash, cheque, or Interac e-Transfer.
- No credit or debit cards.
- Contact us to pre-order. Deposits are requested.
Fruit and Preserves For Sale
- Jam - Czar Plum, Opal Plum, Olympian Fig
- Marmalade - Robertson Navel Orange
Supplies For Winterizing Citrus & Tender Plants
- Remay: floating row cover (aka frost protection). Recommend double or triple layers for maximum effectiveness.
- Thermostats: – weatherproof enclosure; pre-wired, 8 ft cord with piggyback plug.
Use with standard 110/120 volt outlet. Temperature range 30°F – 110°F. Can be set at or just above 0°C (32°F) to turn on Christmas lights when the temperature drops to freezing.
Videos
Visit our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWLqGxPE4BbcASnpImGuFZA.
The videos are also listed here:
- Growing Trovita Sweet Oranges Outdoors in South Coastal British Columbia (29 October, 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ_UJe9hbqM
- Growing Yuzu and Sudachi in South Coastal British Columbia (28 October, 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5nbeHPjj2w
- Growing Olives in South Coastal British Columbia, Canada (23 December, 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiVY-eXOm5s
- Growing Feijoa (Acca sellowiana) in South Coastal British Columbia, Canada (2 July, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90iAFnKCLV0
- Growing Loquats in South Coastal British Columbia, Canada (23 November, 2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwThOgQglUY
- Growing Pawpaws in South Coastal British Columbia, Canada (10 October, 2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_rl56CszXw
- Growing Lemons and Limes in South Coastal BC, Canada (23 April, 2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX-R8sq6-vg
- How to prune figs in a cool climate for first (breba) crop fig production (7 April, 2014): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB0D_tuKgtQ
Who We Are
We are a couple who have long been fascinated with the idea of growing as great a diversity of temperate, citrus and Mediterranean fruit trees as the local climate will sustain and developing the cultural techniques necessary to successfully grow these fruits. In pursuing this dream, we have grown and tested over 500 different varieties of tree fruits in our home orchard.
Bob had a career as a Botanist and Entomologist; Verna has a background in teaching and in business. We have been growing fruit trees for over 50 years on southern Vancouver Island.
We want our customers to succeed in their planting endeavours. We can provide expert advice based on first-hand experience in growing temperate, citrus and Mediterranean fruit trees. We provide personalized service, custom orders, and advice on siting, pollination and training systems.
Our demonstration orchard features several hundred varieties of temperate, citrus and subtropical fruit trees and shows different training systems possible.
We are also pioneers in growing citrus fruit trees and Mediterranean fruit trees as in-ground plantings under our climatic conditions and can show customers growing techniques we have developed to succeed with these fruits.
Services - Presentations, Tours and Consulting
- Group tours for garden clubs, associations, university and college groups.
- Presentations at meetings, consulting and gift certificates.
We have also had the privilege of giving presentations in: Canada, Greece, Israel, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and USA.
A list of presentations and tours can be seen here.
Associations
(Revised 28 May 2025)