Availability of New Zealand Passionfruit

Availability of New Zealand grown passionfruit also depends on the timing of pruning and the growing location. In certain areas growers prune for very early or very late crops to produce fruit outside the normal growing season which often fetches very good market prices.

Passionfruit produces a continuous crop, with flowering and fruit set happening at the same time as the first fruit ripens. This extends the harvest season of passionfruit over several months, commencing in late January through to September. Frosts may reduce the crop during the middle of the year and pruning terminates the ripening season in early spring.