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14:00Finger limes are native to Australia and are highly prized by top chefs. Commercially growing them is relatively new. But already local producers are facing competition from growers in Europe and the Americas.
10:00They're a mystery to many, but jujubes have been around for thousands of years. Like a small apple or date, they can be eaten fresh or dried. One Australian producer is investing in a big way with plans for export.
13:00Australia produces top quality fruit but high supermarket standards can mean even slightly less than perfect produce goes to waste. But one couple is finding new markets, by drying the fruit.
12:00Have you eaten a persimmon? If you haven't, you're not alone. And it's a sometimes-misunderstood fruit. Where better to go to learn that a Queensland orchard celebrating a record crop.
13:00One of the world's most popular apples, the Pink Lady, was developed in Australia half a century ago. Growers hope the new Bravo apple will have the same success but warn mistakes of the past shouldn't be repeated.