Standards for judging spring fruits and vegetables

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Fruits 

Avocados 
Good shape, medium to large uniform size, good colour, green or purple skins. 

Cape gooseberries 
Calyces intact and dry, deep orange, clean fruits. 

Citrus 
Large, shapely fruits of good even colour natural to the cultivar with bright, shiny skins. Thin skins are preferable. No scale insects. 

Loquats 
Good size and colour, shapely, smooth yellow or orange skin. 

Mulberries 
Large, ripe fruits of good colour and not wilted. 

Nuts 
Mainly almonds, macadamias, chestnuts and walnuts. Large nuts with clean shells and plump fresh kernels filling the cavities. 

Passionfruit 
Good size, good purple or red skin, not excessively wrinkled. Juicy pulp with many seeds, filling the whole cavity. 

Stone fruits
Large, fully ripe fruits of good colour with bloom intact (plums) and having stalks. 

Strawberries 
Large, ripe fruits of good colour, bright and fresh, good shape and with stalks. No leaves in fruit. Fruit with white shoulders or tips should not be included; a conical shape is preferred. 

Acknowledgement 

The original version of this material was authored by John Burt.

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Standards for judging spring fruits and vegetables