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This most unusually shaped fruit was found by Jack Penny on the lemon tree in his garden at 6 Parau Street. We have seen some oddly shaped lemons in our time but this would be just about the rarest! It actually looks like some kind of fancy candlestick — complete with handle.

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And on Bill McCallion's orange tree at his place in Gladstone Road was this extra large bunch of oranges — 21 in fact! We know that Gisborne is a great place for growing oranges but have never seen so many growing this close together before.

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These plants, one of which is 20 feet high, are growing in the garden of Mrs M. Gowland at Manutuke. They were planted by son Ray about 10 years ago.

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A closer look reveals the beautiful shape of the actual cactus flowers.