Tuesday 8th March 2011, 03:14 Central Time
The 20 minute hailstorm on Sunday afternoon caused limited damage to two orchards in the area, according to Peter Beaven of Pipfruit New Zealand.
“It was minimal,” he told Fruitnet.com. “There was no impact on the New Zealand apple crop.”
Nelson growers are roughly halfway through picking their Royal Gala crops.
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