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Inez Crawford (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui tribe) collects feijoa fruits in her garden in Nelson New Zealand on Saturday, April 6, 2024. In New Zealand, the arrival of fall is marked by the distinctive flavor of feijoas, a beloved national fruit that fosters community and sharing.

Inez Crawford (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui tribe) makes feijoa cake from the fruits in her garden in Nelson New Zealand on Saturday, April 6, 2024. In New Zealand, the arrival of fall is marked by the distinctive flavor of feijoas, a beloved national fruit that fosters community and sharing.

Inez Crawford, a member of the Te Whānau-ā-Apanui tribe, prepares a feijoa daiquiri to share with her old friends and current next-door neighbours Sarah Sharp ( Ngāi Tūhoe tribe) and Murray McClintock in Nelson, New Zealand, on Saturday, April 6, 2024. In New Zealand, the arrival of fall is celebrated with the distinctive flavor of feijoas, a beloved national fruit that enhances the sense of community and sharing.

Sarah Sharp ( Ngāi Tūhoe tribe) helps her old friend and a neighbour Inez Crawford (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui tribe) to make feijoa daiquiri to share in Nelson, New Zealand, on Saturday, April 6, 2024. In New Zealand, the arrival of fall is celebrated with the distinctive flavor of feijoas, a beloved national fruit that enhances the sense of community and sharing.

Feijoa daiquiri are made by Inez Crawford to share with her guests in in Nelson, New Zealand, on Saturday, April 6, 2024. In New Zealand, the arrival of fall is celebrated with the distinctive flavor of feijoas, a beloved national fruit that enhances the sense of community and sharing.

(Left to right) Xavier Dickson-Paterson,13, Lola-Rosa Seton, 12, Tui Seton,5 and Jesse Dickson_Paterson,15, collect feijoa and play in the Seton's garden, which is dotted with fallen feijoas and shadowed by a tall feijoa tree, in Nelson, New Zealand on Saturday, April 6, 2024. The arrival of fall in New Zealand is marked by the distinctive flavor of feijoas, a beloved national fruit that epitomizes community and sharing.

Tui Seton, 5, and Lola-Rosa Seton, 12, collect feijoa in the Seton's garden, which is dotted with fallen feijoas and shadowed by a tall feijoa tree, in Nelson, New Zealand on Saturday, April 6, 2024. The arrival of fall in New Zealand is marked by the distinctive flavor of feijoas, a beloved national fruit that epitomizes community and sharing.

Lola-Rosa Seton, 12, poses for a portrait with a feijoa fruit in her family's garden, which boasts a large feijoa tree, in Nelson, New Zealand on Saturday, April 6, 2024. In New Zealand, the arrival of fall is marked by the distinctive flavor of feijoas, a beloved national fruit that fosters community and sharing.

Rob Simcic, Director of the freeze-dried fruit company Little Beaties, fills ups the sample jar of his most popular feijoa freeze-dried fruit product at the market in Nelson, New Zealand on Saturday, April 6, 2024 In New Zealand, the arrival of fall is marked by the distinctive flavor of feijoas, a beloved national fruit that fosters community and sharing.

A traditional Japanese fermented drink made from rice, uniquely flavored with feijoa, is available at the market in Nelson, New Zealand, on Saturday, April 6, 2024. In New Zealand, the arrival of fall is marked by the distinctive flavor of feijoas, a beloved national fruit that fosters community and sharing.

Feijoa and apple juice is sold at the market in Nelson, New Zealand on Saturday, April 6, 2024. In New Zealand, the arrival of fall is marked by the distinctive flavor of feijoas, a beloved national fruit that fosters community and sharing.

Ines Crawford prepares Feijoa Fizz for fermentation at her home in Nelson New Zealand on Saturday, April 6, 2024. In New Zealand, the arrival of fall is marked by the distinctive flavor of feijoas, a beloved national fruit that fosters comm unity and sharing.

A feijoa stand outside Seton’s family home to share their numerous fallen fruits in Nelson New Zealand on Saturday, April 6, 2024. In New Zealand, the arrival of fall is marked by the distinctive flavor of feijoas, a beloved national fruit that fosters community and sharing.

Tui Seton, 5, poses for a portrait with a feijoa at his home garden in Nelson New Zealand on Saturday, April 6, 2024. In New Zealand, the arrival of fall is marked by the distinctive flavor of feijoas, a beloved national fruit that fosters community and sharing.

Joile Degaia collects feijoa fruits under her tree in Nelson, New Zealand on Friday, April 5, 2024. .In New Zealand, the arrival of fall is marked by the distinctive flavor of feijoas, a beloved national fruit that fosters community and sharing.

A sign encouraging neighbours to help themselves to fruit leans against a feijoa tree in a residential garden in Nelson, New Zealand, on Saturday, April 6, 2024. The arrival of fall in New Zealand is heralded by the distinctive flavor of feijoas, a beloved national fruit that enhances community spirit and sharing.