JAZZ™ apple growers enjoy a connection with other ENZA boutique producers worldwide, including New Zealand, Europe, South America and the U.S.

As an ensemble, they share a passion for bringing exciting taste sensations to market, like JAZZ™ and also Pacific Rose™. They also celebrate the benefits of mutual experience. These are a few of their stories.

Colin, Hamish, and Kylie Rush
Tasman Fruitpackers Ltd.
Nelson, New Zealand

Meet the Rush family and see JAZZ™ apples tended by these stewards of the land.

Hamish and Brian D'Ath
Tollemache Orchards Ltd.
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Members of a New Zealand “apple dynasty,” this uncle and nephew grow JAZZ on land their family has tended since 1913.

Oliver Rowling, Moana Orchard Co.

Oliver Rowling is the product of four generations of fruit growers, a tradition that began in 1920. The Rowling family farms 123 acres in Nelson, New Zealand - the birthplace of JAZZ™ apples. They also grow Royal Gala, Braeburn, Fuji, Granny Smith, Cox Orange, Pink Lady®, and Southern Rose™ apples, and Taylor's Gold pears. All of the orchard's fruit is packed in the family's pack house, which is run by Oliver's father Alan and uncles Ian and Geoff. All export fruit is supplied to ENZA and is sold by The Oppenheimer Group in North America. Moana Orchard Co. is the second largest grower for ENZA in the Nelson region.

Scott Smith, Smith & Nelson, Inc.

Scott Smith is the general manager for Smith & Nelson, Inc. with offices in Tonasket, WA in the northern part of the state's Okanogan Valley. His grandfather founded the family homestead in the early 1900s. Scott now manages orchards in Loomis, overlooking Palmer Lake, where he grows ENZA JAZZ™ and Pacific Rose™ apples, along with Red and Golden Delicious, Gala, Braeburn, and a range of pears. He also grows Rainier and Bing cherries. Crab apple trees serve as pollinators between the carefully managed orchard rows, and lake water is pumped for irrigation. Scott was among the first to commercially plant JAZZ™, placing his first trees in the ground in 2002.

Mark Gores, Gores Orchard, Inc.

Lake Chelan is a crystalline expanse of blue in central Washington state and a popular tourist destination. Mark Gores grew up in the area and admits that it is a glorious place to live and work. His home and more than 60 acres of orchards sit perched on a hill above the lake. Gores Orchard Inc. is a small family-run operation that Mark purchased from his father. Mark joined the ENZA grower cooperative in 2001 when he planted his first Pacific Rose™ apples. He has since planted JAZZ™ and also has grafted JAZZ™ onto high-density Fuji and Gala rootstocks. Soon, most of his lands will be planted in the ENZA varieties. Mark says that it's difficult to choose profitable plantings, but he believes JAZZ™ and Pacific Rose have a bright future.