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Top 10 Easy To Grow Fruit Trees & Plants

Create your own homegrown orchard by planting these easy to grow fruit trees & plants
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You don't need an orchard to grow your own fruit at home. Apple trees and strawberries, rhubarb and figs will all thrive in a British garden.

If space is limited, try growing your fruit in containers. Did you know you can even plant strawberries in hanging baskets? Here's our infographic showcasing ten easy to grow fruits. Head to the bottom of the page for the full infographic, or scroll through the list for a bit more information about each one. These are our ten favourite fruits that are ideal for beginners:

  1. Strawberries
  2. Raspberries
  3. Blueberries
  4. Figs
  5. Gooseberries
  6. Apples
  7. Blackberries
  8. Honeyberries
  9. Goji berries
  10. Currants

Read on to find out why each of these fruits won a place in our coveted top ten. And for even more inspiration, browse our full range of fruit trees and soft fruit plants.

Strawberries are perfect for containers
Image: Strawberry 'Just Add Cream' from Thompson & Morgan

Nothing beats the sweet, juicy flavour of sun-warmed strawberries picked straight from your own strawberry plants. Versatile fruits that thrive in patio containers, hanging baskets, window boxes, or the ground - just make sure you plant them in a sunny position and in well-drained soil. 

Easy strawberry varieties to try: Grow our strawberry full season collection pack for three popular varieties to harvest throughout June and July. And for a pretty, pink-flowered and super sweet variety plant ‘Just Add Cream’ for berries from June to September.

Harvest up to 2.5kg of large, deep-red berries from raspberry 'Polka'
Image: Raspberry 'Polka' from Thompson & Morgan

Raspberry plants are vigorous growers that are happy in raised beds, containers or the ground as long as the soil has good drainage and they get plenty of sun. Choose from summer or autumn-fruiting varieties, or plant a combination of both for an extra long harvest season. Just make sure to prune your canes at the right time every year - visit our ‘How To Prune Raspberries’ article for specific advice. 

Easy raspberry varieties to try: A real customer favourite, the autumn-fruiting raspberry ‘Polka’ provides a juicy harvest from July to October. For a summer-fruiting option, the thornless raspberry ‘Glen Coe’ produces a unique purple crop of super sweet fruit. And if you want something for containers, try dwarf Raspberry 'Yummy' which grows to just 45cm tall. 

Blueberry plants produce clusters of nutrient-dense berries
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Blueberry plants are ideal for growing in containers and they look fantastic on the patio where their scented spring flowers and colourful autumn foliage bring seasonal interest. They need moist, acidic soil to thrive, so fill your containers with ericaceous compost and water them with collected rainwater. (Tap water contains lime and reduces the soil acidity over time.) 

Easy blueberry varieties to try: If you just want one bush, go for a self-fertile variety like blueberry ‘Duke’ or the compact self-fertile variety blueberry 'Top Hat' which matures at 60cm tall. For something a bit different, try blueberry ‘Pink Sapphire’ which produces clusters of bright pink, super-sweet berries

Soft, juicy figs bring a flavour of the Mediterranean to your garden
Image: Fig 'Brown Turkey' from Thompson & Morgan

Fig trees love sunshine and warmth, so plant them against a hot, sunny south/west facing wall. Because they crop best when their roots are restricted, fig trees make an excellent choice for containers. Protect your figs from deep frost and enjoy the taste of freshly picked, sun-warmed fruits at the end of summer. 

Easy fig varieties to try: The classic fig ‘Brown Turkey’ is ideal for growing in the UK climate and is also self-fertile. For containers, choose the Chelsea Flower Show favourite and naturally dwarfing variety ‘Little Miss Figgy’ which matures at 1.8m tall and can produce a crop twice a year.

Gooseberry ‘Giggles Gold’ is resistant to powdery mildew
Image: Gooseberry 'Giggles Gold' from Thompson & Morgan

Gooseberries are one of the easiest berries to grow as they need very little maintenance beyond occasional watering during fruiting. If you have a shady and unproductive corner of your garden, fill it with gooseberries to make good use of the space. Delicious in cakes, crumbles, jams and cordials - gooseberries can also be eaten straight from the bush. 

Easy gooseberry varieties to try: New gooseberry ‘Giggles Gold’ produces bright golden fruits with excellent sweetness from July to August. Try gooseberry 'Hinnonmaki Red' for red-skinned juicy fruits in June and July. Both heavy-cropping bushes produce fruit that’s ideal for cooking.

Apples are a delicious crop with great storage potential
Image: Apple Duo Patio Fruit Tree from Thompson & Morgan

Apple trees produce fruit from mid-summer to late autumn. Plant them in fertile, well-drained soil that sees plenty of sunlight and give your trees a prune during the winter to keep them healthy. Dessert apple varieties are sweet enough to eat straight from the tree, whereas cooking types are great for baking into pies and sauces. Even if you don’t have space for a full-sized tree, you can grow compact dwarf varieties in patio containers.

Easy apple tree varieties to try: For small gardens, go for an apple duo patio fruit tree. This special compact tree has two delicious varieties grafted onto its main stem that pollinate each other. Apple ‘Appletini’ is a compact new self-fertile variety with pink blossom in spring and small red fruits. For perfect apple crumbles, plant the classic apple 'Bramley's Seedling'.

Blackberries are prolific and colourful fruiters
Image: Blackberry 'Black Cascade' from Thompson & Morgan

Blackberries are delicious fruits that grow in sun or shade, and don't need much attention to produce a bountiful crop of dark, glossy fruits. The sweet berries can be harvested between June and September and are delicious eaten fresh or baked into desserts.

Easy blackberry varieties to try: For small gardens, choose a compact variety like blackberry ‘Black Cascade’ which grows to about 45cm and looks great trailing from a hanging basket. A good child-friendly option, blackberry ‘Apache’ is thornless and sweet. 

Honeyberries are high in antioxidants
Image: Lonicera kamtschatica 'Kalinka' from Thompson & Morgan

Honeyberries are an unusual fruit that are high in nutrients and very sweet. Easy to grow, they’re tough and incredibly hardy plants that need very little attention. For the best yields, grow honeyberries in pairs to increase the potential for pollination. The blueberry-like berries make a delicious treat, straight from the bush. 

Easy honeyberry varieties to try: Lonicera kamtschatica 'Kalinka' produces super sweet berries. An ornamental edible, this variety can be planted into flower beds and borders where the scented flowers provide interest in spring. Lonicera kamtschatica 'Balalaika' is a good choice for containers, reaching a height and spread of 1m.

Goji berries contain lots of vitamins and nutrients
Image: Goji berry 'Sweet Lifeberry' from Thompson & Morgan

Goji berries are the perfect choice for a windy, coastal garden being fairly hardy and tolerant of salt. Grow your goji berry bush against a south-facing wall, or in a sheltered sunny spot, to give the fruit the best conditions for ripening in August. The ‘superfood’ berries contain vitamin C and protein, tasting sweet and liquorice-like, ideal for adding to smoothies and juices for a delicious start to the day. 

Easy goji berry varieties to try: Goji berry ‘Synthia’ reaches a height and spread of 2m, with berries that show a slightly higher than usual sugar content. Plant the larger goji berry ‘Sweet Lifeberry’ (which reaches a height of 3.5m and a spread of 5m) in a bed with plenty of space to sprawl.

Currant plants come in white, pink, red or black
Image: Whitecurrant 'White Versailles' (Organic) from Thompson & Morgan

Currant plants are the perfect soft fruits for decorating desserts, making jams and jellies, or adding to sauces. They freeze well too, so you can savour the taste of summer during the winter months. Expect to see a crop from your bushes in June, July and August. Currant plants are fairly cold tolerant, so they make a great choice for growing in Northern gardens.

Easy currant varieties to try: If you’re tight for space try our redcurrant 'Rovada' which stays at 1.2m, perfect for growing in containers. Whitecurrant 'White Versailles' is the earliest cropping white currant with super sweet berries and for dark, glossy berries, go for blackcurrant 'Ben Connan' which

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These frequently asked questions provide useful information to help you choose which fruit trees and plants to grow in your garden:

What are the quickest fruits to grow?

The quickest fruits to grow are strawberries, blackberries and autumn-fruiting raspberries. These plants should all produce a crop of berries in the first year after planting.

Which fruits grow best in pots?

Blueberries and strawberries are the best fruits to grow in pots. Blueberries need acidic soil, which is easy to provide in pots by using ericaceous compost. Strawberries are naturally compact plants that thrive in pots.

What is the easiest fruit tree to grow?

The easiest fruit tree to grow in the UK is an apple tree. Apple trees are long-lived, heavy-cropping and relatively maintenance-free. 

We hope you’ve enjoyed this round-up of ten easy to grow fruits. Share your images with us via social media, using #YourTMGarden. And if you’d like more help and advice, visit our dedicated fruit hub page.

How to Start a Fruit Garden

Vegetables aren’t the only foods that can grow successfully in your backyard. Both vegetables and fruits provide us with essential vitamins and nutrients that work together to keep our bodies healthy and strong. Planting a mix of both can give you optimal sustainability in your garden.

There is nothing better than fresh-picked produce. With a little bit of time, planning, and maintenance, you can create a vibrant fruit garden that will produce a robust fruit harvest that you will be proud of. Follow these tips on how to start a fruit garden right in your own backyard.

Soil Composition and pH

Make sure that your garden soil is amended with rich organic matter and well-decomposed compost. Fruit plants, bushes, and trees thrive best nutrient-rich, well-draining soil.

When it comes to pH, the ideal acidity level can vary significantly between different fruit varieties. It is best to test your soil and check your plants for their individual pH needs. Group plants with similar pH parameters together and amend the soil in each bed according to plant requirements.

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Proper Sunlight and Utilization of Shade

Ensure that you select a garden area in your yard that receives a minimum of six hours of sunlight for the best success in growing a fruit garden. If you have shadier spots in the yard that only receive partial sun, utilize that space by growing fruits that can tolerate those conditions such as rhubarb, plums, currants, kiwis, and pears.

Provide Adequate Shelter for Fruit-Bearing Plants and Trees

It is vital to the survival of fruit plants and trees that you provide sufficient shelter in the garden from harsh winds and extreme temperatures. Fruit-bearing plants and trees need to be able to flower and receive pollination in order effectively to produce fruit. Walls, fences, and hedges can help to give a fruit garden some degree of protection from the elements.

Decide What to Grow

Choose a mix of annual and perennial plants for the best overall sustainability in your fruit garden. Pay attention to the fruit harvest times and vary them in your garden so that you are not harvesting all of the fruits in your garden at once. Choose a balanced mix of early, mid, and late-season varieties.

Watermelons, cantaloupe, pineapple, strawberries, grapevines, kiwis, kumquats, oranges, lemons, limes, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, peach pear apple trees, cherry trees, and mango trees, are all great options for your fruit garden depending on your grow zone. There are many varieties within each category as well, so your options are vast.

Plants, Bare-Roots, or Seeds

You can start your fruit garden with plants, bare-roots, or seeds. You can even use all three varieties in your fruit garden so that you can ensure the early establishment of fruit-bearing trees, bushes, and plants in your garden.

Plants

Plants are convenient to purchase from your local garden center. They cost a bit more than seeds or bare-root plants, but they are already established and prepped for planting.

Bare-Roots

Some fruit plants are available in the bare-root form, where the root is packed in a sawdust or peat material. They are less expensive than those that are potted in containers, and because they don’t have soil, they are lightweight and easy to carry. You might be able to find more varieties of bare root plants because they only take up a small space on garden center shelves. Traditionally, you can get them into your garden sooner than potted plants which are sold later in the season at garden centers. Berry bushes, fruit trees, grapes, and strawberries are commonly sold in bare-root form.

Seeds

Fruit garden varieties can also be planted from seeds. Many fruit varieties will take a very long time to establish themselves from seeds, but it can be done. Some fruit plants like watermelon, melon, and cantaloupe actually prefer to be directly sown into the garden. Other seeds like strawberry seeds should be started early indoors.

Plant a Mix of Fruit-Bearing Annuals and Perennials

Incorporating perennial fruit producers can be a vital way of creating a continual fruit-bearing oasis in your garden. Perennials have a long lifespan and come back stronger every year to produce more robust harvests. Annual plantings are finished in one growing season. Here are some reasons why it’s a great idea to add perennial fruit plants to your garden in addition to annual fruit-producing favorites.

Plant Trees and Bushes

Plant trees and bushes in your fruit garden for a boost in fruit production and to improve the sustainability of your garden. Fruit producing trees and bushes can enhance the quality of air via photosynthesis, store carbon from the atmosphere, and provide a permanent rotation of food to your garden. The presence of trees can positively impact water conservation as well, as the shade they provide allows water to evaporate more slowly from garden vegetation.

Some perennial favorites include blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, pear trees, apple trees, cherry trees, mango trees, and citrus trees. They may take a couple of years to mature, but once fully grown, you will have tons of harvest that you can rely on year after year.

Add Mulch

Adding mulch to your fruit garden can help in a couple of ways. First, mulching helps to retain moisture in the garden bed and around fruit trees. It also helps to combat weeds, which can steal precious water and nutrients from the fruit trees, which need both to thrive. Add mulching to your fruit garden regimen to help ensure that your fruit trees, bushes, and plants receive enough vital water and nutrients.

Watering

It is crucial for the production of fruit that plants, trees, and bushes receive enough water throughout the growing season. Fruit-bearing plants and trees will not thrive well in heavily saturated areas where water pools up. Fruits plants will also not thrive if conditions are too dry. If you have dry conditions in your yard, or are not going to be able to water your fruit garden regularly, consider installing a drip irrigation system.

Protect your Harvest from Wildlife

Local wildlife will be just as excited about the fruits of your labor as you are, so it is critical to protect your crops from munching critters. Row covers, crop cages, secured netting, and garden fencing can help to shield your succulent fruit crop from squirrels, deer, rabbits, woodchucks, birds, and other wildlife.

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Fruit trees and shrubs

Fruit trees and shrubs are now not only planted for the sake of a tasty harvest, but are also actively used in modern landscape design. Remember the spring orchard, completely covered with pale pink and milky, unusually fragrant flowers. And how graceful trees are when they grow up and create comfort and beauty in your garden. Fruit trees can hide you from the scorching sun on a bright sunny day, creating a soft shadow. There are rarely areas where at least a few fruit trees and shrubs do not grow. Even if the garden is planted in an exquisite English or Japanese style, there is sure to be room for several fruit trees. How wonderful it is to enjoy juicy and tasty fruits and berries from your own garden. How wonderful is the taste of juicy pears, cherries, cherries, grapes, plucked in a whole bunch right from the branch, and all this is grown on our own tree planted with kindness and great love. It is they who supply us with the necessary vitamins all year round. No less popular are berry bushes, such as raspberries, honeysuckle, gooseberries, and currants. Strawberries and strawberries, along with raspberries, are some of the tastiest, most popular and favorite berries grown in our gardens.

According to their biological characteristics, berry and fruit species are divided into groups:

Of the listed groups of berry-fruit plants, it is recommended to grow only zoned varieties that have been cultivated in our area for many years. Give preference to unpretentious types of crops that grow well and thrive in almost any area.

The most promising fruit and berry crops for our climatic zone are:

In our online store only zoned fruit plants for our climatic zone are presented.

Experienced gardeners know how much effort and work it takes to care for trees. Every gardener should know all the rules of garden care: proper planting of seedlings, timely care, pruning and rejuvenation of trees. Planting a tree is a responsible job, because further development and harvest depend on proper planting. The soil in the garden also plays an important role, as it is a supplier of minerals that are necessary for the rooting and development of the planted plant. Some species feel great on almost any type of soil, while other species, on the contrary, are very demanding and capricious. When planting, certain agrotechnical measures are required; seedlings must be placed in accordance with their physiological characteristics. The light regime is of great importance for growing. In poor lighting, the trees stretch upwards, and the branches partially die off. In garden plots, tall trees such as apricot, cherry, apple, pear should be placed from the northern part of your plot, keeping a distance of 4 meters between trees. Trees on a semi-dwarf rootstock, apple trees, cherries, plums, are placed at a distance of 3 meters. For dwarf trees, such as felt cherry and apple, 2 meters is enough. The distance between berry bushes is about 1-2m. On the south side of the plot you can grow strawberries.

Berry plants should preferably be placed in a separate area and not planted too closely, as over the years they will shade each other. When planting berry bushes, you need to keep a distance of about 0.5 - 0.7 cm between the bushes. After planting, regular watering and post-plant care are carried out. Plants are planted in spring, before bud break, and in autumn, after leaf fall.

The growth of fruit trees and berry bushes largely depends on the depth of the pit and its filling with nutrients. During spring planting, pits are dug in the fall, and during autumn planting, they are dug in 2-3 weeks. The size of the planting hole depends on the level of groundwater, the composition of the soil and the crop being planted. Planting pits vary in size but are usually round and sheer-sided.

The top layer of earth removed from the pit is mixed with mineral and organic fertilizers and placed back. The amount of fertilizer applied depends on the size of the hole and the plant being planted. A stake is driven into the hole, to which the planted seedling is tied. Before planting, seedlings are placed for 1-2 days in a bucket of water. Then their roots are dipped in a clay or earthen mash, then they are placed in a hole and covered with soil, compacting strongly but carefully. The grafting site should be a few centimeters above the soil level. The soil is watered and mulched with peat or humus. It is also recommended to carry out post-planting pruning - it favorably affects the laying of the correct crown of the tree. Fruit trees and shrubs need nutrition, which they receive in the form of water solutions from the soil. The lack or excess of mineral elements in the soil will adversely affect growth and fruiting. Mineral and organic fertilizers are used to nourish fruit trees and berry bushes.

Pruning is done to maintain a physical correspondence between fruit bearing and tree growth. With the help of pruning, a crown is formed, lighting conditions in the crown are improved, which affects the strength of plant growth, the timing of entry into the fruit-bearing period, the size of the crop and the quality of the fruit depend on this. There are two main cropping methods: thinning and shortening. In the first years of the life of fruit trees, pruning is the most important task in order to form a strong crown. Crown development continues at a young age until the tree enters fruiting. In the fruit-bearing garden, control pruning is carried out, aimed at achieving the optimal ratio between fruiting and growth. Rejuvenating pruning is performed once every 3-4 years, it is aimed at enhancing growth processes and resuming the regeneration of young wood. Along with anti-aging pruning, sanitary pruning is also performed. It is produced in February-April before flowering. All berry bushes need pruning, so black currants are pruned in July, white and red, and gooseberries - in July and October, after the foliage has fallen. Blackberries and raspberries are cut in October, honeysuckle in March and November. The cut points are smeared with garden pitch. Gardening needs to be done regularly and regularly. Another important factor in the care is autumn and spring painting. The last step in preparing the garden for wintering is the collection of all garbage, fallen leaves and burning. And you can safely wait for spring.

The apple tree is the most frequent inhabitant of our gardens. An unpretentious plant that can adapt to different soil and climatic conditions, winter-hardy, with a long life and productivity.

Pear is more capricious and heat-loving, prefers fertile soil and regular watering. Cherry is not so whimsical to the soil and is quite frost-resistant.

Red, black and white currant tolerates drought and frost quite easily, grows in open spaces without drafts, is not capricious to the soil, needs regular watering. Gooseberries are quite sensitive to cold and high humidity, so for the winter it is necessary to wrap and sprinkle with snow, and in summer try not to fill it with water. Fruiting bush can last up to 25 years.

Raspberries are frost-resistant, grown in sunny and calm areas, demanding on the soil. Requires constant and abundant watering, especially during the formation of fruits.

Blackberry, according to the conditions of vital activity, is similar to raspberries, but less frost-resistant, able to freeze slightly, but also recover quickly.

Blueberry with a fastidious temperament, prefers soil of a certain acidity, which must be constantly maintained, sunny and sheltered from the wind. On waterlogged soils, it is good to plant blackcurrant, shadberry, viburnum, cranberries.

Apricot is planted in well-lit and wind-protected places, it does not take well to excess moisture. It grows and bears fruit on soils sufficiently provided with nutrients.

Buying seedlings of fruit trees and shrubs in our online store is very simple. Choose the varieties you like in the catalog section, and we will deliver your order using mail services throughout Belarus. Our assortment includes popular and common berry seedlings that have been grown in our gardens for a long time, as well as the latest innovations. Saplings, with a high degree of survival, are purchased only from trusted suppliers, zoned for our climatic conditions. Fruit trees and fruit bushes are a must for every garden. How wonderful it is to enjoy juicy and tasty fruits and berries from your own garden!

names, photos, species and cultivation

A well-maintained orchard is the pride of any gardener. Everyone grows trees in his garden according to his own taste and the climate of the area. However, thanks to the achievements of breeders, today it has become possible to grow fruit crops in the north, which have always been considered southern, so the border between heat-loving and frost-resistant crops has become less clear. Moreover, from seedlings of new varieties, the harvest can be obtained not in five to seven years, as before, but already in the second or third year.

What fruit trees usually grow in our gardens? Apple trees, pears, apricots, cherries, plums and cherries. In southern climates, peach, mulberry, pomegranate and fig can be grown. Many of these crops are not only tasty, but also have medicinal properties. Exotic fruit trees - date, coffee tree, kumquat, avocado, feijoa, lemon, cocoa - can be grown from seeds in a greenhouse or on a windowsill.

Trees consist of a root system, stem, central conductor and lateral (skeletal, semi-skeletal, overgrowing) branches. Two types of buds are formed on the branches: growth, or vegetative, and flower, or generative. Generative buds are larger than growth buds and have a more rounded shape. From them, flowers develop first, and then fruits. The fruits of trees are fruits, berries and nuts.

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Common apricot (lat. Prunus armeniaca) is a species of fruit tree of the Plum genus of the Pink family. Scientists still do not know exactly where the apricot came from. Some believe that from the Tien Shan region in China, others are sure that Armenia is the birthplace of the plant. In any case, the apricot came to Europe from Armenia: there is a version that Alexander the Great brought it to Greece, and from there the tree came to Italy, but there is no documentary evidence for this.

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Common quince, or oblong quince (lat. Cydonia), is a monotypic genus of woody plants of the Rosaceae family, common in nature in Central Asia, the Transcaucasus and the Caucasus, as well as in temperate regions of Asia, in Central and Southern Europe, where it grows on edges, clearings and clearings, along rivers and streams, in the lower mountain belt. Quince prefers loose, moist and fertile sandy, heavy loamy, red earth and black earth soils.

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Cherry plum (lat. Prunus cerasifera), or splayed plum, or cherry plum - a species of the genus Plum of the Pink family, a woody fruit plant, which is one of the original forms of domestic plum. The word cherry plum comes from the Azerbaijani language and means "small plum". The plant itself comes from Western Asia and Transcaucasia, in the wild cherry plum can also be found in the south of Ukraine, in Moldova, in the Tien Shan, the Balkans, in Iran and in the North Caucasus. In culture, it is cultivated in Russia, Ukraine, Western Europe and Asia.

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Aronia chokeberry, or chokeberry (lat. Aronia melanocarpa) is a fruit shrub or tree belonging to the Aronia species of the Pink family. The name of the plant in Greek means help, benefit. Aronia rowan originates from eastern North America, where it grows along the banks of lakes and rivers. In total, up to 20 species of chokeberry can be found in North America. In Europe, chokeberry was grown as an ornamental plant, but in the 19th century Michurin discovered that it was unpretentious and suitable for selection, and as a result, the aronia berry grows literally everywhere today.

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Plant barberry (lat. Berberis) belongs to a large genus of shrubs and trees of the Barberry family. The genus name comes from the Arabic "beiberi", meaning "shell-shaped". Barberries are distributed mainly in the mountainous areas of the Northern Hemisphere and there are about 170 species, some of which are introduced into cultivation. For gardeners, barberry is of interest as a raw material base for the manufacture of drinks, jams, home remedies, but the decorative qualities of this plant do not go unnoticed by lovers of beauty - the color of the leaves of varietal barberries is diverse, except for green, they are yellow, purple, motley, spotted and even with border. Barberries also differ in their size - from large bushes of three meters in height to dwarf bushes no higher than 30 cm.

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Spring this year is early and very warm: buds are already swelling on stone fruit trees, which means that moniliosis is approaching irresistibly. And your many questions about him in the comments are further evidence that there is something to worry about.

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2019-02-12T00:00:00+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00

The plant common hawthorn (lat. Crataegus laevigata), or prickly hawthorn, or flattened hawthorn, or glod, or lady tree is a species of the genus Hawthorn of the Pink family. In the wild, it is found in North America, throughout Europe on the edges, in pine and deciduous forests, on heavy clay soils. The species name of the hawthorn translates as "strong", which indicates the quality of its wood, and perhaps the ability of the plant to live up to 400 years. Hawthorn does not require special care and is grown in culture as an ornamental and medicinal plant.

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2022-04-18T14:50:01+03:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00

Friends, today I will tell you in detail, step by step, how I do vaccinations using the “under the bark” method. I will graft on an apple tree. An early variety should be grafted onto an early variety, a late variety should be grafted onto a late one. This is one of the most important conditions for creating a transforming tree, on which, for example, red, green and yellow apples can grow.

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2022-04-28T10:05:14+03:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00

Today I want to talk about my experiment to combat frost in the spring. Four years in a row in May we have frosts down to -2 ⁰C, and we have to take measures: cover the plants at night or use other methods of protection. We incur losses, in addition, such tricks of the weather are very demotivating. Of course, most modern grape varieties are capable of producing crops from replacement buds, but it is far from the one we are used to. After a lot of thinking about how to fix the situation, we became...

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2019-02-12T00:00:00+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00

Cherry (Prunus subg. Cerasus) is a subgenus of plants of the Plum genus of the Rosaceae family. The name "cherry" is consonant with the German Weichsel (cherry) and the Latin viscum (bird glue), based on which the meaning of the word "cherry" can be perceived as "bird cherries with sticky juice." The ancient Romans called these fruits "cerasi" after the city of Kerasunda, which became famous for its delicious sweet cherries, or "bird cherries". From the Latin word cerasi comes the Italian, French, German and English name for cherries.

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2019-02-24T04:00:00+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00

Cherry plant (lat. Cerasus) is a subgenus of the genus Plum of the Rosaceae family. The Russian name of the tree comes from the same base as the German Weichse, meaning "cherry", and the Latin viscum, which means "bird glue", so the original meaning of the name "cherry" can be defined as "tree with sticky juice". The Latin name for cherry cerasus comes from the name of the city of Kerasunda, on the outskirts of which delicious cherries grew in abundance, which the Romans called Kerasundian fruits, hence the French cerise, Spanish cereza, Portuguese cereja, English cherry and Russian cherry, which the Romans called bird cherry.

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2021-09-21T07:21:42+03:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00

Let's talk about growing figs. Despite the fact that this process contains some difficulties and nuances, it is quite possible to grow a fig tree in our climate.

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2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00

2022-08-26T16:02:03+03:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00

Hello everyone! I offer you a concise, but rather detailed story on how to grow peaches the right way. When choosing a seedling, it is better to give preference to a variety zoned for your area, so that the fruits over the summer have time to fill up to the varietal size and ripen. If you want a tree to last 30-40 years, grow it from a stone.

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2021-08-30T15:02:15+03:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00

Most of the plants are at the peak of their development, fruits ripen on many, many bloom . .. It would seem that you walk around the garden and rejoice. But there are several types of work that need to be done right now. Let's start, as always, with trees.

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2022-09-14T16:04:23+03:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00

Friends, hello everyone! Autumn has come, and today we will feed fruit trees in order to get a high harvest from them next season.

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2019-02-04T03:00:00+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00

The walnut tree (lat. Juglans regia) is a species of the genus Walnut of the Walnut family. Otherwise, this nut is called Voloshsky, royal or Greek. In the wild, walnut grows in western Transcaucasia, northern China, the Tien Shan, northern India, Greece and Asia Minor. Individual specimens of the plant are found even in Norway. But the largest natural hazel trees are located in the south of Kyrgyzstan. Iran is believed to be the birthplace of the walnut, although it has been speculated that it may be of Chinese, Indian or Japanese origin. The first mention of the walnut in historical documents dates back to the 7th-5th century BC: Pliny writes that the Greeks brought this culture from the gardens of Cyrus, the king of Persia.

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2019-02-26T00:00:00+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00

Pear (lat. Pyrus) is a genus of ornamental and fruit deciduous shrubs and trees of the Pink family. About 60 species of this genus are known. The pear was cultivated in ancient Greece, Rome and Persia. In the wild, the pear grows in the warm zone of Eurasia, as well as in areas with a temperate climate. Today, thanks to the work of breeders, this crop, which has more than one thousand varieties, is also grown in cooler regions - in the Moscow region, in the Urals and in Western Siberia.

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2021-12-15T10:53:28+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00

What if you got an abandoned lot with old trees? It is recommended that these trees be cut down or uprooted first. But...

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2022-10-28T16:03:41+03:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00

Today we will be pruning the garden in autumn and at the same time we will close up a hollow on our old Melba apple tree, which was planted in 1972.

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2022-08-19T10:55:23+03:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00

We are approached for advice by people whose trees have begun to wither and wither en masse. In our neighborhood, this issue suddenly became relevant, so we decided to talk about this topic.

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2021-12-10T11:37:39+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00

Today I want to continue my favorite topic about winter cuttings.

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2021-10-31T11:22:59+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00 || 2022-12-06T02:35:45+02:00

Figs can be grown on the territory of the whole Ukraine, but everywhere they have to winter under shelter, and the best shelter is.

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