New fruit bushes for the garden

In the landscape design of the site, you can use not only ornamental shrubs. Plant decorative fruit plants next to the gooseberries, currants, raspberries we are used to. We present to your attention new types and varieties of fruiting shrubs.

Black chokeberry

The deciduous shrub has good winter hardiness, the root system of which is located in the upper soil layer. Unlike old shoots of dark gray color, young ones are colored red-brown. The plant has fragrant white flowers. Chokeberry shrubs become especially attractive in the fall, when the foliage changes from green to purple-red. The globular fruit is harvested in early September.

Hawthorn

For wild and ornamental hawthorn shrubs, the following are primarily characteristic:

• drought resistance;
• frost resistance;
• shade tolerance.

The plant not only looks beautiful, but also good for health. Small drupes are popular with children. Blooming hawthorn attracts bees and gives them its nectar.

Dried hawthorn flowers are added to herbal tea. Ripe fruits are used in preparations.

Blueberry

The shrub is classified as deciduous. For cultivation in garden plots, early maturing and medium ripening varieties are chosen. You can get sweet berries by planting a shrub in a sunny place on the site, well protected from drafts. It is preferable to plant seedlings in spring, so that blueberry acclimatized and got stronger before the first frosts.

Lingonberry

The shrub is distinguished by its small size, decorative effect and useful fruits. The eye is attracted by its beautiful bloom in spring and elegant clusters of berries in autumn. In summer, you will see white berries on the bushes, which, when ripe, become shiny, dark red. A low curb can be created from a plant, dividing the zones of the site. For planting, both varietal plants and taken wild shrubs are used. With good care, a bountiful harvest will delight both.

Blackberry

As an alternative to garden raspberries for summer cottages, blackberries are chosen. The unusual color of the berries and their sweet and sour taste appeal to both children and adults. The attention of gardeners is attracted by abundant fruiting. Plants will have to be renewed every 10 years. Winter hardy varieties have appeared on the market today blackberrysuitable for cultivation even in Siberia.

It is better to plant seedlings in the fall, because blackberries wake up early enough in spring, which makes spring planting difficult.

Ornamental apple tree

A decorative apple tree with red leaves will be a wonderful decoration of the garden. In breeding, there are many species and varieties of both the tree form and the shrub form. The apple tree is not whimsical to the soil and planting site. In spring, the owner of the garden will delight the plant with large fragrant flowers. When ripe, the fruits change color from green to yellow and then red. Small apples are used in conservation.

Actinidia

In the gardens, a species of actinidia is grown with small green fruits. Actinidia kolomikta is especially popular. To wait for fruiting, you need to plant two plants next to it. One of them must be female and the other male. The fruit tastes like kiwi. The shrub lends itself well to shaping. Having landed it near the wall of the house, you can make a beautiful trellis.

Hazel

Delicious hazelnuts are loved by both children and adults. Nuts can be grown independently by planting hazel on the site.The shrub always yields a good harvest. Even before the leaves bloom, hazel forms delicate, beautiful earrings. Healthy nuts ripen by the end of summer, and the leaves turn red in autumn. A bright spot in the area is best suited for a plant.