The fruit Orchard

Plum trees are magnificent from spring to fall, and offer abundant harvests of plums.

The plum symbolizes the sun’s comeback after winter and colors abound in the plate… raw, cooked, in jam or dessert, the prune has assets that make our taste buds tingle!

The Alsace damson plum tree, magnificent from spring to fall, offers abundant harvests of damsons.

One fruit has what it takes to keep for many a long month, just for us to savor it deep into the heart of winter: the apple.

Why does a fruit tree’s blooming already share much about the quality of its fruit-bearing? Pollination plays a critical role in the formation of fruits.

Want to discover how enjoyable it is to sink your teeth into an apple from your very own garden? Plant a formed apple tree and you’ll know it as soon as next fall.

Pruning apple and pear trees to espalier or palmette is an interesting way to raise fruit productivity for apples and pears, and also to cover a wall.

Winter and the very beginning of spring are the most auspicious season for pruning a pear tree and an apple tree.

Cherries, apples, pears… What a joy it is to harvest the fruits from your own garden! Fall is the perfect season for planting fruit trees.

Although pruning is definitely a human invention, and trees can go without it to develop naturally, it presents the advantage of renewing the plant’s vigor and increasing its fruit productivity.

Available growing space, altitude, soil quality are additional factors to consider when choosing the tree that will enhance your garden.

Quince tree is a very beautiful fruit tree, that bears nice fruits called quinces.

The nectarine tree belongs to the same family as the peach tree, and it is an exceptional fruit tree that calls for a little care before harvesting the nectarines.

Purple hazel is a truly ornamental shrub fruit tree.

Potted olive trees are a great idea to decorate a terrace or balcony.

This fruit tree produces surprising fruits, sloes, that are always best when they’ve burst just after the first frost spells.

The almond tree is a simply magnificent fruit tree, famous for its spectacular pink-white blooming.

Currant bushes, some of which are called gooseberries, produce marvelous small currant berries in summer.

Fruit inducing pruning is an important step in the growth of your fruit tree and gives you control over its productivity.

Tasty and vitamin-rich, currant is the chance to cook up delicious jelly.

Picholine olive is a special variety native to southern France. Consumers are often unaware of the fact: olive oil from Nîmes was awarded in 2004 the title of “controlled designation of origin“: Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in French.

Cherry trees are among the most common fruit trees found in our orchards.

Pear tree is among the most common fruit trees found in our orchards.

Raspberry, black currant, red currant: to ensure a plentiful harvest of small fruits in the following summer, plant in fall.

Olive trees, both potted and planted in the ground, are certainly a kind of tree that is garnering much attention these days.

The medlar is a fruit tree that has long been forgotten but deserves to be rediscovered by all!

Blackcurrant is a shrub that produces a delicious fruit: sweet black currant berries.

The walnut tree is a fantastic fruit-bearing tree which is also very ornamental.

The pruning of a grapevine is an important step that determines proper fruit formation and harvest.

The apricot tree is a wonderful fruit tree that requires a bit of care to produce beautiful apricots, but it’s easy to grow.

You’re the proud owner of a brand-new olive tree, but recent cold weather got you worrying?

This tree isn’t reserved to hot-weather climates: some hardy varieties make it possible to harvest these sweet fruits even in regions up north.

Peach trees are exceptional fruit trees that call for some care to produce a nice peach harvest.

If you don’t want to eat bland strawberries sold in supermarkets, grow your own! Indeterminate strawberry plants or not? Whether you purchase your strawberry plants at the market, in horticulture stores or over the internet, you’ll have to choose from either determinate or indeterminate strawberry plants. What does this mean? Just like rose trees, the […]

Apple trees are among the most common fruit trees found in our orchards.

The persimmon tree is a unique tree that produces marvelous fruits in fall.

The fig tree is an amazing fruit tree with very unique leaves.

A strawberry plant produces fruits with a tender and fragrant flesh, which bring to mind thoughts of summer, sun and refreshing snacks.

Grapevine is a beautiful fruit tree, offering us grapes at the end of summer.

Kiwi is a delicious fruit to savor and it’s also filled with vitamin C.

If you’ve got a sweet tooth but don’t have a very large garden for growing fruit trees, try planting exotic berry shrubs. It is a brilliant and unique enjoyment. Here is a selection of small exotic fruits that resist the cold.

The goji shrub is trending ever since its health benefits and antioxidant properties have been acknowledged, and its delicious berries have invaded shelves in supermarkets and drugstores alike.

A few words about apricots in France… 2012 apricot production in France – 160,900 tons 1 Production areas in France – Languedoc-Roussillon, the Rhône river area, the Mediterranean coastal areas.

Oh, the joy of growing an olive tree! Even though it’s associated to warm Mediterranean weather, cold also plays a crucial part in olive bearing.

Over the summer, don’t pass on the few chores that will lead your orchard and vegetable patch to abundant and high-quality harvests.

Raspberries are easy to grow and their harvest is abundant.

Blackberry shrubs offer delicious blackberries if you care for them well. Basic blackberry facts Name – Rubus fruticosus Family – Rosaceae Type – fruit shrub Height – 3 to 10 feet (1 to 3 m) Exposure – full sun, part sun Soil – rich enough Foliage – deciduous Flowering – June-July Harvest – August to October Planting, […]

The bigarreau cherry tree produces beautiful cherries, sweet and fleshy and firm, and its productivity is abundant.

Hazel is a fruit shrub that is sought after for its delicious green or blond hazelnuts.

What if you grew your own table grapes? Fall is the best season to plant a grapevine, why not start now?

The chestnut is definitely a fruit that symbolizes fall. Available from mid-September onwards, there’s a six-week time frame during which ripe chestnut can be harvested.