The fruit Orchard

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

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.

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.

The plum symbolizes the sun’s comeback after winter and colors abound in the plate… raw, cooked, in jam or dessert, here are a few facts for this fruit that makes our taste buds tingle!

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

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

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

Ficus carica, better known as the common fig tree, is the tree species that produces the famous green, black or purple figs.

Here are a few simple tips to succeed in growing strawberries. If you don’t want to eat bland strawberries sold in supermarkets, grow your own!

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

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

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

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

Raspberry is easy to grow and the harvest is abundant.

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.

Peach tree is an exceptional fruit tree that calls for some care to produce a nice peach harvest.

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

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

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

The fig tree isn’t reserved to hot-weather climates in the South. Some hardy varieties make it possible to harvest these sweet fruits even in regions up North.

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 that survive in temperate climates. It is a brilliant and unique enjoyment. Here is a selection of small exotic fruits that resist the cold.

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

The ‘Beurre Hardy’ pear tree is one of the earliest fruits for harvest in orchards at the end of summer.

Plum tree is magnificent from spring to fall, and offers abundant harvests of plums.

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

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

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

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.

Want to discover how enjoyable it is to sink your teeth into an apple from your very own garden? Planting a formed apple tree is the first step, and you’ll know that crunchy bite as soon as next fall!

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

Corylus avellana, better known as the common hazelnut and more rarely aveline,  is a shrub fruit tree that is very interesting for its blond or green hazelnuts.

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

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

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.

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

Purple hazel is a truly ornamental shrub fruit tree.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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