rosaceae - Nature and garden

Ornamental pear tree – guidelines to care for it

An ornamental pear tree is a tree that bears cute flowers at the beginning of spring. Fruits are fine for birds and animals, but not for us – what we find appealing is the blooming!

Mountain ash, rowan – a boon for bees, birds and beauty lovers

Mountain ash (rowan in British English) is an elegant shrubby tree that both bees and birds adore. Spring blooming is full of nectar and turn into nutritious red berries by Fall for birds.

Blooming white flower cluster of the sorbus mountain ash rowan tree

Cotoneaster, famed for its cute berries

Cotoneaster is a very beautiful shrub, especially appreciated for its berries.

Cotoneaster bright red berries on an arching branch with deep green leaves.

Photinia, magnificent leaves

Photinia stand out with their scarlet and red-colored leaves.

Photinia shrub with a cluster of white flowers in the foreground and bright red leaves in the background.

Blackberry bush and blackberries, delicious small summer fruits

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, […]

Exochorda, the pearl bush

Exochorda is one of the most spectacular flower shrubs thanks to its abundant white spring blooming.

Amelanchier, an all-season eyecatcher

Amelanchier is an ideal tree when setting up a mixed and flowered hedge.

Beautiful fall colors on amelanchier leaves

Alsace Damson plum trees

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

Maule’s quince, flower-bearing and fragrant

Maule’s quince is a simply beautiful shrub, and its blooming largely contributes to its success.

Blooming flowers of a maule's quince tree

Quince tree, where the quince comes from

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

Flowering plum, Prunus trees

Some species of plum tree are simply grown for their magnificent blooming. From white to pink and even red,

Ornamental cherry tree, one of the first to bloom

Ornamental cherry tree, also called Japanese cherry tree or Prunus, is a very beautiful ornamental tree.

Ornamental cherry tree standing alone in full pink bloom.

Common laurel, perfect for an evergreen hedge

Common laurel is an evergreen shrub that is often shaped to form hedges.

Leaves and berry fruits of the common laurel hedge shrub.

Apricot tree, producing delicious apricots

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 branch of an apricot tree loaded with ripe orange fruit.

Raspberry bushes, delicate fruits

Raspberry is easy to grow and the harvest is abundant.

Raspberry bush with a handful of raspberries growing on it.

Nectarine, the tree that bears nectarines

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, growing delicious peaches

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

Peach on a peach tree, skin turning red.

Medlar, a fruit tree to rediscover

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

Medlar fruit, thickening but not yet ripe, on a branch.

Bigarreau cherry tree, the ultimate cherry

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

Cherries of the bigarreau variety are darker in color.

Portugal laurel, a nice hedge shrub

Portugal laurel is a beautiful evergreen shrub with deep dark green leaves.

Blooming Portugal laurel, white panicles of flowers drooping from bright young green and deep brown older leaves.

Beurré Hardy pear tree, early and abundant

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

Plum tree, how to have great plums

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

All about Strawberry from sowing to harvest

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

Strawberry plant with leaves and three fruits resting on a protective piece of slate.

Hawthorn, a cute little shrub

Hawthorn is a shrub often used for defensive hedges, and it is also very ornamental.

Bountiful branch of red hawthorn berries.

A profusion of blooms with flower apple trees

What is more beautiful in a garden than the blooming of fruit trees? With ornamental apple trees, small spaces and amateur gardeners can also take advantage of it.