If you take the trouble to choose your varieties carefully, it is possible to grow your own fruit all year round.
Here are our favorite fruit trees.
The cherry tree, excellent fruits for an easy tree to live with
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With its poetic flowers and delicious tangy fruits, the cherry tree (
Prunus cerasus
) is a tree that seduces both for its ornamental and taste qualities.
Cherries can be enjoyed
as soon as spring arrives and throughout the summer
.
Because it is very hardy, the cherry tree grows without any difficulty in all our regions.
Reserve a sunny location for it and plant it in soil that is both rich and fresh to provide optimal growing conditions.
The fig tree, like a Mediterranean air
With its green, purple or white fruits with very sweet flesh, the fig tree (Ficus carica) is an ode to gluttony.
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With its green, purple or white fruits with very sweet flesh, the fig tree (
Ficus carica
) is an ode to gluttony.
And if figs have a summer taste, the pleasure continues
until the start of the school year
since they can be enjoyed from August to October.
Not very hardy, the fig tree should be planted in the ground if you live in regions with a mild climate around the Mediterranean.
However, it can easily be planted in a pot to be sheltered as soon as the temperatures drop.
A good way to bring a touch of exoticism to your balcony, terrace or garden.
The peach and apricot tree, fruits full of sunshine
The peach tree and the apricot tree will thrive in a very sunny location.
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Appreciated for the soft and sweet flesh of their fruits, the peach tree (
Prunus persica
) and the apricot tree (
Prunus armeniaca
) are a delight for gourmands.
Note that the harvest dates of their fruits are slightly shifted since apricots are eaten
from June to August
while peaches are harvested
between the months of July and September
.
Lovers of the sun because it gives their fruits all their flavor, the peach and apricot tree will thrive in a very sunny location.
Undemanding, they adapt without problem to dry or even stony soil.
The pear tree, a rustic tree with very popular fruits
Commonly, pears are harvested throughout the summer and into October Copyright (c) 2017 john mobbs/Shutterstock.
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With its juicy fruits with a tangy flavor, the pear tree (
Pyrus communis
) is a very popular tree in our gardens and orchards.
Commonly, pears are harvested
throughout the summer and until October
.
However, there are later varieties that will satisfy those with a sweet tooth even in winter.
To grow well, the pear tree appreciates being planted in rich, clayey and, above all, always fresh soil.
Also, because it likes heat, reserve it a sunny location in the garden or orchard.
The apple tree, the favorite fruit tree of the French
The apple tree is the most common fruit tree in our gardens and orchards.
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Its beautiful spherical fruits are delicious raw, cooked, in compote or even in cakes.
And this adaptability certainly contributes to making the apple tree (
Malus communis
) the most common fruit tree in our gardens and orchards.
If the fruits of most varieties are enjoyed
between July and October
, there are earlier varieties and others later for a staggered harvest.
Undemanding, the apple tree adapts to all types of soil although it has a preference for rich, deep and well-drained but always fresh soil.
Plant it in the sun but also sheltered from wind and cold to ensure good harvests.
The plum tree, a beautiful variety of fruits for a single tree
The plum tree (Prunus domestica) produces a multitude of fruits, each more delicious than the last.
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Plums, mirabelle plums, greengages or plums… The plum tree (
Prunus domestica
) produces a multitude of fruits, each more delicious than the other depending on the variety.
They will delight the taste buds of gourmets
from July until the start of the school year
.
If the plum tree is hardy, it is imperative to protect its early flowers from freezing to ensure a good harvest.
Also, plant the plum tree in the sun and sheltered from cold winds.
The quince tree, a fruit tree that deserves to be known
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Uncommon in our gardens, the quince tree (
Cydonia oblonga
) is nevertheless a small fruit tree full of qualities.
Resistant and with beautiful flowering, it also has fruits with an original appearance.
Indeed, they are all dented!
They are harvested
in the fall
and have a slightly tangy flavor.
Undemanding, the quince tree tolerates both neutral and slightly acidic soil.
It likes to be sheltered from the wind and watered regularly in summer because it fears drought.
The chestnut and walnut, so prized for their nuts
Protected in their shells, chestnuts and walnuts are eaten as they are but also bring a beautiful flavor to autumn dishes.
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With their majestic silhouettes, the chestnut tree (
Castanea sativa
) and the walnut tree (
Juglans regia
) do not go unnoticed in a garden.
And if they are prized for their beautiful appearance, their delicious fruits further add to their interest.
Protected in their shells, chestnuts and walnuts are eaten as they are but also bring a beautiful flavor to autumn
dishes
.
Plant the chestnut tree and drown it in deep soil to allow their roots to spread out as they wish.
A sunny exposure is ideal.
Persimmon, to add sunshine to your autumn fruit basket
The persimmon looks like a large, bright orange tomato and is picked in the fall.
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Also called Japanese persimmon, the persimmon (
Diospyros kaki
) is a tree with very original fruits.
In fact, they look like large, bright orange tomatoes and are picked in the
fall
.
Persimmon is also appreciated for its foliage which takes on beautiful warm colors once summer has passed.
A fan of deep, humus-rich soils, the persimmon also appreciates that the soil in which it is planted remains very cool.
It is best to ensure that it is sheltered from the wind.
Kumquat, to stock up on vitamins in winter
With a flavor that is both sweet and tangy, kumquat fruits have the particularity of being able to be eaten with the skin.
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From the same family as the lemon or orange tree, the kumquat (
Fortunella sp.
) is a fruit tree that delights us with its delicious fruits in
winter
.
With a flavor that is both sweet and tangy, kumquat fruits have the particularity of being able to be eaten with the skin.
Because frosts can prevent it from fruiting, kumquats are ideal for planting in pots.
It will look great in a veranda in winter.
In summer, place it in full sun.