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The fruit Orchard

Fruit trees are a must-have in any garden that aims for both beauty and productivity. Pruning and care is straightforward for delicious harvests!

Apricot tree, grow delicious apricots

apricot tree

Grow passion fruit for a truly exotic garden… and snack!

Passion fruit, maracuja

Tiny fruit trees for small gardens and decks

Small fruit trees terrace balcony

Summer care for fruit trees

Summer care for fruit trees

Cherry tree, an easy and generous fruit tree

A few cherries hanging from a branch on a cherry tree.

Olive trees in pot, ideal for balcony and terrace

Raspberry bushes, delicate fruits

Raspberry bush with a handful of raspberries growing on it.

Tasty strawberries, the secret to growing them

The secret to growing strawberries

Strawberry plant, from sowing to luscious harvest

Strawberry plant

Red currant, how to grow delicious currants

red currant ribes

Peach tree, grow delicious peaches

Peach tree

Alsace damsons or quetsche, delicious plums

Alsace quetsche, a damson species

Ornamental and generous, the grapevine

Autumn leaves burst with fiery colors in rows of ornamental grapevines.

Fig tree, generous from North to South

Growing fig tree north south

Almond tree, amazing when blooming

Blooming almond tree in green field with blue sky.

Purple filbert, purple hazel – care, pruning, harvest

Blood hazel or purple filbert

Plant small exotic fruits!

Exotic berry shrubs like cranberry, shown here, survive harsh winters.

Blackthorn, delicious wild berries

Blackthorn berries or sloes clustered on a branch.

Pruning an apple tree or pear tree into an espalier shape

Espalier pruning maximizes yields for apple and pear trees.

Nectarine tree, how to grow nectarines

Nectarine tree

Why olive trees need cold weather to bear olives

olive tree cold

Blackcurrant, small but bountiful

A handful of black currant berries on a branch

Red berries for the summer

Red currant, one of the most popular summer berries.

Fig tree, a summer-loving fruit tree

Ripe maroon fig on fig tree.

Picholine olives, a taste of Provence

Plump Picholine olives on the branch.

Layering strawberry plants, simple steps for more berries!

Runners of strawberry plants guided along a cement driveway to spread and multiply.

Bigarreau cherry tree, the ultimate cherry

Cherries of the bigarreau variety are darker in color.

Grapevine, producing nice bunches of grapes

Grape vine, vitis vinifera

Pear tree, care from planting and pruning to harvesting pears

Pear tree

Plant your own currants!

Red currant sprigs hanging from branches.

Ficus carica, the common fig tree

ficus carica

Plum, a sweet delicacy: key facts and origin

Plum facts

Plum tree, how to have great plums

Plums on a plum tree

Walnut, growing delicious walnuts

Walnut tree

Persimmon, the kaki tree

Persimmon tree

Apple tree, the joy of biting your own sweet, crunchy apples

Apple tree

Best practices to enhance fruit harvest

Increase fruit harvest - a basket of apples.

The Chestnut, fruit that symbolizes fall

Chestnut

Goji berry, a very interesting fruit tree

Goji Berry - Lycium barbarum

Acerola, a plant with power-packed vitamin C fruits

Acerola berry

Wooed by an apple tree

Apple tree plantation with red and green apples

Pruning grapevine, tips and guidance to succeed

Pruning grapevine

Which fruit trees will do best in my garden?

Choosing the Right Fruit Trees For Your Climate

Bilberry, from planting to harvest

Bilberry

Pruning apple and pear trees

Pruning apple and pear

Hardy kiwi, the kiwi that can survive Siberian colds

hardy kiwi

Chestnut tree, a favorite of bees and winter snacking alike!

Chestnut tree

How olive trees react to cold and freezing weather

olive tree winter cold freeze tolerance

Tree Whitewashing: Why Are Tree Trunks Painted White?

Harvesting and keeping 4 key fruit crops in Fall

How to harvest and keep fall fruit such as walnut, chestnut, apple and pear

Storing pears over winter and more

Pears for keeping