In the hands of caring gardeners, berry bushes can become a real decoration of the site. The lovingly grown fruits will delight you with a delicious harvest throughout the season.
Arrangement of a garden plot is not complete without fruit berry bushes and trees. In a garden with a beautiful landscape design, there should be a place for a berry bush: raspberries, gooseberries, currants, sea buckthorn, honeysuckle, blackberries, blueberries, irgi. We offer you an overview of the most popular shrubs.
Raspberries
Surely you have heard a lot about the wonderful. It is difficult to imagine that raspberry bushes used to grow exclusively in forests. And only several centuries later, they began to breed it in garden plots. Raspberries have a lot of advantages; they are simply necessary in the garden. Shrubs, depending on the variety, have red berries, less often yellow and purple-black.
Varieties of raspberries
- Traditional varieties of early, middle and late ripening. They adapt to any conditions. The disadvantage is low yield.
- Large-fruited are considered high-yielding. They allow growing berries up to 12 grams each.
- The most popular are repaired. They begin to bear fruit in the first year.
Care features
Berry bush requires regular watering, loosening, etc. Planting is done in spring or autumn. For the winter, the soil around the bush is insulated. In the spring it is necessary to trim and tie. All of the above measures will be useless if the shrub is not protected from disease.
Harvest with gloves, since bushes of many varieties have thorns on the branches.
Gooseberry
Gooseberries are often called northern grapes or Russian cherry plums. An unpretentious crop gives good yields. Bushes feel great in lighted areas. They are afraid of shadows and waterlogging. You can find gooseberries in almost all regions. Bushes begin to bear fruit from the third year. The berries can be green, yellow, or reddish-brown. There are at least 1500 varieties
Unlike currants, gooseberries are not afraid of drought.
Gooseberry varieties
- European varieties are praised for their high taste. The disadvantage is the instability to disease and frost.
- American - are not afraid of drought, give good harvest... In terms of size, the berries are inferior to European varieties.
- Hybrid - combine all the best. In garden plots, they are considered the most common.
Care features
Gooseberries do not tolerate acidic soils; it is recommended to add garden compost and lime to the planting trench. Bushes are planted in September. At spring planting the plant may die. Old and dry branches must be pruned. Collect gooseberries as they ripen. Due to the thorns on the branches, it is better to do this with gloves.
Blackberry
In the garden, blackberries are grown relatively recently, before they could be found exclusively in the wild.
It surpassed raspberries in taste and quality. A shrub with a perennial rhizome was not in demand due to its sharp thorns. However, thanks to breeders, they appeared. It has an external resemblance to black raspberries. It tastes sour.
Blackberry varieties
- Erect blackberry- is considered the most common. The bushes give a good harvest and save space on the site.
- Semi-creeping varieties are extremely rare. Experienced gardeners recommend planting this particular variety.
- Repaired blackberry - allows you to harvest 2 crops per season: June, August.
Care features
It gives a rich harvest on well-fed land. In erect varieties, it is necessary to tie up young stems. Planting blackberries is carried out in a trench strictly along the line, otherwise there may be difficulties in care. During the fruiting period, the bushes need to be watered abundantly.
Honeysuckle
Edible varieties of honeysuckle are popularly called "rejuvenating berries". The name did not appear by chance, since the berries contain an element of youth - selenium. Shrubs bloom beautifully, so they are often used for decorative purposes. However, in to a greater extent the berry is valued as a useful storehouse of vitamins.
It ripens in mid-May. The berry has a slightly bitter specific taste.
Honeysuckle varieties
- Long-fruited honeysuckle - medium-sized bushes are distinguished by the cylindrical shape of the berries.
- Hybrid varieties - bred by breeders by crossing berry varieties.
- Mid-late varieties - allow you to harvest honeysuckle until late autumn.
Care features
Bushes do not tolerate shade well. When choosing a place for landing, it is better to give preference sunny places... Suitable for planting, both in autumn and spring... In the spring, this must be done before the start of the growing season. Honeysuckle grows slowly so that the bush takes root and fructifies well, it is fed.
Bushes 6-8 years old require sanitary pruning. Dead branches must be removed... Young shoots do not need to be cut.
Currant
Perennial currant bushes can be found in garden plots and forest plantations. Berries are famous taste and useful properties... Bushes, unpretentious to care for, allow you to collect rich harvests. It is almost impossible to choose one single variety for the site. The best option will be the cultivation of several species at once. Saplings adequately overcome the harsh cataclysms of nature in a cold winter.
Varieties of currants
- Black currant of early, medium and late ripening. Large-fruited varieties are considered the most popular.
- Red currant - differs in more weighty bunches. Bushes can grow without transplanting for up to 20 years.
- White currant - a variety in taste and benefits is not inferior to red.
- Hybrid varieties - bred by breeding gooseberry and currant varieties.
Care features
Produces a good harvest in well-drained soil. Cannot be planted in an acidic environment. Loosening of the soil is required during the growing season. Do not allow the soil to dry out; in dry weather, it is necessary to provide watering.
In the fall, you need to rejuvenate the bushes by pruning outdated branches.
Blueberry
In many regions, it is considered a rare berry. Most often it can be found in the wild. There is a growing interest among gardeners in growing promising varieties on their plots. Thanks to proper care you can have a good harvest of useful berries.
Blueberries resemble blueberries in appearance.
Blueberry varieties
- Tall varieties - feel good as a hedge. Their bushes are branched, the berries are intense, blue or blue.
- Low-growing blueberry - blooms magnificently in spring, pleases with excellent harvests and the neatness of the bushes.
- Southern varieties - were eaten away by hybridization for cultivation in arid climates.
Care features
At home, it is better to grow not wild, but more adapted cultivated varieties. Bushes take root well regardless of the method of planting by seeds or dividing the bush. Pruning is carried out on adult bushes, starting from 5-6 years of plant life.
Blueberries are very picky about the soil, they need to create fertile conditions.
Sea buckthorn
Sea buckthorn bushes can be found near water bodies, which is why they are often called "sea thorn". Experienced gardeners manage to successfully grow it in their plots. The use of berries is very wide, they are mainly used in medicinal purposes... Sea buckthorn oil is considered especially valuable.
Varieties of sea buckthorn
- Early, middle and late ripening are garden varieties of sea buckthorn.
- Botanical variety - practically has no thorns.
- Large-fruited varieties are sweeter in taste, do not have thorns.
Care features
The bush will bear fruit if a female and male specimen of sea buckthorn is planted next to... Requires soil cover for the winter, very poorly tolerates very coldy... Pruning is carried out in the spring. A bush aged 8-12 years old requires rejuvenation under a stump. Watering the plant is not necessary, unless in a drought.
Irga
A beautiful plant is often used as an ornamental shrub. And only a few people know how useful berries grow on it. Having once tasted irgi berries, the gardener will definitely want to plant a bush in his area. The plant is not only useful, but also winter-hardy, withstands harsh weather conditions.
To the taste, dirge berries are somewhat reminiscent of cherries.
Irgi varieties
- Alder-leaved irga - abundant blooming in spring bush. In autumn the leaves are colored bright color... From a plant, you can get up to 10 kg of berries.
- Canadian Irga - high tree shrub... The berries are fleshy and tasty.
- Irga blood-red is a slender, medium-sized shrub. The berries are very juicy, with a thin, delicate skin.
Care features
Counts unpretentious plant, practically does not require maintenance. Shrubs love abundant watering, especially during the growing season.
The first 2-3 years it is necessary to form a bush by cutting. At a later age, the plant is rejuvenated.
Berries attract birds, the crop must be harvested in a timely manner as they ripen.
By planting several varieties of shrubs, you can diversify the assortment fruit seedlings in the garden. Regarding the choice of plants, it is so great that it will not be possible to advise anything with certainty. Types and varieties must be chosen taking into account individual characteristics plants.
August - the time when we departed garden berries, in the middle lane apples, pears and plums are ripening. And gardeners have time to look around their fruit trees and shrubs and think: are they all needed on the site, isn't it time to get rid of something - and what seedlings to buy instead? This is how the author of books on gardening Galina Kizima proposes to conduct an audit of the garden - her country cottage area located in the Leningrad region.
Gardeners have some very favorite rake. We do not want to come to terms with the fact that pineapple does not grow with us, and we plant everything that we liked. How do you learn to make your landings deliberately?
Discard those inhabitants of your garden who are of no interest as fruit or berry crops. For decorative reasons, leave in your garden only those that do not require much care and attention. Plant only fruit trees and shrubs that yield a good yield with minimal labor, and most importantly, sharply reduce the number of such plants.
- To get started, make a list of all trees, shrubs and other large plants that you have, and put next to each of them.
- Now cut this amount in half.
- Then eliminate those plants that you can easily do without.
- Then see which of those left on the list satisfy you with the quantity and quality of the harvest. Place a plus sign next to them.
- And also remove from the list the problematic ones that constantly require your attention or a lot of work.
Fruit trees: how many apples, pears, plums to plant?
First question: how much do you have apple trees growing on the site? But only three are needed: summer, early autumn and autumn (advice for the northern regions, since late autumn, and even more winter varieties there they ripen once every 5-7 years).
If the family is small, then two varieties of apple trees are enough: early autumn and autumn. In a productive year, it will be enough to overeat and will remain for preparations for the winter. In a lean harvest - eat with pleasure.
Pear in any case, you need two, they eat, of course, better than apples, but they are not particularly good for anything else, they are poorly stored, and they bear fruit annually and abundantly.
Cherries it is better to have bush, real practically nowhere, except for hot continental places, do not grow. They get sick a lot, in the northern regions this is a completely problematic culture. So why do you need it on the site? Well, perhaps for the beauty of the spring garden.
Plum and even worse, in the northern territories they generally bear fruit once every 3-7 years, the trees are unsightly, they do not decorate the garden. Plums are not too expensive, buy food. They, like cherries, are cross-pollinated, and therefore it is necessary to plant 2-3 and, moreover, suitable grade... How do you know about this? When, in 4-5 years, it turns out that a dozen berries are hanging on them? Well, then the pollinator is not the right one. And all over again.
In the North-West, and therefore everywhere, cherry plum and thorny plum grows. So grow them. Cherry plum is a large plant, about the size of an apple tree, and you need two of them, better than self-fertile ones. A thorny plum is a small plant and will cost a life alone.
Does apricot grow in the northern regions? No, it does not grow if it is a real apricot. He, judging by the books of Kurdyumov, does not grow in Krasnodar either. Although this plant is quite winter-hardy and tolerates large frosts without a snow cover, but only in a continental climate. The fact is that he has a "weak sleep." During winter thaws, the plant easily "wakes up", sap flow begins, and then a sharp cold snap causes the death of the cambium. Another reason is late spring frosts, which destroy young leaves and buds that have entered the period of growth and development, and even more so flowers.
What shrubs to plant in the garden
Irga- the plant is tall, although it is a bush, unproductive, the berries are fresh, uninteresting, children, however, love to eat them from the bush. But so are the birds. Almost half of the harvest is ruined. You can cut it without letting it grow. Will thicken with root shoots and form a nice green fence. So plant in quality. No care is required. If you run it, it will swing out by 4-5 m. Then cut it at the root. Will grow again.
Sea buckthorn. You don't need a lot, you need one, if there is a male specimen within a radius of 100 m - the harvest is assured. If there is no harvest, you will have to start your own peasant. Most do not harvest, but leave it to feed the birds. The question is: why are they planted? Obviously, for the sake of completeness.
The plant is pretty, you can cut it, maintaining the desired height, so you can use it as a green hedge, but only outside the site, otherwise in 10-15 years you will only be fighting with its ubiquitous growth, but it is difficult to tear it out.
Actinidia we do not so much live and grow as with difficulty survives. It hurts to watch how in the spring frost all leaves and young shoots freeze completely. So the poor fellow toils about every spring. For all the time that I pulled actinidia from a semi-faint state, it only once gave a crop in a rare year without spring frosts, and even with warm summer... Only 1.2 kg from a fifteen-year-old creeper! So she got old, poor thing, practically sterile. I had to remove it. It’s a pity that I didn’t do it right away.
It is believed that actinidia Kolomikta (in the northern regions only it grows) is a beautiful plant for gazebos, pergolas, walls due to its ability to change the color of leaves. I will tell you honestly that it is much easier and without any problems for this purpose to plant girlish grapes... He himself will grow up and be no less beautiful.
Red currant, like black, are northwestern plants. Nothing takes them, they grow and bear fruit perfectly. You just need to acquire good zoned varieties, genetically resistant. One bush is enough for red, because nice bush gives up to 12 kg of berries annually. Much more? You can't eat a lot of it, the wine from it is mediocre, you don't need much jelly either (though with raspberries in a ratio of 4: 1 it is much tastier).
A good bush is capable of producing about 6 kg of berries annually, so 3-4 bushes are more than enough for a family.
Gooseberry- the plant is useful, even very, but caring for it is difficult because of the thorns. Most good varieties either freeze under the level of snow cover, or constantly get sick powdery mildew... So they will require worries. It is better to grow varieties with black-colored berries, they are resistant to powdery mildew and practically do not freeze. If you take good care of 2-3 bushes, there will be enough berries for everything.
Berry bushes will have to regularly cut out aging, and therefore poorly fruiting branches, feed, water (black currant), rejuvenate the bushes in time, or even replace them altogether. But if you have a reasonable number of them, then it will not take much time, especially if you do the following:
- once every three years, plant a tablespoon of AVA fertilizer in the soil under the bush (along the perimeter of the crown);
- water the bush and the soil under it with "Fitosporin" in spring and autumn;
- do not remove fallen leaves from under the bushes, but, on the contrary, throw shaved weeds under them (under them and around them).
To protect against pests and spheroteka (American powdery mildew), there is a simple old-fashioned method - in early June, throw a shovel of fresh manure into the middle of the bush. Again, the stepchildren of tomatoes should be laid out under the bushes to disorientate the pests with the smell of withering tops.
Black rowan one is enough, but it is very decorative, so it can be used for decorative garden decoration, including for creating a fence.
Japanese quince (henomeles) it does not have much food value, it freezes over the level of the snow cover, but it blooms one of the first, and it is very beautiful.
- a very useful berry crop, generally does not require much care, but for a good harvest you need 2-3 bushes, since the plant is purely cross-pollinated. In addition, honeysuckle will only bear fruit in a sunny location.
author 
Galina Kizima gardener-enthusiast with 50 years of experience, author original techniques
Discussion
The article is essentially not bad, it would be nice to know which region the story is about. Our plum grows wonderfully, and there are no problems with gooseberries.
What a clever article! Where have you been before? We have planted so much too much. Every word from this story went through our own experience and the apple-currant trees were superfluous and the irga filled the half-plot, then they got rid of it for a long time.
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Classification of garden trees and shrubs
Before planting a site with one or another garden plants it is worth identifying their purpose. Traditionally, there are two types:
- Garden fruit trees and shrubs.
- Garden ornamental trees and shrubs.
If you plan to use the site for harvesting, then you should opt for the first type. And the second type is suitable for those for whom the garden is a place to relax and admire nature. In the following sections, we will take a closer look at each type of garden plant.
Fruit trees and shrubs
So, you decided to use all the resources of the site to get a rich and tasty harvest. Then this section is for you. Let's start with a list of the most popular garden trees:
- Apple tree. In almost every area, you can find at least a couple of such fruit trees. And in order to enjoy the fruits practically all year round, plant 3 varieties of apple trees - winter, summer and autumn.
- Pear. The juicy ripe fruits of this tree must be on your site. After all, these fruits are a storehouse of essential vitamins.
- Cherries and sweet cherries. Thanks to short term ripening and juicy fleshy berries are favorite crops in our country.
- Peaches and apricots. Especially favorite trees in southern regions our country. Incredible delicious jam, compotes and liqueurs - all this can be prepared from juicy and ripe fruits.
- Plum. Traditional culture anywhere. A berry from which you can make jam or prepare it for the winter in the form of dried fruits.
Fruit shrubs are just as necessary on the site as trees. Be sure to include red, black and white currants. After all, you can use not only their berries, but also fragrant leaves rich in vitamin C. Gooseberries, raspberries and barberries are also popular among gardeners in almost any region. Slightly less often you can meet shrubs of irgi, dogwood and honeysuckle.
The combination of fruit plants with each other
To planting a garden fruit crops should be treated with special responsibility. After all, it is important not only to choose the variety of certain trees, as well as shrubs, but also to take into account their comfortable placement on the site. Very often, inexperienced gardeners, wanting to plant a large number of crops, do not care at all about their combination with each other. But not only the quantity and quality of the harvested crop, but also the health of garden trees in general, directly depends on the rational planting of garden trees.
A special note can be made about the walnut tree. If the climate in your region allows you to grow this plant, then be prepared for the fact that it is necessary to allocate enough large plot... Due to the high content of tannins in its leaves, the soil around 18-20 m becomes unsuitable for growing any other trees and shrubs.
Not best neighbors there will be apricots with cherries, as well as peaches with cherries. Despite the similarity of crops to each other, such trees should not be planted close to each other. Also, cherries do not tolerate the proximity of pears and apples.
Raspberry bushes should be planted away from apple and pear trees. Hawthorn bushes do not tolerate being close to cherries.
The pear is quite capricious. In addition to cherry, it also does not coexist with cherry plum, barberry bush and raspberry.
Caring for fruit trees and shrubs
Like any fruiting crop, trees and shrubs require timely and proper care. Pruning of garden trees plays one of their most important roles. It is thanks to her that it is possible not only to maintain proper appearance plants, but also to extend its fruiting period. By carefully removing unnecessary branches, you can achieve the appearance of gaps that will allow the sun's rays to cover large quantity fruiting shoots. This means that you have an increased chance of getting a rich and healthy harvest.
Removing old plants
Sometimes, when purchasing a plot, you can find old, dry trees and stumps on it. In this case, it is necessary to make complete release plot by cutting down garden trees and uprooting stumps. Today there are many organizations that can facilitate your work. But if you want, you yourself can clean your site.
How to do it? There are no special requirements for cleaning the site from unusable plants. It is necessary to cut down the old tree as low as possible - this will make it easier to remove the stump. And this is simply necessary. It is imperative to remove stumps, as they are an excellent breeding ground for fungal diseases and pests.
Diseases of garden trees
Fruit trees are quite susceptible to various diseases... In this section, we will show you how to recognize these diseases and give tips on how to deal with them.
- Rust. It manifests itself as numerous spots of brownish or brown color on the leaves and contributes to their early abscission. You can fight this disease by immediately removing the infected areas.
- Cystosporosis. With this disease, small wounds form on the tree, from which gum-like resin oozes. This is dangerous because in such places other diseases develop very quickly. Therefore, it is necessary to promptly remove the affected branches and cover the damage with garden pitch.
- Scab. Common fungal disease, affecting both young shoots and ripe fruits. You can recognize this disease by the greenish-brown spots that appear on the leaves and fruits. Dealing with scab is quite simple: carefully dig up the ground around a tree or bush, and also burn the foliage in the fall.
- Powdery mildew. Characterized by white mealy bloom on shoots, leaves and fruits. There are other signs as well. With the progression of the disease, the growth of shoots stops, and the leaves dry and fall off. To combat powdery mildew, spray with boiling water or soda ash solution.
- Anthracnose. Most often, the disease manifests itself when high humidity and looks like brownish sores on stems and leaves. As the disease progresses, the leaves of garden trees curl and fall off. The main method of combating the disease is the timely detection and immediate destruction of infected plant parts.
Ornamental trees and shrubs
To create a harmonious look for the territory of your garden, it is best to seek help from a specialist in this matter - a landscape designer. It is he who will tell you the optimal combination of certain trees and shrubs that is suitable for your site. In general, planting ornamental plants is reduced to accentuating the relief of the territory and creating compositions that emphasize all the advantages of the garden.
Features of planting ornamental plants
The basic principle landscape design is landing on the principle of tiered. This means that you should not mix trees and shrubs in any order, but you need to plant them according to the height of the plants: from low to high or vice versa. Light and shade-loving plants must be taken into account. Also, when creating a composition, it is necessary to pay attention to the seasonality of trees and shrubs. That is, each compositional group must perform decorative functions throughout the season.
Popular ornamental trees and shrubs for the garden
Every year the range of these plants is growing incredibly quickly. We present a list of the most popular and least whimsical trees and shrubs to care for, with which you can decorate your garden plot.
Conclusion
Today we introduced you to the most popular fruit and ornamental garden trees and shrubs, and also told you how to combine them correctly. We shared information about planting and caring for seedlings, as well as the features of removing old and unusable plants.
Planting a new garden is an extremely demanding business. There are many factors to consider here, ranging from preferred varieties fruit trees and ending with a comfortable placement on the site. Some garden trees and shrubs create bad company for each other, so this should also be taken into account when choosing suitable options... Basic recommendations and advice from experienced gardeners are given in our article.
Planning a plot for planting fruit trees and berry bushes in the garden
The first thing you need to pay attention to is the available area for the formation of the garden. Each tree and berry shrub needs a certain free space. If the cultivation of vegetables and other crops is also planned on the site, it is advisable to first delimit the location of future beds or greenhouses.
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Trees are best planted after shrubs, for which a falling shadow will not pose a lot of problems. The minimum distance between trees is 4.5 - 5 meters. For shrubs, this value will be in the region of 1.5 - 2 meters. It is also necessary to stand at least 3-4 meters from nearby buildings and structures so that the root system does not damage the foundation.
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This also applies to building fire codes. Shrubs can be located one and a half meters from buildings. This also applies to other fixed structures: swimming pools, verandas and garden compositions.
Separate criteria for columnar plants that require much less space... Planting such varieties will not allow you to get record harvests, but in a confined space will be the best solution.
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It is advisable to protect the place of the future garden from strong wind, fertilize the soil and make sure there are no closely spaced groundwater that will make it difficult to grow.
For a landscape arrangement, the most natural arrangement of crops is more suitable, while it is also necessary to pay due attention to ornamental plants and structures. If the site is small, but you want to arrange as many suitable crops as possible, it is better to give preference to a strict geometric planting plan. This way you can plant more diverse crops, but here general form will meet a practical, not a decorative purpose.
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Illumination
Particular attention should be paid to the location of plantings according to the degree of illumination of the territory. Some trees and shrubs require a lot of sunlight, but for others, partial shade will be more comfortable.
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Photophilous garden trees and shrubs:
- Pear.
- Apricot.
- Peach.
- Cherries.
- Plum.
- Rowan.
- Sea buckthorn.
- Quince.
The rest of the shrubs and trees can grow with more or less equal success in the shade and in the sun.
Most shrubs thrive even with some shade, so you can alternate them with taller trees. An excellent option will be disembarking along the fence or along the perimeter of the building. In any case, it is necessary to maintain a comfortable distance between the plants.
Among shade-tolerant crops note the following types:
- Apple tree.
- Barberry.
- Kalina.
- Dogwood.
- Hazel.
- Black elderberry.
- Raspberries.
- Blackberry.
- Honeysuckle.
- Gooseberry.
- Currant.
- Rose hip.
You should also not experiment with thermophilic crops (for example,) in conditions middle lane or Siberia. The harvest on such plants simply does not have time to ripen and therefore such cultivation will not bring a positive result. In cooler climates, you must choose early varieties(), as well as specially adapted local varieties.
What plants and garden shrubs can be planted nearby
Plant compatibility is an important factor on which possible breeding failures depend. There is a kind of classification according to which some types of trees cannot get along in close proximity to each other. The most unwanted neighbor turned out to be Walnut, which is not suitable for companions to any tree or shrub.
Its dense crown blocks the sunlight, and its powerful root system prevents it from obtaining the necessary substances. In addition, the leaves contain a large number of tannins, therefore, make the soil around it unsuitable for growing other plants. But if the neighborhood is inevitable, then before you know, you need to understand that minimum distance from it for other plantings - 18 meters, so you should think twice before planting it on your site. Several similar examples are given below.
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What crops are undesirable to plant next to:
- Apricot does not get along well with cherries, peaches and cherries.
- You cannot plant pear, apple and sweet cherry next to cherry plum.
- Cherry does not like close proximity to pear and apricot,
- If you decide to plant a hawthorn, don't place it next to a cherry.
- Pear reacts very capriciously to cherry plum, barberry, cherry, raspberry, plum and sweet cherry.
- The peach tree should not be planned near cherry, pear, apple and sweet cherry.
- Plum also does not like the neighborhood with cherries, pears and sweet cherries.
- The apple tree does not react too well to the close location of apricots, barberries, cherries, etc.
- Raspberries, in turn, also cannot stand the pear and apple trees nearby.
At the same time, to ensure a comfortable growth of garden crops nearby, you can use another classification, which determines the maximum suitable friend up to the other plants.
What crops can be grown side by side:
- Cherries willingly grow next to the apple tree.
- Barberry and plum are great neighbors.
- A pear and an apple tree get along well together.
- The plum will also be "delighted" by the close proximity to the apple tree.
- The following crops will have an ideal union with an apple tree: quince, pear, plum and most coniferous varieties.
In addition, two trees of the same type different varieties go well with each other, which is why mono gardens are so popular. For sea buckthorn, it is advisable to plant several pollinating plants at once, as for some other crops: currants, raspberries and dogwood.
Video
This video will tell you about the rules for planning a garden plot.
You don't have to call a landscape designer to create the perfect garden. Observing simple rules for the comfortable location of garden crops, and focusing on the preferences of plants in terms of illumination, you can easily plan the site yourself. For clarity, it is advisable to use a paper seating plan, on which you must first mark all buildings and general nuances of the area. Simple techniques and basic information about the possible location of popular cultures are given in our article. List the best varieties repaired raspberries are presented.