Many garden owners cannot imagine planting rowan or elderberry on their plot, because they know very well about their poisonous fruit.Also today it is often astonishing to learn that after cooking, harmful substances disappear, and processed fruits have great taste, and sometimes even medicinal properties. other species of fruit-bearing trees and shrubs.
In the spring we can admire their flowers. In summer, they provide cool shade under a leaf roof.In autumn, they amaze with wonderfully discolored leaves and fruits of various colors. Dark navy blue, almost black fruit has a chokeberry, and snow-white snowball.The color palette also includes lilac shades of beauty berry, orange rowan and sea buckthorn and bright red viburnum.Decorative trees or shrubs deserve a special place in the garden. Taking into account the site conditions, different species can be planted side by side.
If there is little space in the garden, let's decide on a single attractive plant, for example, in the middle of the lawn or in front of an always green hedge.Decorative apple tree is very popular and liked. A small tree has many varieties, such as 'Butterball', 'Red Sentinel', 'Professor Sprenger', 'Ola' or 'Evereste'. Apple trees bloom beautifully in the spring, and in the fall they are covered with small, colorful fruits, which sometimes stay on the twigs throughout the winter.
The attraction of the autumn garden can also be a beauty.The purple fruit densely sticking to the shoots of the bush make a great impression.Fruit bearing species should be planted in hedges on the border or inside the garden.They will be satisfied birds for sure. In the thicket of bushes they will find shelter and a nesting place, and at the end of the year, they will find nutritious fruit. Some fruits taste better when they freeze and lose some bitterness. Then we can also start harvesting blackthorn or mackerel for our own needs.
Decorative fruit under the magnifying glass
Colorful, jewel-like fruits are not only a joy to the eyes.Plants cared for properly will ensure a good harvest.But be careful - some species are poisonous!
Evergreen, but poisonous
Our gardens are often filled with green trees and shrubs.Their advantages include a nice look all year round and colorful fruits of many species, which make plants more attractive and make them less monotonous. However, let's remember that they are often inedible and even harmful to he alth. Laurel Prunus laurocerasus is planted in hedges or as a solitaire. It has oblong glossy leaves.
Blueberries eagerly eaten by birds are poisonous to us. The red fruit, as well as all other parts, of the Ilex aquifolium prickly holly also contain poisonous substances. They are often tempted by children, as are the highly poisonous yew fruit Taxus baccata. In case of poisoning, seek medical attention immediately.
Rowanberry jam
Ingredients: 1 kg of ripe rowan berries, 1.7 kg of sugar, 0.6 l of water
Wash the fruit and dip it in boiling water for 5-10 minutes. We prepare the syrup: add sugar to the water, bring to the boil. Put the fruit in portions into the boiling syrup. Cook over low heat, shake the dish from time to time and collect the foam. We finish cooking when the fruit is clear and there is no foam.Set aside from the fire for a few to several hours so that the fruit is soaked with the syrup. After such a break, we bring it back to the boil. Put the rowanberry jam into jars.
Abundant fruiting
Without flowers, there are also no ornamental fruits. Therefore, you should not rush to use the secateurs. Let us rather leave the pollinated, wilting flowers alone. If we want to use decorative apples for bouquets and reeds, apple shoots should not be cut after flowering. Trim other species, such as the snowball, in the spring before flowering.Then the bush will branch nicely and bear a lot of fruit.Many species usually bear fruit only when a suitable pollinating variety grows nearby. It is best to ask about it when buying a plant in a plant nursery.
