Fruit-growing & small fruits

L'asimina triloba is a remarkable fruit tree that is little known to the general public, yet it deserves it. The asimina is a beautiful tree with tender green deciduous foliage and a fruit with an exotic taste. In spite of its appearance of exotic tree, it is very resistant to the cold and grows without any problems in our regions.

Very prolific blue honeysuckle, Lonicera kamtschatica Kiev will be very appreciated for its tasty fruits. This little shrub with a deciduous foliage becomes covered of pale yellow flowers at the beginning of spring, then of edible little blue fruits. It should be planted in the sun in pot, in planting bed or in informal hedges. Native from Siberia, it is very hardy and it tolerates frosts and cold winters.

Self-fertile and quite early blackcurrant, Ribes nigrum Geant de Boskoop settles in shady areas of gardens, in pot or in open ground. Mild or temperate climates suit for this hardy and resistant fruit tree. Its foliage is aromatic and its spring flowering is discreet. At the beginning of summer, this variety is covered of big black fruits with a tangy taste.

One of the best known and oldest remontant Rubus varieties. The RUBUS idaeus Heritage ® produces beautiful, firm and very tasty fruit. A very productive variety, the fruit is harvested from July to October. A vigorous plant that can grow up to 1.5m high and as wide.

Raspberry quite resistant to diseases, Rubus idaeus Marastar ® will produce tasty fruits in pot or in planting bed. It can be cultivated in temperate areas thanks to its good hardiness. Its toothed green leaves are deciduous and its white flowering happens at the en of spring. The beginning of summer brings big bright pink fruits, very sweet.