Description
These plants make a perfect start for a food forest in a small garden!
Here's what you need to know about this Food Forest package. The fruit trees are supplied in this package as root stock, the fruit plants come in pots. The following fruit trees and fruit plants are included in this Mix:
1x Columnar Apple Tree: This is a type of apple tree that has been specially selected to remain small in size and is suitable for a small garden. It has vertical branches so it takes up little space.
1x Columnar Cherry Tree: This is a type of cherry tree that is also specially selected to remain small in size. Like the columnar apple tree, it has vertical branches, which can grow in a limited space and produce cherries.
2x Raspberry (two colors) are ground covers and producers of raspberries, which are offered in different colors depending on the variety.
2x Gooseberry (two colors): Gooseberries are another popular berry plant that is also both tasty and healthy. Here too, two different colors are offered.
2x Currant (two colors): Currants are a small, sour berry that is delicious in desserts and drinks. As with the other berries, two different colors are offered here.
4x Strawberry: Strawberries are a popular fruit that are often used in desserts and as a snack. This food forest description includes two strawberry plants, so you can fully enjoy this delicious fruit.
Additional plant information:
A food forest is a garden that is specifically designed to produce food crops. This garden is planted with a mix of fruit trees, shrubs, and other food-producing plants that work together to create a healthy, productive, and self-sustaining environment.
1x The Malus domestica 'Flamenco' is a columnar apple with high production and delicious sweet apples, this variety is disease resistant and very winter hardy, and has a slower growth habit which ensures a higher production. Depending on the planting depth, the 'Flamenco' can grow to 2.5m tall. The Flamenco fruit tree produces red green apples and is already 5 years old, so there is a very high chance of fruit already this year. The beautiful and many blossoms are reason enough to want these fruit trees in your garden.
1x The Prunus avium 'Boas' ® is a real columnar cherry, new on the market and ideal for the garden and vegetable garden but also for the terrace, balcony or smaller garden. This product is almost nowhere to be found and therefore something exclusive from schramas.com. The 'Boas'® is a producer of ripe, fresh sweet and sour cherries that can be harvested after February. The leaves are bright green and have a beautiful red autumn colour. The tree blooms in early spring with beautiful, white blossoms, which develop into delicious cherries. With the Prunus avium 'Boas'® column cherry you get a fruit tree that fits perfectly in your garden, without having to compromise on quality and production. It is an excellent choice for those who are looking for a cherry that combines the appearance and productivity of a traditional tree with the advantages of a columnar plant.
1x De Rubus idaeus 'Glen Ample', also called Summer Raspberry, is a raspberry with a high fruit yield and tasty, light red fruits. This red raspberry blooms in the period from May to June with white flowers and green leaves, and provides a yield of tasty fruits in July. These fruits are ideal for making jam or jelly, or just to eat fresh.
1x The Rubus idaeus 'Fallgold', the yellow raspberry! By combining this raspberry with a regular summer raspberry, you can enjoy raspberries until late autumn. This unique raspberry has slightly smaller fruits than some red varieties, but is firm in structure and therefore very suitable for freezing and using as vitamin bombs in the winter. This autumn raspberry is sweeter in taste than most other red raspberries.
1x Ribes nigrum 'Titania' blackcurrant. This blackcurrant is a very productive berry species. Ribes nigrum 'Titania' is mainly known for cassis that is made from this berry. This variety produces large numbers of juicy berries in large bunches when young. It is very winter hardy and resistant to late frost. This plant attracts bees and butterflies during flowering. Another name for the ribes nigrum 'Titania' is also blackcurrant.
1x Ribes rubrum 'Rovada' red currant. 'Rovada' is one of the best currant varieties at the moment. Rovada ripens late (end of July/beginning of August) and produces long bunches of shiny red berries. This shrub produces on both 1- and 2-year-old wood. We recommend that you protect the plants from birds by the time the berries are ripe.
1x The Ribes uva-crispa 'Hinnonmaki Grün' or the Green Crossberrys is a deciduous shrub that flowers in April/May with greenish-white, inconspicuous flowers that develop into juicy, green gooseberries. These gooseberries can be picked in July/August for making jelly, jam or juice, so you can enjoy your own harvest right into late summer. The Ribes uva-crispa 'Hinnonmaki Grün' likes a warm, sunny and sheltered spot in a slightly acidic or neutral, moist soil.
1x De Ribes uva-crispa 'Hinnonmaki Rod' or Red Gooseberry is just like the green gooseberry a deciduous garden plant that forms green-white, inconspicuous flowers in hanging bunches in April/May. The flowers develop into juicy, red gooseberries that can be harvested in July/August. The plant prefers a warm, sunny and sheltered place with a neutral or slightly acidic soil that retains moisture. The more sun, the better the harvest.
4x The Fragaria x Ananassa 'Florence' is a late ripening strawberry variety that is suitable for a later picking period. The strawberry plant produces large, dark red strawberries with a very good taste. Strawberry 'Florence' is ideal for a late harvest and produces delicious sweet strawberries from the end of June to the end of July. The plant is reasonably resistant to mildew and fungal leaf diseases.
Important to know:
- This food forest can be established on all types of soil.
- This food forest is suitable to tolerate half-sun and full sun. Additional watering will be needed during drought.
- The plants in this package come with different heights and sizes:
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- 1x columnar apple, approx. 80/100cm, bare root
- 1x columnar cherry, approx. 70/100cm, Bare root
- 2x Raspberry, approx. 50/60cm, Barley
- 2x Currant, Approx. 50/60cm, Barley
- 2x Gooseberry, Approx. 50cm, Barley
- 4x Strawberry, Approx. 20cm, in pot p9
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