Create an edible hedge

What if we combined business with pleasure by creating an edible hedge? Autumn is the ideal time to plant your small fruit shrubs. Being in a dormant period, they will have time to develop their root system during the winter before resuming their vegetation the following spring. More vigorous, they will only have to give their fruit. It is of course possible to plant small fruits in spring as well. Below is an overview of our varieties that you can plant in a fruit hedge. Be careful to respect the planting distances between each species and to water well the first year.> The pretty alder-leaved serviceberry (AMELANCHIER alnifolia) Once planted, it flowers quickly and produces fairly dense clusters of purple-black berries the size of a blackcurrant in July. Sweet and fragrant, the fruits are eaten fresh or made into jam. Very rich in pectin, they give a cold jelly as soon as they are crushed. Hardiness: strong (resistant to -18°C) Watering: +++ Exposure: sunny> The compact strawberry tree with white flowers (ARBUTUS unedo Compact with white flowers) Very beautiful, hardy shrub whose leaves turn red, orange, and yellow in the fall. The plant simultaneously bears white flowers and ripe fruits. Hardiness: strong (resistant to -18°C) Watering: ++ Exposure: sunny> The original pheasant tree (LEYCESTERIA formosa) Bushy shrub native to the Himalayas and western China. Very beautiful green foliage with bluish highlights. A flowering in purple involucres. The fruits taste like well-cooked caramel. Hardiness: strong (resistant to -18°C) Watering: +++ Exposure: sunny> Sea buckthorn rich in antioxidants (HIPPOPHAE rhamnoides) A ​​thorny shrub that produces orange fruits in the fall, called sea buckthorn. This fruit, excellent for health, has a high concentration of vitamin A (which gives it this orange color) and vitamin C (which is an antioxidant). It is widely used for making juice. Sea buckthorns are pioneer plants and nitrogen fixers in the air. Hardiness: strong (resistant to -18°C) Watering: ++ Exposure: sunny> Red chokeberry (ARONIA arbutifolia) A shrub of medium vigor with fragrant white flowers on the upper third of the branches. It produces long-lasting red fruit from September to November, appreciated by birds and eaten in jams, preserves, dried fruits, compotes, juices, sorbets, pastries. Hardiness: strong (resistant to -18°C) Watering: +++ Exposure: sunny> The delicious Mayberry / Edible Honeysuckle (LONICERA caerulea Edulis)Shrubby honeysuckle similar to Lonicera Kamtchatica but with larger, blueish fruits that also make excellent jams. Ripeness is near Angers, late May, early June. Hardiness: very strong (resistant to -25°C) Watering: +++ Exposure: sunny> Tangy fruits: blackcurrant, gooseberry, Japanese goumi> The sumptuous Feijoa or Brazilian guava (FEIJOA sellowiana)Plant with evergreen foliage and a silvery-grey downy underside. Produces beautiful flowers with numerous bright red stamens surrounded by very sweet edible fleshy petals. Feijoa produces fleshy green fruits that fall naturally when ripe, with a pleasant taste and texture. The fruits are rich in vitamin B and C. The plant needs an individual of another variety to produce fruit. Water well for the first 2 years. Hardiness: average (resistant to -10°C) Watering: +++ Exposure: sunny> The productive raspberry bushes, blackberry bushes, Hardiness: Strong (resistant to -18°C) Watering: +++ Exposure: sunny or semi-shaded> The delicate elderberries (SAMBUCUS nigra) Hardiness: Strong (resistant to -18°C) Watering: +++ Exposure: sunny Discover all our small fruits here