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Aronia ×prunifolia ‘Viking’
Purple Chokeberry 'Viking'A fruit shrub of decorative leaves which turn spectacular red in autumn. The fruit of the cultivar is quite large, round, dark navy blue, gathered in clusters. Ideally suited for house gardens as well as for plantations. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE: Berries round, dark navy blue, large – 1.3-1.5 cm across, glossy, tasty, sour-sweet with a subtle bitter aftertaste, juicy...
Most probably originates from Russia.
Chaenomeles japonica ‘Cido’
Japanese Quince 'Cido'A smallish shrub of decorative flowers and fragrant, bountiful fruit. The cultivar is recommended for all types of house gardens. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE: Leaves small, dark green, glossy, serrated. Flowers 3-4 cm across, decorative, orange-red, melliferous, precede the leaves in IV-V. Fruit edible, nutritious, aromatic, hard, apple-shaped; turn yellow when ripe; ripening in IX–X. They should be picked before the first frost. HOW IT GROWS: A low shrub with spread...
Chaenomeles japonica ‘Sargentii’
Japanese Quince 'Sargentii'A smallish shrub of decorative flowers and fragrant fruit. The cultivar is recommended for all types of house gardens. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE: Leaves smallish, dark green, glossy, serrated. Flowers 3-4 cm across, decorative, orange, melliferous, precede the leaves in IV–V. Fruit edible and nutritious, fragrant, hard, apple-shaped, yellow when ripe; ripening in IX–X. They should be picked before the first frost. HOW IT GROWS: A low shrub with widely spread, thin...
Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Kinshiden’
Chinese Flowering Quince 'Kinshiden'Shrub of decorative, creamy, double flowers and fragrant fruit. The cultivar is recommended for all types of house gardens. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE: Leaves oblong, serrated, 5-10 cm long. Flowers 3-4 cm across, highly decorative, cream-coloured, double, melliferous appear IV–V. Fruit edible and nutritious, fragrant, pear-shaped, green; ripening in IX–X. They should be picked before the first frosts. HOW IT GROWS: A medium-sized thorny shrub of upright shoots. Rea...
Chaenomeles ×superba ‘Crimson and Gold’
Japanese Quince 'Crimson and Gold'A smallish shrub of highly ornamental flowers and fragrant fruit. The cultivar is recommended for all types of house gardens. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE: Leaves smallish, dark green, glossy, serrated. The plant’s top attraction are flowers, single, red with yellow stamens. Melliferous, 4 cm across, they appear in IV–V. Fruit edible, nutritious, hard, apple-shaped (4-7 cm across), yellow when ripe; ripening in IX–X. They should be picked before the first frosts. HOW ...
Cornus mas ‘Elegantnyj’
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood 'Elegantnyj'opis wkrótce...
Cornus mas ‘Jantarnyj’
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood 'Jantarnyj'opis wkrótce...
Cornus mas ‘Jolico’
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood 'Jolico'Resistant, ornamental tall shrub yielding nutritious fruit. The cultivar is recommended for all types of house gardens. WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE: Leaves ovate, 4-10 cm long, pointy, green and turning brown-red in autumn. Flowers small, yellow, gathered in round umbels, melliferous; they precede the leaves in III. Fruit edible and nutritious; sweet-sour tasting, red; ripening gradually in VIII and IX. Plants yield more fruit when at least two different cultivars are p...
Cornus mas ‘Nikołka’
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood 'Nikołka'opis wkrótce...
Cornus mas ‘Radost’
Cornelian Cherry Dogwood 'Radost'opis wkrótce...