The almond tree is indigenous to the eastern Mediterranean. For a good harvest, hot dry summers and cool to cold winter are needs. The almond tree is closely related to peach and can be crossed with it. The result was also the cultivar "Perle der Weinstrasse". The name refers to the frequent cultivation of this variety in Rhineland-Palatinate.

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The red currant bears greenish white, small flowers in sprind. The name of the plant comes from the fact that the fruits are mature on the St. John's day(June 24. The cultivar "Werdavia" is a white variety with cream-colored, medium-sized berries. The white varieties of red currants are grown again reinforced.

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The sweet cherry belongs to the genus Prunus which also includes the plum, peach, almond belong to the apricot and plum. The sweet cherry has rather large white flowers. The black and red fruits taste sweet and slightly bitter. The fruits of the variety "Hedelfinger" are very big and dark.

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The origin of the sour cherry could not be determined exactly, it probably comes from Southwest Asia. The flowers are similar to those of sweet cherry. The sour cherry is self-fruiting, unlike the sweet cherry. Therefore, isolated trees can bear fruits.

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The pear tree bears pink, white, single flowers. For fruit set cool temperatures are necessary. Because pears bloom in comparison to other fruit trees quite early, earlier than apple, pears are more susceptible to late frosts. In contrast to apple, the blossom of pear is always white, regardless of the shell of the developing fruit.

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The apple is from the temperate northern regions. The current varieties of apples have arisen from crossing and are grouped under the name of Malus x domestica. The flowers are in clusters and they are white, dark pink or dark reddish-purple, usually white to pale pink, however.
Apples are not comletely self-fertile, so a different applen variety has to be grown in the area. The fruits develop not from the ovary but from the floral axis, therefore apple is a false fruit.
The variety 'Yellow transparent' can be already harvested in August.

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The apple is from the temperate northern regions. The current varieties of apples have arisen from crossing and are grouped under the name of Malus x domestica. The flowers are in clusters and they are white, dark pink or dark reddish-purple, usually white to pale pink, however.
Apples are not comletely self-fertile, so a different applen variety has to be grown in the area. The fruits develop not from the ovary but from the floral axis, therefore apple is a false fruit.
The variety 'Golden Delicious' can be usually harvested in September.

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The chestnut comes from the Mediterranean area and Middle East. In spring and in early summer, male, pale-yellow catkins develop. The female flowers are inconspicuous. The fruits (chestnuts) ripen in October.

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The genus Hamamelis is from East Asia and North America. Under the hybrid Hamamelis x intermedia the cultivars Hamamelis japonica and Hamamelis mollis are summarized. Hamamelis x intermedia blooms in winter yellow to dark orange.

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The 19 occurring snowdrop species are native to Europe and western Asia. Usually, the rich blossoms appear in late winter, so that the snowdrop is the first harbinger of spring.

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Forsythia suspensa, also called 'suspending Forsythia' comes from China, but is also cultivated in Japan for centuries. It belongs to the olive tree crops. The golden yellow flowers appear from early to mid spring.

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The lilac originated in Europe and Northeast Asia, and includes about 20 species. This plant also belongs to the olive family. The strongly fragrant flowers appear in May and June.
The Chinese lilac is not from China but, but arose from several crosses that were bred in 1770 in Rouen (France). The fragrance of flowers is less intense than the common lilacs (Syringa vulgaris).

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The philadelphus, also called mock-orange, is found in the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Most of the 60 species of this genus come from North America and East Asia. At the end of spring and early summer white to cream-colored, heavily scented flowers appear, that are sitting on grape-like inflorescence.

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Heather is a evergreen dwarf-shrub and grows in the colder areas of the UK and in northern, but also in Central Europe. The flowers appear in late summer and early autum. The color of the flowers depends on the variety(about 400)and can vary from white to pink and from red to purple.
The medium-sized variety "Allegro" flowers purple.

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Heather is a evergreen dwarf-shrub and grows in the colder areas of the UK and in northern, but also in Central Europe. The flowers appear in late summer and early autum. The color of the flowers depends on the variety(about 400)and can vary from white to pink and from red to purple.
The medium-sized variety "Long White" flowers white.

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Unlike Hamamelis x intermedia, Hamamelis virginiana flowers in the autumn. The yellow flowers are comparatively small and twisted curly-like.

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