Shrubs are appreciated for the beauty of their foliage or the abundance of their flowers, but we sometimes forget that some have very ornamental fruits. Let's take a look at these shrubs with decorative fruits...
1. The snowberry
The snowberry is a very vigorous, hardy and robust shrub that accepts most soils and even appreciates limestone. In full sun or half-shade, the snowberry is precious for its round pearly white or pink pearl-like berries that will adorn the garden throughout the bad season.
2. Japanese dogwood
Japanese dogwood (Cornus Kousa) has a graphic flared habit and blooms spectacularly beginning in June. From fall to winter, pink lychee-shaped fruits adorn this exceptional shrub. Plant it in partial shade or full sun in humus-rich neutral or acidic soil.
3. The blue bean tree
The blue bean tree, Decaisnea fargesii is a deciduous shrub that can reach 6 m in all directions. Clusters of greenish flowers are followed by slate-colored bean-like fruits from September to December. Hardy and easy to grow, it adapts to all types of soil and grows well in partial shade.
4. The clergy tree
The clergy tree (Clerodendrum trichotomum) is a shrub not often planted in gardens, yet it has many qualities. Its white, starry and fragrant flowers appear at the end of summer and are followed by very decorative, dark blue berries, surrounded by an open fuchsia pink capsule that serves as a case for them. Rustic, it appreciates a rich and drained soil remaining fresh and a sunny exposure.
5. The Pheasant Tree
The Pheasant Tree (Leycesteria formosa) blooms from June to September in very ornamental red drooping clusters. The purplish red fruits, very appreciated by the birds, will follow them during the bad season. Very hardy (-20°C), it doesn't suffer from any parasite or disease attack and grows as well in half-shade as in full sun in all types of soils remaining cool.
6. The elder
The elder is a shrub that grows by itself and without maintenance in most soils and under all exposures. Very hardy and vigorous, it produces umbels of white flowers in summer, followed by round, black berries that birds love.
7. The shrubby fusain
The shrubby fusain (Euonymus phellomanus) spreads over 4 m in all directions and is suitable for most gardens, except in the South of the country because it does not tolerate heat and drought. This bushy shrub blooms in September and then covers itself with amazing red fruits topped with pink arils. It appreciates cool and rich soils and a half-shady exposure.
8. The candy shrub
The candy shrub (Calicarpa bodinieri) is a small bushy shrub which appreciates half-shade and cool grounds. Very ornamental, it is covered with lilac-pink flowers from June to October and then with round berries of a beautiful purple.
9. The mahonia
The mahonia is precious for its winter flowering in golden clusters, followed by bluish pruney fruits very appreciated by birds. Hardy and easy to grow, this beautiful shrub has evergreen foliage. It is content with most soils and exposures.
10. The arbutus
The arbutus appreciates all types of well-drained soils and full sun. In these conditions, this shrub with an erect habit and decorative bark can reach 4 m in height. The orange, spherical and warty fruits adorn the garden during the bad season, they are edible.
