Small Fruit Plants for Small Spaces

Tasteful fruit and red fall color, strawberries are edible and decorative with white blooms, among the simplest and most flexible fruit to grow in any place. Grow them in a hanging basket or include them into a container garden; use them as ground cover.

Strawberries

Growing three to four feet tall and exactly as broad, Baby Cakes blackberry is a tiny, thornless berry shrub. In most climes, it produces big berries twice a season on stems from past seasons. If your summers are particularly hot, grow it in full sun and offer a little afternoon shadow.

Blackberry  

With white blossoms, vibrant fruit and fall colors, blueberries are both gorgeous and nouraging. To flourish they want moist, well-draining, acidic soil. If your growth conditions match, use them as a decorative hedge in the landscape.

Blue berries  

Perfect for those constrained to a deck, balcony or tiny sunny area in the yard, Raspberry Shortcake is thornless and only grows 2 to 3 feet tall. Grow them in a 16-inch or larger container with drainage holes at least 12 inches deep or in the garden.

Raspberry   

Growing citrus in a pot becomes an interesting gardening experience with beautiful scented blossoms and delicious fruit. Usually every two to three years, start your plant in a small pot then move it into a bigger pot as needed.

Citrus

The homegrown taste of figs is appreciated even by northern gardeners. To show on the patio or balcony, grow them in an 18-inch-diameter pot. Those that plant in warm climates with at least 100 chill hours will have two harvests a season.  

Figs

There are various types of dwarf apple trees, including upright ones that hardly reach a few feet width and 8 to 12 feet height. Use them as a vertical accent on a patio or deck or to establish a private area in the garden.  

Dwarf Columnar Apples

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