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- What types of shrubs are there?
- Various types of shrubs:
- Frequently occurring poisonous shrubs
- Flowering ornamental shrubs
- Shrubs as useful plants
- Tips
Hazelnut shrubs not only look attractive, they also have delicious nuts
What types of shrubs are there?
By definition, a shrub is a plant with a basal growth habit, which means that a shrub does not have a single stem, but several woody shoots sprouting from near-ground buds. Shrubs are persistent (perennial) and very diverse.
There are shrubs of different sizes and growth habit, evergreen and deciduous, flowering and non-flowering specimens. Some of them can grow both as a tree and as a shrub, such as the gray alder or the hazelnut. In the garden shrubs are important breeding grounds and food source for many garden birds.
Various types of shrubs:
Frequently occurring poisonous shrubs
Some shrubs carry inedible fruits or are even poisonous in all parts. If these look particularly appealing, they do not belong in a garden where little children play (unattended). The poisonous shrubs include, for example, the gold and the blue rain, but also the yew and the boxwood. Many poisonous shrubs are good nutrients for birds and insects.
Flowering ornamental shrubs
Flowering ornamental shrubs are abundant, they can be classified by the flowering in subgroups (spring, summer, autumn and winter flowering shrubs), but also due to the flower color or stature height (ground cover, dwarf, small and large shrubs).
If you are looking for your favorite flower color at a certain flowering time, then you will surely find it. With flowering ornamental shrubs can be a garden throughout the year in a sea of ​​flowers transform.
Shrubs as useful plants
Shrubs also have a permanent place in a kitchen garden. Fruit or berry bushes are often planted in the bed, hazelnut shrubs, however, also like individually or as a hedge on the property line. Even exotic fruit shrubs can be planted in the garden, at least in mild areas without severe winters. In a harsh area, planting in the tub is more likely, provided the shrub tolerates this.
Tips
Pase bushes can be found for every garden. They have a large selection of useful and ornamental shrubs in almost every desired size and flower color.