Observations on the Admirable Seasons for Beautiful Fruits

Abstract

The table presented here involves 58 shrubs and trees, which may give a convenient source for gardeners who want to know seasons and durations of fruits and berries of ordinary garden shrubs and trees being beautiful.
We completed this study in the early spring of 1962 after a two-year-study with close observations and photographing in the parks, gardens, firms and other facilities around Tokyo.
The plants listed are species of Japanese and Occidental origin, frequently seen in our gardens and with their fruits and berries having considerable effects of colors and shapes in designing landscapes.
The results obtained in our observation were as follows:
1. Length of beautiful period of fruits.
Remarkably short. cabout 20 days 4 species out of 57
Relatively long. more than 3 months 12 species
Long enough for more than 5 months 6 species
Others 36 species
2. Their admirable seasons for each shrub and tree.
Colored before June 7 species
Admirable during the summer months (July and August) 5 species
Colorful after December 4 species
Rest of them are tinted from the early fall 42 species
3. Classification of fruit's colors.
Red and crimson 62%
Yellow (including orange) 19%
Bluish purple and other dark tones 5-7%