A Fruit Tree as an Identification Element of Ornamental Gardens Shaping in Croatia- Istria Ornamental Gardens Case

• Main Authors: Alka TURALIJA, Anica PERKOVIC, Jasenka VIZENTANER, Jasna AVDIC, Vladimir JUKIC, Drazen HORVAT
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: AcademicPres 2017-05-01
• Series: Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca: Horticulture
• Subjects: fruit trees, history, architecture, garden
• Online Access: http://journals.usamvcluj.ro/index.php/horticulture/article/view/12369

A fruit tree has always been a determinant of an ornamental garden shaping in Croatia. From the 13th century onward an organized planting of fruit trees has been recorded. A total of 100 gardens in Istria have been analyzed , 50 of which were examined in the Istria interior, and 50 in the coastal area. Due to the shape and architectural style, 8 different types of gardens were determined and classified, by the location,  into three climatic-relief areas A, B and C. There were 7 types of ornamental gardens with a  fruit tree as a primary determinant of the garden, except one without it. Out of the 23 recorded fruit species, cherry, figs, grapes and olives have been mostly common  in the Istria interior whereas olives, Nespoli, figs and grapes have been known in the Istria coast.