Redloves - our red-fleshed apples with fascinating qualities! Redloves® are fruits that resemble an apple. The difference to normal apples is that they have a distinctive feature: they are red; they have red skin and red flesh. Even the foliage of the trees is visibly reddish due to the red pigment. The red anthocyanins protect the tree from harmful influences and these substances also have protective properties for us humans which help agai...
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"I pruned!" Or: How and when to prune...
I have received several replies about my commandment "You shall not prune!" For example this letter: "I pruned and have started to cut my plums and damsons this morning. Do I have to stop until next spring? Or can I at least still cut out the suckers? Even my cherry tree is out of...
THE 10 COMMANDMENTS FOR A HAPPY AND...
1. You shall not prune roses ! The early cutting of roses in the autumn months is really a crime against this wonderful plant: one removes reserve substances which the rose could still need. And one prevents the last leaves from continuing to assimilate and create more...
20% DISCOUNT ON FAST-FRUITING BERRIES PLANTS
I’ll admit it: my favourite season is spring. No you do not misunderstand me. In the spring, I am more attracted to the garden, especially when it comes to getting things done. Why is it that in the spring, with the longer days, one has more energy than in autumn? Autumn is the time for...
Would You Like a Bit of Caviar?
A few weeks ago I cut off a still immature lime from a finger lime tree and tried it. Finger limes are still so rare here in Central Europe and on the internet I have so often read about the exciting fruit content of these really very unusual, cucumber-shaped citrus fruits that...
LUBERA PRODUCES CITRUS PLANTS!
You are, I hope, accustomed to some madness at Lubera. But this news needs a little bit of time to get used to: we are starting to produce citrus trees at Lubera and have therefore become the probably most northern citrus tree nursery in the world! How did we come to this decision?...
Blurring the edible/ornamental divide with...
‘Growing your own’ has been an enduring trend in British gardening over the last few years. Whether it’s because of an interest in healthy food, a desire to protect and reconnect with the environment, or simply a need to reduce the food bills, more and more people are dabbling...
Fruitful gardening
This is our common goal: That we can enjoy the fruits of gardening. Even if we sometimes come too late...
Bred and made in Switzerland
We breed and produce our plants in the Rhine valley, in Switzerland, in the middle of the Swiss Alps. That goes without saying that our plants are very resistant.
Markus Kobelt - founder and breeder of Lubera
This is how the well-known Swiss photographer Stöh Grünig photographed Markus Kobelt, the founder of Lubera. Markus is almost all covered up by his apple tree seedlings... Markus' passion is breeding new, better and more resistant fruit and berry plants. In the last 10 years, Lubera has bred and introduced more than 80 new varieties to the market. And there's no end in sight.
Lubera is different
Apples bloom white, Lubera Redloves® bloom red and pink. We see the beauty of the fruit plants and in our new selections we bring usefulness and ornamental aspects even closer together. Join us to explore exciting new garden plants: Lubera® Redloves®, Lubera® Direttissima®, Lubera® Fourberries, Lubera® Pointilla®, Lubera® Malini®, Lubera® Maloni®…
2000+ plants – for you
At Lubera it's not just about the fruit and berry garden, it's about the entire garden, and more precisely, about the mixed garden. We love the mix like in this garden example: Clematis, roses, perennials, kiwis, evergreens, conifers and a Prunus ‘Kanzan’ hiding on the far right. And we have all the plants that you need for your own mix!