A Fruit Tree as an Identification Element of Ornamental Gardens Shaping in Croatia- Istria Ornamental Gardens Case
Journal: Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca Horticulture
Year: 2017

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, Â into three climatic-relief areas A, B and C. There were 7 types of ornamen