In the standard orchards of Alden Biesen, which you get a taste of here, five hundred (500!) varieties of various types of fruit are grown. Alden Biesen's first standard orchards were established approximately in the sixteenth century. The domain and its surroundings are of course also very popular in the spring with the blossoms of all those apples, pears, plums, apricots and other cherries.

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Dominiek Van Dooren

May 14, 2025

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Today, both high-stem orchards of Alden Biesen are part of a fructuarium, a collection of old fruit varieties of cherries, apples, pears and plums with the aim of preserving this …

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Koppen

April 11, 2024

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For many centuries, people in South Limburg have been planting fruit trees around their house: apples, pears, plums, cherries and nuts. There was a hawthorn hedge around the fruit meadow and cows grazed under the trees.

Due to the rise of low-stem fruit cultivation, many standard fruit trees were cut down after the Second World War. Others fell into disuse. This resulted in the loss of an important landscape and ecological function. After all, standard fruit trees are particularly valuable for biodiversity.

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Sunday 15 March

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