Are home gardens no longer desired?

Here also kitchen garden, definitely!

Shrub or tree? How was it standing? Windless? Sunny or semi-shaded?

hm according to Wiki it is a tree. So it was probably one. It stood.. hm in front of a house wall and had sun from noon until sunset. Also rather sheltered from the wind, I would say, at that spot.

Hardly any left, probably due to the many wasps that are attracted

Unfortunately, links are prohibited, but this farce from the neighboring town comes to mind.

Try googling: "Birnbaum an Vorster Grundschule bleibt stehen" First hit from RP-online or NGZ

I'm amazed that humanity is still alive.

If the wasps are disturbing, the fallen fruit must be collected. It is also better for the trees.

I cannot say that there are more wasps in my parents' garden, despite the plum tree and the huge amount of fallen fruit.

What would you do? Due to an allergy, all berries from the garden are banned in our house. Therefore, the classic snacking on berries while passing by is out of the question. Would you simply plant bush trees in the meadow or place columnar fruit trees on the terrace? I would like to offer plums, cherries, peaches, etc. as an alternative.

Depends on what your property can provide