The plum tree is still alive! Woo Hooo!!!! I love the plum tree in my yard. It is about 40 years old. It was probably planted when the house was built. Over the years it has provided dark purple, sweet plums for all the families living here. A few years ago a man drove by Read More…
Category: fruit trees
Cranberry-Pear Or Apple Dessert For Abundant Autumn Gardens
If you are lucky enough to be harvesting lots of pears or apples this fall, or just looking for a new dessert dish, here are two simple and tempting recipes using fresh fruit from the garden. One combines cranberries and pears, the other uses blackberries and apples. Feel free to mix and match berries depending Read More…
Flowering Plum Tree Resurrection Story of Hope for #FloralFriday
There’s a bit of a comeback story going on in my back yard. There was an ancient plum tree here when I moved in. I don’t know the name, but I know it has wonderful, sweet plums with dark purple skins and bright creamy yellow flesh. It’s probably an older variety. The plums taste best Read More…
The Gall On Some Plants, My Orange Tree Specifically
I have a nice sized gall growing on my orange tree. It forms where the rootstock was grafted to the top of the tree. Every year it sends out growth. It has to be removed but there’s a trick to doing it. Here’s my orange tree with a bunch of branches starting on the base Read More…
Pomegranate Trees and Pests
Pomegranates are good choices for drought tolerant gardens. They can take regular garden watering, but will grow in drought conditions once established. These deciduous trees can grow up to 20 feet tall and across, forming a large round shrub. They can also be trimmed and formed into multi-trunk trees. But sometimes there can be trouble Read More…