Fruit Trees Flowers
Originally uploaded by mikeysklar
We have have been going below freezing about 3x times a week since March started. The winds have started to pick up with gusts exceeding 55 mph. I have very little hope of seeing any apricots this year based on the health of their buds. However, the two pear trees, four apple, four pomegranate, and enormous peach tree are looking strong. I took some close up pictures of the flowers so you can see the difference between them. This large image is a healthy pear flower. The first two thumbnails are apricot and the last is a peach.
4 comments:
That is a terrible shame about the Apricots. On the good side, it will mean the tree will put away its extra energy into growing stronger, instead of fruit.
I don't know what you can do to avoid this in the future. Aside from erecting a makeshift greenhouse around the tree, which I suspect is impractical even for a dwarf tree.
I live up in Canada and I can tell you from personal experience that many varieties of plums are fairly frost tolerant. If you're considering more fruit trees, perhaps that's an option you can look into.
A native friend says the crows are out and calling a lot which means a particularly chaotic spring. So I think everyone is having a rough March.
Stunning picture of the flowers, will definitely make my day. Keep posting.
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I understand Cort Pendu Plat apples bloom ridiculously late, so that they have the nickname "wise apples." In the long run, it might be worth looking into a twig or two of that variety, in case there are more years like this one in store.
Gorgeous pics!
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