Plants, Fruit

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Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 12, 2012 at 10:57pm

September view of the young 80 fruit tree orchard I planted in May, 2011 in a bare area of my woods. 10 each of 6 foot seedlings of 8 varieties of dwarf versions of their larger cousins. (Sept 2011)

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 7, 2013 at 12:18pm

An orchard takes 3 years to be ready to produce if you want the best yields. Spring of 2013 is year 2, so another year of pinching of blooms so trees reach their full growth. 2014 will be the first harvest of fruit, berries and grapes!

 Lets see, I have 10 each Golden Delicious Sweet Apples, Red Delicious Sweet Apples, Granny Smith Sour Apples, Black Beauty Mulberry, Sweet Emporer Cherries, Early Richmond Sour Cheries, Stanley European Plums, and Bartlett Pears. All semi-dwarf trees and all native for the Midwest area. I was very blessed in being guided in the pruning, fertilizing I haven't lost a single tree during the crucial first two years. 

  Same with the blackberries, raspberries, blueberries and grapes: the spread nicely and have a nearly inpenatratable border of briars surrounding the border of the woods (though the wildlife such as deer have no trouble making their way through).

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 9, 2013 at 10:49am

Repeat this from the end of photos: here's a new photo Thursday, April 12th of what the Orchard looks like now, 7 months later in full bloom. All the trees spread out nicely and all are healthy from a very mild winter.

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 12, 2012 at 11:17pm

Malus domestica, Golden Delicious Sweet Apple (favorite eating, salad apple); stock photo of Willis Orchard Co. of Georgia where I bought the seedlings. (May 2011)

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 12, 2012 at 11:17pm

Malus domestica, Granny Smith Sour Apple (favorite for pies, cobblers, etc); stock photo of Willis Orchard Co. of Georgia where I bought the seedlings. (May 2011)

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 12, 2012 at 11:18pm

Malus domestica, Red Delicious Sweet Apple (favorite eating, salad apple); stock photo of Willis Orchard Co. of Georgia where I bought the seedlings. (May 2011)

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 12, 2012 at 11:19pm

Morus rubra, Black Beauty Mulberry (yum, when I was 6-13, we had 2 of these in the back yard, I always loved them); stock photo of Willis Orchard Co. of Georgia where I bought the seedlings. (May 2012)

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 12, 2012 at 11:20pm

Prunus avium, Sweet Emporer Francis Cherry (eating cherry), stock photo of Willis Orchard Co. of Georgia where I bought the seedlings. (May 2011)

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 12, 2012 at 11:22pm

Prunus cerasus, Early Richmond Sour Cherry (for pies, cobblers, etc); stock photo of Willis Orchard Co. of Georgia where I bought the seedlings. (May 2011)

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 12, 2012 at 11:23pm

Prunus domestica, Stanley European Plum (firm, balanced sweet and tart taste); stock photo of Willis Orchard Co. of Georgia where I bought the seedlings. (May 2011)

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 12, 2012 at 11:24pm

Pyrus communis, Bartlett Pear (classic mid-west sweet, juicy pear); stock photo of Willis Orchard Co. of Georgia where I bought the seedlings. (May 2011)

Permalink Reply by Ricprimus on April 12, 2012 at 11:27pm

Rubus occidentalis, Cherokee Blackberry. 200 planted along east property boundary fence. Stock photo of Willis Orchard Co. of Georgia where I bought the cuttings (May 2011)

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