One of the simple pleasures of Spring is seeing the fruit trees go from barren to leafy. Here’re two pretty uninspired photos of early leafing out. Both photos were taken Sunday March 13th 2011. I like to date stuff on this blog, because, in future years, it can help me look up what was happening when in the past. Above is the jujube tree planted in January 2009. I think the tree got a little stressed the first year… it’s never thrived, never fruited, but it’s certainly alive. I am hoping it gets its bearing and gets going soon. I noticed its tiny leafing out about a month ago… and this past week, it’s taking off nicely.
Below is the persimmon tree along the alley – which was transplanted 3-4 years ago. It fruits a lot… but it’s along a heavy pedestrian traffic alley… which means most of the fruit gets picked before I get a chance. The new leaves really shoot out – a bright light-yellow-green surprise! Both of these trees leaf a bit later than other fruit trees (for examples: peach, apricot, etc.) with the persimmon later than the jujube.
March 20, 2011 at 10:31 am
(ok… it’s not quite Spring – still Winter – but Spring’s on its way.)
February 23, 2013 at 8:12 pm
Yuki, Suzi & I held a compost tea today, 2/14/2013. Made little trenches around drip lines for Bim Ter. jujube, apple & guava trees; fertilized with comfrey/ manure tea. I trimmed a lot of dead growth from jujube tree until I encountered a few branches with signs of life. Plan to continue the valentine love. I really want this tree to flourish.