Sunday, December 15, 2013

Four More Fruit Trees Planted

So, as part of increasing my Orchard fruit and providing good cross-pollination, I planted 4 more trees today.  All were bare-root trees ordered from Willis Orchards out of Georgia.  I wanted the Elberta variety peach in my orchard so I got a 2' whip.  I'm in no hurry for it to mature because I already have 5 producing peaches.  Early spring, I had bought several pear and one plumcot from Willis Orchard and all leafed out.  Figured it was safe to give them another shot and I needed a pollinator for my Plumcot hybrid.  Since I love plums, I settled on two more varieties vs an apricot as pollinators and to give me some great fruit--the Santa Rosa and the Elephant Heart, both being 5' branched bare-roots. I also love Cherries and thought I'd give one a try even though it might not produce here in Arkansas.  It is a self-pollinating compact variety, Stella.  I took a snapshot and labeled there location below.  I put cages around the newest trees hoping to keep the deer and/or rabbits from chewing on them.   


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