Rainbow, the Calico Cat, has been on the farm for a couple years now.
She stays busy raising her kittens.
Bunches of Pear Fruit
The questionable Pear variety that I think is Kieffer, had a lot of pear fruit this year.
The tree has large bundles of fruit, yet the tree has a strong frame and does not break with the load. There is probably hundreds of pounds of Pear Fruit currently in the tree.
Jujube Variability
Another one of my Jujube seedling rootstocks developed fruit this year. This tree had bigger fruit, maybe showing variable fruit genetics.
The conditions were right this year, as they have flowered for multiple years, but this year was the first that any Jujube tree created fruit.
Predictable Fall Color
I keep transplanting the root suckers of the Devil’s Walkingstick and spreading them throughout my Oasis.
The fall color of these suckering shrubs add early fall color in the landscape and are easily spotted with their purplish foliage.
Chestnut Litter
My Hybrid Chestnut is full of Chestnut Burrs.
The ground is littered with all the burs and empty shells.
Because of lack of cross pollination, the nuts are empty, but this bur had 7 in it!
Every once and awhile I do find a filled Chestnut or find the remains of one, as the wildlife love their Chestnuts.
Florida Dogwood
I bought a couple of Florida Dogwoods that suppose to be hardier than the species in general.
One is left and always has great fall color, though it too can suffer from bad winters.
Not So Hardy Rubber Trees
I have been growing Hardy Rubber Trees. These trees are easy to grow from seed.
There has been some dieback though in the harshest winters.
Chinese Lantern
My small Golden Raintrees have previously flowered and now have their inflated seedpods.
The grove of Rain Trees should look amazing in flower when they are more mature.
Iowa Pitch Pine
Pitlolly Pines have amazing growth, but most seedlings are not hardy enough here.
Pitch Pine does not have the hardiness problems of the Hybrid Pine and also has had pretty good growth.
Aralia Elata
Aralia Elata flowers later than Aralia Spinosa.
So there isn’t much of a chance for fruit to ripen.