Last weekend, we picked up a Santa Rosa Plum. It's been a dream of mine to have another. The last time I had one, I was still able to lift my eldest up into the tree to pick his own fruit. J/S
Cousin Barb is heading up this weekend to help tame things and we thought with bare root season it was good timing to get some help with the planting.
The **plan** was 4 trees and 3 bushes. Something went haywire when we got to the store and we became positively inspired. And now that we are home and they are lined up, they are now more of a Grove than a Stand.
(3) We still have the Blood Red Orange that we've been hauled around from house to house waiting for the perfect spot to be planted. That is already producing fruit.
(4) We picked up a Meyer Lemon Improved that will remain small. It is a less acidic variety, very hardy and will be a good addition.
(5) And a seedless Lime bush that sounded small but with more research gets pretty darned big without pruning. So that will be on the radar every year to keep it manageable.
(6&7) And the very unexpected but delightful choice of a Nectarine to go with my beloved Apricot, both of the drawf varieties will max out at about 8-9 feet.
(8) And of course the Santa Rosa Plum
(9&10) Still on the hunt for a couple of boysenberries.
Now, where to put them. The original plan was to dot them around the yard (see round blue circles on the map) but now with more trees we are reconsidering that idea.
Water spigots are located just beyond the propane tank, at the back of the house, and on the side of the garage nearest the well.
Need ideas.
