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| Bonanza Peach in bloom. 3.7.15 |
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| Honeybees enjoying a sunny spring day. 3.7.15 |
Today was sunny and warm. Last week there was frost almost every night, but low was about 29F. I don't think that is low enough to kill the plum flowers and peach flowers.
The Italian honeybees have been actively foraging. I have not yet painted the Warre hive. Need to do that soon.
The forsythia was grown from a cutting, then I moved the large bush to the Battleground place 2 1/2 years ago. Nice display.
The Crimson Pointe Plum is columnar shape. It makes a nice early showing of the flowers. The fruits are good, small, but last year there were none. The lowest branches were eaten by deer, but they don't browse about about 4 to 5 feet.
The Hollywood plum starts are growing. The laburnum has not started growing yet, and the Forsythia is still blooming.
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| Forsythia. 3.7.15 |
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| Crimson Pointe Plum. 3.7.15 |
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| Trees and shrubs from cuttings, 1-2 years old. 3.7.15 |
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| Potted trees. 3.7.15 |
The potted trees were the new apricot variety, "Pixicot", listed as genetic dwarf. I potted this tree, intending to grow in container and keep inside if blooms occur during frost days. The Arbequina olive has flower buds. I potted it up to a 2-gallon container. The plan for the olive, is to spend winter in the sunroom and summer outside.
