Tuesday 18 June 2013

A little bit fruity.....

Well no fruit is ready for the picking yet but it is certainly present this year and I am hoping for some good harvests......you will see in  the photos I have been playing around with the camera a bit trying to get better close up shots. I am quite pleased with how well these have turned out and will be trying to get some more ‘close up’ shots in the future.

Victoria Plum Tree
Victoria Plum Tree


Sunburst Cherry Tree ( I think)
Sunburst Cherry Tree ( I think).

Conference Pear Tree.
Conference Pear

Bramley Apple Tree.
Bramley Apple Tree.


Elspan Apple Tree.
Elspan Apple.
I am pleased with the amount of fruit that I have set on the trees, now I just have to hope we don't get any nasty winds that blow it off before it ripens. I don't know why the 'Elspan Apple' is so far behind the rest, but the fact that there was quite a bit of blossom has me hopeful. The only tree I don't have a photo of is the Apricot, which has no fruit at all set, and I don't recall it having any blossom either. I think I am most surprised about the Cherry tree as it was only planted last year. 

Another tree I don't have a photo of is My Mum's Plum tree. She has a Victoria Plum tree in the garden, which has been there for as long as I can remember and has set so much fruit this year we are wondering what to do. A photo really wouldn't be able to show you but I might see if I can play around with the camcorder and get it up-loaded to my blog, honestly I have never seen anything like it on any tree before and I am intrigued to know if any of you may have seen a tree somewhere so heavily laden with fruit.
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Posted by Tanya.

at 19:38

10 comments:

  1. Mal18 June 2013 at 23:47

    Well the crab apple blossom was phenomenal, and I have seen some miniscule plums. You are so far ahead.
    Try Tuscan plum jam from "Under The Tuscan Gun" Youtube has got it - I've just checked! We're still eating ours from two years ago (Last year we hardly got any)

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    1. Tanya.20 June 2013 at 07:11

      I will give that Jam a look Mal...always looking for new things to try!!

      Hope your fruit soon starts to set.

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  2. Rick (Ratty)19 June 2013 at 06:34

    I've never seen a plum tree before this. There are apple trees all over in Michigan, where I used to live. I often had one or two of them.

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    1. Tanya.20 June 2013 at 07:14

      I love the plums Ratty, the trees aren't huge but always provide plenty of fruit...I am hoping to get some good shots of My Mum's heavily laden tree so then you really will get a good look at it. I think I like all trees, they are all so unique and interesting when you take the time out to just actually Look at them.

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  3. Sue Garrett19 June 2013 at 10:19

    All this fruity talk on blogs - what is the world coming to.

    Our Victoria is heavily laden this year but like yiy the apricot didn't even bother to flower! Having said that the nectarine was full of flower but bo fruit set!

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    1. Tanya.20 June 2013 at 07:15

      Spices things up a bit doesn't it Sue!!

      I wonder why we aren't getting anything on the apricot trees??

      My Nectarine died many years ago and I haven't replaced it, maybe I will get some for the bee plot!

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  4. Jo19 June 2013 at 12:02

    It looks like it's going to be a good fruit year for you. My cherry tree only has a few fruits and I expect the blackbirds will get to them before I do.

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    1. Tanya.20 June 2013 at 07:17

      I do hope you beat the rids to your fruits...you could tie some crinkly paper ribbons to the branches and see if that keeps them away, having said that I often see the birds sat on the supposed 'bird scarer's'!!

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  5. Ann19 June 2013 at 22:19

    Your pictures do look wonderful and I've now got a craving for a little fruit salad :)

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    1. Tanya.20 June 2013 at 07:18

      I love fruit salad Ann but I'm generally too lazy to make one and just grab a whole piece of fruit to eat!!

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