Not really ripe just yet, but here is one of my first small fruits. Good thing I have friends that know more than me and tild me to take most of the fruit off the tree because this tree was loaded with peaches after breaking dormancy and coming into full bloom back in February. I took off all but 5 for this first year.
OMG…it actually worked. 2 out of 20+ is not too great but I’m sure others will come along as well. For anyone who hasn’t been following along these are pecans foraged last October from a grove in West Ashley. They were nice full nuts with great flavor so with any luck the babies will be good producers as well.
I had a feeling after the warm weather the last couple days that I would find this and actually came over here just to check. I was right and here it is. My very first peach blossom. I’m sure more will open soon but for now it is just one flower on my florida king peach.
This is one of the trees I just transplanted and it seems to have taken the move ok. I am glad for the more wintery (for the Charleston, SC area anyway) weather we have had over the last week or so. I have been really worried that it will bloom and then be frozen, ruining any chances of me being able to eat a homegrown florida king peach this summer. Check out the buds on this thing.
I hope it either holds off a while longer or that spring is early without any major frosts. The last couple winters have been quite mild and a couple weeks ago it was in the 70’s most of the week. Some of my fruits need more chill hours so I hope it stays cool for a while longer or their buds will be immature and unable to produce fruit this year. Wish me luck. I am truely at the mercy of mother nature on this one.
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