harvesting ~8 fruits/week

harvested many fruits from 2 plants in Z8

harvesting ~10 fruits/day from #1,#2, early May

no fruit again, rather male flowers every year

transplanted in Z9 along north line early May

harvested 2 large beautiful fruits early May, no stings

transplated #3 in Z9 south of pindo palm, early May; now our single Fuyu

transplanted #2 in Z9 in place of Fuyu, early May

fruits ripened early May - delicious

fruits ripened early May - delicious

fruiting big

fruits aborted

flowering, Nazemetz

fruiting, mid Apr,#1,#2

Black Monaku dead

leafing/flowering early Apr

transplanted in Z9 near north line, late Apr

leafing, this time with lots of large suckers which seem to have lots of flowers surrounding trunk

leafing big, late Apr

harvesting ~140 fruits/week from #1

harvesting small # fruits unripe because birds get them

harvesting ~20 fruits/day from #1,#2,#3,#4

harvested 3 fruits early Apr

flowering, #1

flowering, #1

transplanted #2,#3 in Z4 in place of Methley & Plumcot

transplanted #2,#3 in Z4, in place of Methley

replaced in Z4 with Burgundy

transplanted #2 into position of #1 in Z4, #2 becoming #1 now

replaced in Z4 with Gulf Rose

fruit aborted leaving ~80 early Apr

leafing/flowering

leafing/flowering/fruiting, Alapaha, which has grown to a larger size bush & first time for flowering/fruiting - we think due to great increase in 40-50F nightly lows past ~3 years

leafing

leafing

leafing

leafing big, early Mar

leafing/flowering, #1 early Mar; leafing, #2,#3 late Mar

leafing/flowering; pruned

leafing big

harvesting ~60 fruits/week from #1

flowering, #1,#2,#3,#4

fruiting - 11 fruits on southeast tree in Z1

harvested 1 fruit - delicious

harvested ~3 fruits

leafing, #1 in Z9, but not #2 in pot

leafing

died, #2, root rot

leafing big, #1, #2; severe wilting, #2, led us to move it to perpetual shade, bag & seal the pot, add ~1" layer of native soil in pot, keep soil very wet, & mist several times a day, and it slowly, mostly recovered

leafing big, #1, #2; ~1/4 of canopy lost to limb dieback, #1

leafing

fruiting, #1, ~14 fruits & lost over 1/2 canopy from limb die-back; leafing big, #2, #3

fruiting, 5 fruits

leafing big, #2, #3; pruned long branches to ~7"; 1 fruit

leafing big; branch damage from falling tree but seems to be healing

fruiting - maybe 200 fruits but after many reached 3/4", other turned black & aborted - seems to happen every year but this drier year may bring less of the fruit scab seen so often

flowering big

harvested 6 fruits early Feb

leafing/flowering

harvesting ~10 fruits/week from #2 & ~10 fruits/week from #1

leafing, 2 canes (planted late Dec in Z8), early Feb; planted 2 more canes in Z8

flowering - all trees

flowering

flowering big, #2, #3

foliage remains full on #2 suggesting this variety will thrive better in this climate

harvested 2 fruits

harvested 2 fruits/week

harvested 8 fruits

mostly defoliated, #2, #3

flowering

harvested 4 fruits

harvested 2 fruits/week

defoliated; pruned most small branches & trained mid Dec

defoliated; pruned most small branches mid Dec

fruit aborted

removed Southern Home x1 from Z2 & Nesbitt x3 from Z7 with plans to replace with Delicious because their fruit flavor & size are far superior; The Southern Home was huge with a 1.25" trunk so we hope the Delicous can grow to same size in that location in front of porch

acquired 3 ft plant in 4 gal pot

pruned back 1/3 of canopy

pruned back 1/2 of canopy

fruiting, small number; pruned #2 back by half but left #1 for Feb pruning; planted 2 canes in Z8, late Dec

getting big, still in pots

harvested 12 fruits - delicious - surely need to wait until Dec to harvest Ormond fruits; acquired 3 ft plant in 4 gal pot

acquired 2x 3 ft plants in 4 gal pots

harvested 2 fruits early Nov - note that it is easiest to separate flesh from skin when softer

harvested 6 fruits

leafing

leafing

flowering

leafing/flowering

leafing/flowering/fruiting

flowering, #2, mid Nov - first flowering of high-chill cultivars

harvesting 8 fruits 1st week of Oct

harvested 1 fruit early Oct

harvested 1 fruit that fell off tree

leafing/fruiting, #1

harvested ~6 fruits - seems that fruits maturing in dry weather are good, wet weather are bad

harvested 12 fruits half orange, half green, with brown collar leaves but one month later they shriveled and still astringent so now we know harvest needs to wait until the fruits are completely deep orange on the tree, however we also learned in late Nov that the shriveled fruit eventually became delicious if we patiently wait for them to become VERY soft inside their still-leathery skins.

harvest complete mid Oct - delicious fruits!

pruned Redlands branches hoping to grow out the Homestead branches more

harvesting 6 fruits/week thru Sep; most fruit with parts chewed off or prematurely knocked off tree by squirrels

harvested 1 fruit that fell off tree - delicious

defoliating

pruned 1/3 of top

harvested ~6 fruits - some good, some not

flowering big

gradually defoliating

gradually defoliating

harvesting ~15/week from #1 - delicious

harvesting 2 fruits/week early-mid Aug; 6 fruits/week mid-late Aug

leafing big

harvested ~250 fruits from Southern Home in Z2, early Aug

harvesting 40 fruits/day early Aug

leafing continuously

fruits growing, ~24 fruits

fruits growing, ~60 fruits, #1

harvested remaining 5 fruits early Aug - delicious

leafing continuously but not growing much

harvesting late Jul

harvesting late Jul

harvesting ~80 fruits 1st 2 weeks in Jul

fruiting, Nazametz, seems to be 1 fruit holding
leafing big, both trees

harvested ~50 fruits from Delicious in Z7, ~70 fruits from Southern Home in Z2, mid-Jul - delicious; harvested ~250 fruits from Southern Home in Z2, late Jul;

harvesting 20-40 fruits/day mid-late Jul - delicious, few stings

harvested 3 fruits mid Jul after squirrels stole several so we trained the ree away from the power line; harvested 3 fruits late Jul - not mature/flavorful

harvested 2 fruits late Jul

trained from sagging

trained #1 sagging from fruit load

harvested 1 fruit early Jul with slight yellowing of skin, 4 fruits mid Jul, 3 fruits late Jul; 5 more fruits on tree

5 fruits remain

harvesting ~100 fruits week 1, ~150 fruits week 2, ~100 fruits week 3

harvested 3 fruits late Jun - delicious

fruiting big

fruiting big, #1

leafing big, #2,#3, 6-8 branches, like we wanted, thanks to pruning main trunk @2.5 ft early May

harvested 3 fruits late Jun with yellowing of skin near stem but no softness - delicious

harvesting ~8 fruits/day early May, ~10 fruits/day mid/late May; harvest ends late May; shoots emerge mid May

harvesting ~10 fruits week 1, ~20 fruits week 2, ~30 fruits week 3, ~50 fruits week 4

fruiting big early May

flowering early May

harvesting ~10 fruits/day; harvest ends late May

harvested 8 fruits - all stung before maturing

leafing big, #2,#3, 6-8 branches, after pruning main trunk @2.5 ft early May, since two top branches were completely dominating

leafing big

fruiting - only 5 fruits

fruiting usual amount

fruiting moderate number

fruiting massive

harvesting ~2 fruits/day

harvested 6 fruits

fruiting - hundreds and maybe thousands of fruit from 9 plants

fruiting

flowering big, Nazemetz; flowering, seedling (first time)

leafing/fruiting big

leafing, Black Monaku

leafing #3; #1 dead

flowering/fruiting

flowering big

leafing big, late Apr

harvested 20 fruits/week, 1st 2 weeks

fruiting big; harvesting ~20 fruits/week - exceptional size crop; transplanted #4 in Z7 between #3 & red mulberry, no hugel

harvested 4 fruits - no stings

harvested 6 fruits

leafing, #1

died, #1 Z8; #1 now in Z9, #2 in pot; leafing #1, #2

leafing, #2

harvested 2 fruits; pruned deadwood

harvested 4 fruits; pruned deadwood

leafing/flowering

massive # of flowers/fruits on all plants

leafing

leafing

leafing

leafing

leafing, Venus

leafing, #2

leafing

leafing/flowering

harvested 80 fruit/week

leafing

leafing

leafing

leafing

harvested 4 fruits - no stings

leafing/fowering; harvested 6 fruits; #2 in pot dead

leafing

planted #2 in 4 gal pot - this plant never leafed out - it came without any roots!

planted #3 in 4 gal pot

leafing, flowering

leafing, flowering, #1

leafing, flowering

#2,#3 leafing; pruned to 13 branches

#2 leafing mid Mar

leafing mid Mar

flowering big

flowering big

flowering big

flowering massive

flowering

flowering

leafing/flowering big

pruned

pruned

harvested 40 fruit/week

pruned

pruned

pruned

flowering

leafing/flowering

leafing/fowering; harvested 3-5 fruits

leafing/flowering

leafing/flowering

planted 2 bareroots in 5 gal pots

flowering/fruiting

leafing/fowering

#2 dead

#2 dead

leafing

leafing

leafing

harvesting 2 fruits/week early Dec, total 12 fruits for season - large, delicious

harvesting 2 fruits/week thru Nov 1 fell/eaten by critter; camouflaged fruits from street view w/spanish moss

leafing; numerous shoots growing around kumquat, etc

leafing

defoliating

defoliating

defoliating

transplanted #3 in Z7 between Minneola & Temple Nov 10, no hugel; fruiting thru Nov

leafing

leafing

leafing

leafing

leafing

leafing, Black Monaku

leafing, 1 plant in Z8

harvested ~12 fruits early Oct - no stings; ~25% of canopy pruned from top, late Oct

flowering due to screwed up climate we think

fruiting through Oct
significant trunk dia. growth through summer/fall

tree in Z9 severely damaged - two main branches split in opposing directions as if done deliberately; small tree seems to have perished as well - this leaves no more pawpaws in Z9

harvested ~10 fruits thru Oct

flowering early Oct
leafing mid Oct

flowering early Oct
leafing mid Oct

#1 leafing

leafing

leafing

13 fruits growing

harvesting 4 fruits thru Sep

leafing

leafing

harvesting ~20 fruits - delicious!

#2 leafing early Sep

harvested ~10 fruits thru Sep

defoliating late Sep

defoliating late Sep

harvesting 4 fruits/week thru Aug

harvested remaining 8 of 10 fruits early/mid Aug

harvesting 4 fruits early Aug

harvested ~5 fruits/day 1st week Aug

fruiting, late Aug

decline, slightly, #2

leafing
harvesting 4 fruits/week thru Jul

leafing
harvested 2 of 10 fruits late Jul

leafing

leafing

harvesting 4 fruits/week thru Jul

leafing big, Nazemetz, Seedling, thru Jul

harvested ~10 fruits/day thru Jul

harvested ~8 fruits/day early, mid Jul - delicious, no stings!

leafing

harvested 2 fruits in Z1 - only 2 fruits of season; largest plant, in Z9, suddenly and completely defoliated, and presumed dead

leafing big, #3

#2 thriving in pot, doubled trunk radius

harvested 1 fruit mid Jul - delicious!

leafing

harvested 2 fruits, late Jun, ~20 small fruits this time since we skipped culling

harvesting 4 fruits/week; ~4 new large canes; 4 new canes emerged east of main patch

leafing

leafing big, Nazemetz, Seedling, late Jun

harvested 4 fruits early Jun, 7 fruits mid-late Jun - delicious

harvested ~16 fruits/week, late Jun

harvested ~6 fruits/day late Jun - delicious, no stings!

flowering big, late Jun

leafing, #2, late Jun

pruned tops early Jun;
harvested 1 fruit late Jun - delicious!

10 fruits growing

~8 fruits growing, late May

harvesting 4 fruits/week; 3 new canes emerged around kumquat #1 early May; flowering/fruiting through May; removed dead canes late May;

leafing big to our surprise

transplanted 5 from 1 gal pots to Z1 mid-late May & early Jun; leafing big, or rather sprouting new canes from ground, in Z8 - seeming to indicate that lots of water gets results, even on older plants, even in sunny (stressful?) location

leafing, Nazemetz, early May; leafing, Seedling, late May;

aborted fruit, #2, late May

harvested 10 fruits late May

tied up vines late May

trained branches

harvested remaining ~20 fruits of total ~50 fruits early-mid May - small amount of fruit fly stings on a few - much less sweet, soft & juicy, we think because of enduring cold spring temps and/or too many fruits overloading tree

transplanted #2 in 4 gal pot after it lost most leaves in Z4 next to Ray Ruby grapefruit - hope to replicate performance of Satsuma plum in 4 gal pot

leafing, #1, May 4

transplanted #2 in 4 gal pot after it lost all leaves in Z4 west of Gulf Rose - hope to replicate performance of Satsuma plum in 4 gal pot

transplanted #2 in 4 gal pot after it lost all leaves in Z4 - hope to replicate performance of Satsuma plum in 4 gal pot

leafing mid May

leafing big early May, late May

flowering early Apr; fruiting mid-Apr; staked up late Apr; fruit ripening late Apr

acquired 15 seeds, planted in 5 2" pots mid Apr

leafing late Apr

harvesting ~1 fruit/day (birds harvesting ~3 fruits/day)

fruiting, #1,#2 (#6->#2); removed/replaced tree in Z8 late Apr, removed/replaced tree in Z4 with potted one, late Apr (is this a hugelhole?)

fruiting late Apr

acquired 10 seeds, planted in 2 3gal pots Apr 14

leafing big early Apr; flowering, late Apr

harvesting ~8 fruits/day at red stage before birds get them, which turn black but remain tart; harvest winds down late Apr

harvesting ~8 fruits/day at red stage before birds get them, which turn black but remain tart; harvest winds down late Apr

flowering early Apr; fruit not developing

~70 fruits, some turning red, culled ~20 smallest, front-facing fruits leaving ~50, mid Apr, bagged 11 fruits mid-late Apr; by late Apr not seeing fruit fly sting; harvested ~30 fruits late Apr - 2 with partial green in skin knocked off by bagging accidents; 3 fruits damaged by birds, 2 fruits with skin broken by branch penetration, 2 fruits with skin broken at tip from unknown cause, 8 unripe fruits fell from tree due to wind;

harvesting ~1 fruit/day from #1 thru mid Apr - delicious, no stings; transplanted #3 in place of dead fig near #1 in Z5, Apr 10

leafing mid Apr

flowering, early Apr; 2 fruits growing mid Apr

~50 small fruits growing on #1 mid Apr but expect some to abort; culled ~30 smallest, front-facing fruits, mid Apr so it will bear again next year

fruiting early Mar

flowering early Mar
fruiting late Mar

flowering early Mar
fruiting late Mar

harvesting ~1 fruit/day late Mar

leafing mid Mar

leafing, early Mar; flowering/fruiting late Mar

leafing, early Mar; flowering/fruiting late Mar

leafing, #6

leafing big, Venus, Black Monaku late Mar; Concords dead

leafing, #2,#3, early Mar; flowering/fruiting, #1, mid Mar

leafing, early Mar

leafing, late Mar; no new stalks

harvesting ~12 fruits/week

harvesting ~4 fruits/day; picked off ~10% of fruits, late Mar; #4 budding late Mar

leafing, #2, Mar 19; harvesting ~1 fruit/day from #1 - delicious; fruit fly observed but apparently reproduction inhibited by temperature; acquired #3 in 3 gal pot late Mar

#1 leafing, #2 dead (#4 becomes #2)

leafing, #2, Mar 19

leafing early Mar; trained tree

leafing, #1, early Mar; flowering big, #1, late Mar; trained tree

leafing mid Mar

leafing, late Mar

pruned deadwood

flowering thru Feb
planted #12 in Z1 near Evergreen blueberries; pruned deadwood

pruned top 25%

pruned top 25%

leafing big, #1, #2, #5, late Feb; planted #6 cutting from #1 in pot Oct 1; no fruits this time

planted Black Monaku in Z2 with Catawba
planted Venus in Z8 with Catawbas; leafing, late Feb

leafing, #1, late Feb

major pruning to prevent squirrels from jumping from line

leafing; harvesting ~12 fruits/week; pruned top branches

leafing, mid Feb; pruned mid Feb

leafing early Feb; fruiting big late Feb; pruned #1,#2 early Feb; trained #1

pruned early Feb; leafing late Feb

flowering early Feb
leafing late Feb
pruned deadwood

flowering/leafing big early Feb; culled many fruits & left ~20

flowering/leafing big early Feb;

planted #4 in pot early Feb

transplanted #2 near #1 in blueberry hugelbed

winter pruning

winter pruning

leafing late Feb

leafing late Feb

leafing late Feb; planted #2 in 4gal pot early Feb

pruned Redland stalk early Feb; staked up homestead branches

flowering mid Jan

leafing big, #5

#1,#2 fruiting late Jan

winter pruning

winter pruning

leafing late Jan

leafing late Jan

leafing big late Jan

harvested 2 fruits in Dec and we think 6-8 more were stolen

harvested 3 fruits in Dec, first fruits ever - delicious; thick skin, no problems

defoliating to dormancy

harvested 10 more fruits in Nov; these take 4-5 days off tree to ripen

defoliated

defoliated

leafing, #5, mid Nov

straightened with come-along, early Nov, after tropical storm tilted it 15 degrees to south

#1 fruiting mid Nov

defoliating to dormancy

harvested 8 fruits, mid Nov - mostly turned deep, bright orange - no critter problems this year

defoliating to dormancy

budding, one lower branch

harvest begins mid-Oct with 2 critter-damaged fruits and 1 with significant dark blemishes to test that for maturity; we see all fruits eventually developing the blemishes; last year we noted skins lost luster early Oct indicating maturity

leaves turning color

leafing

leafing, #2,#3

flowers in full bloom
pulled back straight with come-along after tropical storm tilted tree north ~1.5 ft at tree top

leaves turning early Oct

leaves turning mid Oct

defoliating to dormancy, #3

defoliating to dormancy

defoliating to dormancy

defoliation complete mid Oct

defoliation complete mid Oct

harvesting ~4 fruits/week through mid Sep; leafing late Sep

leafing big

planted #9 in Z1 between pawpaws early Sep, no hugel

leafing

leafing late Sep; planted #5 cutting from #1 in pot Oct 1 - hoping the timing before annual leafing persuades cutting to root this time;

harvesting ~20 fruits thru Sep & early Oct, half of fruits get skin breaks near stem as skin turns brown, with rapid decay, we think due to excess rain

harvested 4 fruits of 12 from largest tree in Z9;

harvested 2 low-hanging fruits late Sep with minor change of skin color but needing to prevent critters discovering

harvested 1 fruit mid Sep with partial orange skin color

foliage has been yellowish for at least a couple of months suggesting a slow transition to dormancy that may be normal behavior

foliage has been yellowish for at least a couple of months suggesting a slow transition to dormancy that may be normal behavior

leafing mid Aug

harvesting ~4 fruits/week through Aug

leafing mid Aug

leafing mid Aug

leafing

leafing big, 4 plants in pots

leafing big

regular defoliate/refoliate late Aug

harvested 3 fruits mid Aug; harvested 2 fruits late Aug with split skin

flowering, #1

harvested 8 fruits of 12 from largest tree in Z9; 2 new flowers late Aug!

#2 died - too small for planting out

leafing

leafing big early Aug

leafing

harvest compete early Jul

harvest begins with ~2-3 fruits early Jul; harvesting ~4 fruits/week through Jul

last years canes appear to gradually die suggesting canes are annual, and potential benefit from removing them annually. ~10 canes total, original 3 and ~7 suckers spread out ~3 ft from each other;

harvesting ~4 fruits/week early Jul

leafing

harvested 2 fruit, #1, early Jul

harvesting 5 fruits/week, #1, mid Jul from crop of ~20 fruits

harvesting 30 fruits/week through Jul from Delicious vines, most from the big vine in Z7

squirrel removed hundreds of immature fruits (90%) over 6 weeks starting in Jun; pruned back from 10ft to 7ft

#3 fruiting mid Jul

first fruit of 7 dropped mid July

#3 died - both young trees extremely sensitive to heat/sun, wilting throughout each day in the two locations with >8 hours sun

leafing big, #3, suggesting maybe great advantage to spending a year in a pot

leafing

leafing

first fruits skin turning black, early Jun; harvesting ~1 fruit/day starting Jun 7

leafing big mid Jun

removed Climax which never grew

harvesting ~4 fruits/week through Jun
transplanted #8 in hugelhole in place of Climax Rabbiteye Blueberry in Z1 early Jun

aborted all fruits prematurely early Jun

fruits all aborted

reached 10 ft

~10 fruits growing, mid Jun

leafing mid Jun

leafing mid Jun after long period without leafing

picked off 5 fruits, left 8 fruits growing

1 fruit growing

harvesting ~2 fruits/week early Jun, ~4 fruits/week mid Jun, ~8 fruits/week late Jun

leafing

~25 fruits growing after picking off 20

~30 fruits growing - picked off 20

~18 fruits growing

3 fruits growing

ripening fruit ~10/week thru May; ~9 suckers identified behind first 3 planted ones

leafing big but not much flowering/fruiting

planting in Z8 not thriving any more - small crops - we think they need much more compost, water, and shade - potted plants doing better

leafing big, harvesting ~4 fruits/week through May

~16 fruits growing; picked off half of fruits

amazing that broken branch recovered

~8 fruits growing on Nazemetz, early May

dead - probably disease of lower trunk - no nematodes

Concords dead

flowering/fruiting, #1

no new stalks

flowering; 1 new stalk

harvesting ~2 fruits/day through May

fruiting big, largest plant on Z9

#3,#4 dead, #5 in pot becomes #3; #3 leafing big

ripening fruit, early May; ~40 fruits; appears excessive for a 1.5" dia trunk small canopy, but tree fruit appear good so far; nevertheless wanting tree to grow larger, we probably want to cull a few more next time; harvested all fruits May 23 leaving for trip - delicious;

ripening fruit, early May; ~80 fruits; appears an excessive number for a 1.25" dia trunk, but tree fruit appear good so far; canopy is large but many 1/8" dia. branchlets carrying 6-10 fruits each seems excessive (we saw one break); this (and wanting larger tree, larger fruits) suggests we cull a few more next time; harvest over late May - delicious except some fruits had a little astringency; we think too many fruits for the size tree

harvesting 1 fruit/day late May - delicious

leafing

fruiting, early Apr

fruiting, early Apr

seems #4,#5,#6 are not budding - probably needed to put them in pots; noticed first time 4-5 suckers out of ground around mother plants

leafing

fruiting early Apr

flowering, Nazemetz, mid Apr

~8 fruits growing, #1

leafing, #1

flowering/fruiting

fruiting big mid Apr

leafing mid Apr

1 tree dead in Z9 - unknown cause

leafing, mid Apr

leafing big, #2

flowering

flowering

leafing, flowering

culled ~10 fruits, leaving ~30 fruits

culled ~10 fruits, leaving ~30 fruits

~10% of fruit split with internal disease; mostly defoliated and leafing big, mid Apr;

picked off excess fruit late Mar

fruiting big, mid Mar; pruned tops & culled high fruits late Mar

leafing/flowering early Mar

leafing/flowering early Mar

leafing/flowering early Mar; planted #4,#5,#6 in Z8 behind #1,#2,#3 Mar 28, organic soil >1 ft depth so no hugel

transplanted 3 Legacy in pots to grow for a while

leafing mid Mar

leafing early Mar

leafing big #1, mid Mar, without fruit for first time;

leafing

leafing, #2,#3

leafing late Mar

leafing big mid Mar

leafing late Mar

harvesting ~10 fruits/day thru Mar; birds destroy ~2 fruits/day

leafing/fruiting early Mar - picked fruit off #1,#2; leafing, #3

leafing mid Mar

fruiting revealed mid Mar

harvested ~20 fruits between Mar 1 & Mar 5, a little early due to birds damaging ~10 fruits - tasty but not as delicious as spring fruit; harvested ~6 fruits through Mar; #2 scion dead from bark disease; planted #2 in Z4, #3 in Z5 Mar 28, organic soil >1 ft depth so no hugel

leafing, #2,#3,#4, mid Mar

leafing, #1, mid Mar; planted #2 in Z9 behind kumquat Mar 28, organic soil >1 ft depth so no hugel

leafing big mid Mar

leafing big mid Mar

fruiting big early Mar

fruiting big early Mar

#1 leafing early Mar

#1 leafing early Mar

leafing, #2, early Mar

leafing early Mar

~50 fruits developing; ~ half of those with skin disease; picked off ~15 diseased fruits

leaves yellowing/dropping early Mar we think is not a problem

fruiting huge volumes most of which we will cull

flowering late Feb

flowering late Feb

flowering

planted #2,#3 in Z8 blueberry bed late Feb

harvesting ~6 fruits/day late Feb; this season the ripening period is really spread out

leafing late Feb, #1, #2, & several cuttings

planted 2 cuttings in pot

flowering/leafing continues on all trees

flowering big late Feb - spectacular to see

leafing late Feb, #1

planted #5 in pot

planted #1 in Z8 between Ormond persimmon & Everbearing mulberry, late Feb, in 1ft deep silty loam, no hugelhole

leafing big in Z9, late Feb; 2 in Z4 removed

leafing/flowering big late Feb - spectacular; relieved to learn that flowering over winter did not prevent spring flowering

leafing/flowering big late Feb - spectacular - relieved to learn that flowering over winter did not prevent spring flowering

planted #2 early Feb in Z4 south of Plumcot, in 2 ft dia hole in 1ft deep topsoil; #2 leafing big mid Feb

planted #2 late Jan in Z4 west of Gulf Rose, in 2 ft dia hugelhole with organic pedestal
#2 leafing big mid Feb

planted #2 early Feb in Z4 south of #1, in 2 ft dia hugelhole with organic pedestal

planted early Feb in Z4 south of methley #1, in 2 ft dia hole in 1ft deep topsoil; leafing big late Feb

planted seed pie of Alpine late Feb

a hundred young fruits growing

flowering/leafing late Jan, early Feb

ate 2 fruits in early Jan harvested in Nov and kept on kitchen windowsill - sweet but maybe sweeter if harvested later

flowering rather continuously thru winter due to La Nina we think; we were concerned that fall/winter flowers would be it for the year so we allowed fruiting but fruit were unpapatable and given continuous flowering after that, we now plan to remove all fall/winter flowers expecting to get more in spring.

flowering big late Dec

flowering big late Dec

leafing thru entire summer & fall

#1 fruits ultimately aborted

leafing has been continuous thru fall but not very vigorous

pruned top 25%

dormant

dormant

flowering big; a few fruits from previous flowering

pruned #1 & planted 3 prunings in Z8 & planted 1 in Z5

leafing early Jan

fruiting big - picked all off #2, picked off #1 leaving ~20; pruned #1 at 7 ft

defoliated early Dec

brilliant yellow/orange leaves, defoliated mid Dec; fruits ripening inside but also shriveling;

harvesting 4 fruits thru Dec - small and not tasty

seedpie of Alpine grew well but all died relatively suddenly at about 1" height in

flowering big, mid Dec; pruned tops late Dec

pruned tops late Dec

acquired 2 Legacy to grow in pots for a while

acquired 2 the grow in pots for a while

flowering

harvested 2 fruits mid Nov, fearing animal raid

brilliant yellow leaves, defoliated early Nov

brilliant yellow leaves, defoliated late Nov

#1 fruiting early Oct

~4 fruits ripening thru Oct-Nov; 1 of these ripened to full brown and was sweet & delicious while the others either fell or we picked before fully brown and were not sweet

flowering big

#1 dead

acquired 2 replacements early Oct, left in pots to grow out

harvested 5 fruits Oct 21 - 3 damaged, by rats we think, triggered by one having become partially ripe, we think.

fowering mid Oct

leafing early Oct

leafing early Oct

plants in ground gone

2 plants dead, 14 remain

leafing continunously thru summer, particularly Aug/Sep

significant growth in permanent branches

2 healthiest trees, one in Z1, one in Z9 mostly defoliated, unprecedented, unknown cause

fruits almost completely orange mid Sep

leafing - season confused?

leafing - season confused?

harvested 12 fruits, late Jul - early Aug; spots on skin we think is athracnose progressed rapidly preventing full ripening/softening

harvested 5 fruits, late Jul - mid Aug

leafing mid Aug

regular defoliate/refoliate early Aug

regular defoliate/refoliate early Aug

regular defoliate/refoliate early Aug

most fruits mature by early Aug; coons suddenly devoured last 25% of crop in one night

pruned tops mid Aug

harvested several more fruits from Z1/Z9 by mid Aug; animals got 4 fruits

yellowing - season confused?

yellowing - season confused?

defoliating - season confused?

defoliating - season confused?

leafing mid Aug

planted seed pie of Alpine, Aug 24

3 fruits

leafing big early Jul

harvesting fruit until mid Jul; ~50 fruit mostly from bush #3

ripening fruit early Jul; ~60 total fruit in Z2, Z6, Z7

ripening fruit early Jul; harvested ~150 fruits; this time we ate them without even looking for larvae and the great majority tasted good; we think maybe 50% of crop stung and harvested while larvae still small

ripening fruits, ~12 fruits with 2-3 having brown patches on skin early Jul

#1 flowering late Jul!

harvested 2 large fruit from Z9 early Jul

2 fruits growing

leafing; 5 fruits growing

flowering - season confused?

flowering - season confused?

5 plants remain, leafing slowly

harvested last of 7 total fruits early Jul - delicious

leafing

leafing

leafing almost continuously

ripening fruit #1 mid-late Jun; ~10 total fruit

leafing late Jun

LSU leafing late Jun; Celeste dead

leafing

ripening fruit late Jun - 5 large bunches; paper bags deter birds but need to elevate bunches to deter coons

leafing late Jun

leafing late Jun

#1,#2,#3 stable, #4 never budded

stable

harvested ~10 fruits from 2 plants lateApr thru late May - large & delicious but large seeds too

6 large fruit bunches growing

fruiting big, ~30 bunches, probably more

leafing - rooted cutting are branch budding; would mother plant have branch budded without pruning?

finished harvesting fruit early Jun, total ~50; delicious, but all were stung

finished harvesting fruit from #2 May 4, total ~30; delicious, almost none were stung

removed all fruit except ~4 May 4

removed all fruit except ~4 May 4

flowering early May

culled most fruit, leaving 6 late Apr; propped up large branch; giant stink bugs on branches seem to drill holes in branch, then white powder surrounds branch around hole with darkening of bark but branch does not die or even show any signs of stress; terminating the stink bugs;

transplanted #3 in Z8 Apr 20; first fruit ripening late Apr

transplanted 2 Sunshine Blue in Z7 Apr 17; harvesting 2 fruits/day late Apr; fruits large, indicating response to green ground cover strategy; bagging panacles to deter birds; harvesting ~2 fruits/day late Apr

#3 fruiting big mid Apr

tied up branches early Apr

tied up branches early Apr

fruiting big #1 mid Apr

tied up branches, #1, early Apr

flowering/leafing big thru Apr

flowering

leafing/flowering big thru Apr

leafing big through Apr, this time one branch bud among a dozen leaf buds; removed numerous root suckers

leafing/flowering big through Apr; removed numerous root suckers

ripening fruits to late Apr, delicious though small, probably 12 panacles, 120 fruits total this year; wished we culled some; some branches twisted from weight of fruit

leafing

12 fruits growing on 2 trees in Z9 Apr 16; oak branch fell and knocked limb off one tree with 2 fruits late Apr so now 10 fruits growing

transplanted #2 in Z1 near Ray Ruby Apr 5; 2 fruits out of ~30 on tree #1 ripened Apr 1, delicious; harvested ~25 fruits by Apr 27 when we found one stung by fruitfly, delicious

#1 leafing big, #2, #3 leafing, #4 still alive, late Apr

leafing first time, late Apr

dead late Apr - root rot

first time flowers developed fruit, late Apr, probably due to cold Mar & Apr and also widened watering rings; ~20 fruits late Apr

first time flowers developed fruit, late Apr, probably due to cold Mar & Apr and also widened watering rings; ~30 fruits developing late Apr - appears some will abort so we picked off a few and will wait for more to abort

leafing continues early Apr; first time flowers developed fruit, late Apr, probably due to cold Mar & Apr and also widened watering rings; ~10 fruits late Apr

fruiting first time since transplanting; discovered 1 fruit almost ripe with bad spot so we picked/ate, and ~8 fruits estimated 3 weeks from ripening, Apr 27

flowering continues late Mar

flowering Mar 22 - first flowering since planting as expected - 2nd year canes are the fruiting canes they say

flowering/leafing mid Mar

leafing big early Mar & by mid Mar we notice they seem to be responding favorably to the new strategy of wild ground cover and wider watering;

flowering early Mar

potted cutting leafed out with many fruits; leafing continues, #1 mid Mar, with many more buds than last year - adding to a long list of indicators that our new strategy of wild ground cover and wider watering is working

leafing early Mar; dieback of two largest canes late Mar

leafing mid Mar; flowering late Mar - numerous bunches of flower buds

leafing mid Mar; planted large pruning in Z7 Mar 31

flowering big thru Mar

leafing late Mar

leafing late Mar

ripening fruits early Mar; probably 30 clusters of 20 fruits each; ripening in waves, not all at once; unfortunately some branches are twisting from the weight; harvesting 4 fruit/day mid Mar; birds got most fruits last year but leaving most fruits alone this year;

culled all fruit Mar 26 to deprive birds of fruit and boost vegetative growth - birds will forget about tree if no fruit available

culled all fruits #1 Mar 11, #2 Mar 19, trying to promote vegetative growth;

4 fruits developing Mar 27; numerous more too early to tell

culled 2/3 of fruits #1 Mar 5, kept 25-30 fruits; culled all fruits #2

#1 leafing early Mar

leafing early Mar; flowering mid Mar - many flowers - 1st year bloomed instead of aborted - rootstock ~2in, scion ~1.25in

leafing early Mar; flowering mid Mar - many flowers - 1st year bloomed instead of aborted - rootstock & scion ~1.5in

leafing mid Mar; flowering late Mar - 1st flowering year for tanenashi - rootstock ~2in, scion ~1in

planted 10 quinault in Z1 Mar 5 - one budded; planted 10 quinault in Z2 Mar 13 - none budded; planted 10 quinault in Z2 Mar 26; harvesting 1 sweet charlie per day late Mar

topped higher branches Mar 22 to promote leafing at lower branches

transplanted in Z5 Mar 1

flower buds developing slowly, maturing late Feb

flowering mid Feb

flowering mid Feb

leaf/flower budding very slowly mid Feb; pruned some dead branches and lower branches mid Feb

leafing late Feb

leafing late Feb

flowering mid Feb; 1 Sunshine Blue in Z8 dead from root rot

pruned back 50% early Feb, potted cutting; leafing mid Feb

pruned back 50% early Feb; leafing mid Feb

Nazemetz leafing continuously but very slowly

leafing late Feb; transpanted #3 in large clay pot Feb 20

leafing late Feb

leafing late Feb

pruned early Feb

leafing late Feb

#1 fruiting big; pruned center tops of #2 mid Feb; #2 outer brnaches leafing like we want

pruned early Feb; leafing/flowering mid Feb

pruned #2 mid Feb and planted a pruned branch from it nearby, #3, and it budded within a couple days; #1,#2 leafing/flowering late Feb

pruned mid Feb

dead - center bud rotted

flowering big early Feb; leafing big mid Feb

flowering early Feb; fruiting/leafing mid Feb

flowering early Feb; fruiting/leafing mid Feb

removed 2 pairs in Z4, to replace with Japanese plums; fruit was not good; 2 trees remain in Z9

flowering/leafing late Feb

flowering/leafing late Feb

leafing big mid Feb; removed half of approx 20 1-2" leaf buds, expecting to remove more later

leafing big mid Feb; removed half of approx 20 1-2" leaf buds, expecting to remove more later

leafing mid Feb

flowering mid Feb; planted 8 Quinault in Z1 Feb 26

pruned top branches from 28 ft to 18 ft, mid Feb

pruned top branches, mid Feb

leafing slowly but continuously over winter

flowering early Jan

trained sagging branches upward Jan 5

defoliated almost completely

defoliated almost completely

defoliated almost completely

#1,2 remain leafed out

#1 harvesting several fruits/day

transplanted 2 in Z9 Jan 3

transplanted in Z5 Jan 3

transplanted in Z8 Jan 3

transplanted in Z4 west position, no hugel, Jan 4

transplanted in Z4 east position, no hugel, Jan 4

transplanted in Z4 center position, no hugel, Jan 4

15 plants total after runner propagations

potted cutting from tip of longest stem of plant #2 that touched ground and rooted over the months - about 4" of stem was under ground with another 4" of roots off that so we cut the stem 1.5ft up from roots and potted it Dec 13

cutting seems dead

#1,2 remain leafed out

ripening - 1 fruit - not stung - delicious - DEc 16

defoliated abruptly late Dec

defoliated abruptly late Dec

flowering big thru late Dec

#1 picked off small fruits, ~ 20% of fruit mass, Dec 17

leaves gradually turned deep maroon

flowering Dec 20, unfortunately

harvested - delicious

harvested - delicious

defoliated & dormant early Nov

flowering

#1 fruiting

defoliating slowly late Nov

defoliating slowly late Nov

defoliating slowly late Nov

defoliating slowly late Nov

fruiting - 4 fruits

fruiting - 1 fruit

8 plants remaining, some small, not growing like last year; maybe not enough compost

leafing big - 2ft height late Nov

fruit skin seems to have lost its luster early Oct indicating maturity; harvested first fruit Oct 18; no change in skin color/texture during this period;

Sunshine Blue transplanted in 1g pot Apr 1 is dead; Sharpblue in pot is thriving, Misty in pot is not

leafing big, Nazemetz early Oct

planted cutting from #1 in pot Oct 1;

3 fruits maturing Oct 14, we think, given very light green skin color and small brown speckles; these are the first 3 fruits maturing on our jujube trees; fruit skins starting to turn solid brown Oct 16; picked 2 fruits, full brown for 1 day and 1 fruit still green with speckles and ate, Oct 22. Delicious, but brown were more sweet than green. We think more sweet if picked a few days more after turning brown.

#1 leafing big, late Oct

transplanted 1 in Z9, 15 ft east of persimmon, Oct 17; excellent soil back there;

leafing early Oct after flowering late Sep; potted 3 cuttings Oct 7

leafing early Oct after flowering late Sep

harvest done Sep 6;

reworked training of central leader Sep 9

leafing continuously thru Sep

leafing continuously all summer

leafing continues

leafing early Sep

leafing early Sep; #3 in Z5 dead; leafing late Sep; renamed #3,4 in pots

leafing early Sep; leafing late Sep

LSU leafing early Sep; LSU leafing late Sep; transplanted Celeste in Z5 in place of #3 Brown Turkey

pruned big early Sep

flowering big early Sep - no fruit set

tipped high branches early Sep

tipped high branches early Sep

entering dormancy early Sep (leaves turning red), flowering late Sep

entering dormancy early Sep (leaves turning orange), flowering late Sep

leafing late Sep, 8-10 plants, 2-3 of which are new runnerlings

transplanted into 2gal pot Sep 29 - root-bound

fruit continuing to ripen at 5 per week early Aug; seem to fall from tree right after skin turns black; some skin splitting when turning black early Aug; some falling before turning back, some develop surfical decay under splits, mid Aug

leafing Aug 31

transplanted 2 Brazos Aug 3 in Z8, no hugel; had rooted into ground under pots with 2 2ft canes each; leafing big Aug 31

leafing again, late Aug

leafing big early Aug - Nazemetz; leafing early Aug - Seedling;

leafing early Aug

dead Aug 15 - suspect mole damage

leafing early Aug

leafing big early Aug & continuously thru Aug - we think widened watering rings help along with sparse/frequent/widened mulch rings chop/drop

#2 leafing big; transplanted #2 Aug 19 in Z8 near Persian, no hugel

leafing continuously

harvesting - last 2 Aug 6

leafing continuously; tipped highest branches early Aug

leafing continuously; tipped highest branches early Aug

leaf color slowly lightening - need nitrogen?

leaf color slowly lightening - need nitrogen?

kaput early Aug

leafing big early Aug

leafing continuously

leafing big early Aug

leafing continuously Jun/Jul

leafing continuously Jun/Jul; harvesting 1 fruit per day mid Jul;

leafing continuously Jun/Jul

leafing continuously Jun/Jul

leafing but significant dieback; Emerald dead

leafing mid Jul

leafing big mid Jul despite older leaves not recovered from yellowing

leafing big mid/late Jul

leafing

leafing late Jul after shedding leaves

leafing continuously but not vigorously

leafing continuously but not vigorously

leafing continuously; ripening fruit mid/late Jul - Delicious is delicious! Southern home seems to fall off before ripening;

fruiting finished late Jul; about half were stung but all had at least one seed surrounded by hard brown pulp which seems to be a sting symptom but may be disease; there may have been deterioration of ripe fruit due to excessive heat; many fruits were too small to process; we may benefit from pruning the tree smaller covering with screen misting to cool culling for larger size fruit picking twice/day at mostly red color for flavor straining to trap seeds to get a delicious slurry;

leafing through Jul

leafing early Jul; flowering again!

leafing big

#2 leafing big

ripening - last 2 late Jul

ripening fruit mid Jun

30 fruits growing; first one ripe Jun 20; second Jun 26;

trained top branches upward Jun 2; 1 fruit growing

leafing big late Jun

leafing big

compost early Jun

fruit ripening early Jun; compost early Jun; leafing late Jun; most fruit ripening done late Jun

fruit ripening early Jun; compost early Jun, #5

older leaves yellowing between veins early Jun; maybe magnesium deficiency so added magnesium sulfate (epsom salt) Jun 18

compost early Jun; older leaves yellowing between veins early Jun; maybe magnesium deficiency so added magnesium sulfate (epsom salt) Jun 18

compost early Jun, #2; leafing mid Jun

compost early Jun, #1,#2

compost early Jun; ripening fruit Jun 15

fruit growing; pruned/trained new growth Jun 28

fruiting late Jun; small number ripening now but seems most will ripen in another month

compost early Jun

leafing continuously

ripening fruit - bunch of 5 large fruit on one tree: largest (2.5" x 1.5") softened so we picked it Jun 20, then 1 turned yellow with brown speckles and was easy to pick so we picked it Jun 23, and last 3 on Jun 24; mild but pleasant floral fragrance/flavor

compost early Jun

compost early Jun

compost early Jun

peewater & mulch Jun 3; fruiting ended early Jun; fruiting again late Jun - large fruit - while plants declining due to heat

leafing big mid/late Jun

leafing big

leafing mid-May

leafing big early May; trained branch at top to be new central leader

fruiting through May

fruiting through May

fruits aborted

both dead

added compost May 18

added compost to #3,4 May 18

tied up delicious vines in Z7 early May, selected canes for extending cordons, pinched canes at 2-3 ft to keep off gound but also to encourage cordon cane growth; added compost to Nesbitts May 18

flowering 1st time May 1

flowering; trained branches out

topped #1 early May

10-12 fruits ripening each day on #1 early-mid May; birds get only 5%

leafing big

dead

dead

17 fruit on 4 trees

large, beautiful fruit ripening mid May; delicious flavor but rubbery, not melting; tapered off late May; total probably 25 fruits; many fruits stung by fruit fly late May

#4 dead abruptly from unknown cause

first fruit deep red-purple inside first fruit deep red, flesh, deep red skin; 6 fruits large, deep purple and so very delicious

remaining 3 fruits grew large/red early May; done late May

fruiting big early May, fruits surprisingly large; tapering off late May; metal screens barely offer protection; some animals crush fruit to flat mush inside screens; other animals manage to spread the screen open

leafing big early May

leafing big early May

pruned tops Apr 2, 13, 24, May 4, 12, 25, 31 to encourage leafing in mid-section with some success

leafing; fruits aborted

at least 7 tiny fruits still growing on plant

transplanted new Sunshine Blue, Misty & Sharpblue into 1 gal pots Apr 1; first fruits ripe Apr 10

leafing big early Apr

leafing/fruiting big, mid-late Apr, figgie, culled half of fruit, left 10

transplanted Celeste into 1gal pot Apr 5

fruiting - one small bunch

flowering big, delicious plants, early Apr; picked off half of flowers

pruned new growth, 20% of plant, Apr 20 because it was beginning to shade Navel

pruned 20% of new growth Apr 6; 4 or 5 groups of new branchlets seem a problem because we really want just one or two large branches in place of each so we pruned 1 or 2 branchlets from each group.

leafing big early Apr; flowering big late Aprpruned 20% of last years growth Apr 6 by pruning growth heading into center and favoring growth heading out of center; leafing big mid Apr; roots extending out significantly indicated by large suckers, suggesting that extending mulching/watering ring diameter is beneficial

last fruit gone mid-late Apr; most eaten by birds

culled 15% of fruits Apr 20 given huge crop and need for vegetative growth; 4-6 fruits ripening each day on #1 late Apr

pruned northwest plant in Z1, early Apr, to thin out branches and encourage spread

to hedge against fruit fly, harvested first fruit Apr 18, with mostly green skin and a red blush; Apr 28 we ate it, having turned yellow, semi-soft, with some wrinkling of skin; flavor was surprisingly good, but with a little crunchy texture near pit.

harvested fruit mid Apr after developing red blush

#2 defoliated early Apr; late Apr trunk and two branches still green;

dead mid Apr; never came out of dormancy; we think there is more to learn about bareroot trees, e.g. was there some stress on a tree that was maintained as dormant/bareroot until June?

25% limb dieback

leafing big; slow but continuous leaf budding

8 fruits held; very small - about 8mm dia., very astringent

1 fruit grew large/red late Par

3 fruits quickly grew large/red Apr 27; first fruit yellow, sweet/tart flesh, red astringent skin

last 2 fruits Apr 5; surprise: leafing/flowering big through Apr solidifying a definite success; we think at peast partly due to lcoation aspect and diligent watering

pruned more of tops to give other trees more sun, Apr 22

leafing big early Apr; leafing big mid Apr; transplanted into 1gal pot Apr 15

fruiting big early Mar; picked off all fruit except 4, Mar 25

fruiting big early Mar; picked leaf buds & fruit from tops Mar 22

flower buds from late Jan are finally opening mid Mar; flowers maturing late Mar

at least 7 fruits

transplanted 2 Brazos into 1gal pots Mar 25

flowering mid Mar

flowering & fruiting continues

transplanted #7,8 from 3gal pots, Mar 27 in Z1; #2 died; flowering early Mar; fruiting mid Mar;

leafing big early Mar; cuttings may survive; 5 fruits Mar 27, first fruits after planting

leafing big early Mar

#1 leafing big early Mar

leafing mid Mar

leafing Early Mar, #1; transplanted #3 in Z5 near LSU, Mar 19

leafing early Mar

leafing early Mar, LSU

leafing early Mar #1,2; late Mar #3,4

leafing early Mar

leafing mid Mar

fruiting big; extremely slow growing so not likely to ripen before fruit fly stings

leafing big late Mar

16 to 20 ripening fruit thru Mar eaten by birds

fruit ripening mid Mar eaten by birds

cuttings budding early Mar, had to pick off fruits!

leafing big late Mar

fruiting big early Mar - in Z9, 9 fruits; in Z1, 7 fruits

leafing mid Mar

flowering period 2mo; grown fast - trunk dia 2"; many fruits; picked off over half

1 fruit growing

#3 leafing mid Mar; #4 Willis tree died & replaced with Green tree Mar 26

leafing Mar 10

leafing Mar 10

leafing Mar 22

fruiting big (2 plants); most fruits aborted

6 fruits remain after culling

6 fruits remain after culling

ripening, large size fruit; harvesting 3 fruits each day through Mar; metal screen pouches keep critters off

transplanted into 3" pot Mar 19

leafing/flowering big mid Feb; this first-time flowering proves our estimation correct that the scion survived the freeze

fruiting big, flowering

annual pruning Feb 20 & potted 4 cuttings, length spanning 2 buds scored and buried

annual pruning Feb 20

annual pruning late Feb

pruned #1 late Feb

leafing, LSU #2 late Feb; pruned LSU #1 late Feb, planted LSU cuttings in Z5 near Lula

annual pruning mid Feb; #1,2 leafing late Feb

annual pruning mid Feb

annual pruning Feb 10

topped #1 late Feb

fruiting & fruit ripening late Feb

leafing/flowering mid Feb; pruned 1/3 outer branches Feb 19 & potted 5 cuttings, length spanning 2 buds scored and buried; leafing/flowering continues in late Feb;

annual pruning late Feb

leafing - all young seedlings in mid Feb; all 8 large plants continue to flower/leaf out

annual pruning Feb 8; flowering continues; fruiting big late Feb

annual pruning Feb 8

leafing big Feb 13 two largest plants

pruned crossed/dead breanches Feb 22

flowering/leafing big mid Feb; annual pruning Feb 8; fruiting late Feb, first time

annual pruning Feb 8; flowering continued; fruiting late Feb, first time

annual pruning Feb 8

fruiting, 6-8 fruits early Feb, another 6-8 fruits late Feb

pruned tops again Feb 6

pruned top late Feb

acquired replacement plant in 2" pot late Feb

flowering big late Jan

flowering big

retains foliage in winter

leafing/flowering late Jan

flowering big in Z9 & generally leafing/flowering all through Jan

flowering mid Jan again just a few

flowering mid Jan again just a few

flowering mid Jan

flowering late Jan

flowering big mid Dec, it appears, by a large number of slow-growing buds

flowering big late Dec

#1 leafing on two small branches which seems weird

flowering on new growth after Oct pruning; to get more flowers next time, prune more branches at lesser depth

defoliated by mid Dec

defoliated by mid Dec

picked off half of flowers early Dec

defoliation beginning mid Dec

leaves yellowing/dropping early Dec

leafing

defoliated

leaves yellowing late Nov

flowering, #1, first time

ripening fruit through Nov; about half of tree trunk/branch surface area covered in scale and thick white fungus over that; before I thought the scale was bark texture; removed almost all of it Nov 21; this tree in significant shade in winter

gradual defoliation of most plants nearly complete late Nov

3/4 defoliated early Nov; flowering late Nov; picked the flowers; one article suggested (heat/drought/etc) stress induces dormancy and under right conditions it emerges to flower.

gradual defoliation almost complete late Nov

defoliated late Nov

flowering late Nov; first ever; picked the flowers;

flowering late Nov; picked the flowers; one article suggested (heat/drought/etc) stress induces dormancy and under right conditions it emerges to flower.

20 plants from runners mid Nov

transplanted LSU #3, potted cutting that leafed in Apr, into 4ft dia x 3ft hugelhole in Z4; transplanted LSU #4, potted cutting that leafed in Apr, into 4ft dia x 2.5ft west end of long hugelhole in Z5

pruned 1/3 of top that leafed out this year hoping to trigger winter fruiting to avoid fruit fly stings

ripening fruit

completely defoliated

some yellowing of leaves

leafing

leafing

leafing

leafing

leafing

leafing; transplanted #1,2 from Z8 to Z1 Sep 20

not thriving

leafing continuously

leafing early Sep

leafing early Sep

leafing

declined somewhat this year for no obvious reason

leafing

topped #1 early Sep