nice crop of ~30 fruits changing color from green to yellow, early Dec

trunk is growing in diameter but very slowly

harvested ~8 fruits from Kary

harvested ~8 fruits from Kary

harvested ~6 fruits, #1; flowering continuously, it seems, #1,#2

fruits developing, #1; leafing big, #1,#2

leafing vigoriously for months, 3 stalks

leafing and growing larger

leafing big - finally growing fast, getting larger, ~6ft now

pruned leader from 24" to 7" on #2,#3,#4

leafing big, both trees, continuously

pruned seedling #2 from 9ft to 6ft late Aug

aborting fruit, #2, suggesting too many for the size tree

leafing big, mid Aug

leafing big, Persian, mid Aug

leafing

leafing big, mid Aug

leafing big, Sweetheart, late Aug

harvested 5 fruits late Aug after 2 split - last fruits of season

flowering, 1 7ft tree in Z3, 1 4ft tree in Z6 near acerola #1, 1 5ft tree in Z8 near pomelo #1; Z3 tree with 3 fruits developing

harvesting ~14 fruits/week

harvested 1st fruit mid Aug - typical larger size - delicious!

pruned #1 leader from 6ft to 4ft late Aug

harvested ~16 fruit 1st week, ~16 fruits 2nd week

leafing continuously, it seems

leafing continuously, Sri Kembangan

transplanted Persian lime in Z2 early Jul

harvested 5 fruits, no fungi

harvested 14 fruits, one got by coon, pick when soft @ stem end, no fungi

harvested ~55 fruit from #2, 5 fruits from #3, 2 from #1, ~8 splits, ~3 got by coons, no fungi; delicious but more flavor when turning yellow on tree, so strike a balance between risks & flavor when choosing to pick...; amazing consistency and resilience of fruit, e.g. split fruits ripen almost normally

leafing big, late Jul

harvested 9 fruits, consistently delicious but maybe less sweetness this time

leafing big, Cac, Sunrise, Guava, M-4, mid Jul

harvesting 2 small fruits

harvesting ~2 fruits/week

harvested ~10 fruits late Jun

transplanted Ruby Supreme in Z9 between feijoa & custard apple, transplanted Mexican Pink in Z9 between feijoa & Ruby Supreme, mid Jun

fruiting, #1, first time - 20 fruits that quickly grow and quickly develop a black mold with 1/2" long strands in a thick mat coving the fruit (rhizopus rot)

transplanted in Z6 near Cac & Sunrise, early Jun

harvesting ~10 fruit/day early Jun

~6-8 fruits developing, #1

#3 holding 5 fruits, #1 holding 2 fruits, #2 holding ~55 fruits, early Jun; we ate ~25 aborted fruits of various sizes, a few delicious but most with vinegar flavor; harvested 2 fruits from #2 after they turned ~1/2 yellow; flowering, #3, late Jun

9 fruits maturing; 1 fell while green but softened and tasted great; picked 4 part yellow, slightly fragrant, mid-late Jun;

leafing big, early Jun

harvesting 2 sml-med fruits early-mid Jun

flowering again, #1; harvested 4 fruits

leafing continuously

harvested ~2 fruits/week

harvested ~4 fruits early Jun; harvested ~4 fruits mid Jun;

flowering/fruiting, ~12 fruits growing

leafing

flowering

#2 main trunk die-back to 1ft

harvested 3

fruits developing

flowering big, late May

leafing, late May

leafing bigger than usual, suggesting a growth spurt

replaced - flowered but never fruited for a long time

leafing, finally, #1, early May

4 fruits developing

flowering 1st time, #2; no fruit this year, #1

flowering, #2, early May; flowering big, #1, late May

acquired 6 ft tree in 7 gal pot

acquired Persian in 1 gal pot

leafing, late May

fruiting big, Mauritius, probably largest crop so far, ~60 1/2" fruits

aborted fruits leaving 5; pruned top 25% of canopy late May

aborted fruits leaving 15

#3 holding 5 fruits, early May, largest ~4" long; #1 aborted most fruits leaving ~10; #2 aborted some leaving ~55

leafing big, late May

aborted most fruits leaving 9

leafing big, Guava, & leafing, Glenn, late May

leafing

harvesting ~2 sml-med fruits/week from 3 plants

2 fruits growing

harvested ~16 fruits/week from Red #1

leafing

harvested 2 fruits - delicious, but skin a little astringent

dead

harvested 2 fruits

harvested 3 fruits

leafing, flowering

not leafing very well, #2

acquired plant in 3 gal pot

flowering; removed #1

flowering, our one remaining in Z6, while 2 plants in Z3 & 2 in Z6 are being replaced with other species

harvested 2

leafing big

leafing big

leafing continuously

leafing early Apr, #2,#3,#4; transplanted #2,#3 in Z6 in hugelholes replacing dwarf cavendish bananas, early Apr; transplanted #4 in Z5 north of loquat, mid Apr

leafing, Black Gold; covered Black Gold with moss screen

transplanted Sweetheart in Z5 near jujube

seedlings germinating

fruiting: ~20 fruits @ 3/4" from ~12 panacles; very little powdery mildew, no other issues

fruiting: ~20 fruits @ 1/2" from ~20 panacles; some powdery mildew, no other issues

fruiting: ~50 fruits @ 1/2" from ~40 panacles on #1 with heavy powdery mildew on flowers/fruit; ~70 fruits @ 1/2" from ~50 panacles on #2 with heavy powdery mildew on flowers/fruit; ~30 fruits @ 1" from ~20 panacles on #3 with heavy powdery mildew on flowers, not fruit;

fruiting: ~20 fruits @ 1/2" from ~20 panacles with moderate powdery mildew on flowers & some kind of scab appearing early on several fruits

transplanted Cac, Sunrise, Guava, Glenn, M-4 in Z6, early Apr, in order most vigorous north to least vigorous south, alternating upright & spreading canopies, no hugel; transplanted Little Gem in Z3, early Apr, near replaced banana hugel; leafing, M-4; transplanted Orange Sherbet in Z5 north of peach tree, mid Apr; covered Little Gem with moss screen

transplanted in Z5 in hugelhole of Rio Cherry

transplanted in Z9 against north line, late Apr

harvesting 2 fruits/week

leafing/flowering big, #1, despite severe bark damage, late Apr

harvested 8 fruits from Black, 2 fruits from Red

flowering big but no fruit - why?

keeping #4 in Z3, near patio next to palm tree which we plan to remove; leafing, #2, after its second transplant into Z9

flowering, first time, early Apr

transplanted in Z2 in hugelhole in place of ambarella #1

leafing - new brnaches from trunk; all old branches died

leafing

leafing; harvested 1 fruit late Apr - delicious

transplanted in Z2

leafing, #2,#3,#4,#5

killed by falling tree, #2, but kaki is growing fast

harvested 8 from 4 trees; #5 killed by falling tree

harvested a few

pruned top half #2,3,4 mid Mar

big die-back, ~25% remains

leafing early Mar, flowering mid-Mar; pruned large branch that died, losing ~1/3 of canopy; finally removed close-up rain tree

leafing early Mar, flowering mid-Mar

leafing early Mar

flowering, #1, mid Mar

leafing

harvesting ~2 fruits/week

flowering, early Mar

flowering early Mar

flowering early Mar

trunk dia. ~4"

flowering, Little Gem late Mar

harvesting ~4 fruits/week

harvesting ~4 fruits/week

harvesting 2 fruits/week from 2 trees - delicious

damaged, #1, from big tree falling, trunk skin lost around ~2/3 of circumference, 2" dia. trunk pinned horizontally to the ground, but sprung back, no problem, like the jackfruit several years ago

flowering, 1 plant

died, Red #3, in pot

leafing continuously

leafing, #1

leafing, flowering big

leafing

harvested 1 - delicious

harvested a few

harvested 4 fruits early Feb - delicious

leafing

harvested 1 fruit - delicious

leafing big, #1, late Feb

leafing, late Feb

harvesting ~4 fruits/week

leafing big

picked off flowers on Sweetheart

pruned topearly Feb

harvesting ~4 fruits/week; flowering big

harvesting ~4 fruits/week; flowering big

flowering big

flowering big

flowering big

flowering big

harvesting 1 to 2 small fruits/week from 2 trees - delicious

transplanted Red #2 in Z6 north of Kary mid Feb

pruned tops mid Feb

harvested ~4 fruits

harvesting 4 fruits

fruit developing, #2 but cold is causing foliage to slowly yellow & die

6 ft tall w/stalk dia 4" so this is not a dwarf variety

harvested a few

harvested 1 fruit, early Jan, after losing green tint, ripened for 1 week inside, delicious

leaves slowly fading from green to yellow, #1, in a process notably slower than the sugar apples

harvested 2 fruits - deep red color, good flavor but less sweet

harvesting ~6 fruits/week

flowering big, late Jan

harvested 3 fruits early Jan - mildly sweet

harvested 5 fruits early Jan - mildly sweet - one fruit dried slightly on top end

flowering - first time ever

flowering

flowering, #1,#2, much better than last year; flowering big, #3

flowering

all leaves dead; we think this particular variant of Mallika may have been proven in India but not in Florida

leafing, all; flowering, Guava

harvesting ~4 fruits/week

harvesting ~4 fruits/week

flowering, late Jan

leafing

harvesting 1 to 2 small fruits/week from 3 trees - delicious

branches greening up despite defoliating

harvested ~6 fruits/week

harvesting fruit, #1, in Z3, nice large rack but 6 fruits split, maybe due to too much watering, maybe could have avoided by harvesting earlier; #2 in Z3 rack is developing faster than expected, maybe due to our leaving the flower on which we hypothesize feeds the rack as the petals lose their juices

harvested a few fruits

harvested 1 fruit late Dec that split open, maybe due to too much watering, mostly yellow skin but slight green tint on upper half, flavor, teture, condition good, sweetness mild, but perhaps as good as it gets - we enjoyed it;

harvested one tiny fruit that was surprisingly delicious

leafing slowly but continuously through cold season, Black Gold

harvesting ~6 fruits/week

leafing big, Sweetheart, late Dec

harvested ~2 fruits/week

harvested ~2 fruits/week - delicious

pruned ~75% of tips, mid Dec

pruned all tips, #1, #2, mid Dec; flowering big, #3, late Dec

planted, in-pot, in ground for cold protection

planted, in-pot, in ground for cold protection

harvesting ~4 fruits/week

harvesting ~4 fruits/week

harvesting ~3 fruits/week - delicious

harvesting ~3 fruits/week - delicious

harvested 2 fruits - delicious - first fruits for this tree

harvesting 1 to 2 small fruits/week from 3 trees - delicious

planted 4 more east of oak in Z5 but it gets too much sun so planted next 2 north of loquat #1 where seems optimal for poineapples; small garden tops planted in Z7 shade looking great; Z2 plantings reduced to ~5 plants

trained Black

leafing big, #1 - to our surprise it has now surpassed #2 in size

leafing continuously

leafing continuously

culled lower fruits @ pea size leaving ~5 to 10

culled fruits @ pea size leaving ~25

leafing continuously

harvested 1 fruit

harvested ~8 fruits/week

composted finished stalk around its own rootmass & piled copious mulch on top

composted 2 large downed stalks around their own rootmass & piled copious mulch on top

transplanted 1 from Z3 to Z6 mid Nov

harvesting ~30 fruits from 2 trees - taste good

leafing big

harvested ~2 fruits

aborted 2 fruits - not sweet

pruned all tips, #3, mid Nov

pruned ~10% of tips mid Nov

aborted ~6 more fruits - not tasting very good

leafing continuously and growing

transplanted 2 from 4 gal pots to Z2 & 2 from 4 gal pots to Z8, early Nov; transplanted 3 from 4 gal pots to Z3, mid Nov;

harvested 1 fruit mid Nov

pruned Red #1; Red #2,#3,#4 leafing big in pots

transplanted #2 from Z1 to Z9 mid Nov

flowering/fruiting again

flowering/fruiting again

leafing, early Nov

harvested ~2 fruits

1 died

harvested 1 fruit

flowering, #2 in Z3, total 3 plants fruiting this year; harvested #3 late Oct, some fruit disease due to shade & excess rain, we think

both blew over in storm late Oct

leafing/fruits big, most plants

6 fruits growing; harvested 1 fruit that fell on ground, late Oct - it ripened and 1/2 tasted good while 1/2 at stem end had decayed

harvested 3 fruits from Sri Kembangan & ~10 large fruits from Kary, after which storm knocked off Kary ~30 fruits, leaving 6

#2,#3,#4 have grown to 4ft tall with 2/3" dia trunks in their 3.9 gal pots, really needing to be planted out ASAP.

harvested ~10 small fruits after which ~1/3 of dead tree top broe off in storm

leafing big, mauritius

pruned 1/3 of large wood on #1, early Oct; pruned 1/3 of large wood on #2, late Oct;

pruned 1/3 of large wood, late Oct

leafing big, Guava, early Oct, and immediately up-potted from 1 gal to 3.9 gal pot; leafing big, Orange Sherbet, mid Oct, pruned one bud, left 5 growing @ ~1.5 ft above soil

aborted ~7 more fruits

aborted 2 fruits - good

harvesting 1 fruit, #2 in Z3 - delicious

harvested 3 large fruits

planted 4 in new spot in Z5 east of oak tree

defoliated completely, #2, trunk disease

up-potted to 3.9 gal

leafing

harvested 3 fruits from each of Kary & Sri Kembangan early-mid Sep - Kary delicious, Sri Kembanga astringent on ribs but delicious in core; harvested ~12 fruits total from first of the years two crops - large, delicious

#1 damaged by falling oak limb in tropical storm

leafing big, Black Gold

leafing a significant amount this time

reached 3 ft height

this first leafing turned out to merely replace the old canopy rather than add to it

leafing again

pruned top segment late Sep

leafing but not strong enough to sustain these segments

pruned M-4, Glenn, Orange Sherbet, Cac, Sunrise mid Sep still in 3.9 gal pots, to 1.5 ft from soil, leaving somewhat longer stem for those with spreading habit, shorter stem for those with upright habit

aborted 3 fruits

leafing big

harvested 2 small fruits from #1 in Z2 late Sep - delicious

harvested 8 fruits thru Sep - delicious;

leafing

flowering, #2 in Z5, continued through early Sep

fruiting, several small fruits growing

fruiting, several small fruits growing

leafing big

harvested 1 fruit from #1 early Sep, severely diseases and fermented; harvested ~13 fruits - delicious

leafing early Aug while under shade for 1-2 weeks after not leafing for months so...

harvested 2 fruits late Aug

harvested 1 fruit, early Aug

leafing, early Aug; fruiting, 8 young fruits found late Aug

harvesting 1st flush of 12 fruits late Aug; 2nd flush of ~40 fruits growing

continuously flowering/fruiting big but NOT growing much

transplanted #1 in Z6 near Sri Kembangan & transplanted #2,#3,#4 into 4 gal pots, Aug 10

harvesting fruit on #1 but it has a problem, both orange and green mottled on skin and falling at small size, ~30 fruits

leafing big, first time since May 2023, about a week after erecting shade structure over tree - we think the shade made the difference because we found longans thrive in understory shade; harvested 2 fruits that split - no flavor

leafing again mid Aug - this time just one stalk per node

ST Maui dead mid Aug - rootstock stem died, NOT roots

leafing early Aug

harvested 2 medium fruits from #1 in Z2 - delicious; next crop of young fruits growing on 3 mature female plants; 3 more young female plants in pots identified; 9 more young plants growing in pots, not yet flowering

harvested 3 fruits early-mid Aug - delicious

harvested 1 fruit early Aug

flowering, #2 in Z5, thru Aug, no fruit set

harvested 3 fruits early Aug - delicious

harvested 20 fruits mid-late Jul

harvested 2 fruits early Jul

harvested 8 fruits late Jul

flowering, #3 in Z6, early Jul; flowering, #1 in Z3, late Jul;

harvested 2 fruits mostly yellow but slight amount of green on skin that have been there for several months but they turned out not very flavorful so we think these fruits just had a problem

flowering big, Kary, mid Jul; 12 fruits growing, Kary

3 fruits growing

fruiting, Red seedling, 2 fruits

flowering, #2, late Jul

all leaves died

leafing (a little)

leafing, late Jul

12 fruits growing

leafing big; pruned 2 top branches

leafing big; further branch training

leafing

leafing big early Jul

harvested 4 fruits early-mid Jul - excellent; harvested total of 8 fruits for the season; fruit weight ~6-9oz
leafing big, mid Jul; pruned 1.25" dia. central leader at its base; trunk dia 4"

leafing big, early Jul; leafing big mid Jul; leafing big late Jul; significant necrosis on new leaves in at least 2 leaf flushes - we snipped off the dead parts and moved the pot to the porch for dryness & shade

leafing, all early Jul, except Guava mid Jul & Little Gem & ST Maui late Jul

leafing

leafing big; 2 fruits growing

harvesting 2 fruits, #2 in Z3 - delicious

2 fruits growing; tied back again to keep away from Kary carambola

planted ~8 in Z5 over summer

flowering

leafing big, #3

leafing

flowering, #2 in Z5, early Jul

harvested 1 fruit early Jul, 5 fruit mid Jul (1 fermented on tree), 4 fruits late Jul - delicious

harvested 4, one fermented on tree

leafing big, mid Jul

fruiting - 4 on #1, 8 on #2, ~4 on #3, and still flowering, mid Jul

fruiting big, #1, early Jun; flowering big late Jun while fruit developing; harvested ~8 fruits late Jun

leafing/flowering, #5 in Z3, - notable since we thought the position was too sunny

leafing big

culled numerous fruits, left ~10 fruits on #2

fruiting big; culled ~20 fruits leaving 4

harvested ~70 fruits early-mid Jun - delicious! many with large brown spots over skin - these we harvested rather early and were tart, but no problems in flesh; knobs did not smooth out this year

fruits all aborted without any hint why

harvested 1 fruit mid Jun after stem broke - skin began yellowing near stem after 5 days, softened after 6 days, seemingly perfect ripeness, deep yellow/orange flesh, delicious, lemon-like flavor; harvested 3 fruits late Jun after skin turned 1/4-1/3 yellow overnight

leafing big, late Jun; some pathogen got some of new growth

acquired Guava & ST Maui in 1 gal pots early Jun

~10 fruits growing after ~14 aborted

harvesting 1 fruit, #2 in Z3; late Jun

flowering, early Jun

flowering

transplanted from 1 gal pot to Z3 in place of jamaican cherry, early Jun; 5 ft height & 2-3 1 ft branches

harvested 2 fruits early Jun - delicious; planted 1 seed in 1 gal pot early Jun

harvested 1 early Jun, 1 mid Jun - delicious!

harvested 1, stem broke prematurely, not much flavor, mid Jun; harvested 2 late Jun, delicious, 1 soft on tree

acquired tree in 1 gal pot early Jun

flowering early Jun

transplanted #2 in Z6, northeast of rain tree, no hugel, early May; flowering big, #1,#2, mid May

harvested 6 fruits; leafing, #1 in Z3

leafing, flower budding

leafing, first time since transplant

leafing, kary

transplanted in Z2 next to pitangatuba, in large hugelbed

harvested ~40 fruits over 2 weeks; few bird pecks; leafing big, #2, mid May

leafing continuously

flowering big, #2, mid May

leafing

leafing big, #1,#2,#3 mid May; pruned inner branches & center top nodes, #1,#2

transplanted in hugelhole of dwarf cavendish banana in Z6 early May

8 fruits growing

acquired Cac & Little Gem & Sunrise in 3 gal pots mid May; leafing, Glenn, mid May

harvesting ~8 fruits

flowering big, mid May

flowering big

leafing continuously

leafing continuously

2 fruits developing, #2

leafing continuously

leafing continuously but growing slowly

leafing big continuously; transplanted #2 next to sugar apple in Z5 mid May

flowering late May

transplanted #3 next to #2 in Z3 late Apr

flowering, 1 plant in Z3, late Apr

harvested 8 fruits

leafing, transplanted Sri Kembankan in Z6 near sugar apples late Apr, no hugel

leafing, San Pablos; planted 14 Fernandez seeds late Apr

fruiting big, #1, early Apr, first year harvesting ripe fruit, #1, late Apr

transplanted Black Gold in place of seedling #3 in Z3, no hugel, late Apr

leafing

no fruits

culled 10 of 39 fruit, #3 in Z3; pruned 10 inner small green branches, #3 in Z3, #1 in Z2; found 6 fruits growing, #1 in Z2, some tiny

flowering big, unexpectedly; last two leaf flushes have aborted

leafing big, late Apr, 4 or 5 stems

acquired M-4 & Glenn & Orange Sherbet in 3 gal pots; M-4 leafing

harvesting ~5 fruits

harvesting ~12 fruits

harvesting 2 small fruits/week, #2 in Z3; harvesting 2 med-large fruits/week, #3 in Z8; transplanted 4 volunteers into 4 gal pots late Apr

harvesting ~20 fruits/wk #2 Z8, ~4 fruits/wk #1 Z3

flowering, #2, first time

planted #3 in Z9 north of kumquat, no hugel, early April

transplanted #1 next to carrie in Z3 hugelhole late Apr

fruiting, ~1" dia

fruiting, ~1" dia

leafing

harvested 3 fruits, #2;
leafing

stalk dia. 3"

harvested 4 fruits

fruit ripening ~12 fruits

leafing, Sri Kembangan

leafing/flowering

leafing big/flowering

leafing/flowering

leafing/flowering

flowering big, #1, late Mar, first year

leafing

leafing (not much)/flowering

flowering

flowering

fruiting, first time

trained branches correcting a general sagging to the west

leafing which then aborted

harvesting ~5 fruits

harvesting ~8 fruits

harvesting 2 small fruits/week, #2 in Z3 - delicious

leafing big

harvested 2 fruits - first time - yummy

pruned large top branch on Kary

defoliating slowly

fruit harvest continuous until end of Feb

leafing

leafing big, almost continuously

harvest ends at end of Feb

leafing; flowering first time; pruned tops

flowering huge

flowering, #2, but a small patch of flowers

flowering

harvesting ~5 fruits

harvesting ~5 fruits

flowering

flowering

leafing/flowering

leafing big/flowering

harvesting 2 small fruits/week, #2 in Z3 - delicious

harvesting ~6 fruits

defoliated

harvesting ~5 fruits

harvesting ~5 fruits

harvesting ~2 fruits/week; mostly tasty fruit this season

leafing continuously

leaf budding, #1 in Z5

stalk dia. 2"

fruits remain on plants without any change in appearance since Sep

fruiting, Red seedling, 3 fruits, fell off due to cold

harvesting first of ~25 fruits

leafing

harvesting begins ~25 fruits

harvesting begins ~25 fruits

harvesting ~3 fruits/week;

flowering/fruiting early Nov, harvesting ~6 mid Nov

harvested medium-size rack - delicious

trunk seems to have fattened some, to ~3/4" dia. but no leafing yet

leafing/flowering/fruiting continuously but slowed down in Nov; cull all fruit

harvesting ~8 fruits, some very small, which fell to ground - all very delicious

harvesting first few out of ~40 fruits early Nov; a few aborted before that - this was too many fruits for the tree size

leafing big

harvesting ~4 fruits/week;

harvested 8 fruits from #1 in Z5 prematurely as stalk growing laterally out of main trunk broke mostly off due to weight of fruits - still delicious

fruit ripening ~6 fruits; fruiting

harvest ends early Oct

leafing continuously

leafing

leaves finally greening up some after more compost

harvested 1 fruit

fruiting, Red seedling, for first time, late Oct, 2 fruits, 1st delicious, 2nd eaten by bird; both plants seem to have grown fatter trunks this year, ~1" dia.

leafing

flowering

leafing big

leafing

leafing; pruned top buds

harvesting ~3 fruits/week; most dropped prematurely due to stem disease; fruits that dropped later in Oct more sweet

flowering/fruiting, #4 in Z2
fruits on #1 in Z5 4" dia.

harvested ~3 fruits thru Oct

planted a few in Z5 W of loquat

leafing continuously

leafing

leafing continuously
#1 16ft up tree in Z4 but too skinny

leafing continuously
remains fat

leafing continuously

#1 thriving in Z8, #2 has yellow leaves in Z1, #3 growing long in pot with leaf miner infestation

leafing continuously

leafing continuously

leafing continuously

harvested 1 fruit
picked off 20 budding fruits, left ~6

harvested 1 fruit
picked off 60 budding fruits, left ~6

harvested ~8 fruits

harvest begins mid Oct

leafing continuously

flowering, #2, early Aug

fruiting, ~10 fruits on 3 plants

leafing

harvest continues from Kary thru Sep, ~12 fruits/week, delicious! just a few with caterpillar holes eaten, like those common in tomatoes

leafing

#1 leafing now, while #2 leafing continuously

leafing, all plants

transplanted into 1 gal pot early Aug

leafing

leafing

leafing

harvested ~3 fruits thru Sep

planted a few in Z5 W of loquat

harvested 1 fruit

harvested 1 fruit

harvested ~10 fruits (3 from #2, 1 from each of #3,#4)

flowering, #1, early Aug, fruiting/harvesting ~12 fruits

fruiting, 1st time, ~3 fruits growing

harvested first fruits from Kary, 5 in early Aug - delicious!; harvested ~30 more thru Aug; ~100 fruits on tree total

flowering, #2, late Aug

leafing slowly

leafing, mid Aug

2nd Alampur dead

leafing, #2 early Aug

leafing big

flowering/fruiting, #3 in Z8, mid Jul

flowering early Aug

harvested 6 fruits through Aug - delicious!

leafing continuously

leafing

leafing continuously

leafing continuously

leafing continuously

leafing continuously

leafing continuously

leafing continuously

harvested ~8 fruits

fruiting big, #1, early Jul - first time fruiting big - harvested ~16 fruits early, mid Jul - large, delicious; flowering big, #1, mid Jul;

flowering, #2,#3

flowering, ~6-8 flowers, in Z6, mid-late Jul

leafing big, late Jul

added compost mid-Jul to try to green up the leaves

leafing, all plants

culled most fruits from #1,#2

leafing slowly

leafing, late Jul

leafing, early Jul

flowering/fruiting, #1 in Z5, mid Jul

flowering late Jul

harvested 1 late Jul after critter pecked on it - delicious!

leafing, #1

harvested 2 early-mid Jul - 1 remains

harvested 1 late Jul - delicious!

flowering big, #1, early Jun; harvested 2 fruits early Jun - 1 fully ripened on tree - delicious

#3 dead

flowering, #1, mid-Jun

flowering, first time, in Z6, late Jun

canopy declining by ~40%

fruiting big, Kary, numerous fruits holding on tree mid Jun

#1 dead

leafing late Jun

harvested ~7 fruits
flowering big #1,#2, late Jun

flowering big early Jun

leafing, late Jun

leafing, late Jun

leafing big early Jun

leafing big, #1 early Jun; #2 mid Jun; pruned late Jun to open canopies

Neelum & 1 Alampur died - weakened by 4 weeks in shipping container

flowering/fruiting, #2 near jackfruit in Z3, mid Jun

planted ~6 tops in Z5

leafing continuously

fruit ripening early Jun

#1 leafing continuously

leafing continuously

leafing continuously with continuous watering

leafing continuously

leafing continuously

leafing continuously

harvested 2 mid-late Jun - 2 younger remain

harvested 3 early-mid Jun, harvested 3 late Jun - 3 remain

flowering big, #1, early May; 2 fruits growing late May

flowering, #2, early May

leafing big, late May

flowering, Kary, mid May; pruned lower branches, late May

flowering early May

germinated, #3, #4, early May; transplanted #3, #4 into 1 gal pots late may

re-tied up branches

leafing big, #1, early May; 4 flowers, no fruit

leafing, all plants, early May

flowering, #1, mid May

leafing mid May

transplanted in Z2 west of Jaboticaba, no hugel, May 1; flowering mid May

leafing big but slowly, early May

harvested 1 fruit, late May, that split on tree; 3 more fruits ripening

acquired Neelum & Alampur x2 & planted in 1gal pots May 6; leafing, Mallika, early May, leafing, 1 Aampur, late May

leafing, #2 early May
tied up central leader, #1

flowering big late May

fruiting, one fruit growing, first fruit ever, late May

leafing mid May; pruned tops mid May; harvested 3 mid-late May - 2 older, 2 younger remain

leafing mid May; pruned tops mid May; harvested 1 late May - delicious - 9 remain

fruiting early May; 9 fruits on 3 trees late May

3 germinated, transplanted in 1gal pots, mid Apr; #1 leafing big, #2 bud broke emerging from shell, unable to regenerate bud, #3 helped free bud from between embryo halves (actually was not really restricted but was taking forever to energe on its own);

removed dead leaves late Apr

removed dead leaves late Apr

transplanted in hugelhole of Jamaican Cherry #1 late Apr

leafing after defoliation, different plants at different dates

flowering mid Apr - picked all off

leafing big

transplanted #2 in Z5 between Kary & Gran Nain Apr 23

leafing

transplanted #1 into 1gal pot mid Apr; 1 seed germinated mid Apr, transplanted #2 in 1gal pot late Apr - helped remove bud from shell with pliers since 2 seedling buds broke attempting to emerge from shell;

transplanted #2 in Z6 late Apr

leafing big, Sabara

leafing, #2, early Apr; flowering, #2, mid Apr thru late May

defoliated mid Apr; very slowly budding late Apr

severe wilting/defoliating twice from dry soil - suspicious given other plants growing with it are not wilting.

transplanted in Z2 late Apr

~6-8 fruits growing late Apr

leafing late Apr

transplanted from 1gal pot to 4gal pot mid Apr; leafing late Apr

acquired Mallika & planted in 3gal pot Apr 25; leafing Apr 29

8 rootstock seedlings from Kent market fruits planted in 4 3gal pots early Apr, all sprouted mid Apr

harvesting ~3 fruits/week early Apr; trained branches Apr 17

no fruit this season

trained branches Apr 16 using 6 stakes

transplanted 1 from 3 gal pot to Z8 early Apr; transplanted 3 volunteers among blueberries in Z8 late Apr

flowering, 4 plants in Z5, early Apr; fruiting, 6 plants in Z5, early Apr; planted 2 in Z5 late Apr

fruiting big, #2

flowering, first time ever, late Apr

acquired & planted 1.5ft cutting in small pot mid Apr

leafing mid Apr
transplanted #1 from 4gal pot to Z8 in hugelhole of LSU Purple Fig, transplanted #2 from 4gal pot to Z1 in hugelhole of Brown Turkey Fig, late Apr

transplanted #2 into 1 gal pot Apr 11

harvested 1 late Apr that fell to ground - spectacular flavor/texture - 10 remain

planted 3 seeds in 2" pots Mar 11

pruned deadwood from freeze, #1, early Mar

lost 1 to fallen oak in Z3

acquired in 2" pot, transplanted in 4" pot, early Mar

leafing after defoliation, different plants at different dates

leafing, late Mar

transplanted in place of dead Sugar Apple in Z3; late Mar

budding, #1, first after freeze, lower 4ft of trunk; acquired #2 in 2" pot, transplanted in 4" pot, early Mar

fruits aborted

repotted in 1 gal pot Mar 11

acquired 11 seeds Mar 19, soaking in moist paper towel in ziplock bag; planted in 2" pots Mar 23; acquired plant (#1) in 2" pot Mar 22

flowering/fruiting

leafing big, #2, early Mar

leafing, Sabara

leafing big, #1, in lower 4ft of trunk, late Mar, after losing upper to Dec freeze

acquired in 1 gal pot mid Mar

transplanted in Z1, Mar 17

staked up large branch hanging low

trained south-eastern branch

leafing early Mar; pruned early Mar

picked off most flowers; fruiting late Mar

pruned freeze-damaged deadwood, #1, early Mar

planted 8 seeds of Kent/Keitt in 4 4gal pots, Mar 26, for grafting Po Pui Kalay scions

harvesting ~3 fruits/week

harvesting ~3 fruits/week

transplanted 1 from 3 gal pot in Z2, Mar 25; 1 young plant killed, several young plants threatened, early Mar, by large cutworms that consume the entire leaf canopy - checking larger new leaves each day, we find various size cutworms, pick them off and they cease by mid-late Mar; leafing, #1, in Z5 after pruning trunk down to 2ft

flowering, 2 plants, Z5, early Mar; harvested 1 from Z5, late Mar - excellent

flowering. #2, mid Mar

leafing; transplanted #2 from 1 gal pot to Z3 next to #1 Mar 20, no hugel

repotted in 1 gal pot Mar 11

repotted in 1 gal pot Mar 11

repotted #1 in 1 gal pot Mar 11
planted 5 seeds in 2" pots Mar 11

flowering, late Mar

#2 dead, in Z3, replaced with Trompo Canistel

straightened #1 with rope late Feb

budding, #4, after freeze, at ~6in, mid Feb; budding, #1,#2,#3, after freeze, at ~3ft, late Feb

leafing continuously after late Dec freeze dieback, though new leaves seem weak

leafing continuously after late Dec freeze dieback, though new leaves seem weak

leafing continuously after late Dec freeze dieback, though new leaves seem weak

leafing after defoliation, different plants at different dates

pruned deadwood

leafing big, late Feb

leafing big

flowering, mid Feb

acquired in 2" pot late Feb

harvested ~4 fruits early Feb

leafing big
pruned deadwood

leafing big

leafing big

leafing, #1, late Feb

leafing, Sabara, early Feb

budding, Black Gold, after freeze; shade wire for #4, late Feb

leafing, late Feb, beautiful, full

leafing continuously

leafing big early Feb

leafing/flowering big late Feb

leafing/flowering late Feb; pruned deadwood, trained

pruned at 7ft

leafing big, late Feb; pruned freeze deadwood

flowering late Feb

leafing, #1,#2,#3, late Feb

leafing early Feb

harvesting ~4 fruits/week; flowering/fruiting big, late Feb; pruned deadwood

harvesting ~4 fruits/week; flowering/fruiting big, late Feb; pruned deadwood

annual pruning early Feb; flowering big, late Feb

annual pruning early Feb; flowering big, late Feb

flowering big late Feb

leafing big

flowering. #2, early Feb

leafing slowly

acquired in 2" pot late Feb

acquired in 2" pot late Feb

acquired in 2" pot late Feb

#6 leafing big early Feb; leafing big, #1, #5, late Feb; pruned #1 early Feb; all beginning to leaf out, early Feb; pruned deadwood

leafing/flowering late Feb; pruned deadwood

lost fruit, #3, from plant freeze damage

leafing

harvested ~6 fruits

leafing

harvesting ~4 fruits/week with intention to complete harvest while skin is soft and easier to peel

harvesting ~4 fruits/week with intention to complete harvest while skin is soft and easier to peel

flowering/fruiting late Jan

flowering late Jan; no fruit

flowering big late Jan

leafing late Jan

leafing slowly

planted ~12 Nov-Jan

fruiting

fruiting

harvested rack of ~42 fruits - large, yellow flesh, delicious

harvested ~12 fruits

harvested 2 fruits - delicious; lost 1 fruit to freeze; very little freeze damage otherwise

very minor freeze damage

leaves dead from freeze

harvested ~4 fruits

lost branch to raintree pruning accident

no freeze damage

severe freeze damage #1 & black gold, no damage to others

harvested ~15 fruits, partially orange, before freeze;

harvesting ~4 fruits/week thru Dec - delicious; tops killed by freeze Dec 24/25

mostly defoliated by freeze

harvested ~25 fruits before freeze; easier to peel when picked early due to stronger pulp - delicious

transplanted 2 from 1gal pots to spots under Kary Carambola in Z6 mid Nov - this completes transplants with 2 under Cherry and 3 under Kary

lost another half of stalk after tropical storm

harvesting 10-15 fruits/day through Nov

harvested 4 fruits

leafing, mid Nov

harvested 3 fruits mid Nov

acquired new one in 4 gal pot, mid Nov

harvesting most fruits 1st 3 weeks in Nov, with traces of green remaining in skin, to balance tartness of early fruit and tenderness of late fruit

harvested ~8 fruits in Nov - delicious

harvested ~4 fruits in Nov - delicious

harvesting ~4 fruits/week thru Nov - delicious

respond well to dappled shade

died - root disease, NOT bark disease

leafing continuously for months; pruned tips at 9ft

defoliating abruptly, #1,#2, & harvested 8 fruits from #2, late Oct

flowering, #3 Oct 1

harvested fruit rack from #1 Oct 4 after stalk fell from tropical storm Sep 29 and 2 fruits turned yellow Oct 3; 9 hands all ripened within 2 days mid Oct - delicious

transplanted 1 from 1gal pot to spot under Jamaican Cherry in Z3 & 1 from 1gal pot to spot under Kary Carambola in Z6;

fruiting early Oct

2 fruits growing after a few others aborted

harvested 1 fruit early Oct at 2/3-3/4 yellow to test flavor at that stage, plus concern with a few brown scars and critters;

harvesting 20-25 fruits/day through Oct

harvested 8 fruits mid-Oct & lost 8 more fruits

harvested 3 fruits mid Oct

trained branches

harvested ~12 fruits from #1 in Sep/Oct with problems causing premature drop

harvesting 4 fruits early Oct, 2 fruits mid-Oct - delicious, 6 fruits late Oct

leafing big, market fruit tops, but not garden fruit tops

leafing continuously but slowly; seem to really like shade and water

harvesting last 6 fruits early/mid Oct

harvesting 3 bird-damaged fruits from #2 late Sep

leafing mid Sep; lost 1/2 of stalk to falling oak Sep 29

harvesting 15-20 fruits/day through Sep

leafing, Black Gold, mid Sep

leafing big, #2 grows long stem to become central leader

leafing

leafing early Sep

leafing, #1 early Sep (again)

leafing, early Sep

leafing

leafing

leafing

leafing

harvesting 4 fruits mid Sep; removed moss and all but 20 fruits on each of 4 trees mid Sep; feeding 1 tree in Z4 north border and 2 trees in Z8

flowering, 1 plant in Z5, late Sep

harvesting 6 fruits/week thru mid Sep with remaining fruits delayed in maturation suggesting two waves of flowering instead of one

flowering

leafing big, #3, returning to original canopy; #4 leafing big in 4gal pot; transplanted #5 from #4 pot into 4gal pot late Aug, died - see notes

flowering, #2, mid Aug

leafing big

fruiting, ~12 fruits growing

fruits growing, 1/2"; leafing - budding new vertical stems from branches

fruiting, 3 fruits, 3" size, discovered early Aug, lost 2 to critters

harvesting 10-15 fruits/day through Aug; leafing big

2 fruits growing

leafing

leafing, 2 Butterscotch seedlings; pruned #1 at 12ft

picked off all fruits except ~35 on #1

leafing

leafing continuously

leafing big

leafing big

harvesting most fruits by mid Aug; last 3 late Aug; begin ripening (color change toward yellow) on tree but stems weaken too, so we pick within a day; leafing, #1,#3, mid-late Aug

leafing continuously

planted ~12 in Z5 west of loquat thru Aug, harvested 2 from Z5 early Aug, 1/4 to 1/3 skin surface yellow

repotted #2 in 4 gal pot early Aug

budding at base

flowering early Aug; fruiting late Aug, ~8 fruits

flowering big early Aug; fruiting big late Aug; culled 30 fruits & kept 8 fruits

harvesting 6-8 fruits Aug 23-28

harvested 5 fruits from #2 early Jul

#3, in Z3 between bananas, stripped of foliage by giant oak fallen & harvested 6 mature fruits and 6 immature fruits, mid Jul;

#4 crushed by giant oak falling, mid Jul

smaller rack this time on #1, perhaps due to damage from fallen oak, and/or sharing with a second large stalk, and/or age;

transplanted 1 from 2" pot to spot under Jamaican Cherry in Z3

gradiually declined in height to 4.5ft over past month

trunk broken at 5 ft by giant oak falling mid Jul

leafing mid Jul

harvesting 15-20 fruits/day through Jul

leafing

leafing, Black Gold, mid Jul

harvested 1 fruit early Jul from #1 - delicious

brought outdoors early Jul after leaves started dying back from leaf tips to stem;

freeze-damaged trunk is twisting, as main canopy tilts north;

#2 10 in. tall mid Jul

leafing big

~20 fruits growing mid Jul

leafing late Jul

3 of 16 fruits ripening on tree mid Jul; leafing big, #2

leafing mid Jul

leafing big late Jul, #1

leafing big late Jul

leafing

Z5 plants at least 3x size of Z2 plants; planted 9-12 market tops in Z5 west of loquat over Jul; harvested 1 in Z5 Jul 27, yellow on one side

leafing big

leafing slowly; likes shade

flowering big, #1, super-big, #2, early Jun

leafing big early Jun

fruiting

leafing/flowering early Jun

harvesting 20-30 fruits/day through Jun

leafing early Jun

leafing mid Jun, Black Gold; planted a pair of seeds from Butterscotch fruit in each of Z3,Z6 late Jun

flowering big, late Jun

6 fruits growing

transplanted #2 in 1 gal pot early Jun

harvesting ~4 fruits/day late May & ~6 fruits/day early Jun, ending Jun 12; delicious

leafing early Jun

20 fruits, 1/2 way to maturity, falling from #1, early/mid Jun for unknown reason, leaving 19 fruits; picked 3 fruits late Jun, with 2 having ripened partially on tree was much better than 1 having not ripened on tree

leafing early Jun

flowering mid Jun

leafing mid Jun after long period without leafing

4 trees flowering/fruiting

leafing mid Jun - very slow growing

defoliated

harvested 1 fruit late Jun; delicious except half fermented before softening; see notes

~35 fruits developing on #1, ~5 fruits on #2, 1 fruit on #3, 1 fruit on #4

harvested 2 fruits, #2, early May.

#3 dead in Z6, seedling in pot takes its place as #3

harvested rack #2 early May - delicious;

flowering, #1, late May

leafing but set back somewhat over winter and very slow to recover

flowering big mid May

harvesting ~4 fruits/week early May, ~8 fruits/day mid May, ~20 fruits/day late May

leafing earyl May; harvested 1 fruit

dieback of two top branches

died, #1

picked off most fruit

#1,#3 leafing big, late May; #1 keeping ~20 fruits; 1 new flower panacle mid May

transplanted #2 in hugelhole of mission fig in Z1, May 14

harvesting ~5 fruits/week through May

ripening fruit on #2, early May, first fruit for this tree, ~4 fruits easily falling from tree, small, orange color, delicious

harvested 1 fruit, immature, perhaps it was knocked off the tree accidentally; flowering big late May

harvested 1 fruit late May, which felt softer than usual, less green and more yellow under skin when scratched, and separated from the stem easily, without latex - so very delicious! Deep brown color and toffee-like flavor, we think; flowering big late May

fruiting big, #1, mid May, first season we tried natural pollinations instead of hand pollination

flowering, #2, in pot, mid Apr

1 lost stem in big pot - no explanation, but leafing out again

leafing, mid Apr

transplanted in 1 gal pot Apr 4

leafing mid Apr

trained/pruned branches, late Apr

aborted all fruits

died

fruiting big

leafing big mid Apr

flowering big, mid Apr

fruiting big from Feb flowers, #1,#2

leafing mid Apr

harvesting ~3 fruits/week

flowering, 4 plants

leafing slowly

leafing slowly

4 plants germinated in pots early Apr

leafing mid Apr

leafing mid Apr

leafing/flowering early Mar

#2 fruit developing despite loss of most all leaves

harvested 2 fruits - delicious

leafing early Mar

leafing big

flowering big after 2 months break

flowering mid Mar

leafing big early Mar

flowering early Mar; transplanted in Z8 Mar 28, in hugel spot of previous everbearing mulberry

leafing big, #2 early Mar, #1 mid Mar; flowering, #1, late Mar - first time its flowered!; transplanted #2 from 1 gal into 4 gal pot late Mar

leafing mid Mar, Black Gold

leafing big, #1, mid Mar; havested 1 fruit from #1, mid Mar; transplanted #2 in Z7 near Minneioa in place of fig, early Mar

leafing, 2" height, early Mar

leafing big; flowering late Mar

leafing big, #2 in pot, faster than #1

leafing, lower trunk, early Mar!

leafing/flowering big mid Mar

leafing big early Mar

trunk dia 1.75"

transplanted Mar 1 in Z3 in hugelhole of Ambarella #2 near house

fruiting from Dec flowers

leafing/flowering through mid Mar

leafing/flowering through mid Mar

leafing/flowering through mid Mar

leafing/flowering through mid Mar

leafing/flowering early Mar

leafing/flowering through mid Mar

harvesting ~1 fruit/week from 4 trees

leafing early Mar, secondary branches

flowering, 1 plant in Z5

transplanted 1 in Z5 at base of large raintree Mar 1

leafing big early Mar

leafing, all, mid Mar

leafing/flowering big mid Mar

ripening complete late Feb - delicious

ripening fruit from #1

received in 1 gal pot late Feb

flowering big

trained up all branches late Feb

leafing big late Feb

received Black Gold in 1 gal pot late Feb

sprouted early Feb

leafing late Feb

flowering big, #1,#2, late Feb

received Cotton Candy in 1 gal pot late Feb

leafing/flowering mid Feb

leafing/flowering later Feb; trained branches

leafing/flowering big late Feb

leafing/flowering big late Feb; pruned late Feb to raise canopy slightly and to thin out for airflow

flowering

leafing/flowering starting slowly mid Feb

harvested 30 fruits late Jan on 25F freeze prediction; 3-5 ripening per week thru Feb; half of leaf canopy survived freeze

Z5 patch has very large plants compared to Z2 patches which is surprising given less sun

leafing slowly

growing slowly

leafing slowly

leafing/flowering late Feb

harvesting ~8 more fruits from 3 trees thru Jan; harvested ~12 late Jan on 25F freeze prediction - ripened nicely within 2-3 weeks

#1 fruit maturing

branching at 5" height

harvested a few more fruits each month thru fall & winter

2 fruits slowly maturing

harvested 6-8 fruits

leafing big

leafing

leafing big, #1; cambium repairing vigorously

harvested 2 fruits - super delicious

flowering

harvesting ~16 fruits - tasty

harvesting ~10 fruits - tasty

flowering big early Jan, #2

leafing big

wasp problem continues - moss cover required continuously; harvested 2 ripe and harvested 30 unripe when 25F freeze predicted;

beginning to appear that oldest plants are declining

flowering - #2 replacement tree still in pot

harvesting ~8 more fruits from 3 trees thru Dec;

harvesting rack from #1 - ripening slowly thru Dec & into early Jan - delicious

harvested ~10 fruits/day thru Dec

leafing was moderate thru summer and no bark disease this year

harvested 5-6 fruits

harvested 2 fruits - super delicious

1 seedling growing in Z1; 1 seedling growing in 2" pot

leafing/flowering big - largest flush ever

leafing

flowering big late Dec

#1, #2 flowering late Dec - #1 very few flowers

harvested another 10 without disease - none very sweet

harvested another 10 without disease - most delicious, others less so

harvested 8 maybe

leafing continuously; needs frequent watering

yellowish leaves possibly indicating soil problem but likely cold reaction

leafing slowly but continuously

leafing slowly but continuously

harvested 12 fruits, 6 of which were stolen by kids; Delicious but turns into a juice ball because difficult to peel with very soft pulp

harvesting ~8 more fruits from 3 trees thru Nov;

#2 flowering/fruiting early Nov; #3 destroyed by falling oak early Nov but new pup growing; #4 damaged by falling oak early Nov but recovering; #1 fruit mature early Nov, waiting to ripen mid Nov

#3 damaged by falling oak early Nov, recovering

1 of 4 stalks of #1 destroyed by falling oak early Nov while remaining 3 stalks damaged but recovering; #2 damaged by falling oak early Nov but recovering;

harvested ~10 fruits/day thru Nov

planted seed in pot indoors mid Nov

harvested 2-3 with disease and 2-3 without

harvested 2-3 with disease and 2-3 without

harvested 5 maybe

planted 4 market fruit tops

flowering/fruiting; picked off all but one

flowering/fruiting; picked off all but one

harvesting ~12 fruits from 3 trees thru Oct; defoliating in Oct instead of Dec this year

#1 fruit maturing late Oct

harvested ~2 fruits/week thru Oct

picked off all but 2 fruits early late Sep/early Oct - growing fast

harvested ~10 fruits/day thru Oct

harvesting fruit continues through mid Oct, average 2/day;

damaged severely by falling branch

harvested 2-3 with disease

harvested 2-3 with disease

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

harvesting new crop begins mid Oct

leafing with consistent shading - apparently really like shade

1 small fruit from #4 in Z3 early Oct - delicious; 1 large fruit from #3 mid Oct turns out to be an Asian variety that (we had just learned) was selected for the fruit to be wholly connected togther instead of loose segments

#1 flowering/fruiting early Sep

leafing; transplanted 2 to 1 gal pot; 3 remain in 2" pots - all thriving

ripening fruit mid Sept, small crop

~12 fruits growing mid Sept

trunk dia nearing 2"

fruiting mid Sep at slow rate

trunk dia nearing 2"

trunk dia nearing 3/4"

picked off ~24 fruits & left 4

harvesting fruit continues through Sep, average 3/day; trained two branches

planted 6 seeds mid Sept

trunk dia 2.5"

trained fast-growing branch

leafing mid Sep

at mid Sep we have 3 large trees, 1 med tree, 1 small tree; the 3 large trees with significant fruits having been wasp-stung while very small, and those growing larger only medium size seen in past crops; in addition, most nodes have multiple fruits we have to cull to one fruit;

planted 12 tops 1 pup in Z2 east of lime

leafing continuously but slowly

transplanted 2 under oak in Z5 mid Sep

harvesting 1-2 fruits/day till mid Sep; 5 fruits remain on tree mid Sep suggesting that culling some early flowers may extend season to Oct

#2 dead early Aug - suddent leaf wilt

all plants recovering from trunk disease

#1 flowering mid Aug

harvested rack, #1, early Aug - delicious - 96 plump fruits

~12 fruits deveolping mid Aug

fruiting ended gradually early Aug; fruiting begins again late Aug

leafing mid Aug, #1

planted 4 seeds from market fruit early Aug; planted 2 Black Gold seeds mid Aug;

picked off all but ~22 fruits early Aug

harvesting fruit ~1/day starting mid Aug

leafing

leafing big, #1, 3 flushes thru Aug

harvesting 2 fruits/week through Aug, 12 total fruits

transplanted cutting to 3rd pot mid Aug

leafing

transplanted #2 in Z2 Aug 11, dia 1.5", hgt 4ft

fruiting big early Aug - picked off all but one; harvested 1 mature fruit early Aug - delicious

fruiting big early Aug - picked off all but one

harvesting 1 fruit/day starting Aug 22