Fruit Trees

Pomegranate
After a long wait, the pomegranate tree is flowering.  I have to admit though, last year I saw one flower, but it did not stay, the flower fell off the tree, that's the end of it.  But this year the tree has a few buds, I am very excited, I know that pomegranate flower is so pretty.

Pomegranate Tree

I planted it six years ago, it was a gift from my daughter Melanie, she will be glad about it. The tree has settled and grown well, I won't be surprised if I could harvest the fruits this year.


Nectarine-Apple
Other trees, the nectarine and apple trees are fruiting.  Rayner is so happy about his apple tree, the tree is doing better than last year's, we will have more apples,  he said.  But the nectarine just has enough fruits.

Nectarine - Apple Tree

Figs
The latest fruit tree that I planted was a brown turkey fig, and now it is fruiting.  I did not believe what I saw, they are a few baby fruits on it, especially it is a tiny potted fig tree.

Potted Brown Turkey Fig

The fruits are so small, but indeed they are fruits.  I will keep you informed, next time you will see real fig fruits.

The other potted fig is looking great, it is getting bigger,  and also has a few small fruits, these are the green fig fruit with pink inside.

The Large Potted Fig

Olive Tree
There won't be any olives this year, it is good to have a break from the harvest and preserving.

The Olive Tree

Citrus Trees

Other fruit trees are citruses which are doing alright, mainly the Tahitian lime, it has millions, but the mandarin has only a few.  Last but not least is the Lisbon lemon,  it has some, it is a new plant, within a few years when the tree is mature then it will bear more fruits.

Tahitian Lime- Loads of Fruits

The Lisbon Lemon

On the other hand, two ornamental fruit trees the twin crab apples are having a rest this year, I don't know what happened to them, they had loads of flowers but no fruits at all.  At present, the trees look very slim after they were pruned.

Crabapple Tree

The Twin Crabapple Trees 

 

The twin crabapple trees are our ornamental trees from which we get the enjoyment out of the beautiful flowers and cute small red fruits.  It is a fantastic view when they are in flowers, they are pretty and pink, dropping down like curtains dividing the place.


Having fruit trees is a lot of work for all gardeners.  They need regular care, such as fertilising, pruning, and watering during the hot season, also when they are fruiting, the trees need special protection from the birds.  However, the discipline and hard work pay off with the fresh fruits.  It Is Worth It.

All these fruit trees are growing in our backyard, and they are protected by the green wall - the tall hedges.  Recently the gardener came to trim them about one meter off for easy maintenance, it took him a whole day to do it.  I got used to it already, I am quite happy to see that the fruit trees are still shorter than the hedges-the green wall, the fruit trees are safe.

This year is not a drought year in Australia, I hope all gardeners have an easy time and better harvests.  Enjoy!




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Susy