Changing of the Guard
As I wrote about before, a wind storm during our vacation blew over our old wedding orchard peach tree. There is a weak spot in the trunk and it bent at that point though not breaking it. We are hoping the peaches that are still plentiful on all the branches will still continue to ripen but I'm guessing, winter or pests will surely do it in and this will be the last year for it.
As an added bonus, this new peach tree was loaded full of ripe, ready to pick peaches which we did. The ate the damaged one and a few others already and they were very delicious so I'm hoping for some kind winters so that we may get more of them in the coming years.
The savings came through at the right time. I hope you do get some peaches from the fallen tree.
ReplyDeleteSort of. We did pick the peaches but they weren't quite ripe. We did so because some sort of beetle had invaded the tree and were making quick work of the peaches. Hopefully what we picked will go ahead and ripen.
DeleteOh my, those peaches look scrumptious!
ReplyDeleteIt's always sad to see trees fail, especially fruit trees. Nice to see the replacement. Is there any reason you only have one?
That was all they had left at the time. I have room for one more if another one comes through in a few years. I would like to stagger them so when one dies, I still have another until it can be replaced.
DeleteThose peaches look amazing! I haven't had a decent peach in years.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't either, until those peaches!
DeleteThose peaches look much better than what you get in the store.
DeleteThey were, mostly because they were picked at the peak of ripeness unlike store peaches.
DeleteWhat a gorgeous bowl of peaches!! Yum, yum!
ReplyDeleteThey were tasty for sure!
DeleteThose peaches look so sweet and wonderful! We don't get fresh fruit as good as that here in Hawaii. But we do have really delicious mangoes, which are my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI have never thought about that but I'm guessing you are right. Unless they are grown nearby and gotten into your pantry quickly, it will never be as good. That is why our mangoes here are rarely any good.
DeleteSorry about the loss of your tree (and it does look like there are good fruit on it), but glad you got a new tree planted. -Jeff
ReplyDeleteIt lived a long life. I only wish we had fenced it in sooner so we could have enjoyed the fruit a lot longer than the few years we have.
DeleteOK, you know I'm totally envious! This is awesome!
ReplyDeleteIt was a nice plus to getting a new tree!
DeleteI love fresh peaches! They are gorgeous. Glad you have a new tree to replace the old one at least.
ReplyDeleteAnd best of all, the new tree is freestone where as the old one was a clingstone.
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