Yes, Wendel. Sounds about right . . . 8 peaches from 2 trees. Ugh.
And then I think about the people that depend on these ‘harvests’ for a living. I don’t know how they do it. 
It’s such an unpredictable endeavor. FOR SURE.
@TNHunter - Trev, those raspberries are so pretty! What variety are they? I have some that were advertised as ‘bush’. No way, Jose. I do get some berries from them . . . but not very many. Enough to put in my cereal - a couple of times
@PomGranny … Heritage reds.
They are probably not the sweetest raspberry but have good raspberry flavor… produce lots of fruit here spring and fall… and are so easy to propigate from root shoots.
I bought 3 in 2020… bet i have 50 now.
Looks like my Carrie mango set several fruit. We will see if it holds onto them. Had a lot of flies visit the flowers, so that is probably the pollination source.
Most of the Arbutus unedo bushes in my neighborhood look to have set a good amount of fruit in their first flowering. They usually flower 3+ times from spring to late summer.
Same here Phil. I can’t remember such a warm, sunny, rain free stretch of weather during bloom ever before. Fruit set is unusually high. Apricots are crazy. I am intimidated at the prospect of so much thinning to be done.
Here is a third year scion that @Stan sells of an Anya apricot seeding, Tatiana:
French or Italian Prune graft ? Sets fruit first time.
I am also looking for Less sweet more tart plum to dehydrate which we use in some cooking. Any suggestion please ?
I’ve been thinning every day. It’s large task this year!
Two more discoveries in the garden.A General Hand and Sierra Plum were purchased from the Arboreum,well over five years ago,but have never fruited.
While doing some grafting,near them,I took a break,stretched and looked up in the Sierra tree and wondered,when will this fruit?Then this came into view.
Damson? No firsthand experience but I understand they are very flavorful, not sweet, and used for making jellies, jams and preserves.
We do have palms! Not all varieties . . . but ‘Windmill Palms’. And a few others whose names I don’t know. In years past - they needed to be very well protected. Most of ours are on the southern exposure side of the house. Now . . . it seems they all do well, no matter what. ??? Maybe the roots just had to dig deep enough? Maybe it’s warmer? - - - Warmer??? This winter sure didn’t seem so! “Whatever!”
Thanks for suggesting I will graft this next season.
Looks like you’re a week ahead. I also planted supersweet, just flowering now.
I love the rhododendrons in the Lake District, England, I don’t think I can grow them in my backyard.
Visit Washington to see many more.The state flower.They’re so common here,I pass them by.
Mara des bois : With dry weather last couple of days these are best tasting strawberries. Picking morning and evening.
Looks like it’s thyme for flowers!
The dark purple one in the patio cracks is a purple elfin thyme, the light pink/white one was started from a sprig of fresh culinary thyme from the grocery store that I rooted, so I have no idea what cultivar or type that is.
The creeping thyme hasn’t started flowering yet, but looks like it will soon.
