Buds Flowers and Fruit - 2023 Edition

Most of the Asian Plums in my yard are a little past bloom,except for some hybrids.I’m looking forward to getting fruit for the first time.


Toka

Chipeta,McVerna and Kahinta

Vermont,not sure about being a hybrid.

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We have a dozen or so varieties of clematis, this is our earliest blooming variety called Guernsey Cream. We have a small yard and I find flowering vines make optimal use of vertical space.

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My apricots are growing quickly too this year, but yours are just a bit bigger. It is getting very warm here.

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New strawberry bed…

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Wild black cherries forming…

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Persimmons JT-02 " Can someone please confirm if these are flower buds or just leaves" . Third year grafted tree can see these on multiple branches.

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@Naeem … I did a goog search on persimmon flower buds and found that (from our own site here back in 2015) and the answer was Yes… they are flower buds.

Congratulations !!!

I have a couple of JT02 grafted… and a bunch of other varieties too… american and hybrids. Hopefully in a few years i see some persimmon flowers too.

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Better late than never!

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Yes, very late this year. I have an apricot variety or two that look like they could bloom in a few days…

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I photographed 38 varieties of apple and 2 pear at the orchard that have flower buds showing. I won’t post 40 pics :wink: , here’s just a few:






I posted a list of trees blooming in my Making Maggie’s Orchard thread.

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Citrus blooms are at their peak now. These ones are from Oro Blanco but Valentine Pomelo, Gold Nugget, Tango and Sumo are also blooming. Intense Jasmine-like fragrance

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Baby Paw Paws! Finally! ('hope they survive!) I found about 10 clusters in all. Two different trees. Allegheny and Shenandoah? We lost the tags years ago.

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Flowers!
Peonies from ‘Costco’ peony plants. I wish I’d bought more when they had them a couple of years ago. These varieties have such beautiful flowers.
They just don’t last long enough!

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My overwintered kale has begun to flower. The kale itself is purple,which makes a really nice contrast with the yellow flowers

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Motivated me to grow these citrus

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Karen, beautiful peonies, especially the red one. I love its color. I bought Costco Itoh peony . They have very good price on Itoh this year. 3 peonies(in a bix) for $~15. Yellow and pink color to choose from.

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Pomelos have the most fragrant blooms. You might like the Valentine pomelo.

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Thanks, Annie! Mine were in pots - and quite large when I bought them. I’ll go look if I get a chance. that IS a good deal!