Propigating some Heritage Red raspberries from root shoots. With HRs you can start a new bed or two every year if needed.
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Wow, what state is that in?! 
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Same here, seacoast NH, had 1 plum still bloomed and my 2 bush cherries. Negative 12 and 13 for a couple nights.
Hi @Naeem , nice fruit. Hope to get some pluots next year.
BTW, did you notice the odd growth on your 2nd picture? It looks similar to black knot I read about in other threads.
Looks like the late bloom means lots of fruit this year. Everything is loaded. Pictures are of weeping Santa Rosa and sweet treat pluerry.
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Thanks for pointing out , it is Cicadas bite damage healing up.
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@maineorchard
Me too. We had tons of fruit last year . . . and this year - very few. We did get some of the cold-hardy nectarines to set fruit. Harko and Mericrest. But peaches - only Reliance look decent. It’s very disappointing. But - I guess we win some / we lose some. I think it was the cold snaps, too.
First year for a bunch of red fleshed apples.
How do people get nice photos when everything is covered in surround.
Speaking of which think I need a new coat?
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Hi @Naeem, The cicada don’t bite above ground (once they are above ground, they don’t even eat). The physical damage of the branches occur when cicada deposits its egg.
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You answer your own question. This damage is now healing up.
I didn’t have a question. I am stating it wasn’t a bite.
Serviceberries are starting to ripen up quickly. These are planted all around the campus where I work. The pedestrian traffic and construction across the street keep the birds away from these. Last year they were completely infected with rust, but no rust at all this year.
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Are you going to pickle those small thinnings?
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I was thinking to make peaches and plum pickle this year. If you have a good recipe I would love to try .