I usually hack my passion vine to the bones in March so the winter crop doesn’t get a chance to ripen up. This year we were out of town, so the vine is happily swallowing half of the yard now. I collected these 100 or so fruits today. There is as much more that’ll fall when I prune it. This is also the first time in 5 years I am seeing the tips being burnt by late freeze.
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Nice. Please show the inside.
Hard to beat evergreen Andromeda for a very long lasting flower display in winter and spring. this one is about 7 ft high.
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Beautiful. My blue passion flowers make hollow fruit 
I was going to upload one but @vrk3 got it 
Sweet + tart and very fragrant. Some of my friends eat it straight out of hand, but I like to juice them and add it to orange juice.
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Korean Giant pear leaves
“Horse” apple
Montmorency cherry
Apple branch, just thought the pattern was interesting
Pawpaw bloom
Hazelnut catkins
Morel mushroom
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This was my first time trying passion fruit! Exactly as you described. I also got a hint of pink guava flavor.
Today I opened one and measured the brix. I am surprised it was 17. I’d have guessed 7 or 8. Speaks to the amount of acid in the fruit. Makes sense it combines well with low-acid juices
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I took these pictures a few days ago, I’ve been thinning the fruit trees.
Bleinheim Apricot
Red Atomic nectarine
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Mulberries are starting to develop. I grafted a few varieties to see which one performs well here.
DMOR9 aka Himalayan
Black and White Pakistan
ShangriLa and Four Seasons
Easter Egg and Hunza White seedless
@Marta (who sent me most of these scions) has a nice comparison of these varieties in her blog
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Gold Rush apple and red gem goumi and the Eastern tiger swallowtail. Lots of bee and other pollinators too.
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we had rare snow, over 80 years ago on this date last time. So a lot of trees around our county were just broken. Luckily I planted nothing tender, and all my planters and flowers are doing well. Actually, i swear the lettuce even loved the snow.
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My multi Bud trees (planted 2019-2020) are covered in blossoms! Marblehead, Massachusetts. Hoping this next storm stays north of us. Temps are predicted to go to 35.
Cold Hardy "Fruit Salad" 3 on 1 Multiple Grafted Fruit Tree (Semi-dwar – Grow Organic
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Oh, that tree looks sad. But yes, I think certain plants love snow, lots of minerals in it.
