I have not had a problem yet, knock on wood. I have friends that do have black bear problems. They are hard to stop when they get a taste of apples for sure. Pretty much need a couple lines of electric fence then. That hill behind me has a lot of activity as a hiking spot so not many bears there. There is a 6-8000 foot mountain range on either side of me within a couple miles, they mostly stay up there.
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Whewww! Welcome!
The contrast in texture of the trees in the back and the color palate of flowers in the foreground give me such a warm and attractive feeling. Thanks.
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Inspiring! A few months ago I decided to try my hand at growing some flowers, and bought 12 different tubers. I havenāt put them in the ground yet. Hoping I have some success. I love the thought of having beautiful flowers and then being able to divide the tubers and get even more each year.
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This should have been my first post but technically itās my second because I saw a picture of dahlias and had to respond to that first.
My name is Eric. I live in Seattle and I have a small collection of fruit trees and plantsā¦4 plum trees, 3 cherry trees, 2 pear trees, 1 espaliered apple. One green fig that Iām taking out but I rooted 25 cuttings last summer, air layered 3 and ground layered 6 ā¦ I figured at least 1 would survive. I also have some raspberries and two types of grapes. All of this except one plum and the fig were planted last summer. Oh, and I also have 4 blueberry bushes.
A couple of years ago I started building a garden up at my cabin and brought in 50 rhododendrons. I am currently growing around 90 hydrangeas in pots; 81 of which were from cuttings last summer. This will be for my hydrangea forest. I am also nurturing 60 pink dogwoods of three varieties ā¦ purchased at a good price from a craigslister home nursery because three varieties got mixed together so he couldnāt sell them at his normal price. In a few years Iāll know what I have and can plant them for my ādogwood wayā.
Iāve never had problems with insects or diseases but frankly Iām a little nervous now and wondering what I should be doing right now to prevent problems. Some of my rhododendrons have something but what really worries me is if one of my fruit trees gets something nasty. Wondering what if anything I should be doing āright nowā to prevent disease.
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Welcome, Eric. You have an interesting flowering forest project!! We have several members from Washington State and possibly the Seattle area.
Please feel free to post your questions about fruit trees in the Fruit Growing categories and questions about your rhodos, hydrengras and dogwoods (if you have any) in the General Gardening category.
Thank you.
Hi Mike, I dig and divide them each fall after a killing frost. I have them in 6"pots now in my shop. Will hang a metal halide lamp over them as they start showing growth. Then in late April out to the greenhouse and starting a fire in the wood stove every night and morning until about May 15, then start hardening them off to plant in early June. Lot of work but they are so stunning!
Welcome Eric! Sounds like you have a very pretty place with all the flowers.
Itās getting there ā¦ it will be a while and a lot of work before it looks less rough. And still, I look at your picture and think āwow Iād like to have a place like thatā. Envy. 
Iām stoked about my first season of growing dahlias. I keep wanting to put them in the ground, then wake up to seeing frost on my neighborsā roofs.
Welcome, from another Seattleite with a small-but-growing collection of trees! There are quite a few members on here in this area, lots of good knowledge to tap into.
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I figured there would be fair number of people here from Seattle and surrounding areas. I look forward to posting some pictures after things start leafing out. My one mature plum is flowering right now and quite beautiful.
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Hi there. If you donāt mind my asking, where did you source your Owen T plum tree from? Iāve looked and looked and canāt find one for sale. Or even scion wood for sale I canāt find either. Thanks, Garett.
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Hello, my name is Mark. I am a first time grower of Hardy kiwi, honeyberry, pine berries, a lot of hot peppers and a large assortment of other things. This forum has so much experience. I am currently looking into getting a Jujube tree, but thereās quite a bit of new varieties now and I cannot seem to find them online for any sort of a reasonable price unless Iām buying sticks to propagate or seeds. So Iām hoping I can glean dinner insight from some exciting gardeners on best places to buy, variety and if course all the other plants that are shared. Thank you so for your stories.
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Greetings! I am Nikolaos and Iām from Athens, Greece. Iām an amateur herbalist and arboriculturist and I grow several exotics in our summer resort in coastal Corinth, USDA Zone: 10A- Koppen Classification: Hot-summer Mediterranean climate / Hot semi-arid climate zone, such as macadamia, passion fruits, pawpaws cherimoyas, kei apples and guavas to name a few.
I hope to learn much more regarding new varieties, cultivars and ecotypes of fruit and edible plants as well as providing information and insight whenever possible.
Be well!
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Hi Nikoloas, Iām from Athens, Texas and visiting Greece is on my bucket list!!! Welcome to the forum.
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Hi, I am Kenton and want to introduce myself after lurking on this forum many times over the year! I am a small time backyard grower, with a postage stamp orchard. Iām in Bay Area, California, zone 9b, with some great climate for all fruits. Every house Iāve lived in has had fruit trees, and Iām sure to leave more planted when I move.
I grow all types of fruits, but my favorites are plums, figs, apricots, persimmons, and poms. Iāve picked up grafting, and love making franken-trees.
Iām here to learn, share, and join the family!
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Welcome sir. I will be very interested to hear about your honeyberry experiences in you climate.
Welcome! I am quite jealous of anyone who can grow cherimoya.
Welcome to the forum. I too would like to make some frankentreees and would love to hear about yours.