What is everyone eating from their orchard today?

#541

A lovely after dinner, apply

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#542

Alcedo,

Yummy!

#543

I do like the look of the french peach+ disease free, where can I get one?

#544

Save me some ,or I will send you

#545

LOL, please don't send him to my orchard!

#546

No, not him, this is pregnant her LOL

#547

LOL!

That remind me of the conversation between the 3 hyenas in The Lion King. :smile:

Banzai: Oh, Scar, it's just you.

Shenzi: We were afraid it was somebody important.

Banzai: Yeah, you know, like Mufasa.

Scar: I see.

Banzai: Now that's power.

Shenzi: Tell me about it. I just hear that name and I shudder.

Banzai: Mufasa!

Shenzi: Ooooh! Do it again!

Banzai: Mufasa!

Shenzi: Ooooh!

Banzai: Mufasa, Mufasa, Mufasa!

Shenzi: Ooooh!

[breaks into laughter]

Shenzi: And it tingles me!

Scar: I'm *surrounded by idiots.*

#548

Here is my chojuro. I bought multi-grafted tree that is supposed to have three Asian pear varieties, but there are 4 branches of two green pears, and two brown pears without labels. And another branch grew out of the root stock bears european pear.

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#549

Wow perfect fruit!

#550

Sampled my first Climax rabbiteye blueberries today.

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I was disappointed in the flavor or lack thereof. Texture was crummy too. I hope this thing improves in future years. I should probably take better care of it. The soil could be better mulched and acidified. It would probably be happier if it were in the Deep South.

#551

You might be right about the location issue. It is sweet in mid Alabama.

#552

Perfect!

#553

IL847,

Does the color for this Chojuro picture match with the actual fruit, a rustic copper? Looks quite interesting. How is it taste?

Tom

#554

Yes, the color is on the copper side. It is one of my favorite A. pear, not real big but flavorful. I don't think it is fully ripe yet, but I can't wait. Started to pick some few days ago, sweet and crunchy.

#555

Last Geo Pride pluot here...just about fell off the tree.. excellent piece of fruit. Highly recommended. We've been munching on these for a few weeks. Emerald Drop still holding about a dozen fruit..we'll finish those this week. Still have a bunch of Dapple Dandy and Flavor King... Ate a soft BlushingStar... Way better then my Raritan Rose.. very good white peach.

#556

got my first 2 Blushing Stars also this past week - agree it is a large, very good white peach (critters got the few others). 3rd year tree

#557

Eastern Prince Magnolia vine berries. Fresh and dried. You can't eat these raw, but the tea from them is really different. Some may hate it, I look forward to it every year. I never dried them before, so now I can make tea months from now.

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#558

Scott,

I saw the 7.0 K in this thread. Is that right that 7000 peoples had visited this thread? If that is right then keep on aiming for 10 K.

Tony

#559

I've been taking a cup or more of raspberries (Caroline) ---boiling them in water...then adding sugar/water mix...throw some green tea bags in their for a few minutes ...letting it get cold for raspberry tea... very good. you have to strain the raspberries so a mesh strainer is needed... I'm a big tea drinker (oolong/black/green) but usually never add sugar, but in summer i like it cold.

Brother stopped and picked a Flavor King when he left...asked him what he thought and he was impressed... i'll upload some pics once i start picking more of them.

#560

Warm,

Looking forward to seeing your pics of Flavor Kings grown in z4 Wisc. What a great accomplishment.