Additions (descriptions below copied from Tooley's Tree's site)
for our small backyard orchard from
Reliance Peach
Medium sized fruit has dull red blush over yellow background. Bright yellow, medium soft, juicy, sweet flesh. Freestone even in the coldest, driest season; small pit. Good for canning, freezing and fresh market. Vigorous, fast growing tree; self-fruitful and bears when young. Showy blossoms. Very bud hardy. Best choice for severely cold winters and springs. Requires 950 to 1000 hours of chilling. Hardy throughout zones 5-8; withstands temperatures of -25 degrees F. From the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. 1964.
Green Gage Plum
European Plum. Famous “Reine Claude” named after the wife of Francis I of France. Imported into England in the 18th Century by Sir Thomas Gage whence its English name. An American favorite since the time of Jefferson. Small to medium, oval, yellowish green fruit. Juicy, smooth textured, amber flesh. Rich, confectionery flavor. Considered the ideal dessert plum in Europe. Also good cooked, canned, or preserved. Typically a rather small, low branched, round headed tree with attractive blossoms and deep green foliage. Productive, self-fertile. Ripens late Summer. Susceptible to brown rot. Requires 500-800 hours of chilling. Hardy to central Iowa.
Grape-Saint Theresa
Zone 4-9. Vigorous woody vine produces clusters of purple grapes which are mostly seedless. St. Theresa is an early season table grape with excellent flavor that will tolerate alkaline soils and can be used for juice or jellies. Well suited to arbors. Bred by Elmer Swenson of Wisconsin.
Grape-Himrod
Vitis vinifera cross. Ontario x Thompson Seedless. Large, long, loose clusters. Medium size, oval, seedless golden yellow fruit. Crisp but tender skin. Sweet, delicious, juicy flesh. Fine quality table variety. Pure, sweet juice of delicate flavor. Makes excellent raisins. Self-fruitful. Moderate disease resistance. Keeps until Christmas if picked at full maturity and then refrigerated. Hardiest white seedless. 100 chill hours. Hardy to -15 degrees F. Zones 4-9. Introduced in 1952.
Last Saturday to celebrate adopting Shasta, our 4 legged, six years ago. How time flies! She has Worked really hard at adjusting to urban living AND she missed the country. The drive to Truchas is beautiful especially in Fall. Shasta loved all the wild smells as we walked about the property. She enjoyed Dot, Tooley’s Trees resident dog, who shared her water bowls with Shasta.
Our neighbor, Cis, says "clouds here look like you can reach up and touch them."
"Clouds", the single word Dwight would answer if asked what he loved about living in Santa Fe.
Here in the high desert and mountains are clouds nothing short of stunning almost every day.
The three grape vines will be planted once the arbor and trellis have been installed. The fruit trees have been planted and thoroughly mulched with Coates wood chips and Reunity Resources compost then generously water from our "rain" barrels. This recent planting brings the total of fruit trees to six (6): 2 apple, 2 apricot, 1 peach and 1 plum.
Front and center apple tree, immediately behind peach tree
then apricot tree, apple tree and plum tree.
Across the rock covered path another apricot tree.
To keep our balance in our "crazy" world, may we all
Vitis vinifera cross. Ontario x Thompson Seedless. Large, long, loose clusters. Medium size, oval, seedless golden yellow fruit. Crisp but tender skin. Sweet, delicious, juicy flesh. Fine quality table variety. Pure, sweet juice of delicate flavor. Makes excellent raisins. Self-fruitful. Moderate disease resistance. Keeps until Christmas if picked at full maturity and then refrigerated. Hardiest white seedless. 100 chill hours. Hardy to -15 degrees F. Zones 4-9. Introduced in 1952.
Last Saturday to celebrate adopting Shasta, our 4 legged, six years ago. How time flies! She has Worked really hard at adjusting to urban living AND she missed the country. The drive to Truchas is beautiful especially in Fall. Shasta loved all the wild smells as we walked about the property. She enjoyed Dot, Tooley’s Trees resident dog, who shared her water bowls with Shasta.
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| Our neighbor, Cis, says "clouds here look like you can reach up and touch them." "Clouds", the single word Dwight would answer if asked what he loved about living in Santa Fe. Here in the high desert and mountains are clouds nothing short of stunning almost every day. |
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| Front and center apple tree, immediately behind peach tree then apricot tree, apple tree and plum tree. Across the rock covered path another apricot tree.
To keep our balance in our "crazy" world, may we all
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