This post is for @yogawithtone, who seems to like that I have a peach tree in my front yard.
Previously, I posted some pictures of the peach tree in winter. Now, it is late summer and the peaches are almost ripe. Here is what the tree looks like now...
The peach tree today
It is a bit difficult to see against the barn and trees behind it. In the winter, it is a bit easier to see...
A picture showing the peach tree from a few years ago
We were lucky this year that we did not have a late frost. For the past two years, a late frost has killed off the buds and blossoms. There were no peaches those years.
The peach tree at the end of April
Another picture of the peach blossoms - so may this year!
This year, it looks like we were going to have lots of peaches, but for some reason, only a few of the blossoms turned into peaches. I seems like been less bees this year, and I wonder if that may be the reason we have so few peaches.
The tree also has a number of dead branches the need to be trimmed. Some even have a sort of moss growing on them.
There is lots of moss and lichen growing on the peach tree. I don't think this is good
Still, we have a few to share this year, even if some are a not as nice as the once you find in a supermarket...
Not all peaches are pretty - some are small and misshaped or have tree sap on them
Fungus spots also happen, but they don't change the flavor
Not of the peaches all ripen at the same time. This is good in years when we get a large amount of peaches. First the side of the tree that gets the most sun - the side closest to the house - ripens first. Later the rest of the tree ripens. This gives us time to figure out with to do with all of the peaches when we have a large amount.
Occasionally, if you look hard enough, you can eventually find a perfect peach.
The best peaches are usually the ones near the top of the tree (and out of reach)
Eventually, all peaches that are not collected fall to the ground. Some have already been knocked loose by the wind and fallen to the ground, much to the delight of the deer and groundhogs.
That's it for today. I hope you like the story and pictures. All pictures were taken with either my Sony A580 or my Panasonic GX1.
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STOPSo if the fungus spots don't change the flavor, do they add to it? :D I'm half teasing and half curious.
I don't think so. This is the awkward part of the story where I state that I don't like peaches, and don't eat the peaches from my own tree.