Fruit Tree Update: Flavor Delight Aprium

...by the Dave Wilson nursery. It’s been over two years since we planted the trees Hovfendahl suggested and they are just beginning to bear fruit. We ordered one too many trees and had to stick the Flavor Delight Aprium in a less than idea location (too much shade). Despite the lack of sun the tree bore some fruit in late May and it sure was tasty–the perfect balance between sweet and tart. The Flavor Delight Aprium is a cross between a plum and an...

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Fallen Fruit

...hey should burst with ripe produce. Great sums of money are spent on young trees, water and maintenance. While these trees are beautiful, they could be healthy, fruitful and beautiful. WE ASK all of you to petition your cities and towns to support community gardens and only plant fruit-bearing trees in public parks. Let our streets be lined with apples and pears! Demand that all parking lots be landscaped with fruit trees which provide shade, clea...

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Saturday Tweets: Tanning Fish, Trees and Dealing with Medieval Mansplainers

...prepper #tanning #fishing #Inuit #salmon #Alaska — TheUrbanAboriginal (@TheUrbanAbo) April 27, 2018 A study shows Seattle's poorest neighborhoods have less than one-fifth the tree canopy of the city's wealthier areas. https://t.co/MxHaIbBI3N — Thomas Rainer (@ThomasRainerDC) April 26, 2018 When you want a small base for a $26 LED light and things get out of control. The classic posable desk lamp design is really fun to make out of plywood....

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Tree Bondage

...irewood!) Be prepared to be shocked as well as educated. You will: See how trees can be mismanaged Learn how to “repair” damaged trees Learn how to avoid the hurtful aspects of the damaged trees shown See examples of the correct way to plant, irrigate, compost, fertilize, mulch and prune trees Where: The Seed Bank, 199 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma, CA 94952 When: Thursday June 2nd, 6:30PM Phone: (707) 773-1336 Robert Kourik, Metamorphic Press PO Box...

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Saturday Tweets: Peppercorns, Fig Trees and Your Inner Cleveland

Why Bury Fig Trees? A Curious Tradition Preserves A Taste Of Italy http://t.co/wmFQIZBmoh — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 27, 2014 A Tablet for Africa? http://t.co/vsCls4QyTe — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 27, 2014 Flooded Crypt of San Francesco: Filled with goldfish swimming in a shallow pool of sea water http://t.co/CJPiv46xpq — Root Simple (@rootsimple) December 27, 2014 The “Inner Cleveland” of Trendy Cities http://t.co/HNrH9pmlEW...

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