The persimmon tree was a fairly new purchase last year so i had never seen it flower. I had not dared to think past hoping it survived the winter. But survive it did. Even though my new mulberry did not make it, the persimmon did. I realized i needed to purchase a “trader’s mulberry tree” …
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Planting One of the Two Pecan Trees
One day they only had two hours for me at work. This is not good news financially but it meant i had time to plant a tree. I dug the deepest hole ive dug yet. I had a lot of frustrations on my mind and i just kept digging. Then filled half of it with …
The Floating Trees
November first of every year our little town ends up with a light up wire christmas tree plugged in at the top of every other pole on the main road. It turns out its the elctric company that does it. It ends up looking like something out of harry potter. In the pitch dark its …
The Pin Oak Never Disappoints
Ive gotten mixed feedback about whether pin oaks and spanish oaks will succumb to oak wilt. This tree is actually a cluster of 6 equally aged pin oaks stemming from the same patch of ground and the end result is perfection. The tree is so full and beautiful and each fall it turns bright orange …
Planting a Second Mulberry Tree
Now that the chicken pen was built it was up to me to plant the trees that i had an opportunity to have help with but shifted off due to something else being more important and requiring finished first. I was way more confident that i could dig holes for trees than i was that …
First Spring with the Redbud Tree
This was my first spring with the redbud tree since i bought it during summer of the previous year. I would get to witness the purple flowers, the baby leaves, and then the seed pods that grew from each flower.
Mexican/Texas Persimmons
The ants eat these things down to nothing but a hollow shell moments before peak ripeness. I began picking them when black with a green ring around the top and then leaving them on the counter face down to protect from flies until fully ripened. They have greasy sticky flesh under a paper thin skin. …
Planting the Russian Pomegranate Tree
When things are wrong in the world and i am powerless to set them right i have 2 choices on what to do with myself instead: hatchet + dead trees or shovel + rock breaking stick. I needed to plant a few trees anyway so i chose to dig a hole. I dug a hole. …
A Christmas Tree for the House
I had a 3 foot Christmas tree that i stored in the shed during the summer months. The stand got a bit melted and warped under the weight of the tree. The thing wouldn’t stand up anymore. It was such a hassle to keep upright around the dogs that i just quit putting it out. …
Trimming a New Carport
When i first moved onto the property i began using a cluster of oak trees above a mulch pile as my designated carport to protect against hail during storms. However, 5 of 8 of those trees have died. They succumbed to oak wilt, became extremely dry, and split lengthwise down the middle of each tree. …