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Post by lurcher on Nov 5, 2023 19:28:17 GMT 1
Yesterday evening the wind managed to knockout our electricity supply resulting in an evening lit by night lights and torches. It was restored during the night at about four a.m. and normal life was restored. Sadly, the garden is now missing one old Medlar Pear which I have spent the last 20 years tending carefully. Here are two photos of the fruit and the fallen tree. This is the second and last one to go.  |
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Post by Veem on Nov 5, 2023 19:34:30 GMT 1
What a shame to lose such a special tree. We lost parts of an oak, a silver birch and a conifer which is sad but they are fairly plentiful on our land.
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Post by mysty on Nov 6, 2023 7:49:44 GMT 1
We have some year old walnut trees if you want for free but you would probably need another 22 years to get the nuts.
A three year old one is about 2m in height but still no nuts.
The original tree is huge and was full of nuts this year.
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Post by lurcher on Nov 6, 2023 8:56:53 GMT 1
We have some year old walnut trees if you want for free but you would probably need another 22 years to get the nuts. A three year old one is about 2m in height but still no nuts. The original tree is huge and was full of nuts this year. Thanks very much Mysty for your kind offer. We already have two large, mature walnut trees in the garden and we regularly move on their offspring from various parts of the garden. I think the red squirrels hoard the nuts around the place and forget that they are there. The soil here is quite poor but fruit trees seem to thrive. There seems to be an optimum age after which they deteriorate and eventually fail. In this case the strong winds finished it off because the ancient main trunk and root system was the weak spot although the young side stem was in perfect condition and has been fruiting for many years. Sadly there is not much you can do with the fruit. |
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