Sweet and juicy

I’d been gifted two beautiful fruit trees which I was really keen to get planted. The forecast is a few days of rain, so it will be great to get them in the ground and settled in with a good dowsing of rainwater.

I knew roughly where I wanted them, so after a bit of discussion we made the decision and started to prepare the holes. The holes needed to be about 1.5 times bigger than the root ball and well prepared. I’d bought some good compost to ensure they have every chance in having a good healthy start in the garden.

The first one we planted is a ‘Nashi’ pear tree. It looks like an apple, but is sweet and juicy like a pear.

The second one is a red cherry. It will have beautiful pinky white blossom to start with, which develops into sweet, juicy cherries.

It was all very exciting, and I was really pleased with how they looked once planted. I just need Brian to stake them for me, to prevent them getting damaged if we have any high winds. I can’t wait now to taste the fruits of our labour. I’m thinking we only need to wait a couple of years at least.