This post has been a long time coming – I think I’ve been looking at trees for a couple of years, and planning this particular orchard for about 9 months! Finally, the trees have arrived and are in! We’ve beaten the weather (finding a two-day slot in between heavy coverings of snow) and here are the pictures to prove it.
First, the “before” pictures, including large piles of ex-shrubs that had to come out to make space. Here’s where the apples, a plum and gage are going, on the north side of the Aquaponic Polytunnel:
And here’s where the pears, and a plum are going:
Not a witch’s broomstick – here’s how the trees arrived from Agroforestry:
And here they are unwrapped:
Quite cool, minimal packaging really – especially the flax used as a tie and the green bamboo used as a reinforcing pole:
It took us a couple of days to get them all in, including digging the new holes in the ex-lawn, and then the snow was back. Here’s what it all looked like just after the thaw. First the Apples, Plum and Gage:
And then the two pears and remaining plum:
I haven’t got any pics of the raspberries or the peach yet – I’ll post them when I can.
