Seabuckthorns are starting to produce a good quantity of fruit. The fruit is hard to pick and small, though it has an interesting flavor.
Daily Archives: September 12, 2015
Fall Flowering Shrubs
The Seven Sons Shrub is a very late flowering plant. These flowers draw in pollinators from afar. Bumble bees were still on the plant into the night.
Hardy Rubber Tree
The Hardy Rubber Tree keeps nearly flawless green leaves into the fall. But this species has had some winter dieback in the worst winters.
Llama Space
Daisy, the llama, has a lot of space to roam.
European Alder
European Alder has fast growth rates. Though for some reason this is the only one of my European Alders that hasn’t died back to the ground.
Pitlolly Pines
I still have several Pitlolly Pines that keep on surviving everything Iowa throws at them. These Pines have looked great this year with the mild weather.
Hardiest Wingnut of Them All
I am growing various species of Wingnut. This is a Japanese Wingnut, Korean strain for hardiness.
Charlie’s Golden Berry
Charlie’s Golden Autumn Olive created a few berries this year. There wasn’t much Autumn Olive fruit this year, most of the cultivars I have bought are struggling to survive or dead now.
Deep Reflections
This vernal pool has kept water in it all year. With all the rains, the depth has consistently been 6 feet deep.