Kleckner Oasis – Page 15 – ~Oasis Among the Cornfields~

Chinese Prickly Ash

This shrub is closely related to the native Prickly Ash.

The different species in the genus have compound leaves and thorny stems.

Pokeweed is a large perennial which fruits for a long period in late summer.

These berries are commonly consumed by birds.

Mexican Sunflower has been a fast growing plant in my flower garden.

This flowering annual has started to produce a lot of small flowers.

Salt Cedar attracts a lot of insects to its flowers.

This shrubby tree is considered invasive in some west parts of the country, but behaved mostly elsewhere.

My seedling Seaberries have been ripening their fruit.

The fruit is very small, but has an interesting citrus flavor.

Tomato production has been in high gear this month.

Buckets of various Tomatoes has been common.

I have 4 Asian Pears that are producing fruit this year.

These two fruits are Shinseiki and Chojuro.

In a routinely green forest, the White Poplars standout.

These Poplar trees are fast growing and competed well with the surrounding trees.

Growing Tomatoes in Iowa is pretty easy.

Some of the Tomatoes can get very large.

This month has been the main time that my Rose of Sharons have been flowering.

The winter hardiness is an issue, but overall these are carefree bushes.