Branches on this Mulberry tree are being stripped, like I have a porcupine in my woods. But since porcupines don’t live here, the offenders must be squirrels.
Tag Archives: Iowa
Cold Warmth
Subzero temps mixed in with a sunset.
December Flowers
A Viburnum is trying to take advantage of the warm December we are having. Flowering at this time of the year is definitely a rare event.
Blackberry Snow
The Blackberries continue to keep their green leaves in this mild weather. The melting snow keeps the green in plain view.
Iowa Pomegranate
Pomegranate has been a good ornamental flowering plant that I grow in a large pot. This plant will also produce ornamental fruit, but doesn’t ripen well for me.
Sweet Corn Time
It was time to harvest the rest of the Sweet Corn. This is one of my favorite vegetables in the garden.
Pterocarya Species in Iowa
A few Wingnut(Pterocarya) species have been planted here. Some are cold-hardier than others, while some continue to die back during the winters.
Native Iowa Ferns
Some small ferns persist on moist, northern banks above the streams.
Bamboo Skeletons
Bamboo was interesting for the past decade, but this winter proved even worse than the others that would routinely topkill the groves. Most of my species were of the Phyllostachys genus, but now are just dull skeletons, waiting to be cut down and replanted with something else.
Autumn Beauty Jujube
Out of 5 or so grafted Jujubes I have gotten, Autumn Beauty Jujube is the only one that hasn’t died below the graft. The tree is getting a little bigger now, so hopefully it can grow into maturity, and not end up as a Jujube(Ziziphus jujuba) rootstock. The tree is growing straight and narrow. This […]