Other Tree & Vine Fruits

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Published 2013

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THIS IS THE EVERYTHING-ELSE CATEGORY, A special collection of fruits that we couldn’t live without, yet couldn’t find a better way to organize. Apples, pears, figs, pomegranates, persimmons, and melons are some of our beloved tree and vine fruits that explode during the latter part of the year. These are what we also call our transition fruits, because they straddle the seasons of summer and fall.

During our garden’s first years, the pear and persimmon trees were quite a struggle to keep alive. Diseases and molds inhibited them from fruiting, always leaving sickly leaves and branches for us to use as study specimens. Keeping them healthy was always our primary goal, and if we were rewarded with fruit, we were beyond thrilled.