I remember as a child I was relaxing in the living room in front of a roaring fire. My father came home and was very angry - because we did not have a fireplace.
Thanks for this, so detailed. So glad so many fruit trees survived. I had heard that about them blossoming after a fire before. I notice this even in landscaping (where I work) plants. Sometimes after a hot dry week I will find that blooms have erupted on a certain plant whose season I had thought over. Survival tactic...?
I think the plants get confused and they fear death, so like the tree putting out it's last breath of fruit right before it expires, it could be that. Fortunately, we had about 5,000 gals of water left in the fire tank to water the trees immediately after the fire -- that saved many of them.
I'd be interested in hearing any more info you can get on the trees going to China. It seems that the US timber industry has taken a major shift in this direction recently, and with less than 1% of the redwood forest remaining, this is a precious resource that shouldn't even be plundered for domestic causes...
When the woods burns, you have to do something with the trees. But you are correct, we need to be planting more redwoods, they are valuable to the ecosystem. I'll ask around more about China. That aspect of the fires has been well hidden.
When apples are fully ripened on the tree, they literally fall off in your hand when you touch them. It's possible they were not ripe. GD are known as "sweeties", some say insipid, but I appreciate them for their flavor when you pick a fully ripe apple off the tree.
I remember as a child I was relaxing in the living room in front of a roaring fire. My father came home and was very angry - because we did not have a fireplace.
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Agree 100% sir. In the end, we will all go through the fire to sift the gold from the ashes. Life is awesome. Brutal at times but always awesome.
Thanks for this, so detailed. So glad so many fruit trees survived. I had heard that about them blossoming after a fire before. I notice this even in landscaping (where I work) plants. Sometimes after a hot dry week I will find that blooms have erupted on a certain plant whose season I had thought over. Survival tactic...?
I think the plants get confused and they fear death, so like the tree putting out it's last breath of fruit right before it expires, it could be that. Fortunately, we had about 5,000 gals of water left in the fire tank to water the trees immediately after the fire -- that saved many of them.
I'd be interested in hearing any more info you can get on the trees going to China. It seems that the US timber industry has taken a major shift in this direction recently, and with less than 1% of the redwood forest remaining, this is a precious resource that shouldn't even be plundered for domestic causes...
When the woods burns, you have to do something with the trees. But you are correct, we need to be planting more redwoods, they are valuable to the ecosystem. I'll ask around more about China. That aspect of the fires has been well hidden.
Dry / low water farmed Fujis are amazing. I never used to like Golden Delicious until I ate one off a tree...still warm from the sun. So much flavor.
When apples are fully ripened on the tree, they literally fall off in your hand when you touch them. It's possible they were not ripe. GD are known as "sweeties", some say insipid, but I appreciate them for their flavor when you pick a fully ripe apple off the tree.