You may remember that while attempting to cover the four-in-one fruit cocktail tree with bird netting earlier this year, I fell. Yep, just call me Grace. One leg of the ladder sank into the dirt and down I went. I wasn’t seriously hurt, but bruised and scratched enough to abandon the job at hand. Did I mention that I broke the ladder, too?
The tree was partially covered before the fall. I left the excess netting in a pile at the base of the tree. From time to time I tucked in bits of netting around the expanding branches, hoping to confuse the foragers. Would the coverage be enough to save some fruit for my family? Last year the birds and squirrels picked the tree clean. If I hadn’t taken a photo of two beautiful plums the day before, I would have assumed I imagined the whole thing.
It worked! I’ve seen a few nibbles, but most of the fruit is still on the tree, soon to be ripe for the picking.
Netted Fruit Cocktail Tree
Plums and Nectarines
I haven’t baked in pie in a zillion years, but I think it’s time to brush up on my baking skills. The next fruit to set: peaches. Oh my, oh my, oh my!
Please let me know if you have a favorite pie recipe to share.
Gardening Nirvana 
I’d love to sample a peach. It’s one of the few fruits left I can eat (since discovering the causes of my canker sores) . The pictures look very enticing ;0)
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I’ll let you know when they ripen, Sharon!
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I’ll bring my receipe and a sample pie on the fourth of July. Easy as pie.
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Thanks, Laura!
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Don’t waste those peaches on a pie. Ice cream, peach ice cream! I’ll crank the handle.
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Bob, I didn’t even think of that. We even have an ice cream maker. When do you head down to SJ?
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ok, I’m a dummy. Are you saying plums and peaches grow on the same tree? How can that be, are you a magician on the side?
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Are the two different trees grafted together?
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Yes! Here is the link: http://www.avnurserynews.com/site/fruit-trees/multi-grafted-fruit-trees/index.php
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My neighbour has a grafted tree – means that it will self-pollunate as well. Wish I had been aware of this before I got my tree, as I will now have to get a separate tree to complement the other.
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I had never heard of them either. They aren’t well publicized.
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What a relief.. Enjoy your pies!
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Thank you. I’ve now gathered a few more suggestions too, for peach ice cream and smoothies.
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We learned about these trees from a neighbor. http://www.avnurserynews.com/site/fruit-trees/multi-grafted-fruit-trees/index.php
It’s one tree grafted with multiple fruit, in our case peach, plum, nectarine and apricot. They are perfect for small spaces. You get a variety of fruit on just one tree.
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