We had a much beloved grafted fruit tree in our old garden. (It grew right about where the washing machine now sits.) It was a four way `Fruit Cocktail' tree with a white peach, a nectarine, a plum, and an apricot. We liked it so much that we went and bought one to replace it. This tree is a 5-way graft and it has 3 peaches and 2 nectarines grafted onto a hardy root stock. It won't produce much fruit this year, but watch out in 2009!
From March of 05-July of 06 we built a new house on an urban infill lot near downtown Sacramento. Jeff designed it, Mike was the general contractor. Our house is 3 stories high and 17' wide x 72' long. Among the goals were energy efficiency, cool design, & noise mitigation as we are right next to an 8 lane freeway. The house has solar electric, solar hot water & radiant heat. For the past 4 years we have been working on the landscaping...
Sunday, January 20, 2008
A 5-way grafted fruit tree
We had a much beloved grafted fruit tree in our old garden. (It grew right about where the washing machine now sits.) It was a four way `Fruit Cocktail' tree with a white peach, a nectarine, a plum, and an apricot. We liked it so much that we went and bought one to replace it. This tree is a 5-way graft and it has 3 peaches and 2 nectarines grafted onto a hardy root stock. It won't produce much fruit this year, but watch out in 2009!
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