Our European pear trees are in full bloom now. |
It looks like we will
have a bumper pear crop this year, and a good apple crop as we do
almost every year. We can't tell yet how much of a peach crop we will
have this year, but it looks like the crop will be greatly reduced or
eliminated on some peach varieties.
Asian pear trees, in foreground with white petals, were in full bloom a few days ago. 'China Pearl' peach trees, in background with pink petals, were still blooming a few days ago, so I'm hopeful that we will have a partial crop on that peach variety. |
Tre Maxton used pneumatic loppers to remove upper branches from our apple trees, while other workers hand-pruned apple branches. |
Just phone 620-597-2450 a day in advance, and leave a message on the answering machine saying your name, the day and approximate time you're coming, and which crops you want. Our phone rings in the house, and I check for messages when I come in from working in the orchards or sorting apples in the sales building. If you wait to call until on your way here, I probably won't get your message before you come.
I do not have a cell phone or smart phone (cell reception is terrible here), nor is there a phone line to the sales building. When the weather's nice it's especially important to call a day ahead, as I can't always see the driveway from some parts of the fruit plantings, and when I'm working on a tractor I can't hear vehicles come in if you just drop by.