We are really making a push to get our bare-root plants into the ground. To do this we will have to plant the remaining fruit trees and the grape section. Jason and Dan Bednarz made their way to the site early Tuesday and dug holes for the pear trees. Dan Bednarz is on a west coast trip speaking about the implications of Peak Oil and Healthcare. Before heading north to Portland he lent a hand at the farm as he and Jason readied 6 holes. One more hole was made on Tuesday for the seventh pear tree.

On Wednesday Jason picked up the remaining fruit trees from Sanhedrin Nursery and we set to work planting them ahead of the rain. In order to prevent the trees from sinking into the ground below their graft (topic for another blog L), we were careful not to dig too deep in the center of the holes. Seven pear trees went into the ground completing the orchard section south of the vehicle access path.

Five other fruit trees were planted along the northern fence line. The back section is now completed to forest access gate. From east to west you will find raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, 2 peach trees and 3 persimmon trees. We have a total of 29 fruit trees on the site.

Below is the grand total of fruit trees on site:

Apples Varieties

- 2 Gravenstein

- 2 Liberty

- 2 Red Fuji

- 2 Sierra Beauty

- 1 Arkansas Black

- 1 York

Cherry Varieties

- 1 Lapins

- 1 Montmorency

Plum Varieties

- 2 French Improved

- 2 Green Gage

Fig Variety

- Black Mission

Pear Variety

- 1 Sensation Red Bartlett

- 1 Seckle

- 1 Commice

- 1 20^th Century Asian

- 2 Housi Asian

- 1 Blake’s Pride

Peach Variety

- Q-18 White Peach

- Triple Grafted (Indian Free Peach, Q-18, Frost Ready)

Persimmon Variety

- Fuyu

- Hachiya

Dan Bednarz

Dan Getting to Work On Another Fruit Tree Hole

Shot of the Orchard With Newly Planted Trees

Finished Blackberry and Raspberry Section in the Northeast part of the Site