Wild Geranium with InsectWe've planted some oaks over the years: White, Red, Black, Pin, Shingle, Bur, Swamp White, Shumard Red, Post, and Scarlet. Most are native to our county, or adjacent counties, 'though they wouldn't all necessarily grow in this particular environment naturally.
White OakAcorns have been slow in coming; last year, we found just one, a Swamp White. This year, we're seeing oodles of catkins on many of the trees and we're hoping for a big crop.
Butternuts, or White Walnuts, are flowering, too. I've never tasted one before and would love just a nibble this fall.
Butternuts, or White Walnuts, are flowering, too. I've never tasted one before and would love just a nibble this fall.
Butternut catkins
Chokecherry flowers
2 comments:
I'm not optimistic enough on my longevity to plant oaks—but I might try chokecherry. BTW, butternuts are really good. My mother used to make a butternut cake or two every year for Christmas from nuts Dad and I gathered. Weren't may trees around, though, so we had to work for the butternuts…and then work more to shell out enough meats for Mom's cakes!
Ah, but it's not about ~your~ longevity.
Butternut cake sounds amazing. I hope I have the need to get back to you in the fall for the recipe!
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