What did you do in your orchard today?

The last cycle of heat/snow may have killed off the fig tree. Holding out hope as early blooming shrubs and trees are just now starting to bud out/bloom. I will keep watching
 
I’m still very much learning how to prune this Crisp Pink apple tree - it’s grown taller than I anticipated, and I’m not sure I shaped it quite right. Since it fruits on both last year’s tips and short spurs, I tried to be careful not to over-prune the tip-bearing wood… though I’m not certain I got the balance quite right. Keeping a full-size tree open and well-structured is harder than I imagined, and I’m grateful it’s flowering and setting fruit this year - I hope I haven’t unintentionally held it back. I’ve heard the modern version, Pink Lady, is sold in stores, and I’d be thrilled to taste a Crisp Pink from my own tree. I’m going to do my best to care for it, with hope that I’ll get to enjoy some of its first apples.

Baby crisp pink apples on tip
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