15.2 Little Grove
The oaks in the center are being grafted to form a platform in another 10 years or so. As close to the house as this grouping is means probably ought to think through this guild and get something in here with something edible on it.
The area gets good morning and afternoon sun, but in the middle of the day has quite a bit of shade cast on it by the big oak south of it.
What a pleasant surprise! Yesterday it looked like they were dying and today, after one and a half days of sunshine, look at them! I should probably move them, but first I think I'll harvest the red cedar that is directly south of them.
echinacea purpurea in full shade
This is the fate that awaits a sun lover who has been overtopped by oaks, persimmons and black locust. Last year didn't fare much better, as seen by the left over stalk.
echinacea purpurea in full shade
This is the fate that awaits a sun lover who has been overtopped by oaks, persimmons and black locust. They are seeking light toward the north east since that is the only direction not fully shaded during most of the day. In additon, the weather has been overcast for several days prior.
Normally not so pale -- the skies have been overcast the past week or so.
Growing in fairly dense shade and with many overcast days, these guys seem to be much paler than previous years when I recall them as having more color. I've cropped close ups of the flowers.
I think I might print and frame this one.
As an image, I like this close in crop from the previous photo. However, as an accurate photo, I'm afraid f2.4 doesn't provide enough depth of field to get crisp detail in the center.
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Middle of January, witch hazel is blooming and up close has a wonderful scent.
The card board box mulch is a bit unsightly but is rapidly decomposing.
The little grove features several oaks in the canopy, with a maple and some river birches at the north end and a few black locust and persimmons in the middle. The next layer down in witch hazel and crepe mytrle, and coming up under them is some sumac, a cedar, and, at one time, some echinacea.
This area was initially planted with some river birch, a japanese maple, witch hazel and myrtle, and some Echinacea. Oaks, persimmons and blacklocust quickly volunteered themselves and are also happy. Working on grafting some of the oaks inside. The echinacea got shaded out after a few years, the japanese maple turned out to be a graft and the graft died so now it's a regular maple, much deformed by several attempts to cut it down.
This area was initially planted with some river birch, a japanese maple, witch hazel and myrtle, and some Echinechia. Oaks, persimmons and blacklocust quickly volunteered themselves and are also happy. Working on grafting some of the oaks inside.
This area was initially planted with some river birch, a japanese maple, witch hazel and myrtle, and some Echinechia. Oaks, persimmons and blacklocust quickly volunteered themselves and are also happy. Working on grafting some of the oaks inside.
This area was initially planted with some river birch, a japanese maple, witch hazel and myrtle, and some Echinacea. Oaks, persimmons and blacklocust quickly volunteered themselves and are also happy. Working on grafting some of the oaks inside. The echinacea got shaded out after a few years, the japanese maple turned out to be a graft and the graft died so now it's a regular maple, much deformed by several attempts to cut it down.
The myrtle is sprouting heavily from the base this year, I did notice the flowering was not that much this spring. Perhaps needs to be cut back? But check around and see what else is taking its light and water.
This area was initially planted with some river birch, a japanese maple, witch hazel and myrtle, and some Echinechia. Oaks, persimmons and blacklocust quickly volunteered themselves and are also happy. Working on grafting some of the oaks inside.
This area was initially planted with some river birch, a japanese maple, witch hazel and myrtle, and some Echinechia. Oaks, persimmons and blacklocust quickly volunteered themselves and are also happy. Working on grafting some of the oaks inside.
Japanese Quince puts out a nice early spring bloom. Has stayed small bush size for years. Have never seen any fruit.
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