Trees, trees, trees ..

[alp]

There is a lot you could add, magnolias are beautiful when on bloom, I especially love pink saucers.

But if I can only choose 5 I'm sticking to fruit bearing trees. They can keep you fed if times get rough! That and I LOVE LOVE LOVE mango!

Oh, mango. I love, love, love, love mango as well, especially the small sweet fragrant kidney mango. The perfume and sweetness are out of this world.

 

[Mike Allen]

Here Is a Flame Tree planted in front of a jacaranda Good Colour Combination by the look of itView attachment 32241

Unbelievable!! such a fantastic colour display. Great photo.

 

[Mike Allen]

I voted for a Mulberry Tree.
During my working days. I was resposible for the grounds surrounding an MOD establishment in SE London. There was this Mulberry tree that had suffered the London Bltze, WW2. From ground level upto about ten feet, the trunk was literally just a shell. In fact that was the total trunk. A couple of grown-ups could easily stand inside it.
Come fruiting time, it was a massive producer. The fruits were as big if not larger than a man's thumb and just as round. Flavour was out of this world. For a couple of years I must have picked several wheelbarrow loads.

At first I didn't realise the staining power of the juice. It took well over a week to rid my hands of the stain. Gloves from thereon. Sadly the site has now been sold off and several blocks of flats now stand there. If only trees could talk.

 

[Daren]

Mulberry Trees Yes Mike Allen We Need more old Mulberry's in Britain. I'm In The trees need to be quite old for the Fruit to be at there best but the Trees just look great when old & the Fruit is near inposible to buy fresh becase its so hard to pick without squashing the Fruit ............give me Mulberries yes please

 

[alp]

I love a mulberry tree, too. Went to South Benfleet to get it. Benfleet seemed to be a very affluent area. Posh and imposing mansions and houses, but the nursery was a tip. We took it home and father-in-law laughed, saying that it will take 10 years for it to mature. Well, no. Not 10 years, but the fruits were so small that I decided to chop the tree off. Even now, it has sideshoots coming out. Every time I saw mulberry tree seeds, I wanted to have another go. A proper grafted tree costs about £24. Too much for my purse.

 

[Daren]

I love a mulberry tree, too. Went to South Benfleet to get it. Benfleet seemed to be a very affluent area. Posh and imposing mansions and houses, but the nursery was a tip. We took it home and father-in-law laughed, saying that it will take 10 years for it to mature. Well, no. Not 10 years, but the fruits were so small that I decided to chop the tree off. Even now, it has sideshoots coming out. Every time I saw mulberry tree seeds, I wanted to have another go. A proper grafted tree costs about £24. Too much for my purse.

I've Found them to be different to most Fruits in that the Fruit is always small in young trees But every year they crop the Juicy fruit is Just a little bit Bigger. I look after An Prune many The Oldest Has the Biggest Fruit While the Youngest ones are Vary small and those Fruits tend to be left solely for the birds. Ives never seen an old mulberry that Pumped out small Fruit & never seen a young one Produce......... Whoppers

 

[alp]

Daren: Are you serious? You mean the tree with give bigger fruit as it ages??

Well, I will go and have a look and start feeding it then! If it is still alive that is!