We thought maybe they might not make it, the three fruit trees we planted in the front yard. In fact, our first tree--an apricot tree--didn't make it. It died after we planted it (or, it may have been dead when we bought it...).
We were not to be denied having fruit trees in our yard, so we went out and picked up three trees, an apricot, a nectarine, and an apple tree. The apple tree was the only one that bore fruit.
The other day was harvested the crop.
We ended up with five apples of various size.
But, it's not necessarily about the size of the harvest, but what those little apples represent. It took some trial and error for us to get those trees to survive at least one season. We had to do our research to find out how to plant them--it's not just dig a hole and put in the tree.
Next year we're hoping to get yields from all three trees. They all look healthy enough. But, even the heartiest tree may not make it...some don't.
Yes, our harvest was underwhelming, but I'm happy for it. Here's to more success next year.
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