Sunday, November 9, 2008

New trees







We ordered 10 fruit trees for our yard that were delivered on 27 October. Bob and Gary Brown dug the holes with the help of a big auger. Bob and Rose planted the trees. The new trees include almond, apricot, fig, peach, pear, plumb, and pecan. They are all growing nicely after two weeks in the ground. For those who may not know, Arizona has some of the most difficult soil to work with we have ever encountered. When the soil is dry it is hard as a brick. When the soil is wet it is similar to sticky paste. We ordered a big dump truck full of top soil mixed with mulch and manure to give our trees a better chance of survival.

1 comment:

Gwyndolynn said...

Wow! The trees look great. I'm glad you did not try to dig the holes by hand.