Three years ago, we planted some paw paws of a variety harvested in Tennessee and they've adapted to this ditch.
When we first bought this property in ‘97, we started planting pecans, walnuts, filberts and hickory nut trees from a nursery in NE Missouri. There are wild pecans and one or two other native nut trees here. The newcomers have adapted, except for one pecan tree that, because of a visit from a deer, is now a pecan bush.
That’s so fantastic. I feel blessed because we have so much wild stuff on our 1 acre.
We have 3 black walnuts, and a buttermut. A bunch of hickory nuts. They are hard to crack and hard to get the nut meats out, but taste like pecans. I read that you can soak the hulls to hickory smoke stuff.
We have a persimmon tree, a bunch of wild blackberry and dewberry, to name the main ones. We get a lot of nuts and fruits from these, and had never done much with them. Passion flowers also, which I just read can make a delicious relaxing tea.
Always wanted a paw paw. They are excellent.
Pretty raised beds. Care to comment on what they are? Since they are yours? Nothing I have is that pretty. ;)
/johnny