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About the fig tree

I left my original backyard fig tree at my previous house where it's the main attraction in a tiny backyard.
My current fig will be espaliered
on a white, sunny stone wall. Training will be a bit tricky since the branches are so angular. I'll do anything for delicious figs—even fight with squirrels. Lately I've seen them beautifully potted as tall standards. That's my next project. Pictures to come.

7/12/10

A green apple muncher

He doesn't care if the apples are green and hard as a rock. He's the same guy who goes to the tippy top of the fig tree to get the biggest, most succulent fruit and sits perched way out of reach filling his chubby cheeks. Of course the figs will take another month. But he's already got them on his list.