All around the valley and up above Rye, apple trees are blooming. Before the apple trees started, wild plums were in bloom. The chokecherries on my road have hundreds of flower buds. Currants have been blooming for a couple of weeks. My peach tree is covered with tiny incipient peaches. The night time temperatures have been way above average and no frost has destroyed the flowers… so far. Knock on wood, it’s going to be a great year for fruit in Colorado.
Apple tree blooming on the ridge
Here’s a picture of an apple tree blooming in the middle of scrub oak. These wild apples have been seeded by bears, birds, and other critters and they grow from deepest shade to hot south-facing slopes. There must be fifty of them within walking distance.
Closer view of the wild apple blooms
