An Orchard for Sis

I have a self-declared "fruititarian" in my family.  Sis does not like vegetables but definitely loves her fruit.  Many days when she packs her lunch, fruit is the only thing included.  I know, I know she needs protein and grains too but believe it or not, she is the least sick and prone to allergies in our family, so most of the time I let her be .

At our old house in town, we had planted fruit trees but did not get the pleasure of seeing them produce.  When we bought the farm, Sis and I both wanted to plant fruit trees in our first year, since it takes 3+ years to harvest.  

Fall is the best time to plant trees but the busyness of life took over and the trees were never planted.  Spring is the second best time to plant so I came up with an idea to give Sis an orchard for her birthday.  In our family we tend to give "strange" gifts.  And in the past several years, Sis has gotten her fair share of live animals for her birthday.  Just so happens baby critters are prevalent in early Spring.  This year we decided to give her something living, just in a different way.

Introducing, the Orchard at Shamba Creek:

In the Orchard, there is a collection of apple, nectarine, pear and plum trees, and blueberry bushes.  Not sure if you can tell in the pictures but we have surrounded the orchard with electric fence in an effort to keep the deer out.  I have heard they will eat the trees down to the ground.  I have thought about running wire through the trees, think "The Matrix" laser scene, however for now we are hoping the deer will leave them alone.

Sis was super excited about her orchard and she has spent many hours sitting on the bench reading.  Hopefully we will have an abundance of fruit to share in the future...unless Sis eats it all!