#Peach Tree

[balkanradfem]

So I was swimming the other day, and I noticed a male in a yellow shirt on the riverbank. I narrowed my eyes in suspicion, hoping he wouldn't notice me, the treacherous freak. But, he didn't even look towards the river; he hanged around a tree, and collected something from it. Then he went away. I blinked, and then looked twice at the tree and realized – it was the tree I planted. It was the peach tree I planted there 4 years ago. He was collecting peaches!

Somehow in all of my stress with medical issues and laptop and everything else I have going on, I had forgotten to check my peach tree to see if the peaches are ripe. But there it was, a proof that the peaches were not only ripe, but good, because someone came to the riverbank only to collect peaches, and only from that one tree. My peaches had to be good. I had planted a peach tree and now the local community has free peaches!

Incredibly happy, I went to check on the tree after I was done swimming; it's not a grafted peach, it grew from a wild seed, so peaches are small. Some ugnrafted peaches would grow bitter fruit, and I didn't know the flavour of this one. I found the tree covered in fruit, with a bunch of peaches on the ground; I opted to collect the ones on the ground, because they looked healthy and ripe. And then I tried one. It was perfect. Incredibly sweet and not a hint of bitterness.

I am so proud of my little peach tree, back when I planted her, she was my height, she was growing in my spot in the community garden, and I had to dig it out because we're not allowed to grow trees in the community garden. So I planted it in a public space, tied it to a big stick to protect it from the city maintenance crew which commonly cut down small trees, and made sure to water it for the first few months. Year after year I would pull out all of the flowers from the tree, because the branches were so weak, they would have broken if peaches grew on them! I've seen fruit trees break and fall because of this issue. This year was the first one I decided the tree was strong enough to hold fruit, and I let it all grow. None of the branches broke, and now we all can have peaches. People living in the area don't have to go to the store to get them! They can just walk on the riverbank and peaches are right there.

The riverbank has sour cherries, plums, walnuts, willows, lindens, and now peaches! What a wonderful way to live, planting fruit trees in public so people would have all kinds of fruit in the summer for free. I managed to help out! I was harvesting all the other stuff growing there and hoped I could contribute to the tradition. Yay peaches!

[damare-draws]

Peach Tree 🍑 I have to confess. I do not enjoy peaches. I like their shape and color and the trees are absolutely beautiful, but I do not like their taste. Is there a fruit that you do not like?

[ladysnowangel]

Peach Tree

[buffetlicious]

Peach Gum (桃胶) is the resin from Chinese wild peach trees (Prunus persica). When the tree bark is wounded, a sticky substance is released and hardens upon exposure to air. This crystalline form of the gum is collected and dried to form the golden nuggets we see on the market.

In traditional Chinese medicine, peach gum is used to nourish the skin, enhance elasticity, and promote a youthful appearance. It is also believed to have digestive, respiratory, and immune system benefits. In cooking, peach gum is soaked in water until it softens and becomes gelatinous. It is then added to desserts, soups, and sweet beverages as a natural thickener and to enhance texture. Sis prepared this Peach Gum & White Fungus Sweet Soup (桃胶白木耳糖水) using pre-soaked peach gum, white fungus, lotus seeds, wolfberries and red dates. It is boiled over low heat and allowed to simmer for about 15 minutes else the gum might dissolve.

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[tellioari]

Redid the dye mod's Peach Trees!! These will spawn in Sparse Jungles. Little peaches will grow on the underside of the leaves like Mangrove Propagules, which you'll be able to harvest!

Huge thanks to Hecco for the programming!!

[coloursoflovelustlife]

My peach tree is carrying an insane amount of peaches this year. I haven't tasted a single fruit since it has been growing in my garden- but this year is THE year! :DDD

[ahedderick]

Fruit trees, round II. K took a pruning saw to several dead branches on the peach trees, while I got most of the excess apples off this semi-dwarf tree. There was one branch I couldn't reach with the step ladder (at least not without breaking lower branches) so she climbed up in the tree and did the last bit. I saved the little green apples

which I will cook down to make apple extract. That can be used in making berry jam later this summer, or sweetened and drunk like green-apple 'lemonade'. There are a LOT of raspberries, wineberries, and blackberries on this hill. They appear to be developing very well, not overly bothered by the chill weather. I don't know why some of the apples are blushing red already, because they are not due to ripen until late September.

Usually the cell tower company mows this area, but they have not this year. There are quite a few wildflowers, including this tiny reddish variety I've never seen before.

The dogs are happily tired out. Time to cook green apples.

[reality-detective]

How to Grow a Peach Tree From Seed! 🤔

[faguscarolinensis]

Prunus persica 'Clarisse' / 'Clarisse' Weeping Peach at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[the-cricket-chirps]

Vincent van Gogh, Peach Trees in Blossom, April 1889

[susanoos-wife]

'Peach Blossoms in Bloom at Nonaka Kannon Temple' from the series 'One Hundred Views of Osaka' - Utagawa Yoshitaki, 1860

[danskjavlarna]

Source details and larger version.

From spooky trees to giant trees to that tree that fell in the forest that no one heard: vintage tree imagery.

[ladysnowangel]

Peach Blossoms

[awakeningthevioletswithin]

Peachy Keen

Watercolor On Black Cotton Paper

2023, 8"x 10"

Peach Blossoms

Private Collection

[classic-asian-art]

Japanese White-eyes on a Branch of Peach Tree ca. 1805-10 by Kubo Shunman

[coloursoflovelustlife]

Peach tree blossoming like crazy.

Austria, March 31st