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Hello flannel my old friend
Mighty good to see you again
November’s chill is closing in
and seeing you just makes me grin
Now, perhaps I was remiss
In being too quick to dismiss
The warmth you brought to each day
As April stretched on into May
So forgive me my pretenses
As I return to my senses
And button you up once more
As cold greets me at the door
Posted as a follow-up to A Farewell to Flannel
I don't always wear flannel, but when I do...
What a nice fall it's been here at Threefold Farm! We didn't have our first frost until November and we've had a string of warm, sunny days this week. That said, the long range forecast shows that winter is well on its way and so we're busy doing fall chores and relishing this last bit of warmth. The Japanese maples are one of the last trees to change color here and they've been changing all shades of fiery red, orange, and bright yellow. We hope to eventually make some of these trees part of our offerings here in subsequent years. Enjoy the photos below!
A gingko's beautiful yellow leaves against a bright blue sky
The kousa dogwood shows off its beautiful leaves and contrasting bark
Lettuce and other greens shrug off frosts and light freezes.
Fresh spinach is exceptional in fall and winter, plus the insect pressure is lower too. Spinach has proven very hardy for us, surviving down to -5F under snow cover or cold frames.
Persimmons hang like little ornaments waiting to be picked. I'm told that these will hang even on into December like this.
Autumn rolls on here at Threefold Farm. Many of the leaves are off the trees but we've yet to have a serious frost. Che fruits and Asian persimmons are still ripening along with, oddly enough, the primocane blackberries (Prime-Ark 45). Normally I think the blackberries would be finishing up right now, but they got a rather late start and are young plants. The fall colors of many of the fruit trees would make them a great addition to many a back yard. Add to that the delicious fruit and it's a great combination. Among the most beautiful are the persimmons (red/orange), blueberries (purple/red), pawpaws (yellow), and pomegranate (yellow). Check out ours below!
'Great Wall' Asian persimmon with shades of foliage. Once the leaves drop the orange fruit will continue to hang on the tree up through early winter.
Purple leaves mature to a bright red on this blueberry bush
Brilliant reds on this Chippewa blueberry, a half-high variety.
Pawpaws turn a brilliant yellow starting from the top down.
I was surprised this year at the bright yellow leaves of this Salavatski pomegranate
An unusual fruit: che. This low care plant matures pink-red fruits late for us, usually around the first frost (though it's a young plant). It's a fig and mulberry relative with a taste that reminds me of watermelon.
The last sunflower to bloom this season.
Among a row of figs in the fall. Check out the picture below, taken in the same position, to get an idea of how much things have grown this year. I may have to rethink my spacing next year!
Standing in the same spot among those figs in early Spring.
