here's the inventory -- total number of trees is about 92, give or take because the chestnuts are just so many we didn't count them precisely. The bold italic number is how many total trees per type, and the column of numbers to the right of that is the approximate age of each individual tree
| Tree | Total no per | estimated age of each tree | ||||||||||
| Apple, various types | 11 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 50 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 15 |
| pear, Various types | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||||
| Figs, various types | 8 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Walnut | 8 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 30 | |||
| Plum, various types | 10 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 50 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| peach | 2 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||
| Cherry, various types | 7 | 50 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 50 | 30 | 30 | ||||
| Susine (plum cousin) | 5 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 30 | ||||||
| Nespolo (local fruit) | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Heritage Apples | 2 | 50 | 50 | |||||||||
| Almond | 1 | 50 | ||||||||||
| Marron Chestnut | 1 | 100 | ||||||||||
| Chestnut | 25 | (approximate number, there is a wood full of them, all varying ages) | ||||||||||
| Grapes | 6 | 15 |
Yummmmmm!! Gab has been approached already by the heads of two different CSAs who want to buy our excess fruit...with all those trees, I'm thinking there will be quite a bit of excess!
We picked up the Ape today, and now have farmer wheels, woohoo!
That should produce a bountiful harvest. I'm happy for you.
ReplyDeleteIt's already broken my back pruning the suckers, can't imagine what it'll be like harvesting... OUCH! hahaha
ReplyDeleteBig hugs, Gabri ;)
Uh, got my fan-tastic Ape pickup "motocarro" or "motorcycle-van" today, it's a whopper at 424cc with a top speed (slightly downhill) of 65kmph (that's a whole 40mph). It sits two skinny people or one large ass and a half. Thorougly enjoyed the ride home in it, with people passing me left, right, and over. I'm really appreciating holding up traffic, feels like a mission almost, in the crazed world of Italian driving it's like showing the finger to them all and yelling: "where are you running to, suicidal idiot!". I roll down the window, light a smoke and enjoy the sunshine, looking around peacefully. No hurry. I couldn't be in a hurry in this thing, even if I wanted lol!
ReplyDeleteIt does have upsides, though. On one litre of diesel it does over 30kms. That's well over 75 miles per gallon. You just fill it up and forget about the fuel. Tank? What tank? And, despite the size and wheezy power output, it can load 900kgs (1900lbs), almost twice its weight of 500kgs, or the same as a Harley Davidson motorcycle. So, if it breaks down, you can push it aside with your bare hands. This is all thanks to aircraft know-how transferred into cheap commercial transport vehicles. Believe or not, before the iconic Vespa and Ape, Piaggio was known for its WWII bombers and fighter planes. Furthermore, having the engine and loading weight right over the two rear traction wheels, and only one in front, means that off-road it behaves like a tractor. Immense, unbelievable traction on all surfaces. The rear digs in and the one in the front just skims over the terrain. Fantastic! No wonder, then, there are so many around not just Europe but also India, China and the whole of SE Asia where tarmac is mostly an option.
Yes I am proud of my tiny pickup.
Keep it chuggin', Ape!
One note for the Vancouverites: it's now been 40 days without rain and, altough still frosty overnight, it's 22°C in the sun. Nanny nanny boo boo.
Love to all,
G.