jswordy
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My wild vine (NOW with grape pic)
The entire front half of my farm was once a vineyard. When we arrived, it had all pretty much gone away. Our livestock ate the rest.
But now I have noticed over the past 2 years a grape growing in a cedar tree, in a sideyard of the farm that is not pastured and once was rows of grapes. It's probably from a bird dropping, but I like to fantasize that it is somehow a survivor, protected by the low branches of the tree.
In last year's drought, it produced a sparse crop of black, raisin sized fruit, very hard. The crop was eaten by the birds. It makes me wonder if the fruit is unusable, or whether it was just the dry and shady conditions.
This year, I am allowing it to grow again, though its time is limited since it is taking over the tree. Probably next year, I will take some cuttings and I will be forced to cut it out. It's a mystery plant right now.
The entire front half of my farm was once a vineyard. When we arrived, it had all pretty much gone away. Our livestock ate the rest.
But now I have noticed over the past 2 years a grape growing in a cedar tree, in a sideyard of the farm that is not pastured and once was rows of grapes. It's probably from a bird dropping, but I like to fantasize that it is somehow a survivor, protected by the low branches of the tree.
In last year's drought, it produced a sparse crop of black, raisin sized fruit, very hard. The crop was eaten by the birds. It makes me wonder if the fruit is unusable, or whether it was just the dry and shady conditions.
This year, I am allowing it to grow again, though its time is limited since it is taking over the tree. Probably next year, I will take some cuttings and I will be forced to cut it out. It's a mystery plant right now.
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