Arboreal oxymoron

Sorry about that last post. But the google blog experience can get very frustrating if you try to post too many piccies to one posting - and - fool! - try to format the post.

Hey ho:

Look! The alder Christian gave us. The most thriving tree we've planted.

And the best of the fruit trees in the mother of raised beds. This is an apple - red windsor. All the fruit trees are showing some signs of life, although the plums (except that one from Lidl) seem to be very slow.