Fruit blossom 2018

[Nicos]

One of my rhubarb plants is flowering

[Brack]

further to earlier answer, after a couple of days more nice weather there is definite bud action on one of the apple trees (bountiful) and also on the Pear (Concorde). The Kiwiberries are also starting to leaf up, which reminds me that I need to put some more wires along the fence for them.

[Runtpuppy]

Blueberries are flowering (Well, patriot is, Chandler's are still buds)




Gooseberry has flowers, which the bees seem to be loving



And of course, strawberries. There are some buds on the blackcurrant bush as well, but they aren't blooming yet.

[Nicos]

Gooseberries, blueberries and the first of our espaliered apple trees all opening up!

[Nicos]

One of my patches of strawberries is showing signs of flowering...

[Guest]

Thanks to all this heat lots has come out all at once. Fingers crossed it doesn't stop fruit from setting.



left to right - wild cherry, Williams pear, unknown plum in front of Victoria plum, kordia cherry and santa maria pear. I shan't bore you with anymore but it is very white and frothy here

[nickdub]

Loveliest of trees the Cherry now
is hung with bloom along the bough ...

[Mark_Riga]

Apricot on south facing house wall has lost most of the fruitlets. Only a few on twigs (can't call them branches) very close to the wall have any small fruit on. I suspect got by frost so may be need to fleece in future when frosts threaten.
Damson and Plum flowering here and pears but not cherry, apple or soft fruit yet. An apricot in the open has just flowered, it will be interesting to see if any fruit sets on that. A peach next to it is thinking about flowering - but may not bother.

[Guest]

My other two cherries are now in full flower (sweetheart and stella). The plum and gage blossom has mostly gone now.

[Nicos]

First two apple trees and last pear now starting to open.

[nickdub]

Plums and pears fully out - cherries starting towards petal fall - apples at pink bud stage.

[Nicos]

All fruit trees now either in blossom or losing/lost it.

Is it just me or is there an incredible amount of blossom on the fruit trees?

[nickdub]

There is a lot of blossom around, but I reckon part of the effect is due to the earlier cold weather which has meant that a lot of trees are blooming at the same time, when usually the flowering period would have been spread over 6+ weeks for different types and varieties.

[nickdub]

Apples just starting in to flower today - got 4 different varieties with a few open flowers - most of my trees will be in bloom in the next few days.

Oil seed rape out about a mile up the road - be interesting to see what the bees' favourite is :-)

[Jungle Jane]

My apple trees in flower too with its one branch I’m training on the shed,look at the grape next to it trying to squeeze into the space poor thing except it’s a thug & takes over the land,I don’t know what I’m doing in this small shed training idea it was alright when they were small