I was taking the dogs for their regular patrol this week and noticed something strange. On the ground were some red berries. I thought initially they were rose hips, and that the birds had dropped them whilst sitting in the tree above. However, when I looked at them (and the tree!) I realised that one of my American haws has fruited pretty well this year! The fruit had blown off after a bit of a stron in the week.
It's a bit of a surprise as we've had a rubbish summer, so I really didn't expect any fruit at all. These have quite a nice rose hippy sort of tropical flavour to them, although with quite a large central seed cluster, so I'm not sure whether I'll pick them or leave them for the birds!
I can see that my vitex tree/plant has survived a couple of drought years and is about a foot or more tall now.
Invasive plants are Earth's way of insisting we notice her medicines. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Everyone learns what works by learning what doesn't work. Stephen Herrod Buhner
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