September - Applemoon and Pear

That evil, incompetent old fake landscaper lady wounded our apple tree. There are a few sorry, undersized Gravensteins hanging there but the trunk is all ravaged, the leaves prematurely shrivelled and falling. I wonder if it will make it through the winter. Good thing it had a child on the other side of the fence. Maybe it will make apples next year. Maybe its roots will uproot the new fence. It is awfully close.

The 5-in-one pear, which at this point is a 3-in-one if we're lucky, is faring better. There is a bevy of Boscs, a few Poir William and I think a branchlet of those red pears. They should be ready to harvest soon. This summer was cool though and the watering situation erratic. I might make syrups or sugared liquors from them. I don't think they'll do well for schnapps.