The heck with deer.
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Lundy
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I don't think I've ever seen a plum tree just out in nowhere in my life.
Did you find these at some old farm house site where someone planted a plum tree 100 years ago?
There were some old apple trees in a small clearing in the middle of woods in Hocking county that we used to get some apples from back in the late 60's. There was a house or cabin of some kind there at some time in the past but couldn't tell what kind of structure, it was all gone but just a couple of rotted timbers
Did you find these at some old farm house site where someone planted a plum tree 100 years ago?
There were some old apple trees in a small clearing in the middle of woods in Hocking county that we used to get some apples from back in the late 60's. There was a house or cabin of some kind there at some time in the past but couldn't tell what kind of structure, it was all gone but just a couple of rotted timbers
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Never found plums. Find wild grapes and a random apple tree but never a wild plum. Heck of a score there.
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Under an old apple tree along what used to be a railroad that cuts through a property. Tracks are no longer there. No signs of an old farmhouse. There is about 10 apple trees scattered down a mile of that old RR. American plum is native to Ohio but this is the first I've ever found. Last season I found a wild persimmon in the woods too, only one of those I've ever found in Ohio also.
Free trees are cool Joe..... Especially apples and plums. We've got a Persimmon on the farm here.
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I hope there is some paw-paw fruit on the small clump of trees on my mom and dads place when I come home in the middle of this month.
Gordo
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The largest persimmon grove I've seen in Athens Co is on one of the farms bordering your lease. There's got to be 200 trees. Back in the mid 80's, I trapped 6 grey fox in 6 consecutive nights in that orchard.
I went for a little walk this afternoon and it appears all the wild soft mast producers in this area did well this year. The persimmons, grapes and pawpaws are all loaded...
That is going to be good on some toast with real melted butter, some bacon, eggs, and cream of wheat. Think I am going to start brewing some coffee now. lol
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It looks good. Can you drink it like a thick coolaid?
Oh it tastes awesome. The trick to the clear color is filter the stock through an old white tshirt in a colander. Im no hilljack though i used a clean one. lmao. Its about as thick as a good maple syrup. Prolly keep half the jars as is for pancakes, ice cream and waffles.
Oh. And holy shit does jelly have sugar in it! All the recipes call for a little over 1/1 juice and sugar. Lol.