Have you ever tasted a #pluot #fruit before?

Pluots /ˈpluːɒt/ are later generations of complex hybrid between the Japanese plum, Prunus salicina (providing the greater amount of parentage), and the apricot, Prunus armeniaca.[6][7] The fruit's exterior has smooth skin closely resembling that of a plum. Pluots were developed in the late 20th century by Floyd Zaiger.[8]

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluot

They're one of the 1st #FruitTrees to blossom in this area of the South Island. These are their #flowerbuds & early #blossoms 🤍

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Have you ever tasted a #pluot #fruit before?

Pluots /ˈpluːɒt/ are later generations of complex hybrid between the Japanese plum, Prunus salicina (providing the greater amount of parentage), and the apricot, Prunus armeniaca.[6][7] The fruit's exterior has smooth skin closely resembling that of a plum. Pluots were developed in the late 20th century by Floyd Zaiger.[8]

Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluot

They're one of the 1st #FruitTrees to blossom in this area of the South Island. These are their #flowerbuds & early #blossoms 🤍

https://lifecyclesproject.ca/our-projects/welland-community-orchard/

#FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #FoodEquity #nonprofit #CommunityBuilding #CommunityEducation #CommunityConnecting #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #ViewRoyal #YYJ #VictoriaBC #CommunityOrchard #SignsOfSpring #LifecyclesProjectSociety #bloomscrolling #photography #FruitsEducation

I gave a whirlwind tour of little-known gems of Kyōto Prefecture to an Indian woman who teaches at a university up in Kanazawa. The Shintō shrine Umenomiya Taisha (梅宮大社) is named after plums, ume, and you can see three varieties of different colors that blossom from mid-February in these four photos. I've noticed blue herons nesting in the big trees of the shrine, and caught one in the act of building its nest (3rd photo). They are gray, but their name in Japanese (青鷺) uses the character for blue. They are very common around fresh water in Western Japan and elsewhere, often standing still and looking pensive, letting you get as close as two meters before they fly away. In contrast, it's amusing that when nesting they are constantly squawking.

Publications and projects as a Professor in Japan: https://japanned.hcommons.org

#Japan #Kyoto #Shinto #shrine #plum #blossoms #nature #culture #heron #architecture #sightseeing #travel #photography #photos #travelphotography

I gave a whirlwind tour of little-known gems of Kyōto Prefecture to an Indian woman who teaches at a university up in Kanazawa. The Shintō shrine Umenomiya Taisha (梅宮大社) is named after plums, ume, and you can see three varieties of different colors that blossom from mid-February in these four photos. I've noticed blue herons nesting in the big trees of the shrine, and caught one in the act of building its nest (3rd photo). They are gray, but their name in Japanese (青鷺) uses the character for blue. They are very common around fresh water in Western Japan and elsewhere, often standing still and looking pensive, letting you get as close as two meters before they fly away. In contrast, it's amusing that when nesting they are constantly squawking.

Publications and projects as a Professor in Japan: https://japanned.hcommons.org

#Japan #Kyoto #Shinto #shrine #plum #blossoms #nature #culture #heron #architecture #sightseeing #travel #photography #photos #travelphotography