今年が栽培初年度の大雪ナツメ苗は、７月以降 急激に枝葉が繁茂し始めました。苗を置いている場所は東向きバルコニーで、10号ロングスリット鉢に植わっています。
The Daxue Jujube (Big Snow Jujube) plant is in its first year of growth, and since the start of July, a lot of new branches came out. The tree is placed on the east side of the house and grows in a 30 cm in diameter tall pot.
The flowering in July resulted in about 5 young fruits, and they are growing nicely.
その後、８月中旬頃に伸び出した小枝に沢山の花が咲いたと思ったら、今では鈴なり状態です。
Then around mid-August, a lot of new limbs started to grow followed by heavy flowering which resulted in fruiting.
この房は上の写真で右側のかたまり。まるで苗のカタログ写真のようです。うちで育てたナツメ苗でこのような着果の仕方は初めてみました。
This bunch is a close-up of the limb on the right in the above photo. The bunch looks like something out of a sales catalogue. I have never seen anything like it before among the jujube trees in my garden.
ナツメという果樹はとにかく日光と高温を必要としますが、今年の夏は毎日のように雨が降るので、幼果の成長に悪影響が出ないか心配しています。
Now, jujube trees require both lots of sunshine and high temperature. This summer, we had rainy days almost non-stop since August, and I am worried if the young fruits will grow to maturity before winter.
This is a Japanese jujube, grown from a sucker, and sits next to the Daxue Jujube. Its fruits are still looking green.
これはそのまた右側にある、日本ナツメの樹高の高いほう。
This is another Japanese jujube from a sucker and is the taller of the two.
少しずつ色づいています。
Its fruits are slowly maturing.
甘酸っぱくて、なかなか美味しい。
It tastes very sweet and sour and pleasant to eat.
玄関前の通路脇に植えてある赤花ヒガンバナが満開になりました。通るたびに目を引かれます。
The red spider lilies (Lycoris radiata) are in full bloom. They grow by the footpath in front of the front door, so they catch my eyes every time I pass.
カメラを近づけると明るく写そうとする傾向がありますが、実物は黒味を帯びた濃い赤で、朱色っぽいヒガンバナよりこちらの方が好みです。
When I put my camera up close, it tends to make the picture too light, but the actual flowers are dark red, as opposed to orangey red which is found in some Lycoris radiata.
