ブラッドオレンジのモロを2月に収穫しましたが、その前にビデオを撮っておいたのを今日になってやっと編集しました。
I harvested the Moro blood oranges in February this year. Just before that, I took some videos but did nothing about them until today, when I finally edited and uploaded a video on YouTube.
ブラッドオレンジのモロを2月に収穫しましたが、その前にビデオを撮っておいたのを今日になってやっと編集しました。
I harvested the Moro blood oranges in February this year. Just before that, I took some videos but did nothing about them until today, when I finally edited and uploaded a video on YouTube.
ここ数日よく雨が降りました。昨夜は強風もあったので、今朝の散歩で外に出るとオレンジが1個落ちていました。大実柚子苗に高接ぎしてあるセミノールとモロの根元です。
We had several days' rainy weather up until last night, with winds getting stronger. When I stepped out of the porch this morning for Taiga's morning walk, I saw an orange among the grass. It was at the foot of a small Yuzu tree on which Seminole and Moro branches are grafted and growing well.

果頂部は16.9%でした。先日のサンシュユが40%台で、糖度計が壊れているのかと怪しみましたが、今日の数値を見て安心しました。ただし、実際に実を食べてみると、サンシュユよりもこのセミノールのほうが比較にならないほど甘くて美味しかったです。
The other half showed 16.9%. When I saw the sugar content exceeding 40% with the Japanese cornel the other day, I thought that the gadget was broken. Today, seeing these figures, I am assured that it is working. However, when I actually tasted the orange, this was far sweeter and more delicious than the cornel fruit.
庭の菊が満開に近くなりました。これは玄関前の食用菊「松風」。食用菊とはいっても、せっかく咲いた花がもったいなくて毎年ほとんど利用せずに眺めて終わります。
The chrysanthemums are almost in full bloom. This bunch in the photo below is an edible variety called Matsukaze. Although an edible variety, I love them too much to actually pick and eat them. So, I end up just admiring them every year.
2013年11月9日に、それまで鉢植えで実着きだったブラッドオレンジのモロを現在の場所に植え付けました。その後ふたたび実が着き始めるには時間がかかりましたが、一旦樹勢が落ち着くと非常に豊産性でした。モロは果皮が濃い赤色になるので、色彩に乏しい冬の間、観賞価値もある果樹です。また、この木にはセミノールを高接ぎしてあり、同様に豊産性です。
問題は、10年以上も経つうちに木が年々大きくなり、剪定が追い付かないことです。今は木の下のほうだけ枝を整理している状態。
I planted this blood orange, Moro, in this spot, on 9th November 2013. It had been growing in a 30 cm diameter pot, with a few fruits on it. It took some years before the tree started growing fruits again, but once it did, the tree has been extremely prolific. Moreover, the fruits with dark red colour were conspicuous as well as ornamental, in winter when there were hardly any cheerful colours. This tree also has Seminole grafted on it, which is also prolific.
However, after over 10 years, during which time the tree has grown steadily, pruning the branches is getting extremely difficult. I now tidy up only the lower part of the tree.
木はだいぶ太くなりました。
This is the base of the tree - to think that I used to use props to support the tree.
今年もたわわに実がついています。
The tree has a lot of young fruits again.
この木を他のものに置き換える可能性も考えて、モロとセミノールはすでに他の地植え苗に高接ぎしてあり、既に実がつくようになりました。
A few years ago, I started thinking about replacing this tree with something else. In preparation for that, I have been grafting Moro and Seminole on other citrus trees, and they are already starting to fruit.
これは玄関から見て左側の花壇に植えた大実柚子で、モロ、セミノール、そして一箇所には金柑のプチマルの小枝が実をつけています。木の下のほうだけ大実柚子の枝を残してあります。
This is Yuzu growing in the ground, on the left to the porch door and opposite to the old Moro tree across the path leading to the gate. I have grafted Moro, Seminole, as well as a tiny scion of seedless kumquat which already has fruits on it. The lower part of the tree is left as Yuzu.
昨日の夕方から降り出した雨は、今日の昼過ぎまでジトジト続いていました。よって、今朝の散歩は雨合羽着用です。近所の家の花壇では、もうニオイバンマツリが満開になっていました。
The rain that started yesterday evening lasted until after midday today. For this morning's walk, Taiga had to put on the raincoat. In the flower bed of our neighbour's house, the Brunfelsia latifolia was in full bloom already.
咲き始めは濃い紫で、咲き進むにつれ白く変化します。名前のとおり強香を放ちますが、今朝は雨のせいか臭いませんでした。以前、自分でも育てていましたが、神経毒を持っていると知ってからは処分しました。
The flower is in deep purple to start, then the colour turns to white in a few days. It has a very strong sweet scent normally, but due to the rain this morning, I did not notice the scent. I used to grow this plant myself but got rid of it when I learned that it had a potent toxin.
3月末に星タンゴールをダウンサイズした際、全ての小枝を除去しました。
In late March this year, I downsized Hoshi Tangor orange tree, by cutting down the branches and reducing the roots.
Thanks to the nurturing rain of recent weeks, new branches are coming out. Since I do not want nutrition to be spread unnecessarily,