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[NotAFarm]

@dsqard

as promised a pix... please ignore my expression..... I am smiling. ALL my favorite colors too

deb, you make me smile with your "I am smiling". I know it is the Bells, but our youngest son would tell his dad, "C'mon daddy, happy face" and my DH would say "this is my happy face" while scowling and we would always laugh.

Both lovely...the quilt and the woman!

 

[perchie.girl]

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you are so kind..... Right now i look my age. The quilt is fabulous.... I even found the washer sheets so I can wash it without bleeding... Dont want to use it till its washed...

deb

 

[chickadoodles]

Chicka, is there any possibility that you have two different types of tree blooming there? Most fruit trees, both the fruiting and the ornamental varieties, are grafted onto rootstock of a similar but hardier species. Some have two grafts, one of the root to the trunk, then a second of branches to the trunk (that is most often the case with "dwarf" varieties). If the damage from the Roundup caused branches to grow from the rootstock, that could account for the different bloom times.

A good example of what I mean can be seen with a tree that has been very popular in landscapes - a purple-leaved plum called "Thundercloud." You can often see sprouts coming up from the roots that have green leaves. If something happens that causes the top of the tree to get broken or otherwise die back, what grows back will have green leaves; that's the rootstock growing.

Thanks Bunnylady. I do understand the rootstock growing. But this tree is an older tree and the blooming is on the old growth. but it is still some bloom at the top and later at the bottom.
Here are some pics of the tree

This is the base of the tree at the back corner of the shed you can see it is hollowed out and you can see right thru part of it.

This is the whole tree

This is the top of the tree you can barely see this white blooms coming open

 

[chickadoodles]

@dsqard

as promised a pix... please ignore my expression..... I am smiling. ALL my favorite colors too

Deb that is a beautiful quilt!

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote: There are a few decidous trees on our block... The tops get their leaves first... I was thinking shade from the buildings was fooling them into thinking it was still winter....

deb

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Deb thanks so much for posting a picture. It is gorgeous and I'm glad to see your (half) smiling face!

Nothing makes me happier than seeing someone using and loving something I made. That Crown Royal quilt made it to its new owner and he has posted a ton of pictures of him using it. That is the best thanks, ever. And I know DiDi will love that picture. Hope you love the quilt. There's nothing better than snuggling down under one.

 

[perchie.girl]

@dsqard

May I have permission to show some of your quilts so a small group of friends. There are about ten of us that speak on a regular basis about horses. Strictly email not Facebook.

I can put a copywrite stamp on them if you like

deb

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: There are a few decidous trees on our block... The tops get their leaves first... I was thinking shade from the buildings was fooling them into thinking it was still winter....

deb
This tree gets blooms then leaves on the top then come April the bottom will get blooms and leaves.

 

[Alaskan]

Ooooooooooooooooooh!!!!!!





Finally got a pip!!!


I must of had the temps a bit low.

 

[ronott1]

Ooooooooooooooooooh!!!!!!

Finally got a pip!!!


I must of had the temps a bit low.

Well....you are in Alaska....in the time of frost....